#naturescot — Public Fediverse posts

A good day with some great volunteers, sampling on a new to Green Shores Saltmarsh.
#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #natureRestorationFund

A good day with some great volunteers, sampling on a new to Green Shores Saltmarsh.
#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #natureRestorationFund

Green Shores are delighted to announce the award of a development phase fund from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot, in addition to kind support from the Blue Carbon Trust, St Andrews Links Trust and Royal Dornoch Golf Club.
Funding will allow us to investigate new sites around Scotland with saltmarsh restoration potential and to continue working alongside local communities developing nature-based solutions to climate change!
#NatureScot #NRF #Saltmarsh

Green Shores are delighted to announce the award of a development phase fund from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot, in addition to kind support from the Blue Carbon Trust, St Andrews Links Trust and Royal Dornoch Golf Club.
Funding will allow us to investigate new sites around Scotland with saltmarsh restoration potential and to continue working alongside local communities developing nature-based solutions to climate change!
#NatureScot #NRF #Saltmarsh

New Digital Tool Helps Farmers Boost Biodiversity In Scotland [spatial]
(The app is underpinned by trusted data from [UK] Ordnance Survey)
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new-biodiversity-tool-in-scotland <-- shared technical article
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https://biodiversity.scot/ <-- shared Farm Biodiversity Scotland (FarmBioScot) home page
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https://www.nature.scot/ <-- shated NatureScot home page
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H/T @Ordnance Survey
“Most of us use maps to find places. Farmers in Scotland are now using them to help restore nature. 🌿
A new tool from NatureScot powered by Ordnance Survey data, is being tested with farmers and crofters and helps them map habitats, record wildlife observations and track biodiversity improvements across their land.
By turning trusted location data into practical insights, FarmBioScot makes it easier to understand the environmental value of the land they manage, support nature recovery and meet requirements for The Scottish Government support schemes.
It's a great example of how geospatial data can help people make better decisions - benefiting both rural businesses and the natural environment…”
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“NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, is testing a new digital tool with farmers and crofters across Scotland to help them consider nature in their business management. The new platform, powered by Ordnance Survey (OS) data, will also make it easier for them to meet requirements for government support schemes.
Farm Biodiversity Scotland (FarmBioScot) enables users to map habitats, record wildlife observations and track biodiversity improvements on their land through a simple platform, available via both app and web. The tool supports the Scottish Government’s wider ambitions to restore nature while helping farmers demonstrate the environmental value of the land they manage…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #biodiversity #digitaltool #usecase #farming #crofters #agriculture #UK #Scotland #NatureScot #habitat #survey #monitoring #wildlife #FarmBioScot #FarmBiodiversityScotland #environment #value #return #funding #records #metrics #rural #business #farm #management #opendata #opensource #publicgood
#NatureScot | #OrdnanceSurvey

New Digital Tool Helps Farmers Boost Biodiversity In Scotland [spatial]
(The app is underpinned by trusted data from [UK] Ordnance Survey)
--
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new-biodiversity-tool-in-scotland <-- shared technical article
--
https://biodiversity.scot/ <-- shared Farm Biodiversity Scotland (FarmBioScot) home page
--
https://www.nature.scot/ <-- shated NatureScot home page
--
H/T @Ordnance Survey
“Most of us use maps to find places. Farmers in Scotland are now using them to help restore nature. 🌿
A new tool from NatureScot powered by Ordnance Survey data, is being tested with farmers and crofters and helps them map habitats, record wildlife observations and track biodiversity improvements across their land.
By turning trusted location data into practical insights, FarmBioScot makes it easier to understand the environmental value of the land they manage, support nature recovery and meet requirements for The Scottish Government support schemes.
It's a great example of how geospatial data can help people make better decisions - benefiting both rural businesses and the natural environment…”
--
“NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, is testing a new digital tool with farmers and crofters across Scotland to help them consider nature in their business management. The new platform, powered by Ordnance Survey (OS) data, will also make it easier for them to meet requirements for government support schemes.
Farm Biodiversity Scotland (FarmBioScot) enables users to map habitats, record wildlife observations and track biodiversity improvements on their land through a simple platform, available via both app and web. The tool supports the Scottish Government’s wider ambitions to restore nature while helping farmers demonstrate the environmental value of the land they manage…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #biodiversity #digitaltool #usecase #farming #crofters #agriculture #UK #Scotland #NatureScot #habitat #survey #monitoring #wildlife #FarmBioScot #FarmBiodiversityScotland #environment #value #return #funding #records #metrics #rural #business #farm #management #opendata #opensource #publicgood
#NatureScot | #OrdnanceSurvey

Bringing Colour & Biodiversity to Orkney’s Verges

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/07/14/bringing-colour-biodiversity-to-orkneys-verges/

Bringing Colour & Biodiversity to Orkney’s Verges

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/07/14/bringing-colour-biodiversity-to-orkneys-verges/

The Lowest Nation-Wide Totals Ever Recorded for Grey and Harbour Seals Since 1996.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/07/03/the-lowest-nation-wide-totals-ever-recorded-for-grey-and-harbour-seals-since-1996/

The Lowest Nation-Wide Totals Ever Recorded for Grey and Harbour Seals Since 1996.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/07/03/the-lowest-nation-wide-totals-ever-recorded-for-grey-and-harbour-seals-since-1996/

While samplings of #alpine beasties in the #Cairngorms #NationalPark for my #BEN_EAF project at the #JamesHuttonInstitute are still in the preparation, here some impressions of the critters I've found while hiking.
As temperatures go up, so more activity is expected, right?
? 🤓🕷️🐛🪱🧬

#NatureScot #ScottishHighlands #Highlands #AlpineSoils #AlpSoil_Lab #SoilFauna #SoilBiodiversity

While samplings of #alpine beasties in the #Cairngorms #NationalPark for my #BEN_EAF project at the #JamesHuttonInstitute are still in the preparation, here some impressions of the critters I've found while hiking.
As temperatures go up, so more activity is expected, right?
? 🤓🕷️🐛🪱🧬

#NatureScot #ScottishHighlands #Highlands #AlpineSoils #AlpSoil_Lab #SoilFauna #SoilBiodiversity

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

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

We've planted out thousands of saltmarsh plants this month.
That means we've got space in the poly tunnel to grow more cuttings!
The polytunnel sessions start back in April, there will be a bit of washing pots along side the propagation, as it's better to reuse than recycle.
Small pots for the grasses, medium for the Sea Club Rush.
#Volunteering #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

We've planted out thousands of saltmarsh plants this month.
That means we've got space in the poly tunnel to grow more cuttings!
The polytunnel sessions start back in April, there will be a bit of washing pots along side the propagation, as it's better to reuse than recycle.
Small pots for the grasses, medium for the Sea Club Rush.
#Volunteering #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

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

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

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

Another muddy planting day today.
Today’s group were planting sea club rush in the Eden Estuary.
A successful planting day - all the plants we brought were planted.
We are still looking for more volunteers in Dornoch on the 24 & 25 March
Sign up at [email protected] to join in the planting.

@HI_Greens please spread the word!
#Dornoch #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Another muddy planting day today.
Today’s group were planting sea club rush in the Eden Estuary.
A successful planting day - all the plants we brought were planted.
We are still looking for more volunteers in Dornoch on the 24 & 25 March
Sign up at [email protected] to join in the planting.

@HI_Greens please spread the word!
#Dornoch #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

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

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

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

Looking for Volunteers to get muddy doing conservation planting

Saltmarsh Restoration Planting Dates March 2026

Sessions will run 9:30am-1pm

March Tues 3 & Wed 4 at Tayport Common
March Tues 10, Wed 11 at Eden North Shore
March Tues 17, Wed 18, Thursday 19 at Eden South Shore
March Tues 24 & Wed 25 at Dornoch

contact [email protected] to sign up
More info at https://greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/volunteering-opportunities/

#SolarPunkSunday #Scotland #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteering

Looking for Volunteers to get muddy doing conservation planting

Saltmarsh Restoration Planting Dates March 2026

Sessions will run 9:30am-1pm

March Tues 3 & Wed 4 at Tayport Common
March Tues 10, Wed 11 at Eden North Shore
March Tues 17, Wed 18, Thursday 19 at Eden South Shore
March Tues 24 & Wed 25 at Dornoch

contact [email protected] to sign up
More info at https://greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/volunteering-opportunities/

#SolarPunkSunday #Scotland #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteering

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'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.

please share

#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteering #TayRiver

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.

please share

#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteering #TayRiver

Lichen on a large stone sitting on saltmarsh on the Eden Estuary
A hare and the sound of shorebirds also accompanied our sampling work today.

#LichenSubscribe #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Lichen on a large stone sitting on saltmarsh on the Eden Estuary
A hare and the sound of shorebirds also accompanied our sampling work today.

#LichenSubscribe #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

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

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

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

Low tide on the Eden Estuary.
#MeerMittwoch #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Estuary

Low tide on the Eden Estuary.
#MeerMittwoch #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Estuary

It's nice to see saltmarsh in recovery. The fragmented saltmarsh with crevices has new extending saltmarsh in front of it.
This new saltmarsh will take some of the energy out of the waves before they reach the damaged areas and reduce further erosion. The grass at the front is already trapping sediment, increasing in height, storing carbon, and extending habitat.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Nature #Saltmarsh #ClimateAction

It's nice to see saltmarsh in recovery. The fragmented saltmarsh with crevices has new extending saltmarsh in front of it.
This new saltmarsh will take some of the energy out of the waves before they reach the damaged areas and reduce further erosion. The grass at the front is already trapping sediment, increasing in height, storing carbon, and extending habitat.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Nature #Saltmarsh #ClimateAction

Throwback to January 2025 and the view out to Dornoch Firth at the end of a day sampling on the saltmarsh restoration sites.
#MeerMittwoch
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #saltmarsh

Throwback to January 2025 and the view out to Dornoch Firth at the end of a day sampling on the saltmarsh restoration sites.
#MeerMittwoch
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #saltmarsh

We've got more sampling planned for January, continuing the ongoing monitoring of the restoration sites.
We won't have the benefit of the University of St Andrews photographer to take photos this month though we love the photos Gayle took when she came out with us and made us look in focus/focussed.
Photo Credit Gayle McIntyre/University of St Andrews.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Saltmarsh #FieldWork

We've got more sampling planned for January, continuing the ongoing monitoring of the restoration sites.
We won't have the benefit of the University of St Andrews photographer to take photos this month though we love the photos Gayle took when she came out with us and made us look in focus/focussed.
Photo Credit Gayle McIntyre/University of St Andrews.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Saltmarsh #FieldWork

There will be no polytunnel plant propagation session running tomorrow (Wednesday 7th Jan) as it is too cold for volunteers and plants alike.
We should be back next week!

#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #volunteering #ice

There will be no polytunnel plant propagation session running tomorrow (Wednesday 7th Jan) as it is too cold for volunteers and plants alike.
We should be back next week!

#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #volunteering #ice

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

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

The last few poly tunnel volunteering sessions have been listed on our website including the one with mince pies, the team Christmas lunch has been booked. It's definitely getting to the end of the year.
Meantime, on the saltmarsh, the plants keep growing, or are in dormancy waiting for better conditions to grow again. The fencing should protect this year's plantings from some of the effects of the winter storms.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #saltmarsh

The last few poly tunnel volunteering sessions have been listed on our website including the one with mince pies, the team Christmas lunch has been booked. It's definitely getting to the end of the year.
Meantime, on the saltmarsh, the plants keep growing, or are in dormancy waiting for better conditions to grow again. The fencing should protect this year's plantings from some of the effects of the winter storms.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #saltmarsh

We are absolutely thrilled to share that Green Shores has won the Nature of Scotland Award for Coasts and Waters! We loved that the judges particularly commended the scale, impact, and community involvement of our project in tackling crucial issues that affect us all in Scotland.

A big thank you to the #rspb, to our wonderful sponsors #NatureScot, the Royal Dornoch Golf Club, #ArmyInScotland , St Andrews Links Trust, Fife Council, University of St Andrews, and to our amazing volunteers.

We are absolutely thrilled to share that Green Shores has won the Nature of Scotland Award for Coasts and Waters! We loved that the judges particularly commended the scale, impact, and community involvement of our project in tackling crucial issues that affect us all in Scotland.

A big thank you to the #rspb, to our wonderful sponsors #NatureScot, the Royal Dornoch Golf Club, #ArmyInScotland , St Andrews Links Trust, Fife Council, University of St Andrews, and to our amazing volunteers.

Lovely to spend some time with some of the artists from the Reciprocity/Poiesis project, talking saltmarsh, grasses, plant awareness disparity, connections and plotting a visit to a saltmarsh.
Thanks to Kate Downie for hosting in her beautiful studio.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #artistCollaboration

Lovely to spend some time with some of the artists from the Reciprocity/Poiesis project, talking saltmarsh, grasses, plant awareness disparity, connections and plotting a visit to a saltmarsh.
Thanks to Kate Downie for hosting in her beautiful studio.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #artistCollaboration

#Walking in mature pine and birch woodland on the #MuirofDinnetNNR - the route takes a short diversion to the ruins of a small settlement of houses and steadings at #OldKinord … 😀

https://themackwalks.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/235-muir-of-dinnet-old-kinord-culblean-circuit-aberdeenshire/

#Hiking #NatureScot #Deeside #Dinnet #Aboyne #Tarland #Aberdeenshire #Scotland

Green Shores was featured on BBC Radio Scotland's Out Of Doors programme this weekend. Presenter Mark Stephens came along to our Saltmarsh Stock up in September to meet us and the volunteers who joined us on the day.

You can listen to the recording here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ld4d
or as podcast, wherever you get your podcasts under ‘Scotland Outdoors’.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteers #Podcast

It was great to lead a walk and talk today with the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Fife and Kinross group.

We covered successful saltmarsh restoration sites, new techniques for protecting restoration planting and saw what healthy and eroded saltmarsh looks like. There was even time to visit the Green Shores plant hub where we propagate saltmarsh plants for the next round of restoration planting.

#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund