INSITE, the independent science programme examining the effects of manmade structures on the ecology of the North Sea, is launching a series of free webinars. The webinars will cover key findings from each of the programme’s work packages, from marine biodiversity and monitoring to offshore wind deployment and cumulative impact assessments. Professor Dickon Howell, Programme Director of INSITE, said: “The …
25/01/2023
Cairngorm Mountain Railway opens tomorrow
Tomorrow – 26 January 2023 – Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd (CMSL) will welcome the return of Scotland’s mountain railway to full operation. Following significant engineering works and testing, the UK Department of Transport has issued safety certificates, enabling CMSL to bring Scotland’s only funicular railway back into service during the 2023 snowsports season. Weather conditions permitting, the 2km funicular railway …
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Would-be chefs looking for a career change in 2023 will find it at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School (ENTCS). The school trains aspiring, employable professional cooks with courses ranging between one, three and six months throughout the year. Courses take students from beginner to chef, teaching everything from knife skills to life skills such as business planning, budgeting and food …
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With snow falling on the tops, Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Limited (CMSL) is gearing up for a snowsports season to remember, with the launch of slope improvements, a refurbished restaurant and the reinstatement of the mountain railway. Weather permitting, from 21st December, enthusiasts of all ages and abilities can take to the slopes at Cairngorm Mountain after a series of major …
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Fifty mature trees that were badly damaged during Storm Arwen have been repurposed from a forest into the river bed of a burn in north east Scotland, in an effort to boost natural habitat, particularly for endangered Atlantic salmon. The mature spruces had been blown and snapped during the winter storms in Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) Scolty Woods outside …
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Visitors to Edinburgh’s science centre, Dynamic Earth, will get more than they bargained for this half term, as for a limited time only, a day ticket can be upgraded to an Annual Explorer Pass for only a small additional cost. Anyone who buys a full price ticket for a visit from now until Monday 24 October 2022, can enjoy a …
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New research commissioned by Scottish Forestry offers evidence that commercial forestry will be the mainstay of climate emergency mitigation in Scotland’s push towards Net Zero. A recently published report, with work carried out by Forest Research, assesses different options for woodland creation and management from the perspective of carbon sequestration and a reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions. It found that …
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Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is trialling the use of drone-captured thermal imaging technology to track deer numbers across 1000 hectares of enclosed conservation woodland around Loch Katrine. After an increase in reports of deer entering the enclosed area, FLS is now able to identify and monitor exact numbers in a bid to prevent damage to the regenerating young woodland. …
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A landscape scale restoration project that will see an old conifer forest transformed into a modern, ‘mosaic’ forest, starts in earnest this month. Located in a part of West Sutherland renowned for its mountainous landscapes made up of the oldest rocks in Europe, Forestry & Land Scotland’s West Sutherland land management plan will restore blanket bog and plant new native …
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Cows will be kept under control with GPS collars linked to satellites, in a trial of virtual fence technology – the first in Scotland by Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS).