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On a hide to nothing…how to remove a bird hide from the middle of a wetland.
Our NatureScot student placement scheme provides great opportunities for recent graduates to get invaluable work experience that puts their new skills into practice. Countryside Management graduate Fraser Wilson continues his series of posts about his work as a National Nature Reserve Assistant, helping to maintain … Continue reading
Posted in National Nature Reserves, Staff profile, Uncategorized, Young people
Tagged bird hide, birds, Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock NNR, Fraser Wilson, National Nature Reserve, nature, NatureScot, NNR, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, student placement, work experience, Young people, Young Scots
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Caerlaverock litter-clearing
Our NatureScot student placement scheme provides great opportunities for recent graduates to get invaluable work experience that puts their new skills into practice. In his second post about the work of a National Nature Reserve assistant, Countryside Management graduate Fraser … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, coastal, graduate placement, marine pollution, National Nature Reserves, Uncategorized, Young people
Tagged Caerlaverock, countryside management, Fraser Wilson, graduates, litter, marine litter, National Nature Reserve, NatureScot, NNR, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, student placement
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#YCW2020 A Day in the Life – Nature Reserve Officer Adam Murphy
During the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020, we’ll be joining SNH staff across Scotland who work in a huge variety of roles along our shorelines and waterways to gain an insight into the important and varied work they do … Continue reading
A hard day’s fun on Caerlaverock NNR
After frequently commenting that they never get out of the office, the Dumfries Admin Team (both called Susan) were finally let loose for the day on Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve. Susan Hepburn tells us what they got up to … … Continue reading
Posted in coastal, National Nature Reserves, SNH, Staff profile, Uncategorized, Volunteering
Tagged beach clean, Caerlaverock, marine litter, NNR, Scottish National Heritage, SNH
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Rare sighting at Caerlaverock
Visitors to WWT Caerlaverock on Saturday 20th January were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a rare celebrity sighting, as comedian and musician, Bill Bailey dropped in to do a spot of bird watching and enjoy the view. Bill … Continue reading
Holding the forts at Caerlaverock
The barnacle geese and whooper swans can see them as they fly in from the northlands: the patterns of mud, merse and channel where the fertile lands of Caerlaverock meet the waters of the Nith and the salt of the … Continue reading
Caerlaverock, great at any time
With the passing of the winter solstice, the days may be getting longer, but they aren’t yet much warmer. A visit to Caerlaverock at this time of year will however warm the spirits and guarantee seeing big flocks of barnacle … Continue reading
Posted in National Nature Reserves
Tagged Caerlaverock, geese, merse, starlings, waders, wildfowl
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