Since 1934 the Peace Pledge Union has been campaigning for a world without war. Today they challenge systems, practices and polices that fuel war and militarism and that contribute to the view that armed force is an effective agent of social change. The White Poppy campaign forms part of their work, and at this time …
By Sally Campbell “There are three stages to scientific discovery: first people deny it is true: then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person.” Alexander von Humboldt. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a nature researcher and explorer, universal genius and cosmopolitan, scientist and patron. His lengthy Latin American journey from 1799 …
Printed below is the recently published – A Sense of Place – from the Arran Civic Trust. It sets out their view on how the development of the island should go forward, taking into consideration the needs of todays population as well the historical significance of the built and natural environment. 1 No place, mainland …
Pirnmill-based amateur ornithologist and photographer Dr David Kilpatrick will present the next Arran Natural History Society talk Birds of Costa Rica. Following his retirement from his NHS job as a consultant immunologist in 2012, David revived his childhood passion for bird-watching, adding wildlife photography to his skills. David has also become an author, co-writing with …
Arrann Civic Trust has now published two books which celebrate the rich architectural and cultural heritage of the Island. The Buildings of Arran, which has been in print for 10 years now, is a round-the-island tour of the most interesting and beautiful buildings on our island. It is illustrated with black and white and colour …
Last month the Arran Ranger Service reported on the movements of Mar’verick, a White Tailed Eagle that was satellite-tagged as a chick at NTS Mar Lodge Estate Nature Reserve. In a post on Mar Lodge Facebook page the satellite data shows he has travelled all over mainland Scotland in the last year, including a visit …
Recently published on the Heather Lodge website, below is a lovely communication with well known face around Arran, Malcolm Kerr. Here he who talks about his involvement with Heather Lodge – Arran’s holistic health and therapy centre, balancing science and the unknowable, and the things that do, and do not, make his heart sing! Most …
Earthworm It is not sad not to be human nor is living entirely within the earth demeaning or empty: it is the nature of the mind to defend its eminence, as it is the nature of those who walk on the surface to fear the depths – one’s position determines one’s feelings. And yet to …
Tim Pomeroy | Metamorphosis The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh 10 November – 22 December 2023 Tim Pomeroy is one of the most thoughtful and respected artist carvers of his generation: his sculptures in stone, wood, drawings and etchings evoke notions of power and the Sacred inspired by archaeology and the natural world. A new exhibition …
Following last month’s reprinting of a piece on Buzzards, for November we are including a piece, again from Issue 1 of The Arran Naturalist, on The North Sannox Clearances, by Sue King.