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Mapping our species-rich grasslands
According to UK charity Plantlife, Britain has lost 97% of its species-rich grassland in less than a century. Hundreds of plants, fungi and invertebrate species rely on these important habitats – which in turn support healthy populations of birds and … Continue reading
Posted in battleby, biodiversity, Cairngorms National Park, citizen science, Ecology, Flowers, Fungi, gardens, graduate placement, Habitat Map of Scotland, Land management, mapping, meadow, plants, SNH, Staff profile, Uncategorized, wild flowers, wild land, Young people
Tagged battleby, citizen science, flower recording, flowers, graduate placement, grasslands, Habitat Map of Scotland, Habitats, mapping, meadows, nature.scot, Scottish Natural Heritage, species recording
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Summertime greens and blues
The tractorman comes by closer now, flailing at the rich vegetation below my canopy. The heat, the slight glimmer of sun and he sweats, luring the carnivores from the shade. Jim Carruthers, our resident gardener at Battleby, looks at the … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity
Tagged battleby, biodiversity, Scottish Natural Heritage, sticky willy, wildflower meadow
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Making Soils Count!
The Dirt Doctors’ Grant Campbell provides an insight into the communication style of one of our popular Sharing Good Practice events, whilst casting a light on some of the current issues and challenges around the sustainable management of one our … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Flowers, Fungi, Nature and technology
Tagged @SoapboxScience, @Stato_Grant, battleby, Battleby Conference centre, biodiversity, Cranfield University, International Year of Soil 2015, Scottish Natural Heritage, SGP, Sharing Good Practice, SNH, Soil, soil science, The Dirt Doctors
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Location, location, location
Financially these can be challenging times. Office buildings in particular can be a big outgoing, and when various public sector buildings sit close to each other this can seem like a missed opportunity on several levels. It therefore makes good … Continue reading
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Tagged battleby, carbon footprint, Clydebank, Colocation, Forestry Commission Scotland, Golspie, greening, John Muir Trust, Torlundy
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The history of Battleby
From time to time visitors to our Battleby office ask about the buildings and gardens here. For those of you planning a visit or interested in hiring our conference centre facilities we thought you might like a little insight to … Continue reading
Battleby : fitting focal point for photography festival
When a great occasion finds a great venue the results can be spectacular. That’s what happened this September when the Scottish Nature Photography Festival settled on SNH’s Battleby conference centre for their eagerly awaited event. A wonderful setting, wonderful subject … Continue reading
