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The PLANTS Project: Where do common plant names come from?
Ever wondered whether foxes had anything to do with foxgloves? Or why lungwort is called lungwort? The PLANTS North team manager explores the origins of a few common plant names.
St Kilda diaries with Cal Major
Our ambassador Cal Major recently spent some time on St Kilda, volunteering with the seabird team, and created a series of short films about her adventure.
Local community contributes to improvements at Corrieshalloch
A new sensory walk and other improvements have been made at Corrieshalloch Gateway to Nature to enhance the visitor experience.
The PLANTS Project: Roses at Malleny Garden
Roses bring a lot of colour to your garden in the summer. Here, the PLANTS Project inventory team pick a few favourites from Malleny Garden.
Concern over slow start to seabird breeding season
Seabird experts at the Trust have raised concerns after observing a slow start to the seabird breeding season as well as a reduction in nesting activity for key species such as fulmars, guillemots and shags.
Plant Journeys blog post #10 – Maple: a feast of colour
Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.
Plant Journeys blog post #9 – Bamboo: a symbol of integrity
Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.
Welcome to our new rangers
We’ve appointed two new seasonal rangers to support our nature conservation work.
The PLANTS Project: Leith Hall’s Rock Garden
After spending time in the inspirational rock garden at Leith Hall, Valeria Soddu, Inventory Officer for the North PLANTS Team, shares some of the plants she discovered and their history.