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.
Northern February Red Stonefly (Brachytera putata)
The Northern February red is a priority conservation species in the UK because it is both endemic and declining.
The 2022 Abigail Rhodes Photography Competition results.
The committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 competition.
WEASEL (MUSTELA NIVALIS)
Weasels are widely distributed throughout the entirety of mainland Britain and frequently seen in and around the North Sutherland area.
An introduction to lichens
A lichen isn’t a plant and it isn’t an animal, it is a composite organism.