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Excellent day in the polytunnel again today, two new volunteers joined us and got stuck in to various jobs around the tunnel, including taking cuttings from our stock plants.
#volunteering #NatureScot #SaltmarshRestoration

Out on my #walk yesterday when I heard a loud piping sound and a wee flock of #birds took off ahead and flew loops around me before disappearing, I walked on a little and waited... #scotland #wildlife #nature #BirdsofScotland #RSPB #NatureScot #BTO

https://makertube.net/w/rEh6MnddHKQjXjratNoWdu

Out on my #walk yesterday when I heard a loud piping sound and a wee flock of #birds took off ahead and flew loops around me before disappearing, I walked on a little and waited... #scotland #wildlife #nature #BirdsofScotland #RSPB #NatureScot #BTO

https://makertube.net/w/rEh6MnddHKQjXjratNoWdu

Out on my #walk yesterday when I heard a loud piping sound and a wee flock of #birds took off ahead and flew loops around me before disappearing, I walked on a little and waited... #scotland #wildlife #nature #BirdsofScotland #RSPB #NatureScot #BTO

https://makertube.net/w/rEh6MnddHKQjXjratNoWdu

Out on my #walk yesterday when I heard a loud piping sound and a wee flock of #birds took off ahead and flew loops around me before disappearing, I walked on a little and waited... #scotland #wildlife #nature #BirdsofScotland #RSPB #NatureScot #BTO

https://makertube.net/w/rEh6MnddHKQjXjratNoWdu

Out on my #walk yesterday when I heard a loud piping sound and a wee flock of #birds took off ahead and flew loops around me before disappearing, I walked on a little and waited... #scotland #wildlife #nature #BirdsofScotland #RSPB #NatureScot #BTO

https://makertube.net/w/rEh6MnddHKQjXjratNoWdu

That’s the end of the saltmarsh planting sessions for now. Many thanks to all the volunteers who came out to help get thousands of plants planted.
Next it’s time to take more cuttings from the stock plants in the poly tunnel.

There’s a wee blog post with some of the photos taken during the planting here:

https://greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/03/25/2026-fife-planting-season-photos/

#Saltmarsh #volunteers #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Another great day saltmarsh restoration planting on the Eden Estuary, many thanks to today’s volunteers- the polytunnel grown plants now out in the wild to fend for themselves (with a little protection from the waves by the fencing)
#MarshMadness #volunteers #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Saltmarsh

Thanks to our fabulous volunteers we got more saltmarsh grasses planted behind protective fencing to help restore saltmarsh on the Eden Estuary today.
#Saltmarsh #MarshMadness #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

A very successful first week's planting at Tayport common saltmarsh, all the plants were planted and the polytunnel has a bit more space in it.
Many thanks to all the fabulous volunteers who came out to help on the sunny saltmarsh.

There is still time to sign up for the next sessions, on the Eden estuary, on the 10th, 11th, 17th-19th March.
contact [email protected] to sign up
More info at https://greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteers #Saltmarsh

We've got more opportunities to join the saltmarsh planting fun on the 10th and 11th of March on the Eden Estuary North Shore, near Leuchars.
Get in touch to sign up.
more info on our website
https://greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/volunteering-opportunities/
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Saltmarsh #Conservation

We're into saltmarsh restoration planting season again!

If you are in Fife or nearby we have planting sessions in Tayport, and on the Eden Estuary, north and south shores, over the next few weeks. Details online https://greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/volunteering-opportunities/

First up is Tayport on March 3rd and 4th

We have some wellies and waterproofs we can lend out for the session, let us know if you need a loan when you email to sign up.

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#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteering #TayRiver

The south-easterly winds we’ve been having lately have thrown lots of seaweed up on the saltmarsh grass, emphasising the connection between land and sea.
#Saltmarsh #TextureTuesday #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Saltmarsh in Dornoch last January taken on a sampling trip.
Many textures, from the sharp ice to the brushed (by the sea) grass.
We've got more sampling to do in February, and more planting in March.

#TextureTuesday #Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Here's a throwback to a very still winter's day at the start of the year.
The Green Shores team have spotted what we assume was a water vole -it was too fast to be sure- hopping into and swimming in these naturally forming salt pans.
Salt pans are a bit like rock pools without the rocks, where water remains when the tide is out.
Restoring saltmarsh provides more habitat for all the saltmarsh creatures.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #voles #Biodiversity

We've been busy confirming the next saltmarsh restoration planting dates today.
If you are in Fife, near Tayport or St Andrews and like getting muddy while restoring habitat, reducing coastal erosion and creating a carbon store, we have a day out (or more) for you.
Dates and how to sign up to volunteer on our webpage:
https://greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/volunteering-opportunities/
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#Fife #Saltmarsh #Muddy #NatureRestorationFund #NatureScot