Wildlife ranger and community engagement officer at Go Wild Scotland, a not-for-profit community interest company bringing people together with nature.
Selkirk, Scotland
Joined June 2023
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For several months, as part of their #dukeofedinburghaward, a group of students from @SelkirkHS have been giving up their Saturday mornings to help @MauldsheughWood.
Found this awesome common lizard this afternoon when working with kids at Ettrickbridge. @ARGroupsUK @ARC_Bytes @froglifers
The Chiffchaffs have been back @MauldsheughWood for a few weeks now. Their signature ‘chiff-chaff’ call always signals the start of spring for me. @Birding_Borders @BTO_Scotland
Looking for help identifying this pug. Any ideas? @MOTHIDUK @whitmuir1
Fantastic hedgehog houses off to their new gardens - all part of our Hedgehog Heroes project! @BritishHedgehog @TCVtweets @hedgehoghugh
More photos of the skull found in owl pellets. @Skull_Bloke @GraemeBWilson
Found some owl pellets on a nature walk with a class. The teacher took them back to dissect and found plenty of bones! I’m intrigued by the big one in the middle. Any ideas what it might be from? (I’ve asked for more photos with a ruler for scale). @GraemeBWilson @Skull_Bloke
Some interesting fungi from the last week or so. Sarcoscypha coccinea, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Exidia thuretiana and fruiting Chlorociboria aeruginascens. #britishfungi @BritMycolSoc #everydayisaschoolday
Bird feeders, den building, fairy houses and nestboxes. Just some of the activities we’ve had this week @MauldsheughWood . Can’t think of a better way to spend the February half-term!
gowildscotland.com/nature-ad… Our nature adventures are perfect for groups who want to experience nature in the beautiful Scottish Borders. All details on our website. #natureawaydays #communityinterestcompany #corporateawaydays #communitywoodland
Getting ready for #nationalnestboxweek and building nestboxes with children from Hawick primary schools today. They all did brilliantly and we’ll be taking them down to the local woodland at Hornshole to install them after the February holiday. @Birding_Borders @RSPBScotland
Another great outdoor learning session @Clovenfords_ps this afternoon. Nestboxes installed, hedgehog habitat piles started and one of our pupils found a lovely, wiggly worm! #outdoorlearning #natureeducation
A great morning’s work from our DofE students, building 3 hibernaculums next to our top ponds. These will provided refuge for small animals such as frogs, toads, mice and voles. @SelkirkHS @froglifers @GoWild_Scotland #volunteering #dukeofedinburghawards
What a great morning for our #BigGardenBirdWatch! We recorded a fantastic 16 species with chaffinch and long-tailed tits being the most common. @GoWild_Scotland
Bird ID quiz followed by our own #BigGardenBirdWatch at today’s nature club. We were even lucky enough to spot a Sparrowhawk! @RSPBScotland
Who’s taking part in the #BigGardenBirdwatch this weekend?
We’ve lost 38m birds from UK skies in the last 50 years. @Natures_Voice #BigGardenBirdwatch provides vital information to help ensure a better future for birds and wildlife. Please take part this weekend! 26-28 Jan. See rspb.org.uk/birdwatch
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Excellent work this afternoon @Clovenfords_ps. The classes worked brilliantly as a team to create a massive bug hotel - despite the awful weather. We even found our first resident… @SBCOutdoorEd #natureeducation @BuglifeScotland
It’s #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay apparently so let’s celebrate with a local red squirrel… @GoWild_Scotland has been monitoring populations of these iconic creatures throughout the borders region. Stunning animals and always fun to watch.
We’re working on an exciting project @Clovenfords_ps to create a wildlife friendly area in the school grounds. Over the next few weeks we’ll be building a bug hotel, installing nest boxes, improving the pond & adding lots of habitat piles. Watch this space! @SBCOutdoorEd
