Large Leech Alert!
Leeches don’t have many fans, but they are still fascinating creatures. Few people notice them or record their sightings, so we know very little about their status and distribution, especially in north Scotland.
Extreme botanizing!
Botanist, and hawkweed specialist, Tim Rich has been in the area, following up on surveys he carried out in 2016-2017, which followed up on records going as far back as the 1800’s of some very rare hawkweeds.
Photographing Slugs for Identification
These notes are intended to help people with deciding what to photograph
Emerald damselfly
August is a good month for spotting these small, beautiful damselflies…
Oysterplant – a Gift of the Sea
(Mertensia maritima) Gaelic: tìodhlac-na-mara. By Sarah Bird, Project Officer, Species on the Edge – North…
Seeking the Small Blue Butterfly
In Britain the tiny Small Blue butterfly is scarce, and declining in most of the places where it occurs.
Rare Beetle Hunt
Help hunt for a rare leaf beetle – Chrysolina intermedia.
Beware: toads crossing!
Melvich Primary School learned about the lives of toads and how each year they make the journey back to the same pond where they started life..
The Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)
Always a highlight for me to spot my first Drinker caterpillar, it is the herald of a new wildlife watching year.
Forty-six Years of Ringing in a North Coast Garden
Fascinating highlights of ringing on the north coast. By Graham Crittenden.