Last year Nigel Jones and I had 8 days surveying insects in Upper Deeside between Muir of Dinnet NNR and Mar Lodge Estate. The report describing where we went and the circa 600 species we found can be found here: researchgate.net/publication/37…

Incubation is well underway at our Peregrine nest in Glasgow with the pair taking turns. Its noticeable that the smaller tiercel (male) does a wee bob as he gathers each of the eggs together for brooding – or is he counting them?🤔RSPB Scotland The SOC University of Glasgow

Save the date - 19 June. For our free online 2024 Conference the theme will be pollinator-friendly actions & features Local Authorities, our All-Ireland counterparts, Nature Networks, NHS grounds, and a fascinating project in Arnhem. e: [email protected] for details

Scotland has 77% of the UK and Isle of Man's Hen Harriers, but the Scottish populations are less than what they were in 2004 according to a new survey. Read the full story in our #NaturesAdvocates blog 👇

This #PeatFree April we're celebrating brilliant bogs! 🌱

Peatland Restoration Project Officer, Polly Phillpot explains just how important peatland habitats are for the UK’s butterflies and moths and why going #PeatFree is vital.

Read here 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/…

Lovely to see (and hear) so many bumblebees on willow around Loch Morar earlier this week. Willow catkins are more than simply attractive to look at; they are a huge bonus for bees in very early spring when food sources are scarce.
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Please share if you know somebody who would like to join our Youth Panel to help dragonflies. #TeamDragonfly Argaty Red Kites WWT Caerlaverock NatureScot Peatland ACTION SCRA BuglifeScotland Scott Shanks 🦋 Craig Macadam Alan Law Rewild Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌳 Highlands Rewilding Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust

In case you missed it, our Insh Marshes nature reserve is now home to Beavers!
Check out this lovely blog from Cairngorms National Park, as they reflect on the hard work that has brought us to this point, and look ahead to what comes next.
Thanks to Loch Insh Outdoor Centre and Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme…

South Lanarkshire Council are committed to reducing intensively managed grassland, they have improved 155 areas throughout the region for pollinators = 62ha. Their 'Making Space for Pollinator Report' & plans for nature networks are also welcome developments. #pollinators

Egg-stremely exciting! Our pair of Peregrines nesting University of Glasgow Gilmorehill Campus now have a clutch of 4 eggs! We think the female laid her 4th egg just before 3pm on Monday 25th March. 🥚🥚🥚🥚
Will there be a 5th egg?
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Your kindness can kill a bumblebee 💔

📢 Please share! Bumblebee queens are starting to emerge from hibernation. British weather isn’t always ideal and people with the best intentions can cause more harm good. Let’s change that.

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Egg-cellent news from Glasgow! Our Peregrines nesting University of Glasgow Gilmorehill Campus have laid their 3rd egg this morning! We glimpsed the 2nd egg around 1am on 21st March and she revealed her 3rd egg just after 5am on the 23rd. Will she lay a 4th? The SOC RSPB Scotland

'hedgerow enhancement with early-blooming species, especially ground ivy, red dead-nettle, maple, cherry, hawthorn and willow, can help to meet early forage demand' #pollinators

Pollinators Lorna Cole Susan Bourne Sharon Clark Catherine M. Jones Eric Rietveld Scott Shanks 🦋 Islay Natural History Trust Jeanette Hall - ask me about woods (and newts) Ashleigh Whiffin Apithanny Lovely to see the Wood anemones flowering in Yorkhill this week, along with Cowslips, Primroses, Snake’s-head fritillaries, Dandelions, Blackthorn, Lesser celandines, Willow catkins, Winter aconites, Lungwort, Cherry plum & Grape hyacinths. A feast fit for a bumblebee Queen🌸🐝👑

Fantastic news! The Scottish Parliament has just passed the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill.
More than 25 years ago Donald Dewar – Scotland’s first First Minister – described crimes against birds of prey as a ‘national disgrace’.
RSPB Scotland has been campaigning for…

Egg-citing news in Glasgow! Our female Peregrine nesting in the University of Glasgow Gilbert Scott Tower has laid her first egg of the season! Hurrah!

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Today and this coming Thursday 21st members of the Scottish Parliament will debate and vote on stage 3 of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill – a hugely important piece of legislation parliament.scot/bills-and-laws…
We’ve been campaigning for decades for better protection for our birds of…

Here’s a wee video update from the Peregrines at the University of Glasgow this week.
RSPB Scotland are working with The SOC and the University of Glasgow to study how the pair have adapted to city life, and to raise awareness about these wonderful birds of prey.

Warmer temperatures have brought out the first mining bees for 2024, they love South facing bunker faces Golf Environment Awards GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf Scott Shanks 🦋 Ecology @ BIGGA NE Scotland LBAP BBC Springwatch