A month to never ever forget!
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What did I do this summer, you ask? I volunteered on Handa Island, an a-ma-zing wildlife reserve on the west coast of Scotland! For those not familiar with this small …
Young Leader Libby’s volunteering journey
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Libby Smith joined the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Young Leader programme in January 2021 after graduating in earth and marine sciences at university. She wanted to continue learning about wildlife and …
Journeys on Eigg
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Marco Dobson is a 19-year-old ecology student from North-West England who was one of our volunteer rangers on the Isle of Eigg during May to June 2023. He shares the …
National Marine Week 2023 – celebrating GenSea
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From the 22 July to the 6 August, The Wildlife Trusts (a federation of 46 independent wildlife conservation charities covering the whole of the UK) celebrated #NationalMarineWeek. The theme for …
Transparent burnets on Isle of Eigg
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Maya Saunders, a volunteer on the Isle of Eigg shares her butterfly and moth survey work to save some of our species who live on our western coasts. The transparent …
Handa Island- a photo blog
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A handful of staff were lucky enough to volunteer and explore Handa Island reserve for a week of manual labour, new friends, and tasty meals – all while getting a …
Rahoy Hills reserve golden eagles struggle to raise chicks
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Our ranger, Steve Hardy shares his experience of monitoring a remote golden eagle’s nest on our Rahoy Hills reserve in Morven where eagles are struggling to successfully raise their young. …
Response to People’s Plan for Nature
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust welcomes the People’s Plan for Nature, an initiative from WWF-UK, the RSPB, which has been developed through a two-phase participatory process. We applaud the move to …
The dangers of giant hogweed on your skin
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With the welcome return of summer comes the less welcome return of some invasive species, which include the difficult to control Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed and the potentially dangerous giant …
Clean Air Day: Exploring the Effects of Air Pollution on Wildlife
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Young Leader, Emma Eusebi has a written a blog for Clean Air Day in Scotland (15 June 2023) highlighting how air pollution is affecting wildlife. Air pollution can create significant …