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Enhanced Shepherding: Working together to find solutions to a complex issue
Lambing season on Scotland’s hills can be a challenging time for farmers and crofters. In this guest blog we hear from Freya King from Skye who has been delivering enhanced shepherding supported by the Sea Eagle Management Scheme, a measure … Continue reading
Sgeul Allt a’ Bhradain / The Story of the Salmon’s Burn
Tha mòr-sgeul air cùl ainm-àite inntinneach ann an Loch Abar / A sadly fulfilled prophecy lies behind a fishy place-name in Lochaber … Bàs Gormshuil agus Allt a’ Bhradain ’S dòcha gu bheil e na iongnadh do chuid nach eil … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, SNH, Uncategorized, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
Tagged #YCW2020, Highlands, legend, NatureScot, place names, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Natural Heritage, Skye, slamon, SNH
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The Schools Hebridean Society – the Hebrides through young eyes
Our Principal Adviser on Biodiversity, Des Thompson, recalls the outstanding work of a small organisation operating in the Hebrides, and the influences of one of its Honorary Advisers, the Dean of Windsor. A Christmas round-robin from a former colleague, Jo … Continue reading
Posted in National Nature Reserves, Projects
Tagged Colonsay, Harris, Jura, Lewis, Mingulay, Raasay, Rum, Schools Hebridean Society, SHS, Skye, South Uist
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Skye – the island that keeps on giving
Not for the first time Skye has been the focus of a major find of Jurassic-period fossils. This time it is a new species of marine reptile that has excited palaeontologists; previously remains of one of the world’s oldest turtles … Continue reading
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