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Mel Marchbank

Facts & Figures

Red deer rut

It’s the time of year for the rut, and we can hear from being out on the hills recently that the Red deer stags are now beginning to ‘get the fever’ as some old deer stalkers say. This is a great time of year to see our largest land mammal in its prime, but be careful if decide to creep in for a closer look with the wind at your…
October 23, 2012
Facts & Figures

Golden rod (Solidago virgaurea)

We came across some lovely examples of Golden Rod Solidago virgaurea whilst out surveying this summer – the example below was found at the back of Beinn Alligin in Torridon. It is striking when seen in the high mountains because of its notably tall stature, and also due to its lovely bright yellow flowers that really stand out on the otherwise green hillsides! For a bit more information about the…
September 11, 2012
Working Week

Habitat Assessment in Lanarkshire

In the last weeks of July we had survey teams deployed to the south of Scotland . Our southern team were re-assessing habitat conditions on a major windfarm, having carried out original assessments here around 5 years ago. It was interesting seeing how the site has developed in the meantime and the evidence on the ground is that re-instatement and habitat improvement works have been reasonably successful in places.  Certainly…
August 20, 2012