Tag: NAFC Marine Centre

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  20th Jul 2020

  Have you spotted a Crofter’s Wig?

  Crofter’s Wig (Ascophyllum nodosum ecad makii) is a very rare and interesting little seaweed. It is a form of egg wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum)but is free-living (not attached to anything). It is thought to have first originated from broken fragments of the normal form of egg wrack but in very sheltered conditions grows unattached. It gets…

• 10th Apr 2020

  NAFC Marine Centre UHI secures National Lottery Support

  NAFC Marine Centre UHI has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to establish a, ‘Shetland Community Wildlife Group’. This exciting citizen science project will focus on creating a community led group of volunteers interested in Shetland’s varied wildlife. The project will enable local people to get involved in nature, learn new skills, speak…