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Very superstitious – nature and folklore in the spotlight
Explore Scotland’s natural environment and you will soon discover that it is packed full of folklore and superstition. Down through the years a close connection with nature led people to interpret its signs and symbols in many weird and wonderful ways. … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore
Tagged Folklore, heather, magpies, mushrooms, nature, Rowan, Scottish Natural Heritage, seals, SNH, superstition, traditions
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Species of the month – mycorrhizal fungi – a 400 million year partnership
When early plants started to colonise the land, 410 to 440 million years ago, they had a problem. While the nutrients they needed to grow moved to them in the water, on land they had to move to the nutrients. … Continue reading
Species of the month – heather
The name is so closely associated with Scotland that it seems part of the very fabric of the nation. Whisky, bagpipes, red deer stags, porridge, heather: each might seem to have aspects of cliché or stereotype about them, but each … Continue reading
Posted in Species of the month
Tagged bell heather, common heather, heather, ling, muirburn
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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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