Bob Tevendale (Historic Scotland's Natural Heritage Advisor) explores the wildlife, plants and landscapes of Scotland's historic sites.
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Protected historic sites – a haven for wildlife!
A carpet of Bluebells growing in the historic woodlands surrounding Caerlaverock Castle.
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Protected historic sites – a haven for wildlife!
Mute swans on Linlithgow Loch managed by Historic Scotland.
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Protected historic sites – a haven for wildlife!
The rare great yellow bumblebee found only in the North of Scotland pictured here feeding on bird’s-foot-trefoil at the Ring of Brodgar.
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Sheltered housing
13 June, 2013 A priority for me this week was providing a couple of pages’ worth of content for a forthcoming guidebook for the Brough of Birsay, a tidal island just off the Orkney mainland. This is a must-see site for its archaeology …
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Purple milk-vetch
07 June, 2013 This week’s blog has been written by Jan Tapson. Jan is one of the many volunteer rangers who assist in the management of Holyrood Park, and has recently become involved in the ongoing wildlife surveys. The park is home to …
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The Stowaways
31 May, 2013 The last blog highlighted the difficult business of transporting stone in medieval times. By coincidence, the same issue arose last week when I visited Ravenscraig Castle in Fife, where I noted the presence of wallflowers. The connection? Well, it is …
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Foundations built on Rock
28 May, 2013 Many of Scotland’s abbeys were founded in remote sites. This tradition dates back to the first religious hermits, who sought solitude for study and contemplation in the deserts of the Middle East. However, when building a monastery there was another …
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Kind of blue
16 May, 2013 Over the past couple of weeks my work has taken me to some of the woodlands managed by Historic Scotland. Seabegs Wood on the Antonine Wall, Inchmahome and Caerlaverock woodlands all have one thing in common: at this time of …
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