Why are there so many spiders in autumn?
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Regular guest blogger and wildlife photographer Daryl Smith shares some facts about the spiders in your home, and explains why you may have seen a lot more of them in …
Autumn at Loch of the Lowes
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With a crunch underfoot, we walk across the fallen leaves, no longer bright green, but an array of colours from red, to orange and yellow. The days are now getting …
Catching beavers in Knapdale Forest
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In this guest blog Róisin Campbell-Palmer, beaver fieldworker and former Field Operations Manager with the Scottish Beaver Trial details what’s involved in catching beavers to check on their health and …
Montrose Magpies – a wildlife perspective
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The magpies of Montrose have always been a bit of a mystery – despite being widespread across the UK, it was only recently that we started recording them on the …
Collecting seeds to plant trees
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“Time has flown by” is a phrase I have been hearing a lot recently. And I can’t help but agree when I see the beautiful autumnal colours starting to appear. …
Why do we call them ‘skeins’ of geese?
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The autumn equinox has just passed, but the unmistakable ‘heralds of autumn’ were making their voices heard well before that. People across Scotland heard their first pink-footed geese of the …
Where have all the capitals gone?
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When the Scottish Government’s independent Advisory Group on Economic Recovery reported back in June, we welcomed their recommendation that Scotland should use the four capitals approach, viewing the economy through the pillars of economic capital (financial and physical …
Programme for Government: A missed opportunity for nature
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The annual Programme for Government is an opportunity for the Scottish Government to set out its priorities for the year ahead. With May’s Scottish Parliament elections approaching quickly there is …
Up and Running Again!
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We are delighted to be open to visitors again and looking forward to welcoming you through the doors! This is a wee update about our ospreys and some changes to …
The re-opening of our visitor centres
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The journey towards re-opening was a challenging – but rewarding – one for the visitor centre teams across Scotland. It took a huge amount of planning from people all across …