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- Peatlands – the jewels in Scotland’s crown March 9, 2023
- Happy World Seagrass Day from Scotland! March 1, 2023
- Wild Boars of Gaelic Legend February 24, 2023
- Tuirc nan Sgeulachdan air Aghaidh na Tìre February 24, 2023
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Wild Boars of Gaelic Legend
Roddy Maclean explores the presence of the wild boar in the Gaelic landscape Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain, wild boar
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Tuirc nan Sgeulachdan air Aghaidh na Tìre
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ toirt sùil air an fhacal ‘torc’ ann an ainmean-àite air a’ Ghàidhealtachd Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged boar, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Placenames, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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South on the right hand
The Gaelic word for ‘south’ – a common enough term on our maps – also means ‘right’. The reason takes us back to the sun-worshipping practices of our ancestors, as Ruairidh MacIlleathain reveals. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Uncategorized
Tagged NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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An àird a deas air an làimh dheis
Leugh ann am Beurla / Read in English Bidh feadhainn a tha ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig gu tric a’ gabhail iongnadh gu bheil an aon fhacal againn airson south agus right. Ach tha e furasta gu leòr a thuigsinn nuair … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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Water on the move
In such a frequently showered and mountainous landscape as Scotland, burns and streams abound, and the Gaelic language has a number of generic words for moving water. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged abhainn, allt, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, uisge
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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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The ‘Blind’ Streams of the Uplands
Roddy Maclean looks at the fascinating word ‘caochan’ in the Gaelic landscape Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, mapping, NatureScot, Uncategorized
Tagged caochan, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, Placenames, Roddy Maclean
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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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Protecting Orkney’s voles
Today, we have a fascinating guest post from Ann Cockerton, who until recently was the Orkney Native Wildlife Project communications manager. Our annual wildlife monitoring surveys concluded last month with the completion of the Orkney vole surveys. The Orkney vole … Continue reading
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