A sticking plaster approach to conservation is failing Scotland’s wildlife – and with species such as red squirrel, wild cat and capercaillie declining or on the edge of extinction, a new era of...
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You can’t go a day without hearing or reading the word ‘Brexit’. Whether you are for it or against it, it is (at the moment) happening. With over 80% of environmental laws being...
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Earlier this month, Natural England announced new funding for their project to help churches that house large populations of bats. The UK bat population has historically suffered decline, leading to the decision to...
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October is perhaps the only month of the year when it’s socially acceptable to decorate your house with spiders as we revel in all things ‘spooky’. So it’s only natural that arachnid enthusiasts...
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When my partner and I first moved into our (rented) property, one of the features that sold it to us was the garden with its two huge conifers at the front. I loved...
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Why do people never visit a woodland in the rain? This is the biggest wet woodland woe of them all. She misses her chance to show off her shades of green, yellow and...
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When people consider the harm that modern society and technological advances are doing in regards to endangering birds, traffic noise is most often not one of the top by-products of our culture that...
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Sightings The past 12 months have been an interesting time for wild deer sightings on the island with numerous new reports of their presence. Roe deer have been seen at multiple locations across...
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In July 2017, I decided to write an article on the decline of hedgehogs presence in the UK. After the RSPB’s annual survey found low numbers of hedgehogs in gardens, I went on...
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Encased in ancient broadleaf woodland trees of elm, oak, ash, birch, poplar and more; these fairy houses emerge. The homes of the fairies here, are protected by the watchful eye of the red...
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