NatureScotSouth

NatureScot's Forth and Southern area teams have now merged to form NatureScot South Ops! Give us a follow for nature pics and news from Fife, Stirling, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, City of Edinburgh & Lothians, the Borders and Dumfries & Galloway🍃

More crazy sea video’s off the Isle of May today as the storm hits… more videos on the blog: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

It's the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey this week! scottishsquirrels.org.uk/great-scottish…. Here are some pictures shared from our South Ops team in the Borders of the survey effort from the Central Borders Red Squirrel network in Selkirk! 🍃

Some cracking pictures from one of our Ops team from the Isle of May a couple of months ago. The Isle of May is one of our National Nature Reserves off Scotland's East Coast, providing habitat for a wonderful variety of wildlife. tinyurl.com/cjf4y2m3

Some snippets of our South Operations away day last month, exploring the beautiful Dumfries and Galloway and discussing opportunities and techniques for promoting restoration in a variety of habitats. 🍃🦋🐝🌲

A great team day out at Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve on Tuesday. This is one of the largest remaining intact raised bogs in Britain. We learned about the history of the bog, plans for the future and helped the local team with some birch removal. tinyurl.com/yuxa8kkb

Just dropping in….the last of the Atlantic Puffins are present on the Isle of May…time to say goodbye for another eight months. Hardy birds.

CYGNET COUNTDOWN RESULTS Thanks to all entrants. Amazingly, the winner and new Swan Queen for 2023 is Violet, who came second last year! Congratulations! 🦢👸🎉 1st - Violet Vaughan 2nd - Erin Jackson 3rd - Silver the cat 4th - Toby Higgins Pics courtesy of Wolf Gruellich

For those in the #ForthValley area, Froglife will deliver a presentation on recent projects on Mon 12th June–hosted by @FCCTrust Join us on the evening to learn more about the vital work Froglife does: bit.ly/4383J2z

Check out todays Isle of May blog as we bring you the first installment of a full update of the seabird breeding season. Plenty happening! read on: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

A young Grey Seal pup comes and checks out the moored boat at the Isle of May. Such great wildlife experiences !

Eider ducks enjoying the Leith Jazz Festival on the Water of Leith in Edinburgh this weekend! #urbannature #edinburghnature #waterofleith #letihjazzfest🌊🎷 🦆

Morning the highly elusive male Red-backed Shrike remains on the Isle of May for its third day. For a shrike, it’s hard to see!

Frog in Gladhouse reservoir 🐸

Lovely ☀️day for another #dragonfly survey at Flanders Moss. My highest count of Four-spotted Chasers since 2020. Dead common, but still beautiful to watch as they fly, perch, fly, perch, and repeat (often returning to the same perching spot). By July, there won't be many left.

We are funding @volunteering_uk Action Earth grants to help urban communities respond to our nature and climate crises. If you are a group of urban volunteers you could be eligible. Why not check them out this #VolunteersWeekScot? #CelebrateAndInspire orlo.uk/Kc8zM

The sound of silence. The Isle of May tern colonies are empty at the moment as this video shows, but why? We have started looking into it as the blog explains; isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

Some gorgeous sightings in Pendreich Stirlingshire reminding us that Spring is finally here! 🍃🌼

We are approaching peak Hawthorn Blossom setting in Galloway

Fancy joining our South Operations team? There is a vacancy for a full-time Climate and Nature Operations Officer. Closing date for applications is 5th June 2023! ejki.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

🌎🍃 It's International Biodiversity Day. Learn about Scotland's ambitious new strategy to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and reverse it by 2045. Read the draft strategy ⬇️ orlo.uk/ncQQX #BuildBackBiodiversity #30by30 #ForNature