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Otter spotting in Tiree
Today’s guest blog is from the Tiree Ranger, Hayley Douglas. Hayley works for Tiree Community Development Trust and took up the ranger post in November 2019 after working at Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park as a ranger and project officer from … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, mammals, Marine, Uncategorized, Year of Coasts and Waters
Tagged otters, Tiree, Tiree Ranger Service
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The salmon run: an autumn ending to a long journey
Each year, Atlantic salmon make an incredible journey back from the ocean to return to their breeding grounds. To get there, this mighty fish propels itself, like a dart, up and over the fast-flowing waters of some of our finest … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Ecology, Marine, NatureScot, Year of Coasts and Waters, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
Tagged #fish, #rivers, #salmon, #salmonrun, #scotland, #YCCW
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A quest to learn more about humpback whales in Scotland
As part of Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, Ron Macdonald, chair of the North East Biological Records Centre and an avid humpback whale watcher, introduces a blog by Lyndsay Macneill, a talented and enthusiastic citizen scientist who discovered a love of whales … Continue reading
Highlights from our Year of Coasts & Waters poetry competition
Our Coast Lines of Tentsmuir poetry project has just had its wonderful finale at StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, at St Andrews’ Byre Theatre. Molly Aldam has been with SNH on a graduate placement since September, working to connect a … Continue reading
Posted in art, beach, beaches, coastal, Community engagement, Competition, graduate placement, Marine, Nature in art, poetry, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea life, seals, SNH, Uncategorized, Year of Coasts and Waters, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020, Young people
Tagged art, beach, Coast, culture, marine, nature, NatureScot, NNR, poetry, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea, SNH, Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
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#YCW2020 – Take a dose of nature’s medicine at Tentsmuir
Tentsmuir NNR is a magical coastal reserve, with dynamic dunes and a vast foreshore that looks different at every visit. The reserve includes Morton Lochs – inland lochs which provide great habitat for a range of birds, butterflies and red … Continue reading
Posted in beach, beaches, coastal, coastal erosion, Community engagement, National Nature Reserves, Natural Health Service, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea life, SNH, Uncategorized, Year of Coasts and Waters, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020, Young people
Tagged #YCW2020, dunes, marine litter, National Nature Reserve, NatureScot, NNRs, sand dunes, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, student placement, Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
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