New Year’s Resolutions for Wildlife
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It’s the last day of 2018 and we’re aiming to do all we can next year to make the world a better place for wildlife. People’s New Year’s resolutions tend …
2019 – a Special Year for Loch of the Lowes
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In these last short, dark days of 2018 we are looking forward to the start of the New Year with great anticipation. Will our pair of ospreys return to their …
A wild Christmas
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Wildlife is woven into the very core of Christmas culture. Whether you’re fully entering into the spirit, or channelling your inner Scrooge, admiring Scotland’s wildlife can help you get through …
Turning the tide for Scotland’s sea trout
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The drastic decline of Scotland’s sea trout makes them one of the Trust’s Priority Species. Alan Kettle-White from Argyll Fisheries Trust outlines the complex life-cycle of these fish, which face threats in …
Jonny Hughes: Science must come before the politics of sea fishing
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The annual round of EU fishing negotiations that concludes today in Brussels is a much less fractious affair than it was a decade ago. Nowadays ministers from EU Member States …
Winter Solstice: A time of darkness and light
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Today marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and one of our most ancient traditions dating back over 10,000 years. The name solstice comes from the Latin …
A field guide to the biodiversity benefits of beavers
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It is now a year since the Scottish Government signalled that work towards securing European Protection Status would begin in early 2018. So I feel disappointment that the year is …
The Nature Elves have Arrived
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Last weekend we kicked off the festive season with our elf training workshops – a Christmas event with a twist! First things first, the children learned all about animal footprints …
Changing Seasons
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There’s been quite a bit of change at Falls of Clyde these past few months. With our long-term Reserves Manager, Steve, and Ranger, Laura, moving on from their posts here, …
Climate Change: reflecting on a rocky year
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As this year’s Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) winds down, it’s an important time to reflect on two things: what the …