A development of 16 houses is to go ahead in Toab, twice the recommended density for the area.
Housing Development Gets Go Ahead in Greenfield, St Andrews
Poplar Hawk Moths – Getting ‘Fresh’!
“How about a pair of Poplar Hawk Moths, mating! “
The Last & First of Brodgar
“on the last weekend of May, we were wondering where we would go as our first farther away outing – walking farther afield, outdoors, should be OK. “
May Stronsay Bird Sightings
“The most noticeable recent sightings as regards migrants have been a male Hawfinch and a male Siskin in the Castle garden and a few Chiffchaffs – all in gardens”
Before Lockdown……….
“Lockdown doesn’t have to mean locked in or locked up.”
Spotting the Small Copper Butterfly
The Small Copper butterfly appears to be struggling, with numbers in Scotland falling by a third in the last ten years.
Snug Leveret
“Mike saw a baby hare on one of his after-work walks”
Puffarazzi 2020
Please take the opportunity to send us photographs you’ve taken of puffins with food in their bills in previous years. RSPB
Poetry Corner: The Swan
Into the dark of the arch the swan floats/And the black depth of my sorrow/Bears a white rose of flame.
Take A Virtual Trip Around the Nature of Scotland
Here are a few trips you can go on around Scotland – and they are only a click away.
