Posts Tagged ‘wildlife’
Private island with links to Robert The Bruce on the market for £1million
A private island with historic links to Robert The Bruce has gone up for sale for nearly £1million. Inchlonaig Island sits in the heart of Loch Lomond and comes with a cottage, jetty, woodland and bothies. It lies just north of Inchconnachan, one of the most tranquil islands which is also home to Scotland’s wallabies.…
Read MoreEnjoy free entry to the Scottish Game Fair this year
Supporters of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) can enjoy free entry to the Scottish Game Fair this year. The GWCT Scottish Game Fair will be held at Scone Palace, Perthshire, from 30 June to 2 July and will feature fly casting, clay pigeon shooting, gundogs, Highland pony showing, falconry displays and more. Thanks…
Read MoreDelight after two osprey chicks hatch at wildlife reserve
A pair of ospreys have hatched two chicks during their breeding season at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire. The female osprey, known as NC0, and her male partner, LM12, both arrived back at their nest within six hours of each other on 17 March to start their fourth…
Read MoreNoss Nature Reserve reopened following avian flu outbreak
Noss National Nature Reserve has reopened to the public following the island’s closure last year due to avian flu. The Noss ferry has resumed service this season and NatureScot staff are looking forward to welcoming visitors back to the island, which is home to thousands of seabirds each summer. Last summer both Noss and the…
Read MoreFind out how salmon were filmed for Wild Isles
FILMMAKERS Richard Davies and Chris Howard will share the secrets next week of how they captured shots of Atlantic salmon for Wild Isles, the recent BBC One wildlife series presented by Sir David Attenborough. The Missing Salmon Alliance (MSA) is hosting an online evening with the Silverback Films duo on 18 May. The free event…
Read MoreWhich birds are missing from your area?
THERE are 73 million fewer birds in the UK than there were back in 1970, according to figures released by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to mark today’s International Dawn Chorus Day. Almost 30 million house sparrows, 20 million starlings, four million skylarks, two million blackbirds, and one million chaffinches have vanished from the…
Read More‘National effort’ needed to save Scottish wildcat
A MAMMALS expert has warned that a “national effort” is needed in order to save the Scottish wildcat from extinction. Roo Campbell, the mammal adviser to government agency NatureScot, used the publication of a report to highlight the threat to the wildcat, which is critically endangered. The report draws together the findings from the Scottish…
Read MoreReturn of the lynx discussed in parliament
REINTRODUCING lynx to Scotland is being discussed at the Scottish Parliament today. Ariane Burgess, a Green MSP for the Highlands and islands, has sponsored a reception that was organised by conservation charities Scotland: The Big Picture, Trees for Life, and The Lifescape Project. Today’s reception follows a debate last Thursday, during which a motion by…
Read MoreFirth of Forth marine life mapped
WHALES, dolphins, and other mammals visiting the Firth of Forth have been mapped by scientists and the public. More than 450 people reported sightings of whales, porpoises, dolphins, and seals to researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh using the Forth Marine Mammals group on the Facebook social network. Exotic species such as humpback, minke, and…
Read MoreClaire Harkess: ‘Fine Feathers’ at Strathearn Gallery
ONE of the United Kingdom’s most accomplished and renowned wildlife painters, Claire Harkess RSW, opens a new solo exhibition, “Fine Feathers”, at the Strathearn Gallery in Crieff from 22 April. Perthshire-based Claire has previously travelled worldwide, with the Arctic, Antarctic, and Galapagos Islands all providing inspiration for her paintings but, for this new collection of…
Read More