Category Archives: Year of Coasts and Waters

The salmon run: an autumn ending to a long journey

Posted on October 23, 2020 by

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 →

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A quest to learn more about humpback whales in Scotland

Posted on October 9, 2020 by

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 →

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Highlights from our Year of Coasts & Waters poetry competition

Posted on March 10, 2020 by

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 →

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#YCW2020 – Take a dose of nature’s medicine at Tentsmuir

Posted on February 26, 2020 by

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 →

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