Today is #BogDay! 🤎 Did you know that two thirds of the UK’s peatlands are in Scotland? Peatland restoration work in Scotland is vital to hit not only Scotland’s climate targets, but also UK-wide targets. #Peat #Bog #Emissions Scottish Wildlife Trust Policy IUCN UK Peatlands

31st July 2024 — Perthshire

🎉🎈It's the moment we've been waiting for! New Reekie, our supreme Titan Arum, is beginning to bloom and you can come and see it. Entry to the Glasshouses is free and ticketed, with time slots on Thu 1 Aug and Fri 2 Aug between 11am and 5.30pm 👉 rbge.cc/TitanArum

But the really important question is, which #CarrionBeetles will visit Titan Arum Edinburgh this time?! We had Nicrophorus investigator in 2017 and Necrodes littoralis in 2019. Come on old friend - spread that STINK! 👃🏻💀#CarrionClub

Scotland’s network of Marine Protected Areas consists of 247 sites, with 233 for conservation purposes, providing protection to 37% of our seas. Scotland is providing a significant contribution to international targets of reaching 30% global ocean protection by 2030. #MPADay🧵👇

#InsectCollections are a vital resource for understanding how species are related to one another & how they are changing over time. Watch Ashleigh Whiffin showcase how National Museums Scotland's collections are contributing to scientific research ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=bccjnT…

TWIC staff will be attending the St Abb's Bioblitz this Saturday, 9am - 4pm. Hope to see some of you there! TWIC will be having a stall - find us in the gazebo just outside the St Abbs Visitor Centre Wild About The Borders Scottish Wildlife Trust Central Borders BC East Scotland ENHS RSPB Edinburgh Area LG

🎉 The Scottish Geology Festival 2024 Programme launches on Friday the 16th August, and we can’t wait! 🎉 Our Members will receive the Festival programme early, giving them advance booking access to ticketed events. Keep an eye on your emails!

Y/day was bonkers in the National Museums Scotland Natural Sciences NMS #birds collections! Ian Andrews & I stumbled upon—and identified—a new 🇬🇧 1st record of Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi). We also found a remarkable first for N America 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 & S Am by >130 years! 🤩 Stay tuned! #Ornithology

We're excited to kick off this year's Festival with a launch event hosted by SGT, Kelvin Hall & The Hunterian. Join us on August 28th for “Women on the Rocks”, where we’ll highlight some of the pioneering women who have made significant contributions to Scottish geology 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎉

We are running a #wildlife #recording excursion to to River Almond at Cramond, #Edinburgh on Sunday 25 August. Registration required via Eventbrite where you will also find full meeting details: shorturl.at/wKt94 📷Photo of Hermitage Water by Michael Scott ENHS

At National Museums Scotland we are working to minimise our impact on climate change and biodiversity loss. We’d like to hear your thoughts on how we can use our collections and expertise to address these topics ♻️ Complete our short survey: online1.snapsurveys.com/w4f4do

We’re super excited for this year’s #ScotGeolFest24! To celebrate we’ll be sharing agates from our Rennie collection, sourced from the Braes of the Carse between Perth and Dundee. Sneak peek below 👀

3rd September 2024 — Braes of the Carse #ScotGeolFest24

Let's replace racist & derogatory names of #birds, ok? Dr Alex Bond & Dr Jenn Lavers ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ make the case in new BOU 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧕🏽👳🏽‍♂️ 🌈 paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13…, suggesting Sable [🚫Flesh-footed] Shearwater. I suggest Crowberry [🚫Eskimo] Curlew, following 🇸🇪 change! #BirdNamesForBirds

Announcing the 35 short-listed Finalists of the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2024! These amazing wildlife conservation heroes and heroines give their time and expertise freely, and also encourage others to get involved: bit.ly/FinalistsNBNaw… #NBNawards24 #volunteering

Come join us THIS FRIDAY 6pm for an exploration of Scottish Minerals through the lens of National Museums Scotland’s mineral and rock collections! 🪨💎 #ScotGeolFest24 Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/101055328106…

With a fresh LICK of paint our giraffe’s tongue has been restored in the Animal World gallery! Did you know that a giraffe's tongue is BLUE and can be up to 50cm LONG? You can see the tongue for yourself from the mezzanine level of Animal World.