Tag Archives: NatureScot

A Gaelic View of ‘Wild’

Posted on August 5, 2022 by NatureScot

The Gaelic equivalent of the English word ‘rewilding’ is ‘ath-fhiadhachadh’. Roddy Maclean argues that the word, and the concept, sit comfortably within a Gaelic world-view. Continue reading →

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‘Ath-fhiadhachadh’ tro Shùilean nan Gàidheal

Posted on August 5, 2022 by NatureScot

Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ cumail a-mach gu bheil ‘ath-fhiadhachadh’ nàdarrach gu leòr mar bheachd-smuain agus mar fhacal Continue reading →

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Fairy Mountains of the Gàidhealtachd

Posted on July 6, 2022 by NatureScot

The word sìth for ‘fairy mountain’ is less frequent than its diminutive form sìthean, but it is to be found in the names of some significant and beautiful hills. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig Many readers will be aware that the … Continue reading →

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Sìthean na Gàidhealtachd

Posted on July 6, 2022 by NatureScot

Chan eil am facal sìth cho bitheanta ri a mheanbh-riochd, sìthean, ach tha e ri fhaicinn ann an ainmean grunn bheanntan brèagha. Read in English Bidh leughadairean gu leòr eòlach air an fhacal sìthean agus mar a bhios daoine a’ … Continue reading →

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LGBTQ+ Representation – Why Does it Matter?

Posted on June 30, 2022 by NatureScot

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 →

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From bog-sceptic to bog-enthusiast: the power of volunteering

Posted on June 7, 2022 by NatureScot

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 →

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Monitoring the not-so-common Common Crane in North East Scotland

Posted on June 1, 2022 by NatureScot

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 →

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The ‘Goose’ that Calls the Rain

Posted on May 27, 2022 by robyngaelic

In Gaelic tradition, the red-throated diver not only predicts rain but actually ‘calls it in’. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig A few months ago, I wrote a blog about birds whose behaviour – according to Gaelic tradition – might be used … Continue reading →

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‘Gèadh’ Ruadh an Uisge

Posted on May 27, 2022 by robyngaelic

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 →

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Case studies in rewilding and large-scale nature restoration

Posted on May 24, 2022 by NatureScot

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 →

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