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Connecting the nature dots: the path to 2030
Christian Christodoulou-Davies, NatureScot’s Project Manager for 30×30 and Nature Networks explains why this year is an important marker for Scotland on the road towards its 2030 goal. The year 2030 will arrive not so much unannounced but at an unnerving … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, climate change, conservation, Ecology, nature networks, Protected Areas, Uncategorized
Tagged 30 x 30, nature networks
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Update from Orkney Native Wildlife Project
This week, we feature a guest blog from Adam Robertson, the Communications Officer for the Orkney Native Wildlife Project , which focuses on the important work of conserving voles on Orkney. It was looking like an early spring. Late February and … Continue reading
The story behind the discovery of world’s first flapper skate nursery
On the blog today, one of our marine experts, Jane Dodd, explores the fascinating story of how the first report of an egg nursery for flapper skate was discovered and researched, leading to special protections for this critically endangered species … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, coastal, Marine, Marine Protected Areas, Uncategorized
Tagged #flapperskate
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Nature’s Bounty in a Brùchd
Piles of seaweed thrown up by winter storms can add new elements to the forager’s basket Continue reading
Posted in autumn, beach, beaches, biodiversity, coastal, Folklore, foraging, Gaelic, History, Marine, NatureScot, sea life, Uncategorized, winter
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, seaweed
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Mathas na Mara à Brùchdan
Faodaidh brùchdan a’ gheamhraidh air a’ chladach feamainn bhlasta a chur ri daithead an rùrachair Continue reading
Posted in autumn, beach, beaches, biodiversity, coastal, Folklore, foraging, Gaelic, History, Marine, NatureScot, sea life, Uncategorized, winter
Tagged feamainn, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, seaweed
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Seeing the Bog Through the Trees
Forest-to-bog peatland restoration sounds a little niche, so what made over 60 landowners, land managers and contractors, as well as peatland and forestry practitioners, come together to find out more about it? They all travelled to Dalchork Forest, near Lairg … Continue reading
The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey returns!
The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey returns back in-person for its fourth year this autumn. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is calling on people all over Scotland to explore outdoors and look out for tufted ears and bushy tails between 10-16 October … Continue reading
Working together for nature and climate
It’s Scotland’s Climate Week and we’re encouraging everyone to talk about nature loss and climate change together, because without nature there is no climate. To get your conversation started, David O’Brien shares his love of monitoring wildlife and explores the … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, climate change
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, NatureScot
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Protecting Orkney’s special wildlife: The Orkney Native Wildlife Project
Today, we feature a guest blog from the Orkney Native Wildlife Project team. The project staff are working hard to safeguard the unique and internationally important native wildlife of Orkney by tackling the threat it faces from an invasive non-native … Continue reading
Remote community partnership achieves big wins for wildlife, heritage and people
Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape is one of the largest community-led partnerships in Scotland, with 10 of its 14 partners drawn from local communities. Despite a population of just 1400, these tiny communities have pulled together to bring significant positive … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Community engagement, NatureScot, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged @coigachassynt, @ScotWildlife
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