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Three years working as a Visitor Centre Assistant at Loch of the Lowes

As my third season working as a Visitor Centre Assistant at Loch of the Lowes draws to an end, I have been thinking about all the fantastic experiences I have …

10 Dec 2021

Seven ways the Scottish Government can show international leadership in tackling the climate and biodiversity crises

The Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15), the governing body of the Convention on Biological Diversity will set the post-2020 global biodiversity framework for the next decade. Originally expected to take place …

30 Nov 2021

Reflecting on my education placement at Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre

Volunteer Julie shares her experience of undertaking a summer placement at Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre I’m currently studying Environmental Science with Outdoor Education at the University of Stirling and …

24 Nov 2021

Heading into Winter at Lowes

What a difference a day makes! On Friday, 19th Nov, the temperature at Lowes was around 15C degrees, with thick drifting mist obscuring everything beyond a hundred or so feet …

21 Nov 2021

Greening Scotland’s transport networks is vital to solving the climate crisis

Today’s theme at COP26 is transport. The way we travel has major impacts on the natural environment, while itself being affected by climate change. Rebekah Strong looks at how nature can be integrated …

10 Nov 2021

How nature-based solutions can help boost gender equality

Delving further into the implications of nature-based solutions, Rebekah Strong, Nature-based Solutions Policy Adviser, looks at the possible impact on gender equality and the benefits that nature-based solutions can have on wider community …

9 Nov 2021

How nature-based solutions can help to tackle biodiversity loss

Nature is in focus today at COP26. Nature-Based Solutions Policy Adviser Rebekah Strong states the obvious – that nature-based solutions benefit nature – while looking at how people and biodiversity …

6 Nov 2021

How protecting and restoring nature can help to tackle climate change

With COP26 underway, Nature-based Solutions Policy Adviser Rebekah Strong looks at how protecting and restoring nature can help to achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement, keeping global warming below …

2 Nov 2021

This Year’s Pink-Footed Geese In Review

Autumn at Montrose Basin is always an exciting thing to experience. Wading birds return to the reserve after breeding season, kingfisher sightings increase, and by the end of September, the …

1 Nov 2021

Working At Montrose Basin

Only a few months ago, I became an employee for the Scottish Wildlife Trust here at Montrose Basin Visitor Centre. I am on a six-month placement Kickstart scheme until December. …

25 Oct 2021