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The Scottish Wildlife Trust has welcomed the decision by the European Union to protect pollinators by banning the use of neonicotinoid insecticides on outdoor crops. Jonny Hughes, Chief Executive, Scottish …
New assessments demonstrating the risk to bees from neonicotinoid pesticides have been published by the European Food Safety Authority. These assessments draw on more than 1,500 scientific studies and conclude …
The Scottish Wildlife Trust is urging the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy Fergus Ewing to reconsider his decision not to support a ban on the use of …
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 …
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 …
The nature conservation movement in Britain has its origins in the later part of the 19th Century when the Wild Birds Protection Act was passed in 1872. Public interest in …
This month it is Pollinator Month at Loch of the Lowes. On Sunday 15th July, we are absolutely delighted (and very excited) to not only have professional Storyteller Lindsey …
Recently I’ve been seeing quite a bit of information about providing bumblebee feeding stations in your garden. I saw a photo online and there were over 20 bees feeding from …
This weekend why not delve into the magical world of bees, butterflies and other vitally important pollinators? Get helpful hints to attract them to your garden. There will be lots …
At this time of year we are bombarded with TV adverts about how dandelions are going to destroy your lawn and driveway. What’s so wrong with an over grown lawn …