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How to make landscape scale invasive species control a reality? Collaboration is key!
The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative – the largest invasive non-native species control project in Britain – tackles invasive plants along 43 catchments. Operating on a landscape scale, it targets a suite of invasive plants species. Invasive plants, often introduced accidentally … Continue reading
Every chough counts
In today’s blog, NatureScot’s Ornithology Adviser, Dave Parish gives us an insight into some of the ways farmers are helping to support Scotland’s critically endangered chough. This is an exciting time of year…chough are now laying their eggs at the … Continue reading
Posted in Agri-Environment Climate Scheme, biodiversity, Birds, coastal, conservation, Farming, NatureScot
Tagged biodiversity, birding, birds, Birds, conservation, Farming, nature, NatureScot, photography, Wildlife
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Could bogs help you live forever?
Want to live forever, cure your warts or never need another plaster? Than look after your local bog. Over the centuries, the plants that live on bogs have been ascribed a whole host of special properties – some magical, some … Continue reading
Peatland restoration on a grand scale
Peatland ACTION recently released a new case study film about an impressive project in the Highlands that has so far carried out peatland restoration on an area almost a third the size of Inverness. Strathvaich Estate lies high in the … Continue reading
Saving Scotland’s chough
In today’s blog, NatureScot Ornithologist Dave Parish tells us about the plight of the red-billed chough, a bird which is now facing extinction here in Scotland. Found exclusively on the islands of Islay and Colonsay, Scotland has barely 50 pairs … Continue reading
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New tower will help reveal the effectiveness of peatland restoration
A unique project allowing greenhouse gases to be measured as land changes from commercial forestry to restored peatland has begun in the south of Scotland, supported by NatureScot Peatland ACTION and led by The Crichton Carbon Centre. A highly specialised … Continue reading
Women in STEM – Peatland ACTION leads the way
To celebrate International Women’s Day we’re highlighting the fact that over 50% of the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) focussed jobs at NatureScot Peatland ACTION are currently held by women. This bucks the UK statistics, where currently less than … Continue reading
New film spotlights the benefits of healthy peatlands across Ben Wyvis and the River Peffrey
A new Peatland ACTION film has just been released that highlights the landscape-scale benefits of peatland restoration. The short film focusses on the fantastic work that has been done at NatureScot’s Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve (NNR). On its own, … Continue reading
New incentive scheme for peatland project proves popular
The first round of a new NatureScot Peatland ACTION incentive scheme to encourage more peatland restoration project designers to develop and submit applications for its funding is already fully subscribed for its first, pilot year. Peatland ACTION, a partnership of … Continue reading
An Update on the Orkney Native Wildlife Project
Today’s guest blog is written by Adam Robertson of the Orkney Native Wildlife Project, with an update on what’s new with this valuable project. Staff are working hard to make sure invasive, non-native stoats don’t affect the unique and internationally … Continue reading
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