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Arctic Tern on Pladda
Arctic Tern is one of six species of tern which have been recorded on Arran, but it is the only one that breeds here. Up to the end of the twentieth century,…
The Big Butterfly Count
There are just a few days left to join the Big Butterfly Count - feeling inspired, the Arran Natural History Society recently spotted these beautiful Heath butterflies: Do you know your large…
The Giant Fossil Centipede Trail of North Arran
The Arran Geopark team reported on their Facebook page last week that, "Hans-Hartmut Escher, from Terra Vita Geopark in Germany, and Christophe Lansigu, from Bauge Geopark in France, on an “evaluation mission”…
The Sun for Summer
What is making me think of the Sun? Well, it is the first day of June and of course now we will have days of endless sunshine. Maybe! But what started me…
A Holy Isle foray in two times
Holy Isle, May 2024. Holy Isle, Summer 1978
Herbal Lore
A short piece from The Arran Naturalist, Issue no. 4, Spring 1980, Journal of the Arran Natural History Society, on the 'Yellow Flag', "which can be seen today, in glorious profusion on…
Close encounters with a basking shark
In Corrie again - but is it safe to go back in the water ! So here I am in Corrie - one of my favourite places on Arran. I m contemplating…
Notes from The Arran Naturalist
All about Lichens.... Last week the National Trust Rangers reported on a recent visit by Lichenologists to Arran. Members of the British Lichen Society held one of their annual field trips here,…
Support the Glen Rosa woodland project
"When you put back trees, you also put back biodiversity. This year we’ve had a plant here in Glen Rosa – a globe flower – that has not been recorded in Arran…
2024 Arran Mountain Festival
On the weekend of 17th- 20th May Scotland’s annual hillwalking and mountaineering festival is taking place. The festival is an opportunity to meet like minded people, discover a fascinating island and have…
Nature’s Calendar
The Woodland Trust and British Science Week (8th-17th March) seek new volunteer phenologists to update Nature’s Calendar, an almost 300-year-old tradition to track nature’s changing events. Phenology is the study of seasonal…
The 2023 Arran Bird Report is out now!
Where are most bird species seen on Arran? How many different types of owl are on Arran? When was the last Ptarmigan seen on Arran? For all your birdwatching questions on Arran,…