First osprey egg laid at Loch of the Lowes reserve
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The female osprey nesting at the Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve near Dunkeld has laid her first egg of the season. The egg was laid at 12:52am today. …
Female osprey returns to loch of the lowes
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Staff and volunteers at the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Scotland's leading nature conservation charity, are delighted that a female osprey has returned to Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve, near Dunkeld, …
Heritage Lottery boost for red squirrel project
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Leading environmental charity, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels’ Developing Community Action project. The project aims …
University of Edinburgh joins Edinburgh Living Landscape
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A ground-breaking initiative aiming to make Edinburgh the best city in Europe to live in by 2050 is welcoming the University of Edinburgh as its newest partner. Edinburgh Living Landscape …
Charities back strengthening deer management measures in Land Reform Bill
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A group of environmental charities are supporting the call by an SNP member of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee, Michael Russell MSP, for deer management in Scotland …
Funding boost from players of People’s Postcode Lottery
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The Trust is to benefit from an extra £25,000 from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The ‘Impact Award’ will help the Scottish Wildlife Trust identify new ways of increasing the impact …
Cumbernauld Living Landscape National Lottery boost for Natural Connections project
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The Cumbernauld Living Landscape has launched a new project – “Engaging Communities to Enhance Urban Greenspaces” – thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project, now known …
Call to ban bee-harming pesticides in Scotland
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Leading environmental charities, the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Buglife, have joined forces to call for a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, which harm bees and wild pollinators, to be banned …
Cattle grazing near Arthur's Seat for Save Our Magnificent Meadows
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The Trust is using a herd of Shetland cattle at one of its Edinburgh reserves to tackle the decline of species-rich grasslands. As part of Save Our Magnificent Meadows, a …
Trust event in Irvine to mark National Tree Week
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The Trust is kicking off National Tree Week by holding a special tree planting event at their Shewalton Wood wildlife reserve in Irvine on Saturday 28 November. Shewalton Wood is …