Local woods are now carpeted with Bluebells. #Bluebells

Finding our local Brown hares is more of a challenge as the crops grow higher. Taken this evening. #BrownHares HPT Hare Preservation Trust LaBMammalGroup

I’m still trying to get an iconic species in serious decline greater legal protection.
My petition to add #hedgehogs to Schedule 5 Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 now has 212,907 supporters 💚

Join us 👉🏻🦔change.org/HedgehogPetiti…
#HedgehogPetitionAwarenessWeek
#HedgehogWeek

A Beegrabber (Myopa sp) maybe the Variegated Spring Beegrabber? (M. buccata) a Conopid fly seen today on a dandelion in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian. #Diptera #Conopidae

Glistening ink caps or Mica caps (Coprinellus micaceus) seen today in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian. #Fungi #Mushrooms

Hedgehog returning from our neighbour's garden after her night out foraging . Pops into feeding station for a snack and a drink of water before turning in for the day. #HedgehogAwarenessWeek LaBMammalGroup Mammal Society

Are you a true #hedgehog champion? Retweet this post and spread awareness about the petition! Together, let's create a world where #hedgehog s can flourish. #HedgehogPetitionAwarenessWeek petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6580… #HedgehogWeek

Green hairstreak butterflies (Callophrys rubi) taken this evening up on Torduff Hill at Bonaly. After another wet, cloudy day there was a little milky sun. Still took time to locate them as they were not active. #Butterflies BC Scotland BC East Scotland

Don't laugh, I have never tried to sex a hedgehog but I am going to take a wild guess that this a wee chap. #GardenWildlife #HedgehogAwarenessWeek Hedgehog Cabin

We are appealing for information after the remains of an osprey were found near Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, on Friday, 3 May, 2024.

The protected species is believed to have been nesting at Loch of the Lowes, close to where it was found.

Read more: orlo.uk/TCTaC

Been a few years since I last had a hedgehog in my garden. Now have one using my compost bin as a home. Has a feed then exits into neighbours garden via access hole in the fence. Returns a few hours later. 😁 #Hedgehogs LaBMammalGroup

A male Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) seen in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian on Tuesday. #Butterflies BC East Scotland Winton Castle

The most vividly bright Wolf's Milk Slime Mould (Lycogala epidendrum) I have ever seen. Found on a felled tree along the Water of Leith downstream of Blinkbonny/Currie this evening. #SlimeMould Water of Leith Conservation Trust

Will we hear absolute hogwash or will the government surprise us all ?
The #Hedgehog petition needs 100,000 signatures for a parliamentary debate but we have just over 10,500.
Get your skates on folks.
👉🏻🦔petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6580…

Dark-edged bee-fly (Bombylius major) taken yesterday in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian. #BeeFlies #Diptera

Shieldbugs seen today in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian. #1+2 Gorse shieldbugs (Piezodorus lituratus) #3 Sloe bug or Hairy shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum) #Bugs #Pentatomidae Winton Castle

Green Tiger beetles (Cicindela campestris) eventually found today in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian, once the sun came through and wind dropped. Only two sightings along one of the tracks and they were moving fast. #Coleoptera #Carabidae Winton Castle Ground Beetle Recording Scheme Ashleigh Whiffin

Bog beacon fungi (Mitrula paludosa) found today growing on aquatic vegetation in the ponds in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian. #Fungi #Mushrooms Winton Castle

It's a legal requirement to prevent harm to our seabed! Scottish Ministers lose court appeal, as landmark judgment upheld by senior judges📷
@ScotGov must overhaul its approach to licensing damaging fisheries particularly scallop dredging
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Honeybee (Apis mellifera) loaded with pollen. Bawsinch Nature Reserve, Duddingston. #Bees Scottish Wildlife Trust