Category Archives: Nature in art

Highlights from our Year of Coasts & Waters poetry competition

Posted on March 10, 2020 by

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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Forvie’s Purple sandpipers

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

Our post this morning comes from Ron Macdonald, who is becoming well known on social media these days for his fantastic bird photographs. Today he talks about one of his favourite waders… This morning I’m off to photograph purple sandpipers … Continue reading →

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The fruits of Snapberry

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

Caroline Anderson has been coordinating the Snapberry project since 2009.  Snapberry uses photography to connect school pupils with the natural landscape of Argyll. It is a collaboration between local Scottish Natural Heritage staff and Lochgilphead High School.  Under the expert guidance … Continue reading →

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Cluaidh – Ùrachadh na h-Aibhne / Clyde – A River Recovery

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

The Clyde is a living, lively place for people and nature. Let’s celebrate  the nature and culture of one of Scotland’s most famous rivers, the river Clyde.  Let’s look back at the unique performance as part of the Royal National … Continue reading →

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A bheil thu deiseil airson Maoin Dualchais Nàdarra is Chultarail? /Are you ready for the Natural Cultural Heritage Fund?

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

Tha maoin ùr luach £5 millean air fàire a chumas taic ri daoine is buidhnean is an cuid bheachdan airson seallaidhean, fiadh-bheatha is cultar na Gàidhealtachd is nan Eilean a bhrosnachadh. Bidh Maoin Dualchais Nàdarra is Chultarail fosgailte nas fhaide … Continue reading →

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Butterflies of the night, beautifully captured.

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Having a keen personal interest in macro photography, Caroline Anderson jumped at the chance to use her Volunteering Day to help reserve staff with a moth trap at Taynish National Nature Reserve. Caroline, a Unit Administrator based in our Lochgilphead … Continue reading →

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Al Fresco art at Argyll’s National Nature Reserves

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

Taynish and Moine Mhor National Nature Reserves are the inspirational settings this summer for several exciting art projects. Artist in residence at Taynish NNR We are delighted to announce that award-winning artist Jane Smith has been appointed as Artist in … Continue reading →

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Islands at the edge of the world: exploring St Kilda’s sea caves

Posted on September 21, 2015 by

The World Heritage Site, St Kilda, lies 41 miles west of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and is the most remote part of the British Isles. With life on the islands becoming increasingly challenging, the archipelago’s last 36 human residents … Continue reading →

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Words and outdoor worlds: nature writing at Moniack Mhor

Posted on May 7, 2015 by

Linda Cracknell is a writer of fiction and non-fiction with strong links to nature and landscape. Here she whets our senses with words for outdoor places. Get someone to close their eyes and bury their hands and nose in a pile of last autumn’s … Continue reading →

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Tentsmuir NNR – an inspiration for artists and scientists

Posted on October 29, 2014 by

Today we hear from Tom Cunningham, our Reserve Manager at Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve. Having worked at Tentsmuir for 17 years, few people know the reserve as well as Tom. Here he updates us on the work of  the reserve’s 2013 Artist … Continue reading →

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