Scottish Woodland History Conference: Scottish Natural Heritage Centre

Scottish Woodland History Conference: Scottish Natural Heritage Centre, Battleby, Perth.  28/10/2015 From Keith Kirby Earlier this year we lost Oliver Rackham who did more than anyone else in recent years to bring the relevance of understanding woodland history to a wide audience.  However his ideas and approaches are being taken forward in a variety ofContinue reading “Scottish Woodland History Conference: Scottish Natural Heritage Centre”

Understanding predation – Share your knowledge by 31st July

From Gill Ainsworth Understanding Predation – share your knowledge about environmental and human impacts on ground nesting wild bird species in upland and lowland systems in Scotland This project is being conducted on behalf of Scotland’s Moorland Forum by researchers from University of Aberdeen, British Trust for Ornithology, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and UniversityContinue reading “Understanding predation – Share your knowledge by 31st July”

Forest of the Month – Glen Creran, Scotland

by Sally Eaton Glen Creran – A Temperate Rainforest Rainforest ecology is a fascinating subject, and despite the associated long haul flights, sure-fire tropical diseases, and long term planning required, tropical rainforests remain one of our better studied ecosystems. Temperate rainforests on the other hand remain little known and under studied (a WOS search revealedContinue reading “Forest of the Month – Glen Creran, Scotland”