It’s only a couple of weeks since my first blog…but just like when going invertebrate hunting, my perception of time goes awry! The sun just keeps on shining in Shropshire and the rains seems to come mainly whenever I’m ...
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Archives for 2017
Moths and Mosses – A Natural Talent Traineeship
Hello! I’m Ross McIlwrath and I’m one of this year’s Natural Talent Trainees! Over the next year I’ll be studying Micro Moths and Peatlands. My traineeship is based in Stirling with Butterfly Conservation. I am thrilled to ...
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May – Hoppers are Everywhere.
Two months into my traineeship and I feel like I have already learnt so much, at the same time I realise there is so much more to learn and I have only just scraped the surface! The month of May has brought beautiful sunshine ...
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Fancy a tile painted with lichens?
Hello! Are you enjoying the warm weather? Fancy a walk along the beach? :)
So today I´m going to talk about a project part of my traineeship.
What do you think about man-made structures on our shoreline?
Do you think ...
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First month as a TCV trainee :)
Hello! My name is Aroa Sampedro and I’m happy to be a TCV Natural Talent trainee, studying lichens and seaweeds on the Edinburgh shoreline. My office is in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, amazing right?
During the ...
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