Mad livin’ beetle we’ll keep captive
A PEACEFUL scene – sun warm and bright, barely a breath of wind; the ground remarkably dry here, a light, sandy soil covered with a…
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Fetlar phalarope photo wins award
A PHOTOGRAPH of a rare red-necked phalarope taken in Fetlar has won the Rural Gateway website photo competition. It was taken at the Loch of…
READ FULL STORYA bank where the wild thyme blows
SOME lucky folk had an amazing view of a pod of killer whales off west Unst last Friday. A phone call from Brydon Thomason to…
READ FULL STORYIn the garden
LILY, the supreme illustrator, started her artistic career with tiny and minutely detailed silk embroideries, featuring plants, insects, amphibians and birds in exquisite detail. Her…
READ FULL STORYTidal power plan for North Isles
By RYAN TAYLOR SHETLAND could soon be at the forefront of tidal power, if plans by a Swedish company come to fruition. Sea Power International…
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By Rosa Steppanova ALL of a sudden summer’s plenty has come upon us, from the land and from the sea. The first ‘Mantlet’ apples are…
READ FULL STORYThe mystery of our masses of mosses
WHAT splendid moss weather we have been having recently. Nice wet, windy, chilly days with plenty of time for the water to seep down among…
READ FULL STORYSeabirds are still struggling to breed
By MIRIAM BRETT SEABIRDS such as guillemots and kittiwakes are struggling to breed again this year at places like Sumburgh Head, according to the RSPB….
READ FULL STORYHere is a species that is still doing well: the wheatear
ONE species of bird that seems to have done really well this year is the wheatear – just about every area of suitable habitat has…
READ FULL STORYArctic waders make their return from the far north
THE RSPB report of a serious decline of seabirds in Orkney and Shetland is one that is clearly being mirrored throughout the North Atlantic. It…
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A GARDEN containing Enviroglass recycled glass pavers has won two awards at a national exhibition. Clair Potter Designs, a small practice committed to sustainable and…
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WHEN it comes to waterside planting and bog gardens, damp borders even, there is usually a large gap from the moment the last spring flowers…
READ FULL STORYThank goodness, Little Blue was found alive
HIGH summer is a whirl of buttercups and butterflies and a perfect week for a nature festival, but the most spectacularly golden gilded glory just…
READ FULL STORYCrossbills bring touch of colour
DURING the first week of July records of common crossbills have continued from various locations, the highest number being a group of 18 at Sumburgh….
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