Taking Action for Nature in Ayrshire
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust has launched the Action for Nature project to help people in the region connect with the natural environment and ensure it is protected for future generations. …
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust has launched the Action for Nature project to help people in the region connect with the natural environment and ensure it is protected for future generations. …
The Trust’s work to connect communities with nature in Ayrshire as been awarded £37,554 from the ScottishPower Foundation. This welcome funding will help us support volunteers and community groups to …
Work is underway to transform a 675-metre man-made channel at the Trust’s Shewalton Wood Wildlife Reserve near Irvine into a gently meandering burn which is rich in wildlife. The artificially …
Volunteers have launched an upcycled floating platform for ducks and other water birds at Oldhall Ponds Wildlife Reserve in Irvine. One hundred plastic bottles, a discarded pallet and a fishing …
The destruction of a large and wildlife-rich area of sand dunes in North Ayrshire has been documented from the air. Drone footage captured by a local photographer gives a birds-eye …
Rare dung beetles have been unearthed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust at two locations in North Ayrshire. The minotaur beetles were found at Dundonald Links and at Gailes Marsh Wildlife …
The Trust is hosting a series of monthly events in Ayrshire from now until March 2018. These include chances to plant trees and create natural Christmas wreaths, celebrate the Bard’s …
Work to create a network of nectar-rich habitats along the Ayrshire coast has taken a step forward thanks to funding from The R&A. The support from the organisation has enabled …
Community Engagement Assistant Leanne Kirkpatrick explains how an internship with the Trust is helping her gain the skills and experience needed for a career in conservation. I recently graduated from …
Valentin Maugard is 9 months through his one-year placement with the Trust’s team in Ayrshire through the European Solidarity Corps. When lockdown began earlier in 2020 he decided to stay …