Go Wild Scotland Ranger

For several months, as part of their #dukeofedinburghaward, a group of students from @SelkirkHS have been giving up their Saturday mornings to help @MauldsheughWood.

Found this awesome common lizard this afternoon when working with kids at Ettrickbridge. @ARGroupsUK @ARC_Bytes @froglifers

Clarke’s mining bee? @bumble_being @anthonymcc85 @BumblebeeTrust @EdEntClub @BuglifeScotland

@BritishSpiders is this Neriene montana? Found today in the Scottish Borders.

The Chiffchaffs have been back @MauldsheughWood for a few weeks now. Their signature ‘chiff-chaff’ call always signals the start of spring for me. @Birding_Borders @BTO_Scotland

@MOTHIDUK @whitmuir1 That was our initial thought but the white stripe on the body confused us.

@GoWildRanger @whitmuir1 Quite a dark Brindled Pug for me

Looking for help identifying this pug. Any ideas? @MOTHIDUK @whitmuir1

@chrisdgreen52 @BordersWild @Birding_Borders @birdinglothian @BTO_Scotland @_Firebirding @sconebirding Thank you. Yes that makes sense.

Fantastic hedgehog houses off to their new gardens - all part of our Hedgehog Heroes project! @BritishHedgehog @TCVtweets @hedgehoghugh

@Skull_Bloke @GraemeBWilson Thank you.

@GoWildRanger @GraemeBWilson Yes still field vole!

More photos of the skull found in owl pellets. @Skull_Bloke @GraemeBWilson

@Skull_Bloke @GraemeBWilson No, from the Scottish Borders. It just seems so much bigger than the others. I wondered about water vole..

@GoWildRanger @GraemeBWilson It's a vole, no doubt field vole as that's a hugely important prey species of owls, a real staple food. But a good look at the underside of the skull with accompanying millimetre ruler will narrow it down to field, bank or water vole. I take it the pellets weren't from Orkney?

Found some owl pellets on a nature walk with a class. The teacher took them back to dissect and found plenty of bones! I’m intrigued by the big one in the middle. Any ideas what it might be from? (I’ve asked for more photos with a ruler for scale). @GraemeBWilson @Skull_Bloke

Some interesting fungi from the last week or so. Sarcoscypha coccinea, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Exidia thuretiana and fruiting Chlorociboria aeruginascens. #britishfungi @BritMycolSoc #everydayisaschoolday

Bird feeders, den building, fairy houses and nestboxes. Just some of the activities we’ve had this week @MauldsheughWood . Can’t think of a better way to spend the February half-term!

@Clovenfords_ps @Sphero @SBCEducation1 @inspireSBC @Schools_Digital Brilliant! Well done

This pupil is very proud of her @Sphero Indi track she created. She used her Don’t Give Up Dan learning power to ask for help and try new strategies. Look at the smile on her face when she realised that it had worked after persevering! @SBCEducation1 @inspireSBC @Schools_Digital

gowildscotland.com/nature-adventu… Our nature adventures are perfect for groups who want to experience nature in the beautiful Scottish Borders. All details on our website. #natureawaydays #communityinterestcompany #corporateawaydays #communitywoodland

Getting ready for #nationalnestboxweek and building nestboxes with children from Hawick primary schools today. They all did brilliantly and we’ll be taking them down to the local woodland at Hornshole to install them after the February holiday. @Birding_Borders @RSPBScotland

Another great outdoor learning session @Clovenfords_ps this afternoon. Nestboxes installed, hedgehog habitat piles started and one of our pupils found a lovely, wiggly worm! #outdoorlearning #natureeducation

A great morning’s work from our DofE students, building 3 hibernaculums next to our top ponds. These will provided refuge for small animals such as frogs, toads, mice and voles. @SelkirkHS @froglifers @GoWild_Scotland #volunteering #dukeofedinburghawards