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A Gaelic View of ‘Wild’
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
Posted in Gaelic, Rewilding, Uncategorized, woodlands
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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‘Ath-fhiadhachadh’ tro Shùilean nan Gàidheal
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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Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage
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Fairy Mountains of the Gàidhealtachd
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
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Sìthean na Gàidhealtachd
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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Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Scotland’s Landscape Monitoring Programme
Publication of three new indicators: Urban Greenspace, Local Landscape Areas and Urban Vacant & Derelict Land Background Our landscapes can make a significant contribution to the way we live and our overall wellbeing. Importantly they contribute to biodiversity and climate change … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape Monitoring, Uncategorized
Tagged Landscape, Landscape Indicators, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Case studies in rewilding and large-scale nature restoration
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
Yellow plant of Beltane
The marsh marigold is a vivid reminder of the close links between Gaelic culture and the Scottish seasons, as Ruairidh MacIlleathain explains. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig The day that starts the summer, now the first of May, is still known … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Folklore, Gaelic
Tagged flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, May, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Lus buidhe Bealltainn
Tha na Gàidheil fhathast a’ comharrachadh na Bealltainn, co-dhiù le bhith ag ainmeachadh a’ chiad latha dhen Chèitean mar ‘Latha Buidhe Bealltainn’. Tha ‘buidhe’ an dà chuid na chomharra de dhath agus de dheagh fhortan (canaidh sinn ‘nach buidhe dhut’ … Continue reading
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Tagged flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, May, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Nathraichean Nimhe is Gliocais
Tha àite mòr aig an nathair ann am beul-aithris nan Gàidheal Read in English Bha na seann Ghàidheil gu math measail air tòimhseachain, agus seo eisimpleir de a leithid, ged nach bi e furasta do dhaoine anns an latha an-diugh … Continue reading
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Adders of Poison and Wisdom
Adders have a significant place in Gaelic folklore Leugh ann an Gàidhlig The old Gaels were very fond of puzzles, and here’s an example of one whose solution might not be immediately obvious to the modern eye or ear: Tha … Continue reading
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