It’s been a while since my last blog in November about the Wood Ant Symposium, but that’s not to say that I haven’t been busy! I’ve been working my way through thousands of pickled insects, as well as making databases, giving ...
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So this is my final blog as a BTCV natural talent apprentice, although really it is not the end but just a change in title and a continuation of what has become so important in my life. Now I shall be a freelance “mushroom ...
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On the 18th and 19th of October 2011 researchers, forestry workers, conservationists and ant experts gathered at The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen for the Wood Ant Symposium; an event aimed at raising the profile of wood ...
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You are struggling up a hill. It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s wet (well not really right now, but bear with me). There are huge felled trees to struggle over, which until you actually experience it is hard to describe. Imagine ...
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Hi everyone!! Fungi are amazing and so is my apprenticeship so far this Autumn. I’ve seen some beautiful parts of Scotland and found a fascinating range of grassland fungi. A Highlight for me was a week long stay on Fair ...
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