Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Local branch of the Scottish Wildlife Trust. We run a winter series of talks at the Zoology Department of Aberdeen University and a summer series of outings

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Looking forward to meeting some nocturnal visitors at our outing tomorrow night 🦇🦇🦇🤞

[Nick Littlewood @blackdogbirder]

Out recceing for tomorrow night's @SWTAberdeen bat and moth event at Maryculter Woods. Thankfully, there be bats out there 🦇🦇🦇

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

With both #BiodiversityDay and #MothNight taking place this weekend, we are hoping for some lovely species at our upcoming bat amd moth event at Maryculter Community Woodlands this coming Friday #WhiteErmine #MothsMatter

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Another opportunity for #RedMossOfNetherley convenors, Rose and Nick, to spend a day out on the bog, meeting with Ranger Anna and looking at the amazing #Biodiversity on the site, including this spectacular #Sundew plant #GreenHealthWeek

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Reserve Covenors Rose and Nick out on Red Moss of Netherley today engaging students in #fieldskills training. Despite the rain, a great place to be during #GreenHealthWeek.

[Nick Littlewood @blackdogbirder]

Enthusiasm not dampened by the rain today for @UoABioSci students. Great to be out on the bog with them at Red Moss of Netherley @ScotWildlife reserve, delivering camera trapping training. Looking forward to seeing the "captures" 🦊🦌🦡🐭🦦

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

@SRUC students in action helping with habitat management on local @ScotWildlife #peatland site. Thanks, folks!

[Nick Littlewood @blackdogbirder]

Delighted to host volunteers today from @SRUC Craibstone's Rural Skills Club - a @SRUCSA student society. Brilliant work clearing Birch regeneration from
@ScotWildlife Red Moss of Netherley reserve, despite the persistent rain. Great work, team! @SWTAberdeen

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

📢Calling all #YoungPeople - a chance to have your say on #Scotland's seas 🐳🐟🐬🦀🚯

[SeaScotland @SeaScotland]

Only a few days left to answer our survey⚠️

Are you aged between 11 and 26 yo? We want to hear about your views on Scotland's seas!
👉https://t.co/WlAymvaJmQ

#Scotland #YoungPeople #ocean

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Excited to be hosting an online talk about the #Cairngorms #Capercaillie Project as part of our local spring activity series. Just time to get your ticket for Thursday's talk https://t.co/5HgoN6mujn - free to join (donations always welcome). Image: © Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

One of the local residents at @ScotWildlife reserve Red Moss of Netherley caught on camera.

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Great picture, Richard. Looking forward to hearing from you as part of our series of local #WinterTalks starting in October.

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

We had a great night at our recent #Bats and #Moths event at Red Moss of Netherley. We got a chance to look at using heterodyne bat detectors, AudioMoths and a thermal imager to track our winged wonders @_BCT_ @ScotWildlife

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Looking forward to our next summer outing this Saturday in search of #bats and #moths at @ScotWildlife reserve Red Moss of Netherley. We're fully booked, but keep an eye out for future events!

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

A great @NEScotlandLBAP + @JamesHuttonInst event yesterday- Management of Amenity Grassland & Verges for Biodiversity & Reduced Cost with @PhilSterling3 and Giles Laverack from @savebutterflies @ScotiaSeed Take home message, Mowing cut + collect can save money and biodiversity

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

River Restoration in the Dee Catchment with Susan Cooksley @DeeCatchment Join us at our next winter talk on the 16th Jan, 7.30-9pm, at the University of Aberdeen Zoology Building, free to members and non-members @aberdeenuni @UoABioSci @ScotWildlife

📷 @DeeCatchment

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Don't forget to join us tomorrow night for our second Winter Talk, free to all!

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Wildlife Filming in Scotland with Danny Bean 📷 Join us at our next winter talk on the 21st Nov, 7.30-9pm, at the University of Aberdeen Zoology Building, free to members and non-members @aberdeenuni @UoABioSci @ScotWildlife

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Emily Baird reviews the key @RSPB_NEScotland projects at the @SCRAOnline Research Talks. Highlighting the amazing success of #cornbunting conservation efforts with land owners and #RSPBdophinwatch which has engaged 100s of children with marine wildlife

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

A fascinating talk from @kerilangridge on #wildcats at the @SCRAOnline talks. Discussing the @IUCN review, hybridisation, the work of @SaveOurWildcats and insights from European populations and lessons we can learn for future conservation @wcmtuk

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Volunteers have been crawling across the #cairngorms on a mini beast hunt with @EntoGabby to find and expand known sites of champion invertebrates and working with land owners to protect them @SCRAOnline @CairngormsNP @RSPBScotland @savebutterflies @BuglifeScotland @SNHnortheast

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

A fantastic morning at the @SCRAOnline Research Talks started off by Emma Rawling from the #cairngorms #capercaillie project discussing how communities could drive caper conservation @CairngormsNP @heritagelottery

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

@ScotSquirrels

[Northsound News @northsoundnews]

This rare white, red squirrel has been spotted within trees on Royal Deeside.

Quite apt for Halloween.

[Scottish Wildlife Trust Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire @SWTAberdeen]

Look out for Halloween 'ghost' squirrel 👻 A rare, and not so scary, white red squirrel has been spotted on Royal Deeside @ScotSquirrels https://t.co/rBcZ7pVLx1