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Marvellous Mining Bees
The discovery of mining bees in Simon Ritchie‘s parents’ garden inspired him to read-up on these scarce burrowing insects. There are more than 1,300 species of mining bee around the world. However, only a fraction of these species are known … Continue reading
Posted in bees, gardens, Insects, National Nature Reserves, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Uncategorized
Tagged bees, buffish minining bee, gardens, insects, mining bees, nature, nature reserves, NatureScot, NNR, pollinators, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve
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Bringing butterflies and bees back to Skolie Burn SSSI
Since starting a Community Woodland group, Ian Records’ life has changed completely – dropping leaflets, knocking on doors, writing up woodland management plans and doing flower surveys. Here, he tells how a protected area can galvanise a local community to take action to improve their local area for people and wildlife. Continue reading
Posted in Access, bees, biodiversity, citizen science, Community engagement, conservation, Ecology, Flowers, Insects, Land management, meadow, Orchids, plants, Projects, Scotland's Protected Places, SNH, SSSI, Uncategorized, Volunteering, wild flowers
Tagged bees, butterflies, citizen science, Community Groups, Edinburgh, grassland, meadows, nature, Orchids, pollinators, regeneration, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Site of special scientific interest, Skolie Burn, SNH, SSSI, UK, wild flowers, woodland regeneration
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Creating a buzz at Flower & Food Festival
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
Posted in bees, biodiversity, climate change, foraging, Uncategorized, Volunteering, wild flowers, woodlands
Tagged bees, Dundee, flowers, food, natural larder, nature, pollinators, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Pollinating Edinburgh’s Living Landscape
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
Posted in bees, Birds, conservation, Flowers, meadow, Projects, urban nature, wild flowers
Tagged bees, butterflies, greenspaces, pollinators, RBG Edinburgh, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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From Beinn Eighe to bees
It was in the reign of Queen Victoria that the first foreign honeybees were imported into the UK and our weather-hardy, chocolate-coloured brown bee began to fall out of fashion. Before this, all beekeepers in Britain kept the British Isles’ … Continue reading
What has nature ever done for us ?
Ewen Cameron is an Operations Manager in our Tayside and Grampian team and descended from many generations of farming folk. Here he talks about how we can help nature locally and in so doing help ourselves and future generations. If … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity
Tagged bees, ecosystem services, farmlands, forests, rivers, urban driveways, woodlands
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Species of the month
Mason bee When you hear about pollination, probably ‘honey bees’ come to mind, or perhaps ‘bumblebees’. These bees are indeed important pollinating agents, but, as Athayde Tonhasca explains, many other insects contribute to this vital ecological service – particularly solitary … Continue reading
Posted in Species of the month
Tagged bees, bumblebees, mason bees, pollen, pollinators
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Coasting Through Summer
Our longest day is now behind us and flowers are appearing at many coastal sites, as well as woodlands. At Forvie National Nature Reserve, for example, you can now enjoy wild pansy and bird’s-foot trefoil in abundance, a mosaic of … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged bees, Botanical Society for the British Isles, Coast, flower recording, flowers, Forvie NNR, Great yellow bumblebee, John Muir, Lorne Gill, National Biodiversity Network, National Nature Reserve, Nature reserve, pea family, purple milk vetch, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, small blue, SNH, wild pansies
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