35 birds of 15 species this morning for #BigGardenBirdWatch incl 2 Mistle thrush, though admittedly I briefly annexed part of my neighbours garden for the GSW (shh!)

More evidence of the importance of lakes: The global value of freshwater lakes - Li - 2024 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

On Tue 14 May we’re screening The Bough Breaks, the stunning new film by Mousehole Films It explores both the work of Alan Watson Featherstone to restore the ancient Caledonian forest & rewilding as a means of saving our broken planet. Tickets: £5 Book now at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-bough-br…

Moschatel amidst snow this morning presumably wondering why it hatched so early this year wildflowerhour

Can today get any better.....? #macrophytemonday

Saw this and thought of you! @SteveThackeray

Really excited to announce the launch of the Braemar Nature Festival 10-19 May, a local festival celebrating nature & a great reason to visit the eastern #Cairngorms this spring. Full programme complete with booking links available here: wild-discovery.com/wild-diaries/b… Spread the word!

On Tue 14th May we host a screening of The Bough Breaks, the stunning new film by Mousehole Films It explores both the work of Alan Watson Featherstone to restore the ancient Caledonian forest & rewilding as a means of saving our broken planet. Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-bough-br…

Now that's a before and after!

#balsam seedlings looking ominously prolific this year on the back of a wet spring Scottish Invasive Species Initiative Dr ZP (she/her)

Great day hosting a gathering of organisations who have made a real difference for beavers. Beaver Trust Cairngorms National Park Heart of Argyll RSPB Scotland The Scottish Rewilding Alliance SCOTLAND: The Big Picture Scottish Wild Beaver Group Trees for Life & UniversityOfStirling have done so much to improve these animals’ futures.

Stunning temperature inversion tonight nr. #Stirling Best thing about the night....

Finally! @BerndHaenfling Lori Handley @lynseyrharper Alan Law Nigel Willby @ianjwinfield Cristina Di Muri et al. It's Bean real.. Optimising species detection probability and sampling effort in lake fish eDNA surveys. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics 8: e104655. doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.8…

First few patches of Grass of Parnassus now out at Tentsmuir Dunes. A plant you can never have too much of! #wildflowerhour

“How Argaty Red Kites project has become a conservation beacon for Scotland” - big thanks Michael Alexander for the kind words & a beautifully written article in today’s The Courier SCOTLAND: The Big Picture Beaver Trust James Nairne Scottish Agritourism The Scottish Rewilding Alliance thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-en…

New & #OpenAccess in Ecological Monographs: The trophic cascade involving Yellowstone wolves, elk, and aspen is primarily driven by predator-induced reductions in elk density rather than changes in elk behavior doi.org/10.1002/ecm.16… With #OpenData in Dryad #NSFFunded U.S. National Science Foundation

“To Beave or Not to Beave?” - a guest presentation by Duncan Pepper - 12 Dec 8pm Atlantic Salmon are in crisis in Scotland. Ever wondered how restoring healthy rivers (and beavers) could help reverse the fortunes for this species? Join us to learn more. eventbrite.com/e/104939746506…

Of all the stillwater habitats lakes are the most important for freshwater biodiversity conservation & hence deserve more attention. New research published from the Hydroscape project Alan Law Nigel Willby. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Just wondering British Airways since I landed at LAX almost 96 hours ago when I might get my bag (we both know exactly where it is) or any useful information on it. Trying to manage expectations. Thanks