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The Nature Elves have Arrived

Last weekend we kicked off the festive season with our elf training workshops – a Christmas event with a twist! First things first, the children learned all about animal footprints …

20 Dec 2018

Changing Seasons

There’s been quite a bit of change at Falls of Clyde these past few months. With our long-term Reserves Manager, Steve, and Ranger, Laura, moving on from their posts here, …

20 Dec 2018

Climate Change: reflecting on a rocky year

As this year’s Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) winds down, it’s an important time to reflect on two things: what the …

20 Dec 2018

Irvine? Where is that?

My volunteering with the Scottish Wildlife Trust is taking place in Irvine, a quiet town on the west coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The area …

19 Dec 2018

New report on the killing of birds of prey should spur action on wildlife crime

Our Director of Conservation Susan Davies explains why a new report on crimes against birds of prey highlights the need for targeted action including a new system of licensing for …

14 Dec 2018

Jonny Hughes: We need to act to save the Scottish wildcat

Of all Scotland’s wild mammals, the wildcat is perhaps the most elusive. I’ve only ever had a good sighting of one once – on the dunes at Coul Links in …

11 Dec 2018

Volunteering & amazing results at Handa Island

I would like to share my experience on Handa Island. My name is Erika and I am volunteering with the Scottish Wildlife Trust on an Erasmus+ funded European Voluntary Service …

11 Dec 2018

What is our winter wildlife up to?

We grow accustomed to the thought that animals are at their most active in the spring and summer, but this isn’t necessarily true for all. Indeed one of our most …

6 Dec 2018

Working to improve standards in aquaculture

Scotland’s salmon farming industry covers a vast area – there are over 200 farms located in coastal waters along the west coast, the Outer Hebrides, Orkney, and Shetland. It has …

4 Dec 2018

Jonny Hughes: What do the next 100 years of Scottish forestry have in store?

Almost one year after the end of the Great War, on 1 September 1919, an act of parliament established the Forestry Commission. The new body was given responsibility for afforestation, producing …

4 Dec 2018