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Find autumn gold in Scotland’s National Nature Reserves
Autumn, with its depth of colour and light, is a fantastic season to get out and explore our mountains, forests and coasts, especially if you’re looking for ideas to get the kids active during the school break. Scotland’s wonderful National … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll National Nature Reserves, beaches, Beinn Eighe NNR, Birds, coastal, deer, Flanders Moss NNR, Glasdrum NNR, green health, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, mushrooms, National Nature Reserves, Natural Health Service, Noss National Nature Reserve, photography, Rum NNR, Scotland's Protected Places, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Taynish NNR, The Flow Country, trees, Uncategorized, woodlands
Tagged autumn, berries, birds, butterflies, coastline, deer, Fungi, geese, mushrooms, National Nature Reserve, NNRs, red squirrels, Scottish Natural Heritage, Shetland, SNH, stag, VisitScotland, waders, wildfowl, winter
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Fungi breaking down the forest floor
November is still a good month for finding fungi on our forest floors and our friends at Scottish Fungi have recommended two rather cool species to keep an eye out for at this time of year. The cucumber cap is … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Fungi
Tagged autumn, biodiversity, cucumber cap, forest, Fungi, olive oysterling
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The value of ivy
Ivy flowers late in the year in November and December, which is a huge benefit to a range of insects (including honeybees) who welcome the rich nectar supply at a time when few other plants are flowering. Sarah Smyth, an … Continue reading
Species of the month – red squirrel
Jenny Bryce is an SNH operations officer and wildlife ecologist, who leads on projects involving squirrels and wildcats. For our regular Species of the Month post Jenny takes a look at a species close to her heart – the red … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, photography, Projects, Species of the month
Tagged Aberdeenshire, autumn, hibernation, red squirrel, tufted acrobat
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Autumn birds on the wing
Simon Foster is a Policy & Advice officer with Scottish Natural Heritage. In his spare time he is a member of the Highland Raptor Study Group, Highland Ringing Group (Chairman), Scottish Ornithologists Club, British Trust for Ornithology, and the Seabird … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
Tagged autumn, birds, estuary birds, goldcrest, house martin, knot, migration, oystercatchers, swallow, wheatear, wigeon
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