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Let’s Walk! A Guide to the Montrose Basin Reserve Walks
06 October 2019

Are you longing to see a kingfisher? Would you like to see basking seals? Or, do you like to challenge yourself to identify wading birds? Well, at Montrose Basin there are 5 main walks that will allow you take in the sights and sounds of the different areas of the wildlife reserve. They all offer a unique perspective of this fantastic reserve and the wildlife you’re likely to see in each area changes with the seasons. This handy guide will…

Now is the time for a Marine Stewardship Fund
06 October 2019

The 2019 State of Nature report and the IPCC’s : ‘The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’ add to the growing amount of evidence on the concerning state of our environment, and the subsequent impact on society. The message is stark and if we are to reverse the observed decline in environmental health, it is clear fundamental changes in how we use and manage the environment are required. Our concerns over environmental health extend into our oceans, where decades of intensive…

State of Nature Report: The silence of the seasons
03 October 2019

There is little ambiguity about the state of nature in Scotland. The State of Nature Report, published by more than 70 leading nature conservation organisations, sets out the grave plight of Scotland’s wildlife, where nearly half of the country’s species have declined in the last 25 years, and one in nine is threatened with extinction. Spend time in our countryside and the signs are all too apparent. We are missing kestrels hovering in the skies, noticing an absence of lapwings…

Here’s to a bright Brocktober!
03 October 2019

Did you know that the name of the town of Broxburn in West Lothian translates to “brock’s burn”? Broc is the Gaelic word for badger and burn being the Scots word for a stream. But why am I mentioning this? This month, to celebrate their 20-year anniversary, the charity Scottish Badgers is teaming up with the Scottish Wildlife Trust, South Lanarkshire Council and Glasgow City Council to organise a fun initiative to get people out & about in their local…

Ticks and Lyme disease – what you need to know
01 October 2019

The warmer, wetter weather of recent years has seen ticks flourish in Scotland. As a result there has been a significant increase in cases of Lyme disease. Around one in 20 ticks carry the bacteria which causes Lyme disease. This blog will help you to be more aware of the signs and symptoms of infection, and what to do if you are bitten by a tick. What are ticks? Ticks are tiny bloodsucking arachnids around 1–3mm long. They can attach…

Wild days in Ayrshire
30 September 2019

It feels like the past few months I have spent assisting the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Community Engagement Officer in Ayrshire have gone by in a flash, I have had the great opportunity to be involved in a number of projects involving schools, volunteers and surveys and I’ve learned a great deal as a result. This blog covers some of the main highlights. We got the pupils of St John Ogilvie Primary school involved with a local litter pick, where their…