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Spotted: Scottish wildcat sighted at Parliament
Vicky MacDonald is the Communications Coordinator for the Scottish Wildcat Action project. Here she gives us an insight into why this project is important and what their new website hopes to achieve. It’s not every day you get to wear … Continue reading
The Bog Squad in ACTION
Butterfly Conservation Scotland’s ‘Bog Squad’ is a volunteer task force, created to carry out rehabilitation works on damaged peatlands across Scotland’s Central Belt, with funding from our Peatland ACTION project. David Hill of Butterfly Conservation tells us more. Central Scotland … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Flanders Moss NNR, Flowers, Insects, National Nature Reserves, Projects, Soil, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, Bird, birds, bumblebees, butterflies, Butterfly Conservation Scotland, conservation, National Nature Reserve, nature, NNR, Peatland ACTION, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, The Bog Squad, volunteers, Wildlife
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Celebrating the joys and benefits of working in the field
The Year of Fieldwork aims to encourage schools and colleges across the country to celebrate learning outside of the classroom or laboratory, and the lifelong benefits and opportunities that this can provide. Iain Macdonald, from our Biodiversity Team, reminisces on … Continue reading
Newt homes for great crested Highlanders
In 2007 a Black Isle dog walker noticed a strange looking newt. A few months later, also on the Black Isle in the Highlands, a schoolboy discovered a great crested newt breeding site. Before this, there were only a dozen … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Uncategorized
Tagged amphibians, biodiversity, Black Isle, conservation, Forres, great crested newts, Highland, nature, newts, ponds, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Wildlife
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The prickly issue of Uists’ waders
It’s thought that just seven hedgehogs were introduced to South Uist in 1974 – to control slugs and snails in a domestic garden. Since then the invasive carnivores have spread across South Uist and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Birds, wildlife management
Tagged biodiversity, Bird, birds, Coast, conservation, dunlin, hedgehogs, lapwing, nest predation, redshank, ringed plover, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, snipe, waders, wildlife management
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Scotland’s Priority Marine Features – deep-sea sponge communities
Priority Marine Features (PMFs) are species and habitats that we consider to be conservation priorities in Scottish waters. Our coasts and seas are home to around 8,000 animal and plant species. The PMF list is used to help target future … Continue reading
A focus for Scottish wildcat action
A recent study highlighted six areas recommended as priorities for future wildcat conservation work in Scotland. The study comes as part of the Scottish Wildcat Conservation Action Plan, which aims to protect our best remaining wildcat populations. The report detected … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Projects, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, conservation, Highland, nature, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish wildcat, SNH, wildcat, Wildlife
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