My Year of Birdlife at Montrose Basin

Twelve months ago, I became a volunteer for the Scottish Wildlife Trust here at Montrose Basin. In this post I would like to share my experiences of the more unusual

Winter time at Loch of the Lowes

On 1st November, Loch of the Lowes moved into winter mode! Our opening times now are 10.30am-4pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday with slightly lower admission charges during these short, dark

Living Cities: Overstep the line

The Trust’s Living Cities publication outlines practical actions that can be taken to embed nature into the urban environment. Deryck Irving, Acting Chief Executive of the Central Scotland Green Network Trust

Bats and Halloween

Bats have long had an associated with the festival of Halloween. But why do these harmless furry flying mammals conjure up such notions of the supernatural? There are a number

A little break while volunteering

Scotland, what a wonderful country! I always find ways to be amazed by this country, people and landscapes. I’ve been volunteering with the Scottish Wildlife Trust for six months now

A summer internship in Ayrshire

Throughout my internship I’ve gradually settled into the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s routine, even though we tend to do different things every week. I have a new found appreciation on the

Bee-education

On a crisp and sunny morning, myself Nick and Catherine of the Scottish Wildlife Trust People and Wildlife Team headed out of Edinburgh to Fife to visit Burntisland Primary School

Wellbeing and walking: finding new routes

It’s widely accepted that interacting with nature can improve your mental health. In this guest article, Graham Morgan describes his personal experiences of this to mark World Mental Health Day

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