Native oyster education materials, and in Gaelic too!
NatureScot has developed activity sheets to download and print. This is to support understanding about our native oysters and associated marine life. These education resources are also available in Gaelic. These have been developed as part of a partnership project researching the biodiversity of Scottish Native Oyster habitats.
No ‘Weeds’ in the Land of the Docken!
In this post in Scotland’s Nature (19 December 2024) Roddy Maclean describes how the humble docken substantiates the lack of a word in Gaelic for ‘weed’. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig / Read in Gaelic
Green careers that we can all dig
Read this post in Scotland’s Nature (5 November 2024). Ahead of this week's Green Careers Week, The NatureScot Peatland ACTION workforce development team were discovering the digger drivers, ecologists, project designers and surveyors of the future This event was aimed at beginner speakers of Gaelic in early secondary school years. [...]
The Cunning ‘Wild Dog’ of the Highlands
In this post on Scotland’s Nature (28 October 2024), Roddy Maclean reports on the long and complicated relationship in Gaelic Scotland between humans and foxes. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig / Read in Gaelic
Stories and images from wild Scotland and beyond
Visit the Cura Guardian gateway to discover a range of resources from Scotland and the rest of the natural world. Find specific Cura Guardian Scotland stories here. In the words of the Headteacher of Lochardil Primary School: “Such a fabulous opportunity and online resource full of beautiful stories, photographs and [...]
Plant cards in Gaelic
Checkout these plant cards with identification and foraging information in Gaelic.
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 [...]
Smells in Nature and Landscape
Roddy Maclean looks at the Gaelic vocabulary for scents and odours, in this blog post by NatureScot (29 July 2024). Can you find Gaelic place or animal names for fragrant or stinky?
