Taking a Closer Look: The Magic of Moss
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Often thought of as a very simple plant, mosses are frequently overlooked. Here at the Falls of Clyde we have recorded around 100 species of moss. This high biodiversity in …
These are a few of my favourite things…so far
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I started my new role as Visitor Centre Assistant on Monday 4/3/19. When I started I honestly knew next to nothing about birds and other wildlife around Montrose, but over …
LM12 arrives to a warm Scottish welcome
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I’m sure many of you have caught up with the flurry of social media activity at the weekend, heralding the arrival of our regular breeding male osprey LM12 on Friday …
The Apocalypse of Small Things
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Discussions of wildlife losses often concentrate on the relatively big things, from red squirrels to wildcats, and the picture that paints is worrying enough. But according to new, comprehensive research, …
Never Go Back – why we need non-regression to be embedded in Scots law
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“I will fight any attempt to ‘turn back the clock’ on standards of environmental protection”, pledged Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham in the aftermath of the EU referendum. Environmental charities from …
Jonny Hughes: Calls for goosander culls are ducking a bigger problem
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Goosanders are no ordinary ducks. For a start they have a habit of nesting in trees and, at well over half a metre long, they are much bigger than the …
February in Ayrshire
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It was such a cold, snowy start to February, visiting the reserves and carrying out patrol reports in such wintry conditions is just as enjoyable as other times of the …
Living Cities: Taking swift action in Stanley
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The Trust’s Living Cities publication outlines practical actions that can be taken to embed nature into the urban environment. In this guest blog, Elspeth Coutts from Stanley Swift Project explains how a …
Jonny Hughes: Why we need to talk about synthetic biology
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It is already four years since Chinese researchers became the first to edit genes in a human embryo and now three months since the geneticist He Jiankui created global controversy …
Farewell to the Highlands
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I can’t believe how time has flown away, I am near the end of my placement. However, before I say goodbye, I would like to tell you how I spent …