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Bringing Peatland ACTION to life
This week, our Peatland ACTION team brings the project to life for readers, giving us a fascinating insight – through four new cases studies – into the reasons peatland restoration is so important, the benefits that it can bring, and … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, climate change, conservation, Flood management, Flooding, peatland restoration, The Flow Country, Uncategorized
Tagged #naturalfloodmanagement, #naturerestoration, #NatureScot, #Peatland, #PeatlandAction, #PeatlandRestoration, #Peatlands, biodiversity, climate change, conservation, Flood management, National Nature Reserve, Natural flood management, nature restoration, NatureScot, Peatland ACTION, peatland restoration, peatlands, Wetlands
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Celebrating Scotland’s brilliant peatlands on World Wetland Day!
Today’s World Wetlands Day highlights the importance of wetlands for human wellbeing. It’s a perfect day to celebrate Scotland’s peatlands, which are good for people in so many different ways! Around 20% of Scotland is covered with peat – 1.7 … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, climate change, conservation, Flooding, Land management, peatland restoration, The Flow Country, Uncategorized
Tagged #climatechange, #NatureBasedSolutions, #NatureScot, #Peatland, #PeatlandAction, #PeatlandRestoration, #Peatlands, #WorldWetlandsDay, #WorldWetlandsDay2024
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The Flow Country – Land of the Gael
As Roddy Maclean explores, the Gaelic language dominates the toponymic landscape of the ‘most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world’. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, peatland restoration, Placenames, The Flow Country
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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Dùthaich nam Boglaichean – Tìr nan Gàidheal
’S i a’ Ghàidhlig as motha a nochdas ann an ainmean-àite anns an sgìre ainmeil ann an Gallaibh is Cataibh a tha na ‘boglach as fharsainge anns an t-saoghal’. Continue reading
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
As part of our Youth Engagement Action Plan we asked individuals from underrepresented communities to write about nature projects they’re passionate about. Sekai Machache is a Zimbabwean-Scottish visual artist and curator based in Glasgow. Their work looks at the notion … Continue reading
Flow Country projects ends on a high
The Flow Country is one of our last wild places, stretching across Caithness and Sutherland in the far north of Scotland. And it’s a crucial spot in the battle against climate change – on the best and biggest peatland of … Continue reading
Find autumn gold in Scotland’s National Nature Reserves
Autumn, with its depth of colour and light, is a fantastic season to get out and explore our mountains, forests and coasts, especially if you’re looking for ideas to get the kids active during the school break. Scotland’s wonderful National … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll National Nature Reserves, beaches, Beinn Eighe NNR, Birds, coastal, deer, Flanders Moss NNR, Glasdrum NNR, green health, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, mushrooms, National Nature Reserves, Natural Health Service, Noss National Nature Reserve, photography, Rum NNR, Scotland's Protected Places, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Taynish NNR, The Flow Country, trees, Uncategorized, woodlands
Tagged autumn, berries, birds, butterflies, coastline, deer, Fungi, geese, mushrooms, National Nature Reserve, NNRs, red squirrels, Scottish Natural Heritage, Shetland, SNH, stag, VisitScotland, waders, wildfowl, winter
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Biodiversity Beyond 2020 – Scotland’s Contribution
So what’s next for Scotland’s biodiversity? Our CEO, Francesca Osowska took centre-stage to discuss Scotland’s contributions to biodiversity beyond 2020. Here is her speech, in full, from the Business Breakfast at Scotland House, Brussels, 6 Nov 2018 as part of … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, climate change, coastal erosion, Community engagement, conservation, Green infrastructure, Habitat Map of Scotland, Marine Protected Areas, MPAs, National Nature Reserves, peatland restoration, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, The Flow Country, urban nature, wildlife management
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, europe, Francesca Osowska, Green infrastructure, Scotland
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Awards flowing in for the Lookout
The Flows Lookout, a spectacular viewing tower in the midst of Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve in Sutherland, has just won no fewer than three national awards. The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Awards took place recently, and the … Continue reading
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