Grey or Red? Take part in the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey 2- 8 October 2023!
Anyone in Scotland can take part in the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey. Report your sighting here. Why not survey your school grounds and local greenspaces, or look out for squirrels on your walk to and from school? This Squirrel Spotter sheet can help! Areas of known squirrel territory are equally [...]
Unearthing the Past: Exploring Scotland’s Fossil Code with Dr Elsa Panciroli – podcast
Listen to this NatureScot podcast conversation, with esteemed palaeontologist Dr Elsa Panciroli, a researcher at the Natural History Museum at the University of Oxford, who studies fossils and extinct life, with a particular interest in mammals. We discover the rich fossil heritage of Scotland and learn about the importance of [...]
Waxcap Watch
This autumn, help Plantlife find the UK’s most colourful and important fungi. It’s a chance to develop your Citizen Science and STEM skills too! By taking part in this year’s Waxcap Watch, you’ll be protecting our ancient meadows and the rainbow of wild waxcaps that call them home. The UK [...]
Monitoring cetaceans in the Hebrides
Scotland’s Nature blog posted 31 July 2023 shares a story by Rona Sinclair, from Nature Scot’s marine survey team. Rona jumped aboard Silurian, the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust’s (HWDT) research vessel, to join the crew for a trip from Ullapool back down to Silurian’s home in Tobermory. Read how she discovered how [...]
Interested in geology?
Earth Heritage should interest geological conservation specialists, and those studying Earth and environmental sciences in universities, colleges and secondary education. Earth Heritage is produced twice yearly to stimulate interest in geodiversity and a broad range of geological and landscape conservation issues within the UK and further afield. It is free in pdf [...]
Count your butterflies!
The Big Butterfly Count survey runs until the 6th August. Doing the survey only takes 15 minutes, and zero counts are incredibly useful too
Monitoring matters
This post by Scottish Pollinators (29 June 2023) reports on the Third Annual Pollinator Conference. The range of talks provided a real sense of the ‘why?’ and ‘how?’ behind monitoring our insect populations. Check out this article to see the range of different survey types, their value, the role of [...]
Take part in the Big Butterfly Count 2023
The Big Butterfly Count is a UK-wide survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment simply by counting the amount and type of butterflies (and some day-flying moths) we see. Butterfly Conservation's citizen science project takes place from 14th July - 6th August. Launched in 2010, this [...]
