My name is Phil Golder, and I’ve been the Pinewood Ecologist apprentice based at RSPB Abernethy. For those of you that don’t know the Abernethy National Nature Reserve (NNR), it reputedly contains the largest remaining ...
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Archives for 2014
Helo Hwyl fawr (Hello Goodbye)
So I’m in the final couple of days of my Natural Talent Apprenticeship. It’s been a really good year and I’m somewhat sad it’s coming to an end, but, I have good news! Come later this month I’ll be starting work with the ...
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Of spruce and salmon….
Now, you’d be forgiven for thinking that, in terms of general nature conservation, trees are a good thing - and very often they are. However, in a surprisingly large amount of circumstances trees are not such a great thing, ...
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What I’ve been up to…
I thought I would write a quick update to let you know what I’ve been up to since my Natural Talent Apprenticeship ended in March. I was really sad when it ended – everyone says it but the year really does go so quickly! I ...
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The calm before a storm
This blog comes courtesy of once-Hurricane Bertha. The current spate of bad weather means that I currently can't get out onto the hills, leaving me with time to briefly reflect on some highlights of the past few months. Every ...
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