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The prickly issue of Uists’ waders

It’s thought that just seven hedgehogs were introduced to South Uist in 1974 – to control slugs and snails in a domestic garden. Since then the invasive carnivores have spread across South Uist and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. Today, … Continue reading

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Wonderful Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

Today we feature a guest blog from Tom Cunningham our Reserve Manager at Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve. Tom has worked at Tentsmuir for 17 years and few people know the reserve as well as our popular warden. Here he talks us … Continue reading

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