Scottish Government is consulting on its Draft Environment Strategy, which "sets out a holistic framework for delivering Scotland’s role in tackling the global crises of nature loss, climate change and pollution." Closes 29 September.
By Dan Milner Sleat Nature Groups’s marine litter weekend (26-27 July) went with a bang despite the inclement weather! Joining the group this time for their quarterly marine litter survey of Ostaig beach on the Saturday, were Dr Tom Stanton and his team from...
Petition by The Wildlife Trusts to MInister Emma Hardy, DEFRA. This applies to 41seabed Marine Protected Areas designated offshore in England, but it is still worth sending your comments. https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171084/action/2 Closes on 29th...
Microplastics are everywhere on Earth, from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest, in the air, the water, in plants, animals and our bodies. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation says soils contain more microplastic pollution than the oceans...
While on holiday in South Uist, Neil Roberts, a member of Skye Naturalists Network, rediscovered Depastrum cyathiforme, a stalked jellyfish that resembles a thistle flower. Last seen on UK shores in 1954, it was thought to be extinct. Read more about this...
The Peatland Training Fund will provide financial support to over-16s living in Scotland, who want to develop skills for a peatland career. People already working in peatland restoration who would like additional training can also apply. The aim is to increase the...
Environmental Standards Scotland is consulting on its new five-year Strategy, which sets out how ESS will ensure public bodies in Scotland are complying with environmental law, how ESS will scrutinise the effectiveness of environmental law in Scotland, and how it is...
Crofters are adapting their farming practices in north Skye to support the population of corncrakes: in 2024, 27 males were recorded giving their distinctive 'crex crex' call - an increase on the number in 2023. Corncrakes migrate 6000 miles from the Democratic...
by Janet Ullman, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation janet.ullman@arc-trust.org Saving Scotland's Amphibians and Reptiles is a project of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC). We work with crofters to support their needs in establishing or maintaining populations...