New meadows will bring a buzz to Irvine
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Pollinators and people in Irvine will benefit from work to double the area of annual wildflower meadow at the town’s Beach Park. The Dragon Meadow and Pond Meadow were sown …
Volunteers create new pollinator-friendly grassland in Aberdeenshire
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Volunteers have been helping to plant wildflowers to create a pollinator-friendly grassland in Aberdeenshire. The work is being undertaken in memory of Esther Woodward, a much-loved past chair of the …
Trust welcomes move to protect pollinators
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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 …
Further evidence shows bees at risk from neonicotinoid pesticides
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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 …
Trust urges Scottish Government to support ban on neonics
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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 …
Nectar Network boosted by support from The R&A
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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 …
Helping pollinators as spring arrives
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As the days grow longer and the weather gets warmer, many of us are itching to roll up our sleeves and get out into the garden to give it a …
Wild days in Ayrshire
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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 …
Jonny Hughes: ‘Insectageddon’ reveals the enormous challenge facing Britain’s nature charities
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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 …
The Bee Spoon is coming to Lowes!
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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 …