Could you help build new nature networks across this spectacular region of Scotland?

Operations Officer role for Loch Abar Mòr now open. scotlandbigpicture.com//Images/2024/0…

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I'm absolutely over the moon with encountering the simply stunning Mountain Melick (Melica nutans). A #montane species I've never actually found in flower before, & top of my most wanted to see grasses! 🤩🥹🤗 #WildflowerHour Andrew Painting #Deeside #grass ID #grass #Poaceae

Totally chuffed to get a new plant #altitudinal #record , my first for 2024! We found this patch of Petty Whin (Genista anglica) at a record-breaking 737m above sea level on Morven, in #Deeside . The #montane #botany season is now well underway! 🤩🥳
#wildflowerhour Andrew Painting

I'm repeat #monitoring my upland tree #regeneration transects at #Corrour , as part of our Ecosystem Health Indicators. I don't need to run statistical tests to know there's a huge increase in tree height over four years in the plots I've done so far. It's just so obvious! 🤗🥳🌳

In our new #HuttonHighlights podcast we’re talking #truffles and a rare discovery that’s been made in #Scotland by one of our scientists.

Its discovery in an ancient rainforest restoration site has raised some interesting conservation questions.

🎧: bit.ly/4dbJ8zZ

Friends with benefits? 🦫🌳

The synergy between beavers and the aspen tree reminds us that nature recovery can't be achieved one species at a time. Discover how these two native species could complement one another's comeback: scotlandbigpicture.com/photo-stories/…

#PaintingScotlandYellow

The first of my upland species threads this year and today I'm going to focus on a butterfly, Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1/7

Thank you to Helen and James at National Trust for Scotland Killin for a great visit to Lynedoch to learn about the conservation of plants and trees at Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve. 🌲🌳🌱🌿 #KPSEco Keep Scotland Beautiful #SDG13 #SDG15

Not only do they plant trees in extreme & remote locations, but TreeSurv have also recorded new populations of montane trees at #Corrour . Downy Willow (Salix lapponum) & Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) found at 650m altitude! 📷 by Nicholas Major
#mountainbirch #montanescrub

Great to have TreeSurv back planting a further 4500 montane willows in Coire Sputan Dearg as our efforts to restore montane willow habitat continue. Challenging terrain but hopefully a full of life regenerating downy willow patch in the future topped with a ring ouzel.

We’re delighted to be part of this - #LochArkaig Pine Forest is bang in the midst of this important area for #NatureRestoration

We have a strong population of Petty Whin (Genista anglica) at #Corrour ; a member of the Pea Family which is common in our #upland grasslands & heaths near #LochOssian . This #shrub has dramatically declined in many lowland regions since the 1960s. #WildflowerHour #carrotsandpeas

Lunch & local bookshop shopping at The Watermill Aberfeldy Watermill - feeling so fortunate that the kids enjoy these nutritious veggie meals & reading more & more books! 🤗🥰📚

Lochaber Landowners Unite Behind Nature Restoration
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I’m so very excited about Loch Abar Mòr, a new #landscape -scale nature #restoration partnership of which #Corrour is a founding partner! We’re full of hope for the future of our region for Community, Connectivity & Climate. #NatureRichLochaber

Dwarf birch goals today, with a patch of bushes growing waist high in places! A nice illustration of what is possible in Scotland, and a tantalising glimpse into what could become some truly exceptional habitat in the fullness of time!

It’s the very best time of year to see the tree #regeneration at #Corrour - an exciting flush of young green shoots against the darker heather backdrop! 🤗🤩 #NatureRecovery #restoration

I learnt a new #moth today; the Small Purple-barred
(Phytometra viridari). Isn't it beautiful?! 🤗 #Corrour

How wonderful!! The first ever seed has been produced from our #montane #willow seed stand at #Corrour ! I expect to see much, much more of this in the years to come, from which to upscale production of this scarce species for habitat #restoration projects. #DownyWillowSeedStand

Yesterday we hosted the NatureScot Protected Areas Innovation & Data Activity team at #Corrour . Absolutely fantastic weather offered the opportunity to enjoy a tour of Corrour Forest, our #peatland #restoration Peatland ACTION, & a walk through woodland #regeneration . 🌳🌤️