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Bioblitz Blog: Boggy Biodiversity

Get up close and personal with raised bogs and you'll see they're full of colour. Scott Shanks, Project Lead for Raising the Bogs, reveals some of the hidden jewels you can discover across our local boggy landscapes. In the past 200 years there has been a ...

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Bioblitz Blog: Food for Thought

Did you know that around 75% of the crops we eat – like nuts, fruits and vegetables – rely on pollinators like bees and hoverflies? Lorna Cole, from Scotland's Rural College, explains why the future of our food depends on the diversity of these amazing inse...

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Bioblitz Blog: Making Your Wildlife Watching Count

Ever wondered how your records can make a difference? Peter Norman, Project Officer for South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre, explains how to go about wildlife recording and where your records go.  I guess that if you are reading this, you ...

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Bioblitz FAQs

[Image] Not sure what a bioblitz involves? Wondering how you can take part? Check out our Bioblitz FAQ page, created by our Wildlife Recording Assistant Miriam, for help getting started.  What is a bioblitz? A bioblitz is a wildlife recording event which...

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