Category Archives: beaches

Cnò Mhoire agus ar n-Eadar-cheangaltas / ‘Mary’s Nut’ and our Interconnectedness

Posted on April 28, 2020 by NatureScot

Tha cnò iongantach, air a bheil fèill, a’ cur nar cuimhne mar a tha an cuan mòr gar ceangal ri chèile thar na cruinne / A celebrated West Indian bean found on Scottish strands reminds us of how ocean currents … Continue reading →

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Forvie’s wintering twite

Posted on April 21, 2020 by NatureScot

Today we welcome back guest blogger and ace photographer Ron Macdonald, who takes us on a virtual tour through the dunes of South Forvie, where we encounter one of the reserve’s lesser-known inhabitants.… Come with me today, as we take … Continue reading →

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Highlights from our Year of Coasts & Waters poetry competition

Posted on March 10, 2020 by NatureScot

Our Coast Lines of Tentsmuir poetry project has just had its wonderful finale at StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, at St Andrews’ Byre Theatre. Molly Aldam has been with SNH on a graduate placement since September, working to connect a … Continue reading →

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#YCW2020 – Take a dose of nature’s medicine at Tentsmuir

Posted on February 26, 2020 by NatureScot

Tentsmuir NNR is a magical coastal reserve, with dynamic dunes and a vast foreshore that looks different at every visit.  The reserve includes Morton Lochs – inland lochs which provide great habitat for a range of birds, butterflies and red … Continue reading →

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Find autumn gold in Scotland’s National Nature Reserves

Posted on August 29, 2019 by NatureScot

Autumn, with its depth of colour and light, is a fantastic season to get out and explore our mountains, forests and coasts, especially if you’re looking for ideas to get the kids active during the school break. Scotland’s wonderful National … Continue reading →

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Turning the tide on marine plastic at NNRs

Posted on September 17, 2018 by NatureScot

This weekend was the Great British Beach Clean, an initiative of the Marine Conservation Society. We held clean-up events at Forvie and St Cyrus National Nature Reserves (NNRs) and encouraged members of the community to join us. Our NNR Reserve … Continue reading →

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Ainmean Gàidhlig air na Maoraich / Gaelic Names for Marine Molluscs

Posted on June 4, 2018 by NatureScot

Tha liosta de dh’ainmean Gàidhlig airson 85 maoraich a ghabhas lorg timcheall costa na h-Alba air a dhol a-mach gu co-chomhairleachadh poblach / A list of proposed standard Gaelic names for 85 marine mollusc species in Scottish waters has gone … Continue reading →

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Faclan Gàidhlig agus a’ mhuir / Gaelic words and the sea

Posted on May 25, 2018 by NatureScot

’S e Ceit Langhorne a sgrìobh am bloga againn an-diugh. Tha i na Neach-taic Corpais aig Dachaigh airson Stòras na Gàidhlig (DASG) aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu. ’S e tasgladh digiteach a th’ ann an DASG ’s e stèidhichte air cruinneachadh de … Continue reading →

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St Cyrus’ most wild and rare

Posted on May 24, 2018 by NatureScot

Simon Ritchie is the newly appointed Seasonal Reserve Assistant based at the SNH St Cyrus National Nature Reserve (NNR), north of Montrose. Growing up in the area, Simon has developed a wealth of experience, and knowledge of the reserve. As … Continue reading →

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Marine litter on our shores

Posted on May 15, 2018 by NatureScot

Litter in our oceans can have a devastating impact on wildlife at sea. Most of us have seen upsetting images of turtles, whales, dolphins or seabirds entangled with plastics or discarded fishing gear. Perhaps less well known is the tragic … Continue reading →

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