Tag: Nature
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Why Record?
Paul Harvey- Shetland Biological Records Centre Kate Allan- UHI Shetland This is a question that we often get asked – why are you bothering to record that? What’s the point? Put simply recording the wildlife around us helps build up our knowledge of the environment – what is where and how might this be changing.…
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Summer Holiday Project #1- Seaweed Pressing
Our first school holiday project is a bit of an art and science project combined. You will need to hunt on the beach to collect your seaweed specimens, like a true nature explorer! Bring them home and carefully lay them out to create your preserved specimens that make beautiful artwork. Download our Seaweed Pressing leaflet…
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July Highlights
Things are really looking their best this month, with gardens, verges and heather moorland all looking lush and starting to flower. This is a peak time for our pollinators so get spotting those bumblebees and butterflies and if you are up for a bit of a challenge take a closer look at the hoverflies, there…
Shetland Community Wildlife Group 