Pond works and new seat
Gearrchoille Wood has seen lots of activity, with volunteer afternoons resuming in July. Despite the constraints of the lockdown over the past few months – …
Wildlife & Nature
Showcasing our rich natural heritage, promoting ecology and the environment.
Planet Sutherland
#buildbackbetter and #justransition are keywords being used in the climate and environmental arenas to help us all consider what we can do to benefit from …
Scottish Wildcat kittens born at Alladale
Alladale is very proud to announce the birth of three Scottish Wildcat kittens. For the third year in a row, the cats at Alladale which …
Autumn days
This season offers some of the greatest wildlife spectacles – the Red Deer Rut-, as well as many opportunities to catch a glimpse of the …
A sense of place, the Fairy Glen
Woodland Trust Voluntary Warden Saddhavati Monahan reflects on the Trust’s new aqcuisition in Spinningdale, its connections with the Carnegie family and rich past There is …
Flowers and flooding
Ancient woodland flora to be found at the Gearrchoille Community Wood Ardgay A walk around the all abilities path during May has been a treat …
Nature in Lockdown
Have we become more connected to the local wildlife around us? A guide to what to spot around the Kyle of Sutherland. “The only calendar …
Weasels
Outside my window weasels hunting; quick as light through tunnelled banks and holes and water. Murderous precision so fast. Just yesterday I discovered voles digging …
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Spring is fast approaching, and we can look forward to the arrival of one of Scotland’s greatest wildlife success stories, the osprey. They …
Swifts
These incredible birds need our help. The latest estimate showed a population decrease of 57% between 1995 and 2017. Since our swifts left us …