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Category Archives: Uncategorized
The bird with the golden eye
Goldeneye may bring to mind one of the better James Bond movies of the 1990s but it is of course also a medium sized duck which is found all around the world’s more northerly regions, from North America, across Europe … Continue reading
A small bird with a big impact
Weighing in at less than 12 g and 10 cm long, the wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is one of Britain`s smallest birds; only the goldcrest and firecrest are smaller. Nigel Buxton, our Natura Project Manager, tells more about this surprisingly successful bird. … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, SNH, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, Fair Isle, Shetland, Troglodytes troglodytes, wren
Cluaidh – Ùrachadh na h-Aibhne / Clyde – A River Recovery
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
Posted in Gaelic, Nature in art, Uncategorized
Tagged creative arts, Gaelic, music, nature, river clyde
Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival 2018 – Alice Brawley’s Reflections
Earlier this month, we joined forces with RSPB Scotland to host the Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival Youth Conference in the Glasgow Science Centre. The day formed the closing event of a fantastic year celebrating 30 years since the Glasgow Garden … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Monitoring the condition of our Marine Protected Areas
Almost 90 years after St Kilda’s last 36 residents were evacuated to the mainland, the islands remain hugely important for the wildlife they support. The World Heritage Site hosts huge seabird populations, including the world’s second largest colony of North … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Birds, conservation, cowries, Marine, Marine Protected Areas, MPA, MPAs, photography, Priority Marine Features, Protected Areas, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea life, SNH, survey, Uncategorized
Tagged marine survey, MPAs, MPAs Marine Protected Areas, photography, PMF, Priority Marine Features, SAC, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea caves, SNH, St Kilda
Six years on – Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas Network
A report on the progress we and our partners have made developing Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPA) network over the last six years is presented to the Scottish Parliament today (Friday). Our MPA network today looks very different to the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Cross-border partnership connects people and Marine Protected Areas
We’re really pleased to be part of a €6.4 million cross-border partnership project to improve the management and monitoring of several Marine Protected Areas between Northern Ireland, Ireland and the west coast of Scotland. Over the next four years the … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, coastal, Community engagement, conservation, Marine, Marine Protected Areas, MPA, MPAs, Priority Marine Features, Projects, Protected Areas, science, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea life, SNH, Uncategorized, wildlife management
Tagged David Attenborough, Doug Allan, INTERREG, Ireland, marine conservation, marine planning, marine species, MarPAMM, MPA, MPAs, MPAs Marine Protected Areas, Northern Ireland, SNH
A bheil thu deiseil airson Maoin Dualchais Nàdarra is Chultarail? /Are you ready for the Natural Cultural Heritage Fund?
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
Posted in Access, Community engagement, History, National Walking and Cycling Network, Natural Capital, Natural Health Service, Nature and technology, Nature in art, Planning, Projects, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea life, SNH, Trail, Uncategorized, Visitor centre, Volunteering, website
Tagged culture, ERDF, funding, grants, heritage, Highlands, Natural Cultural Heritage Fund, nature, Scotland, SNH, sustatinability, tourism, Wildlife
New leadership’s first annual report sees year of successes and looks to the future
2017/18 was a year of change for SNH. We welcomed a new Chair and a new CEO; and we refreshed our Corporate Plan, with an eye to the future and a stronger focus on the benefits that connecting people and … Continue reading
Posted in 25 years of SNH, active travel, biodiversity, climate change, coastal, Community engagement, conservation, deer, Green infrastructure, Habitat Map of Scotland, Land management, long distance routes, Marine Protected Areas, MPA, MPAs, National Nature Reserves, National Walking and Cycling Network, Natural Capital, Outdoor learning, peatland restoration, Planning, Renewable Energy, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, survey, sustainable farming, sustainable travel, Uncategorized, Volunteering, website, wildlife management
Tagged Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18, coservation, nature, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
