To contact Noel e:mail nwicker60@btinternet.com
Support for Farmers
Loan payments are expected to be made to eligible farmers from early October.
Hot, Dry Weather in Orkney!
“Last Saturday evening, we went to the Barony Hotel at Birsay for us teas.”
Dry Weather Reveals More of Scotland’s Story
Historic Environment’s Aerial Survey Team have been recording where these are becoming visible.
Golspie Forest Fire Threatens Power Network to the Far North of Scotland
A series of major forest fires that are on-going near Golspie in Sutherland, are in close proximity to overhead power lines that supply the entire far north of Scotland.
Weather Watchers: June 2018
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Weather Watchers: May 2018
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April 2018 Weather Watchers
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Fu O Sang The Day
“It requires great love of it deeply to read/ The configuration of a land”: Hugh MacDiarmid
Taking Action to Save Scotland’s Historic Sites
over the last 50 years ” annual precipitation levels have increased by over 20% in Scotland and ” it is now 1°C warmer”.