Freelance Ranger

Personalised Darkness and Stargazing Ecotourism Experiences, plus outdoor learning and environment activities. #DarkSkyRanger

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

Shetland here I come. I have been invited to do some stargazing in the dark skies of Unst by Wild Skies Shetland. Looking forward to seeing the other end of the #UNESCOTrail. What should I pack and what are your must visit recommendations?

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

Lovely night out recently

[Amanda Jackson @AmandaSMuncie]

Thanks to the @FreelanceRanger for a night Star Gazing @newlanarkwhs New Lanark World Heritage Site. It was very informative, friendly, and a great opportunity to make memories. 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Canis Major 🐕🐾❤️

[Bat Conservation Trust @_BCT_]

‘Bats and Artificial Lighting at Night’ @the_ilp Guidance Note update released. @the_ilp
has launched the latest practical guidance on considering the impact upon bats when designing lighting schemes.
Read more and download it here: https://t.co/DdOBX9eA9V

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

So far away from us and getting further still. Good to be able to check Voyager 2 is still OK

[ARCHIVED - NASA Voyager @NASAVoyager]

Can you hear me now? 📡

Last night, I reestablished full communications with Earth thanks to some quick thinking and a lot of collaboration. I'm operating normally and remain on my expected trajectory. So glad I can finally phone home.
-V2

More: https://t.co/S3BFRo9Va9

[Dumfries & Galloway Council Museums @DumGalMuseums]

We are recruiting a maternity cover - Museums Officer Collections. To be based in Dumfries Museum but working across 6 sites in total. More details & how to apply online: https://t.co/wIA9rW31LX

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

Tidying the garden? Please don't cut back the ivy. It’s an important native plant for biodiversity in the UK. In a month or so, its flowers will be providing a vital late season pitstop for pollinating insects like bees, butterflies, hoverflies and moths!

[NASA @NASA]

Keep your eyes on the sky throughout August. You'll see Saturn at dusk and dawn, the Perseid meteors return, and you may even catch a "super blue moon," so-called when there are two full moons in a month.

Get details in our monthly episode of What’s Up: https://t.co/dcJSADTn8T

[Dr. Buzz Aldrin @TheRealBuzz]

As we move into August this year, we’ll have an opportunity to see not one, but two, full moons – the Sturgeon Moon tonight, and the Blue Moon on the 30th. In fact, the lore and legend of the August Moon runs deep in many cultures, celebrated for its brightness, connections to mythology, and in some years, alignment with the Olympic games. For those with clear skies, the Super Moons of August could be a sight to behold!

[Dr. Buzz Aldrin @TheRealBuzz]

Splashdown of #Apollo11 occurred 54 years ago today. Our descent back through the heat of Earth’s atmosphere was appropriately capped with a cool dip in the Pacific, and our recovery by our dedicated military services solidified a safe and successful return from the Moon. The splashdown operation marked the start of after-action work ahead following our quarantine. In many ways, the end of Apollo XI was really just the beginning.

[Crichton Carbon Centre @CarbonCentre]

What shells and seaweed will we find? What's hiding in the rockpools? What happens if we put shells in vinegar?

All this and more at our free event - booking required!

26th July 10.30 Rockcliffe!

https://t.co/KSN2wk2Tww

#dgwgo #dumfriesandgalloway #dalbeattie #rockcliffe

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

Still time to apply for the @dgOWLgp Branching Out project officer. https://t.co/12E0xSzNvB

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

A great opportunity to work with our Branching Out team. I am so looking forward to having someone to do some organising for us

[DG OWL group @dgOWLgp]

Still time to apply to be our project officer, we really need you!

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

Great opportunity for working in Dumfries and Galloway as a @DGOWL Branching Out project officer. Find out more below

[DG OWL group @dgOWLgp]

We have a project officer contract for our Branching Out initiative that we would like to let everyone know about. Closing date is 17th of July https://t.co/IKAJacG2PK

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

A great day out on the beach yesterday with @SE2SWretreat What a lovely group to be with exploring mud flats. We put up hammocks for people to relax in, some more than others zzz zz! Great stories round the campfire and I got my tea cooked for me too.

[The Pluto Diaries @Plutoliveshere]

#OTD 6-22-1978 astronomer James Christy was studying an image of me when he noticed something unusual. At first he thought the blob on my side indicated a defective photographic plate -or worse- an explosion!😱It turned out to be my largest moon #Charon!🤩 https://t.co/Ie4JMj7bPR

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

Lovely day on the beach today with all kinds of fun going on to celebrate World Oceans Day and promote 30 X 30 - thirty percent of land or sea protected by 2030

[Galloway Glens @gallowayglens]

Sand rakin’, necklace-making’ fun at the Dhoon today with @Solwaytweets and @FreelanceRanger ! Activities running until 3pm…

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

@DyfiOspreys The Wigtown ospreys occasionally brought in Garfish too, good to know they are not the only ones to do this

[WWT Caerlaverock @WWTCaerlaverock]

We're recruiting! Join our friendly team as a full time Reserve Warden on our amazing wetland. Please follow the link for more information and to apply by 21st June.
https://t.co/MMgUNVuhuU

#conservationjobsuk #wetlands

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

@Kingemocut Good job Marcus, almost an imperial 100!

[Girlguiding Ayrshire South County @GGAyrshireSouth]

The Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere have just launched a brand new Biosphere badge for Scouts and Guides! 💚🤩
Badge available now!  Please email [email protected]
#UNESCOBiosphere #AyrshireSouth @ScotBiosphere

[Freelance Ranger @FreelanceRanger]

Bats are good! Many midges get eaten every night by hungry bats. Less midges to bite me makes me happy!

[Bat Conservation Trust @_BCT_]

It is June! Female bats usually give birth to a single pup, which they feed on their milk. Pups have little to no fur and are very small (less than an inch); juvenile bats have velvet-like fur. Adult bats will catch thousands of insects each in a night!