Image Wordless Wildflower Wednesday – Vipers in the grass
Year Natural Scotland
Image Wordless Wildflower Wednesday – Heath-spotted Orchid
The lady trembles
The expedition to the east coast of the island to listen for gowks is normally followed by an outing to look at trees. Once the islands had extensive woodlands, but now the forces of nature and man have left the mountain slopes and moorland virtually treeless. Only the toughest specimens survive on inaccessible islands in
World Environment Day
We celebrated by converting energy from the sun into electricity – our solar panels were connected today. Join us and go green.
On hearing the first gowk*
Year of Natural Scotland Capricious – whimsical – wayward – fickle – freakish – crotchety, northern springs will either delight or drive you to despair. The last week of May and only now are we seeing the tender pale green leaves of the birch, willow and rowan. In the cool air the buzz of the