Starting the 2023 Summer Season
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Let the Loch of the Lowes 2023 Season Begin! From (yesterday) Wednesday, 1st March, Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre will be open everyday from 10.30am to 5pm. Traditionally, March …
Birdsong And Connecting With The Seasons
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The Montrose Basin Visitor Centre is now open daily again, 10:30am-5pm, just in time for spotting lots of early signs of Spring! It’s only since properly tuning my ear into …
Installing new steps at Heathery Haven on Longhaven Cliffs Wildlife Reserve
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Rab Potter, Reserves Manager shares the technical details of installing a new flight of steps on our Longhaven Cliffs Wildlife Reserve in Aberdeenshire which had a steep gradient. These access …
Grading at Little Assynt Tree Nursery
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In this next blog, part of this series, we hear again from Tree Nursery Assistant Josie Gibberd on another main task happening over the winter season at Little Assynt Tree …
The importance of Riverfly monitoring
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In 2021, we set up a monitoring group at Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve to survey the River Clyde, running through the reserve, to get a picture of how healthy …
Pond mud snail conservation breeding programme
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In our Red Moss of Balerno reserve, a tiny, rare, and industrious waste recycler hides out in the mud at the bottom of unassuming peaty ponds, and the Royal Zoological …
Thank you European volunteers!
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Since 2014, the Trust has welcomed 66 long term volunteers with European Commission funding through its Youth in Action, European Voluntary Service and latterly, European Solidarity Corps programmes. These volunteers …
Dive into Scotland’s Living Seas webinar series
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Take a virtual dive into Scotland’s seas from the comfort of your couch! Get to know iconic marine species and the people protecting them. Did you know that Scotland’s marine …
Inspiring group-led development
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We are delighted to announce that the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Group have been awarded £15,000 for their ‘Ranging for Nature’ project thanks to a strong show of …
Red squirrels in the news this January
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Staff at Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS), a project led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and partners, have happily started to observe the first sightings of red squirrels emerging from …