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Author Archives: Scottish Natural Heritage
Connecting people and plants
SNH’s Iain Macdonald was just one of around 175 people with a passion for wild plants at an unofficially record-breaking meeting in Edinburgh recently… Not long ago I was sitting in a room surrounded by botanists, probably the single largest … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, conference, Flowers, plants, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, science, SNH, Uncategorized, wild flowers
Tagged botanists, botany, flowers, plants, RGBE, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
A’ cruinneachadh Ainmean-àite Èirisgeidh / Collecting the placenames of Eriskay
Tha Liam Crouse, Oifigear Mheadhanan is Conaltraidh Gàidhlig aig Ceòlas, air aoigheachd againn le bloga ùr. Tha sinn glè thoilichte a bhith ag obair còmhla ri Ceòlas agus Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba air an ath-leabhran san t-sreath Gàidhlig air Aghaidh na … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Outer Hebrides, Scottish Gaelic
Biodiversity Beyond 2020 – Scotland’s Contribution
So what’s next for Scotland’s biodiversity? Our CEO, Francesca Osowska took centre-stage to discuss Scotland’s contributions to biodiversity beyond 2020. Here is her speech, in full, from the Business Breakfast at Scotland House, Brussels, 6 Nov 2018 as part of … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, climate change, coastal erosion, Community engagement, conservation, Green infrastructure, Habitat Map of Scotland, Marine Protected Areas, MPAs, National Nature Reserves, peatland restoration, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, The Flow Country, urban nature, wildlife management
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, europe, Francesca Osowska, Green infrastructure, Scotland
Trick or treat?
Stuck for ideas for your Halloween costume? You could do worse than seek inspiration from the masters of disguise that inhabit the natural world all around us. Many of our insects and pollinators have evolved a variety of weird and … Continue reading
Posted in Insects
Tagged butterflies, camouflage, caterpillars, Halloween, hoverflies, mimicry, pollinators, zombie fungus
Mòine: Gaelic vocabulary for peat
Tha sinn glè thoilichte gu bheil bloga aoighe eile againn bhon sgioba aig Dachaigh airson Stòras na Gàidhlig. An turas-sa, tha Ceit Langhorne a’ toirt sùil air briathrachas na Gàidhlig ceangailte ris a’ mhòine /We’re delighted to feature another guest … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, mosses, peatland restoration
Tagged Peatland ACTION, peatland restoration, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
Isle of May welcomes Syrian day trip
The Isle of May visitor season wrapped up at the end of September. Here, SNH’s Jenny Johnson looks back at one of the highlights of the summer – a wonderful visit by a group of Syrian refugees. The grey skies … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
A club where birdies are par for the course
In our guest blog today Billy McLachlin, course manager at Royal Troon Golf Club, tells us how they are working for wildlife on one of the world’s finest links courses. Royal Troon Golf Club is a site of international renown … Continue reading
Posted in bees, biodiversity, Birds, citizen science, coastal, Community engagement, conservation, Flowers, plants, SSSI, Uncategorized, wildlife management
Tagged golf, nature, ringlet, Royal Troon Golf Club, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, stonechat, Troon, Wildlife
Isle of May welcomes record visitor numbers – again!
It’s been a fabulous year on the SNH-owned Isle of May National Nature Reserve in the Firth of Forth. Famed for its large puffin colonies, the island welcomed a record number of visitors again this year – the fourth consecutive season … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, coastal, Marine, National Nature Reserves, sea life, seals, SNH, Uncategorized
Tagged David Steel, Isle of May, marine birds, National Nature Reserve, NNR, puffins, Scottish Naural Heritage, sea birds, seals, SNH, terns
#CycleForNature – The Final Fling
Well, She did it! More than 1300 miles cycled, 39 offices visited and more than £1100 raised for the Scottish Association for Mental Health. We last heard from Francesca in Orkney. Today in her final blog post of the challenge … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
#CycleForNature – The Northern Isles
Half way through the final leg of her epic active travel challenge, the end is almost in sight now for Francesca. Today in her penultimate #CycleForNature blog post she tells us about her visit to the Northern Isles. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Access, active travel, coastal, Community engagement, Cycle for Nature, cycling, Dogs, paths, Projects, Shetland, SNH, Staff profile, Uncategorized
Tagged active travel, cyclefornature, Lerwick, mental health, Northern Isles, Orkney, Shetland, SNH
