Posts Tagged ‘wildlife’
Traditional farmhouse ideal for family living
A traditional Scottish farmhouse with steading has been made available for sale. Presented by Galbraith, Eccles Mains Farmhouse is an attractive, traditional, detached family home with excellent central location in Eccles, near Kelso. The spacious, versatile and well-presented family sized accommodation benefits from oil fired central heating and most windows are double glazed. The farmhouse…
Read MoreThe May 2020 edition of Scottish Field is available
With the country in lockdown with the coronavirus outbreak, the May edition of Scottish Field is now available, to keep you company through these trying times. Our focus this month is on Orkney and Shetland, and we discover how a pack of the most photogenic pooches found fame on Shetland and beyond. We meet young…
Read MoreTen birds to spot in your garden this spring
The warmer months of spring promise the start of the nesting season and a chance for nature lovers to spot busy birds as they hurry to build nests. To help stay-at-home wildlife explorers identify their sightings, Swarovski Optik, a world-leading manufacturer of long-range optics, has shared a list of ten British birds that can easily…
Read MoreCall to join daily Scottish birdwatch
Scots are being invited to join in with the RSPB’s daily breakfast birdwatch. It is taking place between 8-9am weekdays, at a time when many of us would have been commuting to work, doing the school run, or otherwise unable to enjoy the splendour of nature, from the safety of our homes. Using #BreakfastBirdwatch on…
Read MoreA wildlife visit to the remote St Kilda
The isolated archipelago of St Kilda, Great Britain’s most westerly point, needs our help to ensure that it remains rich with wildlife and history. St Kilda always provokes a passionate response. So many people would love to go there, while those lucky enough to have done so will tell you colourful tales of their voyage…
Read MoreSuccessful night for game and wildlife winners
Two game and wildlife trainees and a school pupil have won at prestigious awards. They took the honours at Lantra Scotland’s ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills), which took place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dunblane Hydro. Charlie Blance, aged 20 from Methven, Perthshire, won the Overall Winner Award, the highest accolade of…
Read MoreA fantastic home by the beach – with an indoor pool
A unique opportunity to purchase a versatile five bedroom house – with a heated indoor pool – in a stunning beach location has arisen. Presented by Galbraith, Balcary House is a charming, yet unique, single storey property in Castle Douglas, in Dumfries and Galloway. Every window benefits from a stunning view, either across the bay…
Read MoreScottish public values its iconic heather moorlands
Scotland’s bonnie purple heather is one of the country’s most characteristic habitats with heather, berries and grassland accounting for around 50 per cent of all Scotland’s uplands. But how much do we love it, and expect to see it in bloom in late summer, and do we know the many benefits it brings? With the…
Read MoreRelocating red squirrels is saving the species
Relocating endangered squirrels offers a road to recovery. Safeguarding red squirrels in Scotland may be an ongoing concern, but the pioneering work of one man is offering hope for the future of this threatened species. Ornithologist and wildlife consultant Roy Dennis MBE has an impressive track record. His name is frequently linked with ospreys, a…
Read MoreA taste of conservation with NTS charity gin
Conservationists for the National Trust for Scotland are celebrating 25 years of protecting and restoring the ancient pine forests in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park with the launch of Pinewood Gin. Produced by the conservation charity that cares for Scotland’s national and natural treasures, the gin is created using botanicals from the pinewoods…
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