BSCG Scotland
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The Badenoch and Strathspey Conservation Group. To stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of Badenoch & Strathspey; to..
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These wood ants are edge specialists... but not all edges are equal. Jacob Podesta used a decade of population expansion data to show that wood ants spread more quickly along certain edges, depending on the edge orientation. Currently available open access here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
These wood ants are edge specialists... but not all edges are equal. Jacob Podesta used a decade of population expansion data to show that wood ants spread more quickly along certain edges, depending on the edge orientation. Currently available open access here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(mentions "withholding the sale price for a Highland estate is unusual, undermined transparency and risked concealing changes in the land market.") #transparency
“We are applying a capitalist model, unashamedly and proudly,” says “Moneyball” carbon capitalist Rich Stockdale, boss of UK’s fast growing natural capital land owner #OxygenConservation 👇🏾🌳🦅
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Unashamedly capitalist’ rewilders claim ‘Moneyball’ approach could make millions – but experts sceptical
Rich Stockdale says model of ‘regenerative capitalism’ would maximise profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, and installing windfarms across its estates
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM
(mentions "withholding the sale price for a Highland estate is unusual, undermined transparency and risked concealing changes in the land market.") #transparency
#SundayMorning #Cairgorms National Park (a threatened site - foreground) #FairerPlanning in #Scotland
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#SundayMorning #Cairgorms National Park (a threatened site - foreground) #FairerPlanning in #Scotland
Reveals free-living #beaver discovered in #Norfolk
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Castor @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Castor @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years
Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Reveals free-living #beaver discovered in #Norfolk
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Castor @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Castor @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
Many in Scotland will be remembering the considerable contribution John Mayhew provided in varied roles & will be saddened by news of his death this month.
www.scotlink.org/people/john-...
www.scotlink.org/people/john-...
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Many in Scotland will be remembering the considerable contribution John Mayhew provided in varied roles & will be saddened by news of his death this month.
www.scotlink.org/people/john-...
www.scotlink.org/people/john-...
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Folk who’ve watched BBC news will know the newsreader Anna Ford.
Here’s her take on #bias at the #BBC
#BBCbias
youtube.com/shorts/h5kF1...
Here’s her take on #bias at the #BBC
#BBCbias
youtube.com/shorts/h5kF1...
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Folk who’ve watched BBC news will know the newsreader Anna Ford.
Here’s her take on #bias at the #BBC
#BBCbias
youtube.com/shorts/h5kF1...
Here’s her take on #bias at the #BBC
#BBCbias
youtube.com/shorts/h5kF1...
A highly commendable manifesto for important change
Yes our #planning system - that has been reinforcing inequality & driving #environmental harm- must become a tool for tackling the nature & climate emergencies
We need #FairerPlanning in #Scotland!
Yes our #planning system - that has been reinforcing inequality & driving #environmental harm- must become a tool for tackling the nature & climate emergencies
We need #FairerPlanning in #Scotland!
Want to see a radical overhaul of Scotland's planning system? So do we!
Join us at our manifesto launch event in Edinburgh on Thursday 27 November. More information here:
www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/2025/we-have...
Join us at our manifesto launch event in Edinburgh on Thursday 27 November. More information here:
www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/2025/we-have...
We Have a New Plan and You are Invited
Its time for a radical overhaul of Scotland’s planning system, which currently fuels inequality, environmental harm, and excludes communities in favour of private profit. Over the past few months, …
www.planningdemocracy.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A highly commendable manifesto for important change
Yes our #planning system - that has been reinforcing inequality & driving #environmental harm- must become a tool for tackling the nature & climate emergencies
We need #FairerPlanning in #Scotland!
Yes our #planning system - that has been reinforcing inequality & driving #environmental harm- must become a tool for tackling the nature & climate emergencies
We need #FairerPlanning in #Scotland!
Rewilding – large-scale nature restoration – offers hope for tackling the nature and climate emergencies, and can create a cascade of benefits for people, says Rewilding Britain.
Nish Kumar supports rewilding.
"The future I want to see is one where the incredible diversity of nature replaces polluted waters and silent landscapes."
Blog: markavery.info/2025/11/28/r...
#rewilding @rewildingbritain.org.uk
📷Matt Stronge
"The future I want to see is one where the incredible diversity of nature replaces polluted waters and silent landscapes."
Blog: markavery.info/2025/11/28/r...
#rewilding @rewildingbritain.org.uk
📷Matt Stronge
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Rewilding – large-scale nature restoration – offers hope for tackling the nature and climate emergencies, and can create a cascade of benefits for people, says Rewilding Britain.
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At COP30 in Belém do Pará, more than 50,000 people made history with a clear, unified message:
“It is time to bury fossil fuels and build a clean, just future.”
Today, we symbolically laid fossil fuels to rest. ✊
“It is time to bury fossil fuels and build a clean, just future.”
Today, we symbolically laid fossil fuels to rest. ✊
November 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
At COP30 in Belém do Pará, more than 50,000 people made history with a clear, unified message:
“It is time to bury fossil fuels and build a clean, just future.”
Today, we symbolically laid fossil fuels to rest. ✊
“It is time to bury fossil fuels and build a clean, just future.”
Today, we symbolically laid fossil fuels to rest. ✊
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How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change?
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change?
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Wutt!? New ecosystem service just dropped.
Birds are fungi dispersers! And, even better, tapaculos are truffle dispersers!
My week is complete.
Birds are fungi dispersers! And, even better, tapaculos are truffle dispersers!
My week is complete.
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Wutt!? New ecosystem service just dropped.
Birds are fungi dispersers! And, even better, tapaculos are truffle dispersers!
My week is complete.
Birds are fungi dispersers! And, even better, tapaculos are truffle dispersers!
My week is complete.
Yes many people certainly appreciate #ClimateActionNow is essential for our planet, people & #wildlife!
(photos Glasgow 15 November)
(photos Glasgow 15 November)
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Yes many people certainly appreciate #ClimateActionNow is essential for our planet, people & #wildlife!
(photos Glasgow 15 November)
(photos Glasgow 15 November)
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Raring to realise riparian recovery? 🌳💧
We're looking for a Knowledge and Evidence Officer to join our Riverwoods team to support the development of digital monitoring tools and continue to grow the innovative Riverwoods Digital Centre of Excellence.
Apply via our website at bit.ly/4i3nMYM
We're looking for a Knowledge and Evidence Officer to join our Riverwoods team to support the development of digital monitoring tools and continue to grow the innovative Riverwoods Digital Centre of Excellence.
Apply via our website at bit.ly/4i3nMYM
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Raring to realise riparian recovery? 🌳💧
We're looking for a Knowledge and Evidence Officer to join our Riverwoods team to support the development of digital monitoring tools and continue to grow the innovative Riverwoods Digital Centre of Excellence.
Apply via our website at bit.ly/4i3nMYM
We're looking for a Knowledge and Evidence Officer to join our Riverwoods team to support the development of digital monitoring tools and continue to grow the innovative Riverwoods Digital Centre of Excellence.
Apply via our website at bit.ly/4i3nMYM
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Audrey Nicoll, MSP & LINK Nature Champion, highlighted key findings from our "Restoring Scotland's Waters" report, calling for a national strategy: catchment management, riparian woodland, & protecting water stores to boost resilience.
Read our full report here: www.scotlink.org/publication/...
Read our full report here: www.scotlink.org/publication/...
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Audrey Nicoll, MSP & LINK Nature Champion, highlighted key findings from our "Restoring Scotland's Waters" report, calling for a national strategy: catchment management, riparian woodland, & protecting water stores to boost resilience.
Read our full report here: www.scotlink.org/publication/...
Read our full report here: www.scotlink.org/publication/...
Includes comment: penalties should not "disappear" into Scottish government budgets that have "repeatedly ignored the fence-line communities" #Enforcement #Health #standards
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I’m pleased ExxonMobil has been fined for breaching the law and causing misery for surrounding communities. While the fine represents a tiny drop of ExxonMobil’s profits, it does send an important message to corporations who disregard environmental laws that protect communities. Now
I’m pleased ExxonMobil has been fined for breaching the law and causing misery for surrounding communities. While the fine represents a tiny drop of ExxonMobil’s profits, it does send an important message to corporations who disregard environmental laws that protect communities. Now
Mossmorran firm fined £176,000 over flaring at Fife chemical plant
ExxonMobil said there was no actual danger but it identified failings and has made improvements since.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Includes comment: penalties should not "disappear" into Scottish government budgets that have "repeatedly ignored the fence-line communities" #Enforcement #Health #standards
tackled by the operators. They are also extremely concerned by the level of silica dust polluting the air and the potential health risks.
Take action now: buff.ly/PqwtzaO
Take action now: buff.ly/PqwtzaO
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A timely, thought-through report that highlights action required by decisionmakers in #Scotland for our challenged #freshwater & #marine environments #RBMP www.scotlink.org/publication/...
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A timely, thought-through report that highlights action required by decisionmakers in #Scotland for our challenged #freshwater & #marine environments #RBMP www.scotlink.org/publication/...
Mentions Oyster reefs are known to support "466 marine organisms"
Oysters making a comeback in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Pearls of the ocean that might just return to British shores | Mark Cocker
Holkham, Norfolk: A local company is attempting to revive not just European flat oysters, but a whole wealth of species on a nearby seabed
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Mentions Oyster reefs are known to support "466 marine organisms"
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Want to up your #WildFlowerID game this winter?
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Want to up your #WildFlowerID game this winter?
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
Mentions #Nature a "first line of defence" against #climatechange.
(Healthy ecosystems store carbon, helping limit the rise in global temperatures, & retaiining #resilience to the changes that are already happening, providing us with shelter & shade & also limiting #flooding & #soilerosion.)
(Healthy ecosystems store carbon, helping limit the rise in global temperatures, & retaiining #resilience to the changes that are already happening, providing us with shelter & shade & also limiting #flooding & #soilerosion.)
It’s hard to imagine a more important task than restoring nature, which sustains our very lives and is our only home. By supporting real action through the Natural Environment Bill, our politicians can show us that at last they’re starting to make nature a priority.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
We need legally-binding targets to drive Scotland's nature recovery
We know that Scotland’s nature is in serious trouble - but we know how to fix it
www.scotsman.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Mentions #Nature a "first line of defence" against #climatechange.
(Healthy ecosystems store carbon, helping limit the rise in global temperatures, & retaiining #resilience to the changes that are already happening, providing us with shelter & shade & also limiting #flooding & #soilerosion.)
(Healthy ecosystems store carbon, helping limit the rise in global temperatures, & retaiining #resilience to the changes that are already happening, providing us with shelter & shade & also limiting #flooding & #soilerosion.)
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If you're in the Dalkeith area on Saturday 8 November, why not check out the next screening of the #Riverwoods film?
📆 Date: Saturday 8 November
🕙 Time: 14:00-16:00
📌 Location: One Dalkeith, 21 Eskdaill Ct, Dalkeith, EH22 1AG
Head over to buff.ly/OKsYhrv to book your place!
📆 Date: Saturday 8 November
🕙 Time: 14:00-16:00
📌 Location: One Dalkeith, 21 Eskdaill Ct, Dalkeith, EH22 1AG
Head over to buff.ly/OKsYhrv to book your place!
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
If you're in the Dalkeith area on Saturday 8 November, why not check out the next screening of the #Riverwoods film?
📆 Date: Saturday 8 November
🕙 Time: 14:00-16:00
📌 Location: One Dalkeith, 21 Eskdaill Ct, Dalkeith, EH22 1AG
Head over to buff.ly/OKsYhrv to book your place!
📆 Date: Saturday 8 November
🕙 Time: 14:00-16:00
📌 Location: One Dalkeith, 21 Eskdaill Ct, Dalkeith, EH22 1AG
Head over to buff.ly/OKsYhrv to book your place!
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Today at Scottish Parliament, MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill.
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today at Scottish Parliament, MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill.
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
It’s not every day you see a giant bumblebee at Parliament! But today we spotted one urging MSPs to back a strong and ambitious Natural Environment Bill for Scotland’s wildlife 💪🐝🌼
#ScotlandLovesNature
#ScotlandLovesNature
Today at Scottish Parliament, MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill.
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"because she was determined, courageous, resilient and passionate, Goodall helped to create a new style for the science of animal watching". #RememberingJane #EnvironmentalHistory
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Dame Jane Goodall obituary
Pioneering scientist whose breakthrough studies of chimpanzees changed how the animals were perceived and led to greater protection
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"because she was determined, courageous, resilient and passionate, Goodall helped to create a new style for the science of animal watching". #RememberingJane #EnvironmentalHistory
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...