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- Warrior’s Friendship October 5, 2021
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A dream job in river restoration
In our latest guest blog with Lantra Scotland, we hear from environmental conservation apprentice Niall Provan on his work to restore Scotland’s rivers with the Forth Rivers Trust, and his journey into a conservation career. I have always had a … Continue reading
Bho Bheul an Eòin
Tha cruthachadh ainmean ùra Gàidhlig airson cuid de lusan is ainmhidhean ùra na h-Alba aig teis-meadhan pròiseact com-pàirteachaidh air leth a tha a’ faighinn taic le NatureScot agus Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Read in English Tha am pròiseact, Bho Bheul an … Continue reading
Posted in art, Gaelic, Nature in art, plants
Tagged art, art in nature, birds, flowers, Gaelic, names, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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From The Bird’s Mouth
Giving Gaelic names to some of Scotland’s newly arrived nature is at the heart of a unique partnership project, supported by NatureScot and Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig The project, Bho Bheul an Eòin (From The Bird’s Mouth), … Continue reading
Posted in art, Gaelic, Nature in art, plants
Tagged Gaelic, MOD, MOD21, names, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, wild flowers
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Warrior’s Friendship
Valerian is a plant long utilised by herbalists in the Gàidhealtachd and beyond. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig I have written previously in this blog about how the meadowsweet is known in Gaelic tradition as a plant that once soothed the … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, plants, wild flowers
Tagged Folklore, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, plants, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Valerian, wild flowers
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Carthan Curaidh
Tha an lus seo aithnichte do lighichean luibheach air a’ Ghàidhealtachd agus tìrean cèin. Read in English Tha mi air sgrìobhadh mu-thràth mu dheidhinn an luis ris an canar Crios Chù Chulainn a tha aithnichte mar meadowsweet ann am Beurla. … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, plants, Uncategorized, wild flowers
Tagged Folklore, Gaelic, Gaelic language, laverian, nature, NatureScot, plants, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Valeriana officinalis, wild flowers
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Tentsmuir and the road to net-zero
You have all heard the term ‘net-zero’ but what does this actually mean and how can we achieve this? Tentsmuir NNR Student Placement, Andrew Black, tells us about what’s happening at the reserve as they play their role in achieving … Continue reading
The Leaping Dolphins
A number of species of leumadairean – dolphins – can be seen in Scottish waters. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig There is a rocky point of land to the south of the village of Clachtoll in Assynt (North West Sutherland) which … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged cetaceans, dolphins, entymology, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, place names, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, whales, YCW2021
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Leumadairean na h-Alba
Tha grunn ghnèithean de leumadairean rim faicinn timcheall chostaichean na h-Alba. Read in English Tha rubha creagach deas air a’ Chlach Tholl ann an Asainte air a bheil ainm gu math iomchaidh. À Rubha Leumair (no Rubha an Leumaire mar … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged cetaceans, Chanonry Point, dolphins, Gaelic, killer whale, nature, NatureScot, Orca, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, YCW2021
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International Youth Day – transforming food systems
This International Youth Day, Kirsten Brewster, previously one of our agricultural advisors and member of our Young Employee Network, talks about the theme of transforming food systems, and how young people can learn more about Scotland’s food system and get … Continue reading
Posted in Young people
Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, Farming, food, International Youth Day, NatureScot, transforming food systems, Young people
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CORROUR BOTHY: A REFUGE IN THE WILDERNESS
Last year saw the centenary of Corrour Bothy – perhaps the most famous bothy in the world and the oldest still in use. Today’s blog comes from author and passionate Scottish hillwalker, Ralph Storer, who tracked down and united the … Continue reading
Posted in Cairngorms National Park, History, Uncategorized
Tagged bothies, Bothy, climbing, Corrour, Corrour bothy, hiking, hillwalking, History, mountains, nature, NatureScot, Ralph Storer, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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