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I’ll Walk 500 Miles
It’s 5am and time for Yvonne Ferguson to rise and take her Border collie, Jess, out for a walk before she sets out from Collieston, 15 miles north of Aberdeen to Newburgh, walking four miles across the wide expanse of … Continue reading
Short-eared owls dazzle at Forvie
Our guest blog this week is written by our SNH former colleague, Ron Macdonald. Now retired from the day job, Ron is still staying busy, chairing the North East Biological Records Centre and serves on the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Conservation … Continue reading
Help keep our seal pups safe
Part of the Ythan Estuary has been proposed for designation by Marine Scotland as an official seal haul out site. This designation gives protection to the seals by providing safe areas for them when hauled out on land. So what … Continue reading
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Tagged Forvie NNR, grey seal, Scottish Natural Heritage, Ythan Estuary
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SNH people – Alison Matheson
In the first of our series of posts highlighting the great variety of work people do within SNH, Alison Matheson, Policy and Advice Officer, based in our Inverness office, tells us about her job. Why did you want to work for SNH … Continue reading
Are we seeing a return of the humpback whale to Scottish waters?
Over the summer and autumn I’ve enjoyed the thrill of watching two humpback whales feeding and breaching off the Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire. Is this a one-off or are we seeing a wider population recovery in … Continue reading
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Tagged Forvie NNR, humpback whale, marine life, Scottish Natural Heritage, Ythan Estuary
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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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