Posts Tagged ‘NatureScot’
Plans for Scotland’s seagrass restoration advance
Scotland’s first handbook for seagrass restoration has been published as trials in the innovative technique gather pace. The handbook has been developed by NatureScot in collaboration with Marine Scotland and Project Seagrass as a result of increasing interest in the potential of restoring marine habitats to store blue carbon, enhance coastal defences and increase biodiversity…
Read MoreFamily farm saves death-sentence beavers
A family of beavers has been saved from a death sentence and relocated to a Perthshire family farm in the first such move in Scotland’s history. The beavers, including three kits, were moved to the Argaty Red Kite centre near Doune from prime agricultural land in Tayside, where the Scottish Government’s nature agency NatureScot had…
Read MoreWorld’s first UNESCO trail launched in Scotland
The world’s first ever UNESCO trail, bringing together some of Scotland’s most iconic, diverse and culturally significant sites, has been launched. Scotland’s UNESCO Trail connects the country’s 13 place-based UNESCO designations, including World Heritage Sites, Biospheres, Global Geoparks and Creative Cities to form a dedicated digital trail. It aims to take visitors on a cultural…
Read MoreRegenerating a beautiful Scottish estate
Mar Lodge Estate is nestled in Royal Deeside and provides the backdrop of this beautiful book. In 1995 the National Trust for Scotland took over the estate in a bid to improve and conserve its landscape. Painting, the assistant ecologist at Mar Lodge Estate, details the work that has occurred over the last 25 years…
Read MoreDelight as storm petrels confirmed breeding on isle
Storm petrels have been confirmed breeding on NatureScot’s Isle of May National Nature Reserve for the first time. NatureScot, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Isle of May Bird Observatory have suspected there may be a colony on the island since 2019, when storm petrels were first spotted displaying and calling.…
Read MoreLegal challenge to Govt’s beaver killing policy
A legal challenge by Trees for Life to the Scottish Government’s beaver killing policy will be heard by the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Thursday 3 June and Friday 4 June. Trees for Life says the Government’s nature agency NatureScot is breaking the law by failing to make the killing of the protected species…
Read MoreEurope’s first stoat detection dogs arrive in Orkney
Three specially trained conservation detection dogs are the most recent team members for a project to safeguard Orkney’s native wildlife. The trio will be using their sensitive noses to assist the world’s largest stoat eradication. The first stoat detection dogs in Europe have arrived in Orkney. They are the latest team members for a project…
Read MoreKeep your dog on the lead as lambing season begins
Several Scottish organisations have united in an urgent plea to dog owners across the country to keep their dogs under proper control around livestock. Lambing season is already well underway in Scotland, and most of the ewes we see now grazing the hills and fields are heavily pregnant at this time of year. Already farmers…
Read MoreFootpath funding to increase access
SOME of Scotland’s best-loved paths are being revamped with fresh funding to remove barriers and improve access for all. NatureScot, the Scottish Goverment agency known previously as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), is funding almost ÂŁ111,000 of improvements to the path network. The cash covers many of Scotland’s long-distance walks, such as the West Highland Way.…
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