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This is exactly what this blog is not about. A nature follower would tell you that the first of January is not a special day as it doesn’t follow a natural rhythm. Likewise, astrologers often advise to set intentions at the spring equinox when the energies are kick-starting again. We can set up New Year […]
Continue reading Setting up New Year resolutions...

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The end is nigh…panic! Although it feels like I’ve only just started, I will be finishing my traineeship in a few weeks time. These few weeks are looking as busy as ever. Plus, because I’ve been so busy this year, I’ve forgotten to take most of my holidays so I’m starting my Christmas holidays early, […]
Continue reading That's all folks

This article was posted in the blog Natural Talent

Season’s Greetings!  I cannot believe it’s December!! The last couple of months have been so busy that I haven’t even had time to write about them, so I’ll back track a little and fill you in now. Getting my ID guide finalised and sent off to print took up a lot of my time, so […]
Continue reading Time Flies When You're a Natural Talent Trainee!

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I can’t help it: I always find beauty in nature – or rather it finds me! What has been soul-lifting these last weeks have been the skies!! They were well worth stepping out of the path and away from the skyscrapers: dramatic and full of contrasts, from the darkest of the darker shades intermingled with […]
Continue reading Winter Words from Wild Ways Well

This article was posted in the blog TCV Scotland

Volunteer Officers (VOs) help to keep many of TCV’s conservation groups up and running, but what do they get out of it themselves? Andy Johnston is a VO with the Community Rewilding Project based in the Glasgow office. Here, Andy answers a few questions about his volunteering with us.   When did you start volunteering […]
Continue reading Andy - being a TCV VO

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This post is written by Curtis Howson and Peter Baker; we are trainee teachers at Leeds Trinity University and have been working at Skelton Grange Environment Centre for the past two weeks as part of our professional placement. Why choose Skelton Grange for your placement?: Curtis: “I chose to do my placement at Skelton Grange […]
Continue reading Our time at Skelton Grange- view from trainee teachers on placement

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  It is the spookiest time of the year, apparently. October has been known as Arachtober for nine or so years now by arachnologists and anyone interested in eight legged arthropods. They use this month to flood twitter, fickr and other channels with arachnid photos/facts in order to get a few more people interested in […]
Continue reading Arachtober

This article was posted in the blog Natural Talent

The nights are fair drawing in and the months are going by faster than ever before! I feel like I’ve skipped September altogether and gone straight into October… Anyone out there with magic powers to slow down time? No… ? As much as it feels like last month didn’t even happen, it did, and I […]
Continue reading September Shenanigans

This article was posted in the blog Natural Talent

As part of my project I’ve been working to get more people interested in micro-moths and in recording them. One way of achieving this was to arrange 3 events aimed at encouraging existing moth recorders and enthusiasts to take note of micro species. The first event was held in August at Holyrood Park in the […]
Continue reading Lets get recording!

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On the beach this month I found a small, brown egg. I picked it up, gave it a squeeze between my finger and thumb and was surprised to find that it was soft. It felt like a squash ball. I had a flick through my shore guide but nothing seemed to fit the description; there were […]
Continue reading Mudflat Colonies

This article was posted in the blog Natural Talent