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- Nature’s Bounty in a Brùchd November 23, 2022
- Mathas na Mara à Brùchdan November 23, 2022
- The Business of Scotland’s Natural Larder November 14, 2022
- Protecting Orkney’s voles November 11, 2022
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Nature’s Bounty in a Brùchd
Piles of seaweed thrown up by winter storms can add new elements to the forager’s basket Continue reading
Posted in autumn, beach, beaches, biodiversity, coastal, Folklore, foraging, Gaelic, History, Marine, NatureScot, sea life, Uncategorized, winter
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, seaweed
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Mathas na Mara à Brùchdan
Faodaidh brùchdan a’ gheamhraidh air a’ chladach feamainn bhlasta a chur ri daithead an rùrachair Continue reading
Posted in autumn, beach, beaches, biodiversity, coastal, Folklore, foraging, Gaelic, History, Marine, NatureScot, sea life, Uncategorized, winter
Tagged feamainn, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, seaweed
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Protecting Orkney’s voles
Today, we have a fascinating guest post from Ann Cockerton, who until recently was the Orkney Native Wildlife Project communications manager. Our annual wildlife monitoring surveys concluded last month with the completion of the Orkney vole surveys. The Orkney vole … Continue reading
Ainmhidh Gnù na Gealaich Bhuidhe
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ toirt sùil air a’ bhroc ann am beul-aithris, litreachas agus eòlas-tìre nan Gàidheal Continue reading
Posted in autumn, badger, Folklore, Gaelic, NatureScot, poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged broc, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NàdarAlba
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Safe and Sustainable Mushroom Foraging
Thinking of mushroom foraging? Check out this blog for tips on a sustainable – and tasty – foraging experience Continue reading
Posted in foraging, Fungi, mushrooms, Uncategorized
Tagged foraging, Fungi, nature, NatureScot, walking
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Two Basking Fish of the West Highland summer
Roddy Maclean shares his enthusiasm for two amazing summer visitors to our waters Continue reading
Posted in basking shark, coastal, Gaelic, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot
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Dà Iasg Bhlianaidh an t-Samhraidh
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain ag innse dhuinn mu dhà iasg-siubhail iongantach a thig a dh’uisgeachan na h-Alba as t-samhradh Continue reading
Posted in basking shark, coastal, Gaelic, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot
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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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