Online event on Knapdale beavers
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust and Royal Zoological Society of Scotland are hosting an online event on Wednesday 28 October from 6:30pm to give a final update on the Scottish Beavers …
Trustees’ Awards for Volunteering 2020
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Our Trustees’ Awards for Volunteering celebrate the contribution of volunteers to the work of the Trust. These awards are presented every two years at our National Members’ Day and are …
Further action needed on Marine Protected Areas
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The Trust has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that a new Marine Protected Area, Europe’s largest, will be designated off the west coast of Scotland. However, there is a great …
Comment on Infrastructure Investment Plan
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The Trust has commented on the publication of the Scottish Government’s Infrastructure Investment Plan. Our Chief Executive Jo Pike said: “First and foremost, we welcome the Scottish Government’s decision to include natural …
Take part in the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey this autumn
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The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey returns for its second year this autumn. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels are calling on people all over Scotland to explore outdoors on the lookout for …
Coul Links decision should draw a line in the sand
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The Trust was surprised to learn that a new application has been made for a golf course at Coul Links in Sutherland. It is less than a year since these …
Pink-footed geese touch down at Montrose Basin
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The first pink-footed geese are arriving in small numbers at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve in Angus. These early birds are part of a mass-migration of hundreds …
Trust responds to Programme for Government
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Responding to the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government the Trust’s Chief Executive Jo Pike said: “We welcome the First Minister’s continued commitment to addressing the interlinked challenges of climate change …
Help Scotland’s beavers by recording your sightings
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), in partnership with the Mammal Society, are asking people to get involved with beaver conservation by reporting the …
Successful first season for Loch of the Lowes ospreys
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Ospreys LM12 and NC0 have successfully raised a chick in their first season as a breeding pair. The birds abandoned the regular nest at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre & Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire on 12 April, but continued to make occasional appearances on the …