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Find autumn gold in Scotland’s National Nature Reserves
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
Posted in Argyll National Nature Reserves, beaches, Beinn Eighe NNR, Birds, coastal, deer, Flanders Moss NNR, Glasdrum NNR, green health, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, mushrooms, National Nature Reserves, Natural Health Service, Noss National Nature Reserve, photography, Rum NNR, Scotland's Protected Places, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Taynish NNR, The Flow Country, trees, Uncategorized, woodlands
Tagged autumn, berries, birds, butterflies, coastline, deer, Fungi, geese, mushrooms, National Nature Reserve, NNRs, red squirrels, Scottish Natural Heritage, Shetland, SNH, stag, VisitScotland, waders, wildfowl, winter
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Orca night to remember
Craig Nisbet has just finished another season as Reserve Officer on the island of Noss, a National Nature Reserve (NNR) in Shetland famous for its ‘Noup’ seabird city. As he prepares to head south for an autumn and winter working … Continue reading
Take a walk on the wild side
The iconic island of Noss in Shetland is once again bustling with activity as up to 30 different bird species vie for a nesting space on this seabird metropolis. To celebrate this fact a series of guided walks have been … Continue reading
Posted in basking shark, Noss National Nature Reserve
Tagged basking sharks, Noss, otter, walking
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New breeders and passage migrants
Craig Nisbet is the warden on our Noss National Nature Reserve. With a keen interest in birds he has been sharing news of his latest sightings, and below he updates us on what he has spotted in the month of … Continue reading
All systems go for residents of Noss NNR
Craig Nisbet is the Reserve Manager at our Noss National Nature Reserve. It is one of two Shetland reserves we have and a haven for all sorts of seabirds (and much more besides). Here Craig gives us the first of … Continue reading
Posted in National Nature Reserves, Noss National Nature Reserve
Tagged bonxies, gannets, Noss, pipits, seabirds, skylarks, Tystie, wheaters
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