Category: SCWG article
-
Hedgehog Hibernation
Our British hedgehogs have recently been classified vulnerable to extinction on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List as it is estimated that there are less than a million left in the UK. Hedgehogs start to hibernate in October/November and the Scottish Wildlife Trust have some useful information on making them…
-
Secrets of the Strandline
Beachcombing can be a really fun activity; I always get a feeling of excited anticipation when I step onto a beach as I never know what I might find. And the brilliance of it is, with the tide coming in and out twice a day there is always something new to discover.
-
Inside a Shetland Rockpool
Rockpooling can be a fun activity for the young, and not so young alike. There is a huge variety of species in this very changeable habitat. Many species have developed special adaptations to allow them to live in this harsh landscape, with changing sea levels, water temperature, salinity levels and the battering of waves. Read…
Shetland Community Wildlife Group 