The importance of Riverfly monitoring
Blogs

the river is here. We feed our data into The Riverfly Partnership, a network of organisations working together to monitor the health of the UK’s rivers. Caseless caddis fly larva…

Aquaculture Bill introduced to Scottish Parliament
News

…be incredibly important for maintaining and improving the quality of Scotland’s coastal waters and rivers, which support iconic species such as Atlantic salmon and sea trout. “It’s in everyone’s interest…

Play Sink or Swim
Learning Resources

Try this fun experiment to observe some differences between salt and freshwater. Our salty seas are different to our freshwater lochs, rivers and ponds – and the answer is because…

Common darter
Species

…is a very common dragonfly, breeding in waterways including ponds, ditches, rivers and lakes. As their name suggests, common darters dart forward suddenly from a hovering position to catch their…

Common tern
Species

…most terns, will attack intruders threatening their nests. They breed on sandy coasts, in dunes and on islands but also breed inland on gravelly banks of lakes and rivers. They…

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