Posts Tagged ‘conservation’
Put your mind at ease and join the Big Butterfly Count
Wildlife broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough is urging people across Scotland to take part in the world’s biggest butterfly survey over the next three weeks. The Big Butterfly Count starts on Friday, July 20, and Butterfly Conservation president Sir David said that taking part not only generates important data on butterflies, but also provides…
Read MoreCoveted prize for two Dundee heritage sites
Dundee’s Verdant Works and Discovery Point – two of Scotland’s favourite visitor attractions – have won the coveted Sandford Award. Independently judged, the Sandford Award is a stamp of approval for education at a heritage site. It recognises the hands-on learning, workshops and facilities at Verdant Works and RRS Discovery, which both make social history…
Read MoreScottish wood aims to spearhead the future of foresting
Elderslie Estates has won a prestigious Scotland’s Finest Woods Award. And now it is wholly committed to being in the ‘vanguard of innovation’ to realise the tremendous potential of forestry in the future. The estate, near Houston, Renfrewshire, has been named joint winner in the Quality Timber Category of the awards and receives the John…
Read MoreFind your heart’s desire at Milverton Grange
If your heart’s desire is a luxurious and unusually spacious apartment in one of Scotland’s most exclusive postcodes, then the new Milverton Grange development may set your heart beating that little bit faster. Milverton Grange – from premium housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes – is a boutique development of 20 gorgeous apartments within landscaped private…
Read MoreExplorers wanted to track wildlife in castle grounds
Wildlife watchers are being encouraged to head to an Aberdeenshire castle next week to count up the species at a bioblitz event. The National Trust for Scotland’s Drum Castle is holding the event on Friday, 20 July, and provides a chance for the public to help the conservation charity’s North East Ranger Service capture as…
Read MoreThe Engine Shed celebrates first year of success
Scotland’s conservation centre The Engine Shed has celebrated a year of successful operations. Celebrating Scotland’s built heritage, The Engine Shed welcomed 15,000 visitors in its first year and has won a number of awards. The conservation hub engaged more than 2,700 school pupils, offered 288 free space hire bookings to stakeholders and developed international partnerships…
Read MoreArchitectural award hat-trick for the Engine Shed
A Scottish building has scooped three top industry awards in its first year of opening. The Engine Shed in Stirling has been awarded three prestigious accolades. As well as being named one of the best new buildings in Scotland at the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) 2018, The Engine Shed was awarded Best…
Read MoreAcclaimed birdlife artist to show his work in Scotland
An impressive exhibition of birdlife is coming to Scotland next month. The show of work by Michael Warren is being shown by the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club, at their headquarters in Waterston House, Aberlady, East Lothing, from 14 July–29 August. Michael will return to the Donald Watson Gallery to present new paintings. He has been a…
Read MoreScottish sea spotters wanted for whale and dolphin watch
Scottish sealife lovers are being asked to play their part in this year’s National Whale and Dolphin Watch. Run by the Sea Watch Foundation, a national charity based in New Quay, West Wales, they work to improve the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises in British and Irish waters. Rhiannon Nicholson, National Whale…
Read MoreStep back in time and witness Victorian changes
People can find out how our ancestors used to live and experience the changes taking place at a working mill in the Victorian era. New Lanark is a cotton spinning village which was founded in 1785 and quickly became internationally renowned thanks to the enlightened management of social pioneer, Robert Owen who managed the village…
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