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 […]
Wildlife & Nature
Showcasing our rich natural heritage, promoting ecology and the environment.
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
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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
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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
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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
Frog spawn and hazel catkins
It’s been a very wet Winter at the Gearrchoille Community Wood Ardgay . Watch out for signs of Spring in the woods It just keeps
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Friends of the John o’Groats Trail
The Group, part of the Association of Northern Trails Scotland, is publishing a list of Volunteer Works Days for the summer to walk and upgrade
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New raptor rescue centre in Brora
Blue Highlands Raptor Rescue & Conservation Centre in Brora is gearing up for the busiest time of the year. Birds of Prey and other avian
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