Reflections from Handa Island
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We have now been living on Handa for over four months, which is challenging to comprehend. In some ways, a third of a year seems like a very long time, …
Update from Handa Island – April 2021
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We are now 10 days into our season on Handa Island. Our arrival was delayed due to bad weather, and so we had to wait until 1 April to travel …
The silence of the bats
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During this past year I have had the opportunity to volunteer for Scottish Wildlife Trust taking part in the Erasmus+ European Voluntary Service. Part of this placement is to give …
Protecting wildlife at Spey Bay
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Spey Bay is a coastal wildlife reserve located along the mouth of the river Spey in the north east of Scotland. It has long been recognised as an area of …
Volunteering in the North East of Scotland
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My name is Nereida and I am a European Voluntary Service volunteer from Spain. I have been working with the Scottish Wildlife Trust for two months and alongside the other …
My week at Rahoy Hills
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In November I was lucky enough to spend a week volunteering at one of the Trust’s gorgeous wildlife reserves, Rahoy Hills. Managed by the Trust in partnership with Ardtornish Estate, …
My Year of Birdlife at Montrose Basin
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Twelve months ago, I became a volunteer for the Scottish Wildlife Trust here at Montrose Basin. In this post I would like to share my experiences of the more unusual …
A little break while volunteering
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Scotland, what a wonderful country! I always find ways to be amazed by this country, people and landscapes. I’ve been volunteering with the Scottish Wildlife Trust for six months now …
Bee-education
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On a crisp and sunny morning, myself Nick and Catherine of the Scottish Wildlife Trust People and Wildlife Team headed out of Edinburgh to Fife to visit Burntisland Primary School …
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 …