Maths Week Scotland is back for 2026! Our Engagement Officer, Rachel, has put together a blog with some of our favourite activities that combine maths and nature. You can check it our here - bit.ly/4xvABkq #Outdooreducation

Maths in nature: Scotland’s Wild Maths Week 2026 | Scottish Wildlife Trust

You can join us for a free webinar all about wild maths on Thursday 24 September 19:00 – 20:00. You can find out more on our Eventbrite here.  This year Maths …

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Celebrate World Rivers Day with our #Riverwoods partners in East Lothian! 🌊 A series of free events are taking place between the 24-27 September, including guided walks, talks, river sampling and creative sessions. Find out more and book your place here 👉https://buff.ly/H0KY64V

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Ocean Literacy Coalition Workshop earlier this week. There was some really insightful discussion and we hope everyone found it as useful as we did. 🌊

Fantastic to see @scotsquirrels.bsky.social featured in this month's BBC Countryfile Magazine! 🐿️

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We're delighted to feature in this month's edition of the BBC Countryfile Magazine! Pick up your copy to find out more about our work in Aberdeen, and how Cairngorm Conservation Dogs are helping us achieve a world first!

Here's a tufted duck for your Tuesday. 🦆 📸© Guy Edwardes 2020VISION #TuftyTuesday

Tickets are going fast for our Words of the Wild Book Festival, with some events already sold out! Don’t miss your opportunity to meet some of today’s top nature writers, join our online talks or nurture your creativity at one of our workshops. Find out more on our website 📖 buff.ly/fI23XcV

GooseFest is back! We have a fantastic line up of activities planned from 1 - 11 October to celebrate the tens of thousands of pink-footed geese that travel to our Montrose Basin reserve every year. Find out more and book onto an event now 👇️ buff.ly/6N0ptA3

We recently held a Snorkelling for All Celebration with @bsacdivers.bsky.social and other partners, offering activities that supported people with disabilities in discovering the wonderful world of snorkelling. Visit our YouTube channel for a wonderful recap of the weekend. 🔗1/3 buff.ly/cHNM8LB

Did you know that the name lapwing is thought to have derived from an Old English term meaning ‘leap with a flicker in it’? This is due to the way that dense winter flocks of lapwings appear to flicker when the birds flap their wings, showing off their black and white plumage. 📸 © Jon Hawkins

If the drama of the Loch of the Lowes osprey nest hasn't quite scratched the raptor itch, check out this series of blogs from a golden eagle nest over on our Rahoy Hills Wildlife Reserve! 🦅 Read the first part on our website here bit.ly/3U3Jxja 📸Golden eagle over Rahoy Hills (c) Steve Hardy

Do you work with children and have an interest in outdoor education? Join us on Saturday 29 August at Montrose Basin Visitor Centre for a FREE Discover Learn Play gathering to hear inspiring stories and learn new ideas for engaging your children with nature!🔍🐞 Booking your place - buff.ly/si0886B

In the latest blog from the Loch of the Lowes osprey nest, we take a look at the family's upcoming migration and, in typical osprey fashion, there's an extra twist! 🦅 Catch up on all the latest here - scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2026/08/the-...

Close call! 😅 Huge thanks to Manisha Parmar for this footage of a puffling nearly making a mess of its parent's plumage! Pufflings, like this one, don't get their colourful beaks until they reach maturity in a few years. Taken on our Handa Island Wildlife Reserve.

Time is running out to book your space on this fantastic event with Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels 👇

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We’re running a workshop as part of NESBiP’s Aberdeen City BioBlitz at The James Hutton Institute on Friday 14 August. Come along to pick up some ID tips, learn about our monitoring methods and find out the best places to spot red squirrels in the city. Book your slot here: buff.ly/IxNNkcQ

It's #WaderWeek! 🥳 Our team over at Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve and Visitor Centre have been celebrating with special guest YB-GN, the @btobirds.bsky.social's oldest recorded UK resident greenshank! Find out more in latest blog to find out more here - buff.ly/dGuXV6l

The Return of the Waders | Scottish Wildlife Trust

We’ve had a busy summer at Montrose Basin so far: the common terns have had a successful breeding season on the new tern raft ‘Maid of Sterna Stuff III’, ospreys …

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If you’re aged 18–30 and joining us at Sea Scotland, you’re invited to attend our exclusive pre-conference youth workshop and social, designed to help you make the most of your Sea Scotland experience. The ticket includes access to Sea Scotland on 27th October! Book your place now shorturl.at/9eybK

In the spirit of #NationalMarineWeek here's some nautical wanderers snapped by our newest Ambassador @kiransimpson.bsky.social! 🌊

Streams of Creativity is an online gallery celebrating Scotland's river woodlands 🌊🌳 These willow fish were created at the Kyle of Sutherland Rivers Trust's Tree Hatchery. Have you created something inspired by these special habitats? We'd love to feature it 👇 buff.ly/5JzLwXh

Some fantastic news for red squirrel conservation in Scotland!

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We're delighted to announce that we have received nearly £2 million from The Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot! Read more about what that funding will allow us to do for red squirrels: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/08/03/n... 📷 Keilidh Ewan

It's been a dramatic few days over on the osprey nest at our Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve with the return of some familiar feathers and first time fliers! Read all the latest in our blog - buff.ly/EPJvniI 📸 © Scottish Wildlife Trust #BirdingScotland

We have some very exciting news today 🥳 We're delighted to welcome award-winning wildlife photographer, Kiran Simpson, as the Scottish Wildlife Trust's newest Ambassador! Read the full story on our website 👇 buff.ly/rmUeqAI @kiransimpson.bsky.social #Nature #Wildlife #Photography 📷️ Don Simpson

Happy #BogDay! 🥳 Today is all about brilliant bogs, super swamps, fantastic fens and marvellous marshes! Did you know that bogs cover just 3% of the world's surface but studies have found they hold nearly 30% of soil carbon! #InternationalBogDay #Carbon #Peat

#Riverwoods is telling the stories of Scotland’s rivers 🌊 River Folk Tales sessions have taken place across the country, from Dornoch to Innerleithen, bringing together artists and communities in celebration of river woodlands. Read our recap 👉 buff.ly/OdLfCfr 📸 - Destination Tweed

The Natural Environment Act brings statutory nature targets and powers aimed at improving biodiversity and regenerating ecosystems. In our latest #Riverwoods blog, we look at why this is a huge opportunity to accelerate river woodland restoration 🌳 👉 buff.ly/LesxAAF 📸Peter Cairns 2020VISION

We are delighted to announce that his autumn, we are holding our first ever Words of the Wild Book Festival, featuring a range of events with some of today's top nature writers 📚 The festival will run from Tue 30 Sep – Sat 3 Oct. Find out more on our website 👇 buff.ly/QJaepKE

❗LAST CHANCE TO ENTER❗ Our Words of the Wild nature writing competition closes tomorrow so get your entries submitted asap! Find all the details and enter via our website at buff.ly/c01L7s3

Are you doomscrolling again? 👀 Turn that screen time into action for Scotland’s marine life. Many of our marine protected areas have no real protection from destructive industrial fishing. Take 30 seconds to protect our seas. Click the link to email your MSPs now! scotlink.eaction.online/100days/

Spring is an important season for river woodland creation projects 🌳 Our Riverwoods Demonstration Area partners have been busy engaging with landowners, conducting surveys and identifying planting opportunities within their catchments. Read their updates: www.riverwoods.org.uk/spring-updat...

Out with the botanical monitors this morning at our Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve at Fleecefaulds Meadow. Bonus was the grasshopper warbler that sang throughout @scotwildlife.bsky.social @fifebirdnews.bsky.social

Amazing sea cliffs on @scotwildlife.bsky.social Handa island last week - so many seabirds, especially guillemots! Saw puffins and skuas too. The photo was the best my phone could do.