www.VisitWoods.org.uk, is a new interactive website showcasing all the woods you can visit in Scotland and across the UK. Share your favourite woods online, and be part of something big... VisitWoods aims to encourage more people to get out and enjoy all that our woodland has to offer. At the heart of the project is www.VisitWoods.org.uk. Part of a unique collaboration … [Read more...] about Help Your VisitWoods Project
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White-clawed Crayfish now ‘endangered’
The white-clawed Crayfish has now been upgraded to ‘Endangered’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Experts warn the species could become extinct from the UK within the next 30 years; it is currently a protected species. The upgraded status from ‘Vulnerable’ to ‘Endangered’ on the International Union for … [Read more...] about White-clawed Crayfish now ‘endangered’
Woodland Trust Photography Competition
Enter your photos in the first Nature Detectives national photography competition for children, for the chance to win a digital camera. The overall theme of the competition is 'nature, trees and woods' and is open to all youngsters under 14 years old. Organised by The Woodland Trust it is hoped that children will go outdoors and explore the environment around the … [Read more...] about Woodland Trust Photography Competition
Rare ladybird spotted in Sutherland, Scotland
A species of ladybird which thrives on heather moorland has been spotted on land belonging to the John Muir Trust, a wild land conservation charity. The sighting of the Hieroglyphic ladybird is the most northerly ever recorded. John Muir Trust Wild Land Ranger Don O’ Driscoll spotted the insect near Loch na Gainimh on the Trust’s Sandwood estate, in Sutherland, … [Read more...] about Rare ladybird spotted in Sutherland, Scotland
Petition demands end to killing of birds of prey
Wildlife Minister Huw Irranca Davies has accepted a petition signed by more 200,000 people and many organisations demanding an end to the killing of birds of prey. The petition is the largest ever collected by the RSPB. Dr Mark Avery, the RSPB’s Director of Conservation, handed the petition to the Minister in front of a giant mosaic of a peregrine, held aloft by … [Read more...] about Petition demands end to killing of birds of prey