Website
NatureScot
-
-
Recent Posts
- Peatlands – the jewels in Scotland’s crown March 9, 2023
- Happy World Seagrass Day from Scotland! March 1, 2023
- Wild Boars of Gaelic Legend February 24, 2023
- Tuirc nan Sgeulachdan air Aghaidh na Tìre February 24, 2023
- South on the right hand February 22, 2023
Categories
Archives
Tag Archives: seaweed
Nature’s Bounty in a Brùchd
Piles of seaweed thrown up by winter storms can add new elements to the forager’s basket Continue reading
Posted in autumn, beach, beaches, biodiversity, coastal, Folklore, foraging, Gaelic, History, Marine, NatureScot, sea life, Uncategorized, winter
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, seaweed
Leave a comment
Mathas na Mara à Brùchdan
Faodaidh brùchdan a’ gheamhraidh air a’ chladach feamainn bhlasta a chur ri daithead an rùrachair Continue reading
Posted in autumn, beach, beaches, biodiversity, coastal, Folklore, foraging, Gaelic, History, Marine, NatureScot, sea life, Uncategorized, winter
Tagged feamainn, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, seaweed
Leave a comment
Carragheen
Carragheen is a common and widely foraged seaweed in Gaelic Scotland, with a name that tells the forager where it can be found. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig Cairgein (also given as Carraigean) is a special seaweed in a Scottish Gaelic … Continue reading
An Cairgein – sàr-fheamainn
ʼS iomadh duine a bhios a’ cruinneachadh a’ chairgein air cladaichean creagach mar a bhiodh ar sinnsearan o shean. Read in English ʼS e an cairgein (no carraigean) feamainn shònraichte do na Gàidheil. Bidh feadhainn fhathast ga chruinneachadh airson silidh … Continue reading
Posted in foraging, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Carragheen, Carragheen pudding, Chondrus crispus, foraging, Gaelic, Hebrides, nature, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, seaweed, SNH, YCW2021
Leave a comment
Foraging Fortnight – a celebration of Scotland’s wild food
Elderberries, brambles, crab apples, hazelnuts and chanterelles are just some of the delicious wild finds of early autumn. The first Foraging Fortnight, supported mainly by EU LEADER funding, coincides with this season of abundance – it runs from 31st August … Continue reading
Posted in Festival, foraging, Fungi, mushrooms, Outdoor learning, plants, Rowan, SNH, Uncategorized, wild flowers, woodlands
Tagged f ungi, food, foraging, Foraging Fortnight, local food, Scotland's Natural Larder, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Wild Food Festival, seaweed, SNH, walks and talks, wild food
Leave a comment
Scotland's Nature 