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- Frozen lochs – what lies beneath? January 22, 2021
- Soilleireachadh ‘dubhair’ air mapaichean / Shedding light on toponymic ‘darkness’ January 21, 2021
- YCW2020 A Day in the Life – Freshwater and Wetlands Advice Manager Iain Sime December 18, 2020
- Cairt-làir – lus beag le cliù mòr / Tormentil – little plant with a big reputation December 11, 2020
- Scotland’s Giant Mozzies December 7, 2020
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Soilleireachadh ‘dubhair’ air mapaichean / Shedding light on toponymic ‘darkness’
Airson ainmean-àite le ‘dubh’ a thuigsinn, ʼs dòcha gum feumar coimhead air slighe na grèine / To interpret place-names with the descriptor ‘dubh’ you may need to look at the path of the sun … Soilleireachadh ‘dubhair’ air mapaichean Is … Continue reading
Cairt-làir – lus beag le cliù mòr / Tormentil – little plant with a big reputation
Ged a tha e beag, tha dualchas iongantach aig a’ chairt-làir, gu h-àraidh am measg nan Gàidheal / Tormentil might be small and little celebrated today, but it played a substantial role in the social history of northern Scotland … … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged entymology, flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, Gaelic language, History, language, nature, NatureScot, Placenames, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Highlands, Tormentil, wild flowers
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Scotland’s Giant Mozzies
We’ve had several reports recently from people who have been attacked by ‘giant mosquitos’, asking whether this is ‘normal’ in Scotland. The short answer is yes, it is normal, there are several native species of mosquito in Scotland. Some species … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, science, Uncategorized
Tagged insects, mosquito bites, mosquitoes, NatureScot, Scotland
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‘Sneachd’ air Aghaidh na Tìre / ‘Snow’ in the Gaelic Landscape
Faodaidh ainmean-àite le sneachd innse dhuinn mu àiteachan far an laigh an stuth geal sa gheamhradh, agus àiteachan a thaisbeanadh a dhearbhas dhuinn buaidh blàthachadh na h-aimsire / Gaelic place-names with sneachd can help to inform our understanding of the … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Cairngorms, Gaelic, Glen Affric, mountains, NatureScot, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish landscapes, Scottish Natural Heritage, Snow, winter
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An Ceòl a bu Bhinne Chualas / The Sweetest Music Ever Heard
Sgrìobh an sàr-bhàrd Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir mu a ghràdh do nàdar. ’S dòcha gu bheil a bhàrdachd fhèin a cheart cho airidh air moladh ’s a tha òran nan cearcan monaidh … The master wordsmith Duncan Bàn MacIntyre … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, History, Nature in art, poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged #DuncanBànMacIntyre, #Gaelic, #Gaelicpoetry, #Highlands, #nature, #poetry, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic
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Archaeology revealed the Hebridean way
Seven archaeological sites along the Hebridean Way are set to feature in digital reconstructions created by the Uist Virtual Archaeology Project. Viewers’ experiences will be revolutionised in a project which will harness emerging technologies to better explain the tremendous archaeological assets … Continue reading
Posted in Community engagement, Geology, History, long distance routes, machair, National Walking and Cycling Network, Projects, Uncategorized
Tagged archaeology, augmented reality, Hebridean Way, Hebrides, History, Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund, NatureScot, rural communities, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, tourism, Uists
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Mulling over Ulva’s history
A mere hop, skip and jump from Mull will land you on Ulva. An island with ancestral links to David Livingstone, known in the past as ‘Wolf island’, and the scene of sweeping Clearances. To this day Ulva is as … Continue reading
Eun a’ Chinn Duibh air a bheil ‘Ceann-fionn’ / The Black-headed ‘White Head’ Bird
Carson a tha na Gàidheil a’ gabhail ‘ceann-fionn’ air eun le ceann dubh? Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ feuchainn ris an gnothach a shoilleireachadh. / Why do Scotland’s Gaels call penguins ‘white-heads’, despite their being black-headed? Roddy Maclean investigates a nomenclatural … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, coastal, Folklore, Gaelic, Land management, Uncategorized, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
Tagged Auks, birds, entymology, Folklore, Gaelic, great auk, language, names, NatureScot, penguins, Roddy Maclean, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Gaelic, seabirds
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Farmers working to save Scotland’s corn buntings
This week, NatureScot’s Helen Taylor tells us about the work going on protect one of Scotland’s best-known farmland birds – the corn bunting. Farmers do an important job making sure we are all fed – but they also have an … Continue reading
