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April already? Time flies when you’re having fun. The hills are (nearly) alive with the sound of spring (especially when you get up at 5am to catch the dawn chorus). We’ve had a busy wee time at Laggan Forest Trust and the ...
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Hi all, I can´t believe that I have already been here for two months, time flies! This last month has been very exciting for me as I have started working more in depth in some of the projects. I am involved in the Inner ...
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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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Hello! I'm Laura Eagleson the Natural Communities Trainee for the Moine Mhor, a raised peat bog and National Nature Reserve situated in Mid-Argyll. The site lies within Kilmartin Glen, one of the richest areas for archaeology ...
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