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Winter walks for International Mountain Day
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is encouraging people to celebrate International Mountain Day with a visit to one of Scotland’s stunning nature reserves. Some of our finest mountains lie within these special areas, and while the high tops may be restricted … Continue reading
Beauty and innovation at Beinn Eighe NNR
George Winter, from Derby, recently spent 4 months volunteering at Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. However, this was far from his first time volunteering for outdoor work! Here he tells us about how his passion for the Scottish Highlands grew … Continue reading
Dragons of Beinn Eighe
I was tempted to title this article ‘Dragons of Wester Ross’, but didn’t want to mislead Game of Thrones fans. Alas, the dragons I shall be discussing here are not the mythical, fire-breathing reptiles of the imaginary land of Westeros, … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity
Tagged Beinn Eighe, biodiversity, damselfly, dragonfly, National Nature Reserve, NNR, Scottish Natural Heritage
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Beinn Eighe
Douglas Gibson works at our Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. Sometimes people stop him and ask “What do you actually DO on that reserve? Wonder no more, here Douglas lifts the lid on some fairly typical activities. A visitor quite … Continue reading
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
Dick Balharry
With the recent death of Dick Balharry we lost a friend, colleague and formidable champion of wild land. A largely self-taught naturalist, Dick was created a MBE in 1996, and received an Honorary Doctorate in Science from Abertay University in … Continue reading
Fresh new look at Beinn Eighe
Our refurbished Beinn Eighe Visitor Centre will open from Easter to October this year. As Fergus MacNeill reveals, this is the ideal time to sample the delights on offer at Beinn Eighe and Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve. Why … Continue reading
Species of the month
Pine marten Seldom seen, the pine marten is a furred woodland dweller that likes to make its moves by night. It was pushed to the brink of UK extinction in the past through human persecution and loss of habitat, and … Continue reading
Valuable volunteers
The role of volunteers on our National Nature Reserves is a highly valuable one. Richard Carpenter and Liz Knowles are working at our Beinn Eighe Reserve in Wester Ross for three weeks and have agreed to give us a couple … Continue reading
Posted in National Nature Reserves
Tagged Beinn Eighe, black-throated diver, Kenny Nelson, Kinlochewe, Loch Maree, Torridon, Volunteering
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Fish-bones and Apricot jam-tarts
Hidden Treasures – part two. Sandy Coppins is an internationally recognised lichen expert and we are delighted that she has agreed to pen a two-part blog for us. In part one (published last week) Sandy explained what lichens are, now … Continue reading
Posted in Fungi, National Nature Reserves
Tagged Beinn Eighe, heather, lichens, pine, rocks, Sandy Coppins, uplands
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