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Fire Pits and Fantastic Beasts – Muir of Dinnet NNR
Phew. It’s been yet another incredibly busy week on the reserve. People are still flocking to us in droves, post-lockdown, and that’s great to see in some respects ….it will help the local economy and shows that many people value … Continue reading
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Blooming Summer – Muir of Dinnet NNR
It’s the height of blooming summer. And no, we’re not just saying that for the hay fever sufferers, who will be struggling with the grass right now. This cock’s foot grass was visibly shedding pollen as you brushed past it. … Continue reading
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It’s All Relative – Muir of Dinnet NNR
This week’s guest blog has been written by Ewen Cameron, Chair of the Habitats and Species Group, NE Scotland Biodiversity Partnership. Ewen has been involved in nature conservation for around 40 years and shows us what you can achieve with … Continue reading
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LBJs- Muir of Dinnet NNR
LBJs. Or ‘little brown jobs’ to birders. And it’s easy to think half our avifauna is comprised of these – brown things that go tweet in the bushes and all look the same. (Actually that’s warblers….more of them later in … Continue reading
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Royalty Amongst Birds – Muir of Dinnet NNR
Gulls are royalty amongst birds. Discuss. Well, I suspect most folk would disagree – aren’t gulls just the things that crap on your car, nick your chips, dive bomb you in the town and terrify the kids into dropping their … Continue reading
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Snakes and Sea Eagles – Muir of Dinnet NNR
Hello out there. Hope you are all well, being able to find stuff in the supermarket (it was really bare this morning) and enjoying the oncoming spring. To be honest, I wouldn’t mind having to self-isolate for a week too … Continue reading
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Let it Snow – Muir of Dinnet NNR
Well, it’s snowed this week, And, boy, did it snow on Monday, for 12 hours solid. It’s been a long time since we had such a prolonged snow ‘shower’ and it dumped several inches of snow on the reserve. While … Continue reading
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Snow, Sun and Storms – Muir of Dinnet NNR
It’s been a fairly productive time on the reserve, in spite of the best efforts of the weather. Last week, we had Cairngorms National Park Volunteer rangers Leo and Keira out, helping with clearing pools for northern damselfly. Left to … Continue reading
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Spring, Seeds and Sunrises – Muir of Dinnet NNR
It’s been a lovely week on the reserve, but strange to think that only a week ago, we were admiring the trees in all their snowy glory. Even stranger was the appearance of the first butterfly of the year on … Continue reading
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Wet and Wonderful – Muir of Dinnet NNR
It’s the World Wetlands Day today …. and the Year of Coasts and Waters … so we’re going to celebrate our wonderful wetlands here at Dinnet with a series of blogs about the lochs and other wet places on the … Continue reading
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Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve 