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Scale-Winged Wonders – Muir of Dinnet NNR
This week’s guest blog comes from Helen Rowe and explores the winged wonders that are our native butterflies and moths. As well as being Aberdeenshire Council Countryside Ranger for the Marr area, Helen is a keen Lepidopterist (studies butterflies and … Continue reading
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Summer and Autumn – Muir of Dinnet NNR
This week it’s suddenly autumn. Now, don’t look at me like that….for at least some of our wildlife, the year has turned. This week has marked the first passage of waders southbound, failed breeders from the high Arctic. We’ve also seen … Continue reading
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Sweltering Summer – Muir of Dinnet NNR
That’s been 21 days without any rain now…and there’s none in the forecast unless we get a thundershower. We’re all getting really twitchy about the possibility of fires, especially as there was a small fire just off the reserve at … Continue reading
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Why Are Wasps Annoying and Other Autumn Stuff- Muir of Dinnet NNR
Well, it was National Poetry Day yesterday, so I suppose we should be putting some verse up. But, according to the radio it’s national Ask a Stupid Question Day today…so we’re going to lead with the question I was asked … Continue reading
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Tagged adder, autumn, Biodiversity, birds, Bracken, moth, Muir of Dinnet, Muir of Dinnet NNR, nature, Scottish Natural Heritage
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Muir of Dinnet NNR- Moths and Mallards
It’s been another fairly mixed week on the reserve and I’ll be glad when this blasted humidity breaks- very warm and sticky all week. Still, that’s great weather for the moths and they have been out in force when a … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, birds, moth, Muir of Dinnet, Muir of Dinnet NNR, National Nature Reserve, nature, Scottish Natural Heritage, summer
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Muir of Dinnet NNR – Sunny Days and Moth-y Nights
What a cracking start we had to the week. Four nice days in a row- must be summer. In fact, in Scotland, that could have been summer -but we’ll keep our fingers crossed for a bit more sunshine still to … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, birds, Heritage and Archaeology, moth, Muir of Dinnet NNR, mushroom, National Nature Reserve, Scottish Natural Heritage, summer, trees, Year of History
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Dry Days, Green Trees
What a wonderful week it’s been. Warm, sunny and dry. And it’s warmed up enough to bring the insects out in force (sorry – that means the midges are just starting too). By far the most spectacular of these this week … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, birds, Bracken, Loch Kinord, migrant birds, moth, Muir of Dinnet NNR, National Nature Reserve, nature, Scottish Natural Heritage, spring, trees
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Wetness Happening
What a difference a week makes. We’ve gone from drought to downpour in a week…but that’s Scotland in summer for you. I’ve not actually taken all that many pictures this week because it’s been so wet….and cameras don’t like getting … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, Loch Kinord, moth, Muir of Dinnet, Muir of Dinnet NNR, National Nature Reserve, nature, summer
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Marvellous Moths
It’s often been said that the insects will inherit the earth if we humans should disappear. And you could be forgiven for thinking it’s happening in this week’s blog- there are lots of insect (or arachnid) pictures! Probably one of … Continue reading
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Snow Showers and Stroppy Swans
Welcome to April! TS Eliot had it as the “cruellest month” and it’s been doing its best to live up to that billing this week. We’ve had snow lying even down by the centre a couple of mornings this week … Continue reading
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Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve 