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Partnership working on beavers
A few months on from the publication of the 2019 beaver licencing statistics, we take a closer look at the ongoing work with partners to reduce levels of beaver control measures in future. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has supported efforts … Continue reading
Posted in wildlife management
Tagged beavers, Scottish Beaver Forum, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
Dirty camping
Today’s blog is written by Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve (NNR) Manager, Catriona Reid, who’s had her hands full since she’s been able to get back on the reserve a few weeks ago, once restrictions lifted. It sounds idyllic, … Continue reading
#YCW2020 A Day in the Life – Bog Manager David Pickett
During the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020, we’ve been joining SNH staff working along our shorelines and watery places to gain an insight into the important and varied work they do. This month, following on from International Bog Day, National … Continue reading
Posted in Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
Tagged #YCW2020, bog, Flanders Moss NNR, National Nature Reserve, NNR, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
An t-Ùraisg – Mac-meanmnach no Fìor? / The Urisk – Scotland’s ‘Bigfoot’?
Ma nochdas ainm ‘gnè ainmhidh’ air mapa oifigeil, feumaidh gu bheil e fìor is creideasach … no an fheum …? / If an ‘animal species’ is named on an official map, it must surely be a biological reality …. mustn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Bigfoot, Folklore, Gaelic, legend, maps, mythology, NatureScot, place names, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Urisk
I’ll Walk 500 Miles
It’s 5am and time for Yvonne Ferguson to rise and take her Border collie, Jess, out for a walk before she sets out from Collieston, 15 miles north of Aberdeen to Newburgh, walking four miles across the wide expanse of … Continue reading
Posted in Access, active travel, Forvie NNR, National Nature Reserves, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Coronavirus, Covid-19, Fish Wivies Path, Forvie NNR, lockdown, NatureScot, NNRs, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, walking
The wasp and the ladybird
Photographer in residence at St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Pauline Smith, not only takes awesome wildlife photos, she writes fascinating blog posts too! Today she looks at the intricate adaptations and evolution of mind and body-controlling parasites, through the very … Continue reading
The seabirds of Hermaness
In today’s guest blog, former warden Mike Pennington reflects on a long association with Hermaness National Nature Reserve, the changes he has observed over the years and the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on this special place. I first came … Continue reading
Posted in National Nature Reserves
Tagged bonxie, Coronavirus, gannet, Hermaness, Hermaness NNR, lockdown, National Nature Reserve, NNR, puffin, Scottish Natural Heritage, seabirds, Shetland, SNH
Marvellous Mining Bees
The discovery of mining bees in Simon Ritchie‘s parents’ garden inspired him to read-up on these scarce burrowing insects. There are more than 1,300 species of mining bee around the world. However, only a fraction of these species are known … Continue reading
Posted in bees, gardens, Insects, National Nature Reserves, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Uncategorized
Tagged bees, buffish minining bee, gardens, insects, mining bees, nature, nature reserves, NatureScot, NNR, pollinators, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve
#YCW2020 A Day in the Life – Isle of May Nature Reserve Manager David Steel
During the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020, we’ve been joining SNH staff working along our shorelines and waterways to gain an insight into the important and varied work they do. This month Isle of May National Nature Reserve (NNR) … Continue reading
Nature key to Scotland’s green recovery action plan
On the blog today, our chief executive, Francesca Osowska, looks at how the Covid-19 crisis has made us look at our future differently. She asks if a green recovery can be a vital component to help us solve social, economic … Continue reading
