By Peter Finlay It’s not always you find the window in front of you as you have your breakfast so full of delight as happened quite a few times for me towards the end of May and in early June. Not the window itself of course but the sight there for me to see only …
Being Mindfully Present in Nature at Baron’s Haugh 24th June 2023, 9.30 am – 12. 30 pm Baron’s Haugh Nature Reserve, Manse Road, near Motherwell About Nature is wonderful for our wellbeing. Spending time outdoors in natural spaces and gaining a greater understanding of local wildlife can help us remain grounded and ease the stresses …
Alongside David Attenborough’s recent Wild Isle series, the National Trust, RSPB and WWF came together to create the Save Our Wild Isles campaign This is what they say: The UK’s wildlife is amazing – but it’s in crisis. Over the last 50 years, 38 million birds have vanished from our skies, 97% of our wildflower …
By Peter Finlay. Featured image shows stag near High Corrie. All photo credits to the author. Video clips credit: Marjorie Finlay Let us focus on one small area of Arran. I shall say High Corrie, if for no better reason than that is where I have lived for many years. I’m sure everyone has their …
By Peter Finlay. Featured image shows a robin in Wales, photo credit: Keith O’Brien. Photos in the text below feature the robin of the tale on the Isle of Arran, credit to the author. The Things that Really Matter ‘What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?’ …
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a new Agriculture Bill, asking people to give their views on the future of farming. The Bill will consider the shape of our new farming subsidy system, and is an opportunity for both farmers and the general public to contribute to the way farming in Scotland develops now …
Amidst political turmoil in Westminster, the People’s Plan for Nature initiative has been launched. The RSPB has also released a new report to set a clear plan for how the UK’s leaders must step up and deliver a decade of action. The following article is collated from peoplesplanfornature.org and from Wildlife and Countryside Link What …
The RSPB is calling on people across the UK to help protect wildlife and halt the UK Government’s attack on nature Writing on the RSPB website last week (Tuesday 27 September 2022), the call comes in response to what they call “an unprecedented attack on nature and the laws that protect it by the UK …
Join The Nature Library at Arran Botanical Drinks, Cladach, Brodick Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September 2022 The Nature Library is excited to be part of the Climate Fringe Festival 2022, a community-led and community-organised series of events taking place across the whole of Scotland, bringing books to two new venues to highlight the importance …
By Stephanie Boxall, published in The Ecologist, 27th July 2022. Featured image – Rain Dance #2 by Margaret Courtney-Clarke, from her book When Tears Don’t Matter. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of the climate emergency and a crisis in the state of nature. But a subtle change in our thinking about the …