Tag Archives: RSPB Scotland

Terrific Tern Rafts

Posted on September 7, 2022 by NatureScot

Thanks to a grant from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot, two tern rafts have been created at RSPB Scotland’s Loch of Spiggie nature reserve in Shetland. Today’s guest blog explains how these floating platforms are helping … 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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Our dear green spaces – let’s celebrate the Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival

Posted on May 21, 2018 by NatureScot

This year, RSPB Scotland is teaming up with partners and community gardens to celebrate Glasgow Garden Festival’s 30th Anniversary.  Scottish Natural Heritage are delighted to co-sponsor these celebrations.  Fiona Weir, RSPB Giving Nature a Home project manager, tells us why … Continue reading →

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What goes clatter, clatter, click, click, pop, pop in the woods?

Posted on April 6, 2017 by NatureScot

The capercaillie lekking season is upon us. Capercaillie Project Officer, Gareth Marshall gives us an insight into these extraordinary birds. Deep in the pre-dawn darkness of a spring-time pine forest, something is stirring. It’s still too dark to make out … Continue reading →

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Awards flowing in for the Lookout

Posted on June 21, 2016 by NatureScot

The Flows Lookout, a spectacular viewing tower in the midst of Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve in Sutherland, has just won no fewer than three national awards. The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Awards took place recently, and the … Continue reading →

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The capercaillie

Posted on May 1, 2015 by NatureScot

The capercaillie is the world’s largest grouse which, in Scotland, lives in open mature pinewoods. One of our most elusive birds it probably became extinct in Britain in the mid-18th century, largely due to the destruction of native woodland habitat.  … Continue reading →

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