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Two Basking Fish of the West Highland summer
Roddy Maclean shares his enthusiasm for two amazing summer visitors to our waters Continue reading
Posted in basking shark, coastal, Gaelic, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot
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Dà Iasg Bhlianaidh an t-Samhraidh
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain ag innse dhuinn mu dhà iasg-siubhail iongantach a thig a dh’uisgeachan na h-Alba as t-samhradh Continue reading
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Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot
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A Gaelic View of ‘Wild’
The Gaelic equivalent of the English word ‘rewilding’ is ‘ath-fhiadhachadh’. Roddy Maclean argues that the word, and the concept, sit comfortably within a Gaelic world-view. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Rewilding, Uncategorized, woodlands
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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‘Ath-fhiadhachadh’ tro Shùilean nan Gàidheal
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ cumail a-mach gu bheil ‘ath-fhiadhachadh’ nàdarrach gu leòr mar bheachd-smuain agus mar fhacal Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Rewilding, Uncategorized, woodlands
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage
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Remote community partnership achieves big wins for wildlife, heritage and people
Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape is one of the largest community-led partnerships in Scotland, with 10 of its 14 partners drawn from local communities. Despite a population of just 1400, these tiny communities have pulled together to bring significant positive … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Community engagement, NatureScot, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged @coigachassynt, @ScotWildlife
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Fairy Mountains of the Gàidhealtachd
The word sìth for ‘fairy mountain’ is less frequent than its diminutive form sìthean, but it is to be found in the names of some significant and beautiful hills. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig Many readers will be aware that the … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Sìthean na Gàidhealtachd
Chan eil am facal sìth cho bitheanta ri a mheanbh-riochd, sìthean, ach tha e ri fhaicinn ann an ainmean grunn bheanntan brèagha. Read in English Bidh leughadairean gu leòr eòlach air an fhacal sìthean agus mar a bhios daoine a’ … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Scotland’s Landscape Monitoring Programme
Publication of three new indicators: Urban Greenspace, Local Landscape Areas and Urban Vacant & Derelict Land Background Our landscapes can make a significant contribution to the way we live and our overall wellbeing. Importantly they contribute to biodiversity and climate change … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape Monitoring, Uncategorized
Tagged Landscape, Landscape Indicators, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Monitoring the not-so-common Common Crane in North East Scotland
Today, we welcome back guest blogger and ace photographer Ron Macdonald, who takes us on an amazing visual and auditory journey following common cranes in North East Scotland, as he volunteers for RSPB to help monitor and understand this recovering … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Birds, citizen science, Ecology, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, birds, common crane, nature, NatureScot, North East Scotland, RSPB Scotland
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The ‘Goose’ that Calls the Rain
In Gaelic tradition, the red-throated diver not only predicts rain but actually ‘calls it in’. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig A few months ago, I wrote a blog about birds whose behaviour – according to Gaelic tradition – might be used … Continue reading
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