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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
Helping Orkney’s Native Wildlife Thrive
The Orkney Islands, just off the north east coast of Scotland, are home to priceless natural heritage and it’s this unique environment that the Orkney Native Wildlife Project protects. Although the combined land area of the 70 islands is less … Continue reading
#CycleForNature – The Northern Isles
Half way through the final leg of her epic active travel challenge, the end is almost in sight now for Francesca. Today in her penultimate #CycleForNature blog post she tells us about her visit to the Northern Isles. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Access, active travel, coastal, Community engagement, Cycle for Nature, cycling, Dogs, paths, Projects, Shetland, SNH, Staff profile, Uncategorized
Tagged active travel, cyclefornature, Lerwick, mental health, Northern Isles, Orkney, Shetland, SNH
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An Orkney reflection
Simon W. Hall is a prizewinning author and freelance writer who lives in Evie, Orkney. As well as being interested in Scottish language and literature, he is a keen observer of the nature on his doorstep. He is our guest … Continue reading
Species of the month – lions of the sea
Any guess what this is? It is, of course, a star-forming region in the carina nebula, courtesy of NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). How about this? Imagine a sunny warm day … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Marine, sea life, Species of the month, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, Coast, diving, images, jellyfish, leatherback, lion's mane, marine survey, nature, Orkney, photography, Scappa Flow, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SCUBA diving, SNH, turtles, Wildlife
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Species of the Month – corncrake
The sound of corncrakes calling on summer nights was once a feature of meadows across Scotland. But both flower-rich grasslands and corncrakes have become scarce. For more than 40 years, Scotland has been home to almost all the corncrakes that … Continue reading
Posted in Species of the month
Tagged Benbecula, Coll, Corncrake, North Uist, Orkney, Outer Hebrides, South Uist, Tiree
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Species of the month – Scottish primrose
This small plant is one of the very few species found in Scotland and nowhere else in the world. Within Scotland, it grows in only a small part of the north mainland coast and some of the islands in Orkney. … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Species of the month
Tagged flowers, northern Scotland, Orkney, Scottish primrose, Yesnaby
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A Scots-Orcadian take on Eynhallow
Our guest blogger today is Dr. Simon Hall, who has provided a posting written in Orcadian/Scots. Simon works as a teacher in Orkney and is currently seconded to Education Scotland as Scots Language Coordinator. His piece focuses on the marine … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Tagged Education Scotland, Eynhallow, Orcadian, Orkney, Scots language, Simon Hall
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