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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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Birds of Premonition
The Gaels traditionally viewed some bird behaviours as predictors of future events… Leugh ann an Gàidhlig Birds are active creatures whose lives intertwine regularly with our own. Some of our avian friends even make their homes in and around our … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Folklore, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, omens, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, superstitions
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Eòin nam Manaidhean
ʼS iomadh eun a dh’innseas dhuinn dè tha romhainn … Read in English Tha na ceanglaichean eadar eòin agus daoine gu math làidir. Nach tuirt ar sinnsearan gum b’ e Linn an Àigh nuair a bha Gàidhlig aig na h-eòin?! … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Folklore, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, Folklore, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, omens, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, superstitions
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Land of Falling Water
‘Eas’ in the Gaelic landscape marks a named waterfall Leugh ann an Gàidhlig There must be thousands of waterfalls cascading off mountains in the Scottish Highlands, most of which are marked on our maps with the simple English label ‘waterfall’. … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged entymology, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, place names, Roddy Maclean, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, waterfalls
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Tìr nan Easan ʼs nan Steall
ʼS iomadh eas a chithear air a’ Ghàidhealtachd, agus tha ainmean sònraichte air feadhainn dhiubh. Read in English Feumaidh gu bheil na mìltean de dh’easan ann an Alba mhòr bheanntach an uisge ach mar as trice chan fhaicear air a’ … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged entymology, Gaelic, History, maps, nature, NatureScot, place names, Roddy Maclean, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, waterfalls
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Bho Bheul an Eòin
Tha cruthachadh ainmean ùra Gàidhlig airson cuid de lusan is ainmhidhean ùra na h-Alba aig teis-meadhan pròiseact com-pàirteachaidh air leth a tha a’ faighinn taic le NatureScot agus Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Read in English Tha am pròiseact, Bho Bheul an … Continue reading
Posted in art, Gaelic, Nature in art, plants
Tagged art, art in nature, birds, flowers, Gaelic, names, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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From The Bird’s Mouth
Giving Gaelic names to some of Scotland’s newly arrived nature is at the heart of a unique partnership project, supported by NatureScot and Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig The project, Bho Bheul an Eòin (From The Bird’s Mouth), … Continue reading
Posted in art, Gaelic, Nature in art, plants
Tagged Gaelic, MOD, MOD21, names, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, wild flowers
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Warrior’s Friendship
Valerian is a plant long utilised by herbalists in the Gàidhealtachd and beyond. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig I have written previously in this blog about how the meadowsweet is known in Gaelic tradition as a plant that once soothed the … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, plants, wild flowers
Tagged Folklore, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, plants, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Valerian, wild flowers
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Carthan Curaidh
Tha an lus seo aithnichte do lighichean luibheach air a’ Ghàidhealtachd agus tìrean cèin. Read in English Tha mi air sgrìobhadh mu-thràth mu dheidhinn an luis ris an canar Crios Chù Chulainn a tha aithnichte mar meadowsweet ann am Beurla. … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, plants, Uncategorized, wild flowers
Tagged Folklore, Gaelic, Gaelic language, laverian, nature, NatureScot, plants, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Valeriana officinalis, wild flowers
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Tentsmuir and the road to net-zero
You have all heard the term ‘net-zero’ but what does this actually mean and how can we achieve this? Tentsmuir NNR Student Placement, Andrew Black, tells us about what’s happening at the reserve as they play their role in achieving … Continue reading
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