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Marcia
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Nature obsessed and living in the Scottish Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌱
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This week every MSP in @parliament.scot received a book of messages speaking about people's deep connection to nature, pain at the destruction they have witnessed in their lifetimes, and determination to help nature recover.
Read the messages here: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
September 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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After recent blazes in Moray and the Cairngorms it is really important to be wildfire aware this coming weekend.
🔥 Extreme wildfire risk across Scotland 🔥

A extreme wildfire warning is in place across Scotland from Friday, 11 July, until Monday, 14 July.

For More information, visit our website

#SFRS #Scotland #wildfire #Extreme
July 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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May 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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so they're mycoblogging
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Simple neuroscience-based hack for anxiety:
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly

Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
April 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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[pikaole's herptiles] sticker pack released!

🐸 iMessage : apps.apple.com/us/app/pikao...
🦎 LINE : line.me/S/sticker/30...
🐍 Telegram(static) : t.me/addstickers/...
April 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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The London Zoo is working to conserve a unique frog that incubates its young in its vocal sacs.

Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs1S...
April 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I love that I have a job where I can say I'm going to do a workshop on orcas for the caithness science festival and my colleague will ask if I want them to bring along the orca skull! Of course I do!! I'm so excited!
March 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We recently put a blog up on our substack about Calum's road.

There are also lots of nature stories for you if you're interested in Highland Wildlife 🦦🦔🐝🐛🌳🌱🍂

highlifehighlandranger.substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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It is 20 years since the right of responsible access was formalised under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. 🚴 🛶 🚶‍♀️

A notable land reform milestone.👏

Why not celebrate with a nice daunder, stravaig, plowter, pedal or paddle this weekend! 😀

#SOAC
February 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The one in Dingwall has saved me a few times when looking for dinner after working late.
Wimpy restaurant in Hanover Street, Fraserburgh. One of three Wimpys left in Scotland (alongside Kilmarnock and Dingwall). Pic: Andy Ritchie
February 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's the same in the Highlands. Lots of tourists come up here thinking it wild and beautiful. But the reality is that their looking at a landscape that is now pretty much barren when it comes to biodiversity.
What's come as a shock - to a lot of Irish ppl - in recent yrs is the realisation that we were never looking at 'wild' Irish landscapes but denuded deserts.
I won't lie: after 3 weeks of experiencing almost unimaginably abundant and diverse Costa Rican nature, returning home to the Irish ecological moonscape is a visceral gut punch.

But what Costa Rica shows is that it doesn't have to stay like this: nature CAN return.
#Rewilding 🌍
February 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Some Moorland asmr for your evening.

#asmr #waterdrops
February 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My first trip up Ben Bhraggie.

#Golspie #scottishhighlands
February 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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There's a petition to ban conversion practices (targeting LGBTQIA+ people) in the European Union. We need one million signatures, and we currently have 180,000+. If you live in Europe (even if you don't), spread the word ! 🌈🔥✊

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
February 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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📢 Highlanders! Can you help look after this beautiful wood?

We're after a #Volunteer Woodland Working Group Leader to help lead a series of monthly conservation tasks at lovely #Ledmore & Migdale Wood in Sutherland.
Ideally you'd live nearby 😀🚵‍♀️

More ➡️ https://buff.ly/4afEdNC
February 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Calling all Bog Warriors! Join us for a day of Bog Woodland Restoration at Forestry and Land Scotland's Glenmore Forest Park.

🗓️ Monday, 10th of February, 10am – 1 pm
🎟️ Free, but booking is essential: bit.ly/bog-warriors...

@cairngormsnews.bsky.social #whatsoncairngorms #cairngormsconnect
January 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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🗳️ Voting is now open for European Tree of the Year!

🌳 Last year, you voted & chose the #SkipinnishOak as the UK Tree of the Year. Now this spectacular Scottish oak is up for the European title (yes just like Eurovision!)

👉 Vote here https://buff.ly/36YYrsu

Oh and please share! 🙏
February 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Have you seen The Ghost Rainforest? Follow an emotional journey deep into the heart of #ScotlandsRainforest.
The Ghost Rainforest
Told from the perspective of indigenous activist Narubia Werreria, ‘The Ghost Rainforest’ follows a group of five indigenous leaders and activists from the A...
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains, according to a new…
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Bees have 5 eyes and 2 stomachs. Your welcome.
February 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This feels very much like me when I teach a session 😅
#environmentaleducation #birdsandthebees
February 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Over the last five years the team at WildLand Cairngorms has tracked the movements of raptors in this landscape.

They can see that these birds have travelled extensively – with some Golden Eagles being tracked as far as the Inner Hebrides!

bit.ly/TreasureAndC...
@cairngormsnews.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I was out doing a winter gull survey last night for the BTO. No gulls. I know in science they say no result is still a result but it was cold. At least one of them could have shown up.

#wildlifesurveys #inconsiderategulls
January 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM