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The Lockdown Sessions – NatureScot’s virtual house band
During the early days of lockdown when most of us were just getting acquainted with Zoom, the NatureScot Virtual House Band was formed. Each in their own little corner of Scotland the musicians merged to entertain the troops with some … Continue reading
Posted in art, Nature in art, SNH, Staff profile, Uncategorized
Tagged art, Corvid-, Covid-19, lockdown, music, nature, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, technology
Career through a lens: my favourite photographic memories
Working with us for over forty-five years now, our celebrated NatureScot photographer, Lorne Gill, has seen many changes to Scotland’s countryside. The creation of the West Highland Way and several other long-distance routes, two National Parks and the reintroduction of … Continue reading
Posted in art, Nature in art, photography, Staff profile, Uncategorized
Tagged Lorne Gill, nature, naturephotography, NatureScot, photography, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Wildlife, wildlife photography
Aiteann – ceangal eadar Dà Dheoch / Juniper – a link between Gin and Whisky
Bidh daoine a’ ceangal aiteann ri sine ach air a’ Ghàidhealtachd tha am preas cuideachd ceangailte ri uisge-beatha / Juniper is intimately linked with gin but, in the Highlands of Scotland, it also has connections to whisky … Aiteann – … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, plants, Uncategorized
Tagged Folklore, Gaelic, Gin, juniper, nature, NatureScot, place names, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, whisky
Marvellous Mining Bees
The discovery of mining bees in Simon Ritchie‘s parents’ garden inspired him to read-up on these scarce burrowing insects. There are more than 1,300 species of mining bee around the world. However, only a fraction of these species are known … Continue reading
Posted in bees, gardens, Insects, National Nature Reserves, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Uncategorized
Tagged bees, buffish minining bee, gardens, insects, mining bees, nature, nature reserves, NatureScot, NNR, pollinators, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve
An dreathan-donn – eun beag leòmach / the wren – small and ‘conceited’
Ged a tha an dreathan-donn beag, gu dearbh chan eil e bog / The wren might be diminutive, but in Gaelic tradition, it has a high opinion of itself… An dreathan-donn – eun beag leòmach Ann am beul-aithris nan Gàidheal, … Continue reading
Posted in Beinn Eighe NNR, Birds, Folklore, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, Folklore, Gaelic, language, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, wren
Lockdown Nostalgia
Nature has helped many of us through the various challenges of the past few months. We’ve watched nature thrive through our screens and spent time observing life with fresh eyes and ears in our gardens and from windows. We’ve really … Continue reading
Posted in green health, Natural Health Service, Nature in art, paths, photography, plants, Uncategorized, urban nature, wild flowers, woodlands
Tagged Alan Cameron, biodiversity, Covid-19, daily walks, health, lockdown, Nairn, Natural Health Service, nature, NatureScot, photography, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, staylocal, walking
Tadpole Tails and Water Dragons
An overheard conversation between mother and child during a local stroll made Biodiversity Opportunities Adviser, Zeshan Akhter, wonder if lockdown is providing many people the time to look deeper into the nature that surrounds them… To convince myself the wider … Continue reading
Posted in amphibians, Uncategorized, urban nature, woodlands, Young people
Tagged amphibians, children, Covid-19, frogs, Glasgow, lockdown, nature, NatureScot, parenting, ponds, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, tadpoles, woodland, woods
World Environment Day: Your lockdown nature stories
In these unprecedented and difficult times, many of us have found solace in the natural world and a renewed interested in, and appreciation of, nature. We recently asked people to share with us some of their memorable stories and images … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity
Tagged biodiversity, Coronavirus, lockdown, nature, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, World Environment Day
Noticing change in times of uncertainty.
Chris Mackie is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport. His research is funded by Scottish Natural Heritage’s Magnus Magnusson studentship. In this post, he reflects on how the current situation can … Continue reading
Garden sanctuary
Suzanne McIntyre is missing the nature reserves she manages in the south of Scotland. But she’s discovered there’s a lot more life in her own back yard than she had realised, and that tuning in to nature in your garden can … Continue reading
Posted in bees, biodiversity, Birds, gardens, green health, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, garden life, garden sanctuary, gardens, lockdown, meditation, nature, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
