Hello all! This is Ali the fungi and flower apprentice! Well so much has happened since I last wrote, I've been so busy finishing up reports from last season and launching myself into the spring and summer Identification ...
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What do pinewood ecologists at The James Hutton Institute do for kicks? They take 200 Scots pine saplings, measure their every detail to within an inch of their lives and then drive them 60 miles away to live at Ballochbuie ...
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The Natural Talent team just can't resist the opportunity to show the public how crazy we are about invertebrates! This time the Natural Talent mystery machine travelled to Aviemore in the Cairngorms to take part in the ...
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Hello lovely readers, Wow, I can't believe it's May already - which means I've also been neglecting my duties to keep you informed. It is tough though, with so much happening. Field season has well and truly kicked off and ...
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Last week, I was getting up with the lark, quite literally, as the skylarks were in full voice when I reached the saltmarsh in the hours shortly after dawn (which in the north of Scotland is about 4.45am at the moment!). ...
Continue reading Spring has sprung on the saltmarsh!