Fun family-friendly waterside activities
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We recently launched our series of Discovery Den Activity Packs! Each pack is aimed at ages 8 to 12 and follows one of three habitats – Woodland, Coastal or Freshwater. …
Diving into Scotland’s first Snorkel Festival
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Between 27-29 June, we were delighted to plunge into Scotland’s seas to celebrate Scotland’s first Snorkel Festival! This exciting, first of its kind event was led by the Berwickshire Marine …
Meadow monitoring: an annual health check for a threatened habitat
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As many people know, wildflower meadows are an incredibly important habitat in the UK – and also one of the most threatened. Nearly all of the UK’s wildflower-rich meadows have …
The Wildlife of Eigg – A closer look
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We recently featured a blog from Eleanor, one of our volunteers on the Isle of Eigg. The blog included some wonderful photos so we’ve created this gallery so you can …
The Wildlife of Eigg
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In this blog, we hear from Eleanor Rose Daniel-McKeigue, one of our volunteers on the Isle of Eigg, about some of the wildlife on the island and the work that …
Return to Rahoy
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We recently featured the story of a resident golden eagle nest on our Rahoy Hills Wildlife Reserve. Nestled in the wilds of the Morvern Peninsula, Rahoy Hills is home to …
A Journey of Learning for First Time Breeding Osprey Pair
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Recap – Failure of Second Egg Like many things this season, the events surrounding the osprey nest at Loch of the Lowes have been complex and curious, including the loss …
An adventure at Inverbroom
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In this guest blog, we hear from Scottish Wildlife Trust member and volunteer, John Knox. John recently ventured to Inverbroom, a site acquired by the Trust earlier this year, to …
A snapshot of biodiversity at Dumbarnie Links
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On 21 June, volunteers and visitors gathered at Dumbarnie Links – a coastal grassland reserve in the East Neuk of Fife – for a BioBlitz-style day of wildlife spotting and …
30 Years of Volunteering
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Joanna Peaker is the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Visitor Centre Site Manager at Montrose Basin. Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Montrose Basin Visitor Centre, having first opened to …