The amazing flowers growing in pavement cracks…
This article in the Conversation (9th September 2024) celebrates how the flowers some people dismiss as weeds have evolved fascinating ways to survive harsh places.
It’s fungi time! Join Waxcap Watch this autumn
Waxcaps are known for their ecological importance, but they are also known for being some of the most beautiful, bright and colourful fungi you can find! Plantlife Scotland are asking supporters to get out in the field (and the woods, and the meadows) to find fungi. Many waxcap and grassland species [...]
Aberdeen B-Lines
Read this guest blogger post (2 September 2024) by a B-Lines Conservation Officer with Buglife Scotland.
Learning beyond the classroom – bringing science teaching into the real world
This Child in the City article (3 September 2024) shares how European Union-funded researchers are exploring new ways to learn that make science more relevant to everyday life – and more fun – through hands-on outdoor learning.
Scotland’s woodland heritage mapped for the future
NatureScot shares news (30 August 2024) about a quest to unearth the stories and restoration potential of the country’s forgotten woodland sites. Forgotten Woodlands is a pilot project from NatureScot, Forestry and Land Scotland, and Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (the national advisory partnership for Gaelic place-names). It has set out to [...]
Selkirk High receive Best School Garden national award 2023
Check out what Selkirk High have been up to! Visit The Cultivation Street national ‘Best School Garden’ 2023.
