It's been a while since I blogged, so, as a picture paints a thousands words, I'll make this one a photo-blog.
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Boats, butterflies and Beinn Eighe
I can’t believe it’s June already! It’s been an action packed month with events, days out with the local primary school and some biological recording thrown in too.
The trees may be in leaf, but there's still snow on the ...
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A little peak in the pond
The children of Kinlochewe and Shieldaig nurseries have been out in the sunshine on Beinn Eighe this week. After hunting for minibeasts on the pine cone trail, we had a peak in the pond before having a picnic with the birds ...
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Spring in Wetter Ross
We’ve had a beautifully dry winter up here in the north west, but just as we though summer was on it’s way, the rain is back with a vengeance. Just in time for the summer’s events programme to begin!
Despite the ...
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Rhododendron ponticum- Beautiful but deadly!
A big focus for my year at Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve is raising awareness of the non-native invasive Rhododendron ponticum. Once a favourite of Victorian gardeners, it is now taking over woodlands and hillsides ...
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