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LGBTQ+ Representation – Why Does it Matter?
Bethia Pearson, Practical Placement at Loch Leven National Nature Reserve and member of NatureScot’s LGBTQ+ Staff Network, shares her thoughts on why representation is important in conservation and on our nature reserves. Why does it matter? I don’t care what … Continue reading
From bog-sceptic to bog-enthusiast: the power of volunteering
To celebrate Volunteers’ Week, we asked David McCulloch, a volunteer at our Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve (NNR), to give us an insight into his volunteering experiences with NatureScot. I started volunteering for NatureScot in 2015, after taking early retirement. … Continue reading
Posted in Flanders Moss NNR, Volunteering
Tagged bog life, Flanders Moss NNR, nature, NatureScot, Raised bog, Volunteering
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Monitoring the not-so-common Common Crane in North East Scotland
Today, we welcome back guest blogger and ace photographer Ron Macdonald, who takes us on an amazing visual and auditory journey following common cranes in North East Scotland, as he volunteers for RSPB to help monitor and understand this recovering … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Birds, citizen science, Ecology, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, birds, common crane, nature, NatureScot, North East Scotland, RSPB Scotland
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‘Gèadh’ Ruadh an Uisge
Bidh an learga-ruadh ‘ag èigheachd air an uisge’, co-dhiù a rèir beul-aithris. Read in English Beagan mhìosan air ais, sgrìobh mi blog mu eòin a bhios ag innse dhuinn mun aimsir romhainn, co-dhiù ann am beul-aithris nan Gàidheal. Bidh an … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, Scotland
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Case studies in rewilding and large-scale nature restoration
Many of us have heard about ‘rewilding’. There are some excellent examples of exciting rewilding projects in Scotland, such as on our Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve. Rewilding is about working with natural processes, guided by people at least in … Continue reading
The five ingredients to a happier and healthier life revealed!
Green Health Week – the annual Scottish mental health and wellbeing campaign offers the perfect opportunity to reflect on the therapeutic effects of being in nature, writes Claire Williams. For me, volunteering with NatureScot at Loch Leven National Nature Reserve … Continue reading
Posted in green health
Tagged Green Health Week, mental health, Natural Health Service, nature
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Lus buidhe Bealltainn
Tha na Gàidheil fhathast a’ comharrachadh na Bealltainn, co-dhiù le bhith ag ainmeachadh a’ chiad latha dhen Chèitean mar ‘Latha Buidhe Bealltainn’. Tha ‘buidhe’ an dà chuid na chomharra de dhath agus de dheagh fhortan (canaidh sinn ‘nach buidhe dhut’ … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, May, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Bird photography – do I need a licence?
In our latest blog, we take a look at bird photography and the issues that people need to consider to ensure they stay within the law and don’t disturb wildlife. The explosion in digital photography and associated technology in the … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
Tagged best practice, bird photography, birds, disturbance, nature, NatureScot, photography
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Celebrating our Machair
It’s fitting that even English speakers use a Gaelic word for a habitat that is such an icon of the Gàidhealtachd. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig In the dark depths of winter, perhaps it’s appropriate to remind ourselves of the light … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, machair, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, Gaelic, Habitats, Hebrides, machair, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Uists, Western Isles
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Machraichean Bòidheach na h-Alba
Tha am facal ‘machair’ cho sònraichte ʼs gu bheil e air tighinn a-steach don Bheurla. Read in English Tha e math aig an àm seo dhen bhliadhna, nuair a tha na làithean dorch agus a’ ghrian ìosal, a bhith a’ … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, machair, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, crofting, Gaelic, habitat, Hebrides, machair, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Western Isles
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