Freak phenomenon of the month: tree pollen, everywhere, by the ton. Doubtless many species are involved, certainly inc #SitkaSpruce . Pic on left, L Arienas, Morvern; on r a miasma over Larachmore & the Appin hills, the spruce plantation shrouded in tree dust. #NeverSeenThisBefore

Hugh Raven 🇺🇦 Yes, they initially arrived under their own steam (working their way up the Tay and its headwaters) at our SRUC #SRUCKirkton farms in #Strathfillan about 4 years ago, though have been 'permanent' in low numbers only for the last two years.

The river banks at #Strathfillan today. The #beavers , unmistakably, have arrived - probably under their own steam (they’ve been in Glendochart around five years).

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We welcome news as Mairi Gougeon explains to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Committee that the Scottish Government is now acting 'at pace' to ensure that authorisation and enforcement decisions are made 'in line' with the outcomes of our judicial review.
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Only bollards can deliver this level of happiness.
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Yes, please do come to the highlands. As a long-term resident I recommend it. One cautionary note, UK Noise Association - if travelling by train, bring earplugs to avoid hearing damage by ear-splitting announcements on Network Rail platforms, or your hearing could be impaired for life.

From ⁦Private Eye Magazine⁩

BREAKING: More than half fish quotas agreed by UK are above scientific advice 🚨

The Government’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) found that only 46% of catch limits negotiated by UK with EU and countries such as Norway for 2024 are at…

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Mull and Iona are open and easy to get to - via Lochaline!
With reduced capacity on the Oban - Craignure ferry through until May 10th, the best choice for getting on or off Mull is via the frequent, high-capacity, super-reliable, quick and cheap Lochaline to Fishnish ferry.

I do think it might be the funniest thing that ever happened. I don’t think there’s a better example of bathos. It’s magnificent.

Moved carriage twice on train home because of multiple smartphone crazies. A nutrition masterclass, a film, a conversation on speaker and Rihanna music. Train companies need to stop it. Public transport is not your living room. Most passengers accept it sadly. Passive.

Continuing the newspapers’ theme on #ScotGov ’s indifference (at best) to business, The Herald covers ScotGov’s rates heist at #Ardtornish #hydro . We’re a small company paying £half a million in rates on our hydros alone. Want to run a business? Take my advice: avoid #Scotland

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🚨 To all UK supermarkets 🚨

The scampi on your shelves is having a serious adverse environmental impact.

CEOs, it's time to step up and take responsibility 🌊

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Now there’s really no excuse for landowners not to remove invasive rhododendron

Very happy to get my hands on a copy of the original Collins #NewNaturalist book on #Mountain #Flowers by Raven & Walters (1956). How wonderful to read this passage about Creag an Lochain at #NTSBenLawers & know that the vision of montane habitat #restoration became a reality! 🤗

Cllr Scott Arthur 🌍🌈🌹 Cllr Scott Arthur 🌍🌈🌹 Thanks for showing just how awful Picardy Place has become. Instead of reducing traffic, it's dramatically increased. Miserable disaster — for the WHS, for Edinburgh, for climate neutrality, for the council's reputation and for residents! New Town & Broughton CC Broughton Spurtle

'Thank goodness there are still places like Ardtornish, which still has very much the feel of a grand Victorian country house. The setting of the house is spectacular, we saw two sea eagles flying together, and then a golden eagle, plus geese, curlew and other birds.'