Category Archives: wild flowers

Connecting people and plants

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

SNH’s Iain Macdonald was just one of around 175 people with a passion for wild plants at an unofficially record-breaking meeting in Edinburgh recently… Not long ago I was sitting in a room surrounded by botanists, probably the single largest … Continue reading →

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Creating a buzz at Flower & Food Festival

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

Dundee’s annual Flower and Food Festival is a big event  in the calendar for our Tayside and Grampian team. This year was extra special, being the show’s 30th anniversary.  Held in Camperdown Park,  the festival provides something for everyone, from … Continue reading →

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A trip to a wooded rock off the west of Scotland where the herbivores don’t go!

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

Kate Holl, SNH Woodland Adviser, recently visited a tiny island off the west coast of Scotland. The island has no herbivores such as deer, allowing the plantlife to grow wilder than anywhere else in Scotland! On a perfect summer’s morning … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – the pollinator’s friend

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

As our largest city, with a rich industrial history, you may not immediately think of Glasgow as a place for pollinators. However, make no mistake: Glasgow is more than doing its bit for our pollinators, as SNH Pollinator Strategy Manager … Continue reading →

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Pollinating Edinburgh’s Living Landscape

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

There has been lots happening to benefit pollinators across Edinburgh, especially since the launch of the Edinburgh Living Landscape, as Hebe Carus of the Scottish Wildlife Trust revealed in a recent catch up with Jim Jeffrey, SNH Pollinator Strategy Manager. Edinburgh’s Living … Continue reading →

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How should you manage giant rhubarb in your garden?

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

Have you got giant rhubarb in your garden? A European-wide ban on the sale of this invasive non-native plant comes into force today. If you already have the plant, also known as Gunnera tinctoria, in your garden you can keep … Continue reading →

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Achlasan Chaluim Chille / Columba’s Armpit Package

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

Tha lus a tha ceangailte ri meadhan an t-samhraidh cuideachd a’ cuimhneachadh Naomh Ceilteach ainmeil / A plant connected to midsummer also recalls a famous Celtic saint … Tha Lus Chaluim Chille co-cheangailte ri Naomh Eòin ann am Beurla (‘St. … Continue reading →

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St Cyrus’ most wild and rare

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

Simon Ritchie is the newly appointed Seasonal Reserve Assistant based at the SNH St Cyrus National Nature Reserve (NNR), north of Montrose. Growing up in the area, Simon has developed a wealth of experience, and knowledge of the reserve. As … Continue reading →

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Wool and wildflowers

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

The connection isn’t obvious but Claire Bennett, Scotland Partnership Manager of Grow Wild, has found a creative avenue to indulge both of her passions. I am a crochet artist making wearables and botanic-inspired pieces and for the recent Wool Week … Continue reading →

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