Natural Communities trainee Heather Parris offers the last in our series of reflections on a year in the Natural Communities programme leading up to showcase event next week.
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Lichens – the perfect Citizen Science for winter
These dark, cold winter months may seem a bit lifeless but there are one set of species that still manage to triumph effortlessly throughout the winter: the lichens!
Lichens are two organisms (algae and fungus) living ...
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Busy year of Community Learning and Development in Natural Communities
Natural Communities trainee Andy Ruck has been reflecting on a hectic year working in Community Learning and Development & Environmental Community engagement. See what he has been up to here, and you can find out more at ...
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Butterfly surveys with Citizen Scientists
Recording wildlife is a really important environmental indicator, but it needs regular visits and hours of commitment so it can be hard for organisations such as the Council to resource it. Here TCV's Claire Quinn talks ...
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Recording Nature’s Calendar with Dobbies, Little Seedlings group – Kinross
TCV Scotland and Amanda James of Dobbies Garden Centre have undertaken an exciting pilot Phenology Project which looked at changes to animal and plant growth and behaviour that indicate changes to the seasons. Plotting the ...
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