by David | Apr 26, 2022 | General
New funding for a unique environmental programme, designed by young people for young people, has been announced by NatureScot today. Anyone between 11 and 26 can apply to the Future Routes Fund with project ideas that directly connect young people with nature. The aim...
by David | Jan 21, 2022 | General
Long-term tree planting at Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve (NNR) has increased woodland by 41%, helping combat climate change and increasing the biodiversity of the area hugely. Comparing old and new aerial images, NatureScot staff calculated an increase of...
by David | Nov 30, 2021 | General
Scottish Government news release New measures to expand numbers and restore biodiversity. The Scottish Government will actively support the expansion of the beaver population, promoting translocation, which involves safely trapping and moving beavers to a more...
by David | Nov 11, 2021 | General, Rodents
Daniel Schröer is the CEO of Futura, a company specialising in digital, toxin-free pest control solutions, based in Germany. He’s also the host of the popular pest management podcast Talking Pest Management. We tasked him to look into his crystal ball and share his...
by David | Nov 11, 2021 | General, Rodents
The house mouse (Mus domesticus) was introduced to Australia by the first European settlers during the late 18th century. Its distribution is now widespread throughout the whole of the country, but it is in the key grain growing areas of southeastern Australia where...
by David | Nov 2, 2021 | Bees, General
At this year’s Local Authorities Pollinator Conference Louisa Maddison gave a most impressive update on the actions being taken across South Lanarkshire to help pollinators. With the balmy days of summer a distant memory it seems appropriate to bask in a little...
