Garden birds
Garden birds Just how many birds are visiting our gardens? Portable Universe Codec (PUC) technology can help identify them. The birds that visit my garden […]
Wildlife & Nature
Showcasing our rich natural heritage, promoting ecology and the environment.
Gearrchoille Community Wood
Gearrchoille Community Wood news Are acorns edible? We were asked this question recently when sowing acorns collected from Gearrchoille. My immediate response was ‘No, they’re
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Peatland restoration project at invercassley estate
Ambitious peatland restoration project at Invercassley Estate under way Balnagown Estates announced in February the delayed start of the next phases of their peatland restoration
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Planet Sutherland
Planet Sutherland – Spring forward! Finally, we have managed to kick start our Climate Cafes, with a ‘Winter Season’ – building plans, hopes and ideas
Wildlife tracking
The Dundreggan Rewilding Centre, part of Trees for Life, run a variety of interesting courses throughout the year, but the one that caught my eye
Climate Hub’s film receives accolades
Highlands and Islands Climate Festival The month long festival took place in September celebrating and encouraging community led climate action. Over 100 events were registered
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Time flies when you’re having fun!
It has been a busy year for us at Lairg Learning Centre, with lots of great classes encouraging new skills and covering a range of
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Restoring an extinct oyster reef at Dornoch Firth
November marked 10 years of the pioneering Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project (DEEP). To date 100,000 oysters have been restored to the Dornoch Firth, near Glenmorangie
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Gearrchoille Community Wood acorns
If you were walking through the Gearrchoille in October it would have been difficult to miss the number of acorns on the trees and on
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Let’s talk about reducing waste
Planet Sutherland’s Repair Cafes have been very successful Repair Cafes are primarily about keeping stuff out of landfill: fixing and re-using instead of ditching; saving
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