Saltmarsh is an amazing habitat....and I’m not just saying that because I’m a saltmarsh apprentice! It is a very dynamic ecosystem, that is ever changing, not least because it is faced with inundation by tidal water twice a ...
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Archives for August 2011
Looking out for incy wincy
Abernethy forest is very special. It is the largest tract of native Scots pinewood in Britain and is home to 800 nationally scarce or rare species. As well as the ospreys, crested tits, capers, red squirrels and pine martens, ...
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Pinewood paradise at Mar Lodge
Summer in the pinewoods....queen wood ants are on the wing, ground beetles are scurrying, dor beetles are dumbling, fritillaries are fluttering, redstarts are singing, crossbills are foraging....there's nowhere else I'd ...
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Mel’s Molluscs
So here I am one month away to finishing my 15 month apprenticeship. What can be said of this adventure into the world of marine molluscs? Well first of all a big thanks has to go out to BTCV. Thank you!!!! To the funders all ...
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