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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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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
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
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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Rise of the Machines for Peatland Restoration
NatureScot Peatland ACTION is piloting a training scheme to help more people develop skills in practical peatland restoration, mitigating climate change and halting Scotland’s biodiversity loss. The six-week New Entrant Machine Operator Training Scheme aims to give people new to … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, climate change, nature, NatureScot, Peatland ACTION, peatland restoration
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The marine fund turning talk into action
Over the last decade, the effects and potential impacts of climate change have been extensively discussed nationally and globally. This month, COP28 recognised the vital link between nature and climate change and the clear and urgent need to move from … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, climate change, coastal, coastal erosion, conservation, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged #bluecarbon, #climatechange, #conservation, #COP28, #naturerestoration, #oceans, #seagrass, #SMEEF, biodiversity, nature, NatureScot
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Get involved in the fifth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey
Our guest blogger this week is Katie Berry from Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels, who tells us about this week’s Great Scottish Squirrel Survey. Please take part and send in your sightings! The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey returns for its fifth … Continue reading
Farming with nature – the benefits for food and farm
We’re continuing our climate-themed blogs for Scotland’s Climate Week, and today Rob Drummond gives us an insight into how farmers and crofters can produce healthy food in a nature-friendly way. I work on NatureScot’s Farming with Nature programme, and we … Continue reading
An unpredictable year for Scotland’s waders
In today’s guest blog, Patrick Laurie from the Working for Waders project looks back at the 2023 breeding season and what we learnt this year from the network of nest cameras set up to monitor wader breeding productivity across Scotland. … Continue reading
A new approach to studying our marine habitats
The methods used by researchers at NatureScot underpin our evidence base and play a crucial role in effective decision-making and management of our marine environment. Dr Kelly James tells us of a new framework used by NatureScot to investigate linkages … Continue reading
Posted in Marine, Marine Protected Areas, MPAs, Priority Marine Features, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, flame shells, horse mussels, inter-linked habitats, maerl, Marine habitats, nature, NatureScot, PMFs, PMFs Priority Marine Features, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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