Lorna Mitchell

Meadow news ! Lovely to hear from Lucy Metcalfe, Chair @ Friends of Victoria Park that more space has been created for nature in this popular Edinburgh park. What's more Primary 2 pupils from the local school will sow more urban pollinator seed mix.🌼🌻🐝🦋

Gorse thickets are very visible at the moment. They provide safe nesting sites for a range of birds, and a boost for hungry pollinators. Common gorse can be seen in many habitats, from heaths, coastal grasslands and forest margins to towns and gardens. scottishpollinators.wordpress.com/2020/03/10/gor…

The team at Scottish Wildlife Trust have just released a new scything video (see link below). Their short film shows the benefits of using a scythe to manage small wildflower sites, and was filmed last year at the NTS Robert Burns birthplace museum. youtu.be/Kn2kv_UOanY?si…

If you have never tried our adult creative workshops at Lauriston Castle, this year we have 16 fab creative workshops for you to try. Our workshops are relaxing, and are for complete beginners. We create an atmosphere of welcome, support and calm. Explore: edinburghmuseums.org.uk/adult-craft-wo…

Thrilled to share that Scotland + Venice returns to the Venice Biennale in 2026 — and beyond. 10 months of quiet graft, bold hopes. A new chapter for Scottish visual art on the world stage. Call for proposals now open: scotlandandvenice.com #ScotlandPlusVenice #VeniceBiennale

Congratulations to @TheBotanics and @TankMuseum for achieving Archive Service Accreditation for the first time! The UK-wide panel accredited an additional 12 archives for a second time (see thread) Read more here: nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/tan… 📷 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (1/2)

@DKnott8 @RBGE_Plant_Rec

The yellow-loosestrife bee and its host plant form one of the most striking and specialized types of pollination mutualism. Find out more in Athayde's latest pollinator blog @ scottishpollinators.wordpress.com

Fantastic video here 👇showing Lynne Bates of @ScotWildlife explaining the many benefits of using Green Hay to create new wildflower meadows. Economical, sustainable, local native seeds ... marvellous in every sense. Well done Lynne. 👏🐝🦋🌼youtu.be/w1uAmIeAw4w?fe…

Did you know that our children’s activity sheets and posters are available to enjoy online? There are five different documents - wasps, solitary bees, bumblebees, honeybees and moths. nature.scot/doc/childrens-…

💙 Whether it’s a person, a pup, or a perfectly brewed coffee that makes your heart beat today, don’t forget to show some love to the wondrous skies above and the precious planet we call home. 🌎

The 1600s in Edinburgh, and Scotland as a whole, was a time of violent civil war, religious upheaval and bloody retribution. @EdinCulture look into their collections to tell the tale of this complex and horrific period of history for #Edinburgh900 zurl.co/PoWKT

‘Leave the leaves’ until end March. Many insects including some types of bees, keeping warm in them. (Maybe also even a hedgehog or two if leaves in heaps). #Biodiversity

We want our forests to be restored — RT if you’re with us!

It looks as if has been in an earthquake but it's standing (sort of!) #crafting #Wellbeing

Today, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking and world-leading Scottish Outdoor Access Code and responsible rights of access for the public to land and water in Scotland 🥳 👇 orlo.uk/RuaZF #KnowTheCode #RespectProtectEnjoy

Our colleagues from @EdinCulture take up the #Edinburgh900 baton with this latest story of Edinburgh during the 17th century. The City of Conflict story tells of one of the bloodiest times for the city. zurl.co/LH8O1

🚨Labour handing billions to Drax News suggests gov is about to hand billions more subsidies to Drax. This would be a disaster for forests, communities, our planet & push energy bills up even more. Tell Ed Miliband to make the right choice today: tinyurl.com/ed-dump-drax

Farmed salmon without the colourings added to the feed would look grey. Farmers actually have a colour picker called a “salmofan” they choose the colour they want and add in the amount of colouring into the feed. Only ignorant people eat farmed salmon.

Another fantastic Ray Cannon blog = Leave sleeping bees be! Sleep-like states have been described in insects for 100s of years, but it's one thing to observe insects resting or in a state of quiescence. It's another to prove they are actually sleeping. rcannon992.com/2024/12/01/lea…