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Rum’s Dazzling Dark Skies, funded by a grant from the Royal Astronomical Society, reveals the journey of how the #IsleOfRum became the first place in #Scotland to achieve #DarkSky Sanctuary status: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5uXMnVKhvY - see also https://darksky.org/places/isle-of-rum/ and https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/watch-new-film-explores-how-rum-became-uks-second-dark-sky-sanctuary and https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/24/stargazing-isle-of-rum-scotland-hebrides-dark-sky-sanctuary

Ahhhw today three years ago in #scotland : a view over #LochLomond
I even blogged about it back then: https://www.…

#ThickTrunkTuesday
Mossy, rainforesty oaks above Loch Tay #Scotland

Please sign and share this #petition to prevent an #AIDataCentre from being built in Auchtertool, #Scotland 🙏
One of the most concerning aspects of this project is its eno…

Sign the Petition
Stop the proposed AI data centre near Auchtertool, Fife.

"Scotland’s Plastic Wet Wipes Ban is a Win for Beaches, Sewers, and Wildlife"
#Scotland #Plastics #Environment

Scotland's Plastic Wet Wipes Ban is a Win for Beaches, Sewers, and Wildlife | Happy Eco News
Scotland’s plastic wet wipes ban takes effect on August 11, 2027, outlawing the sale of wipes containing plastic fibers. The law targets marine litter, sewer blockages, and microplastic pollution, with exemptions for medical and industrial use.

Saw a stoat on this morning's walk, zipping across the lane into a gorse patch, with breakfast in its mouth.
#Scotland #wildlife #breakfast

Solid ash by the remains of a drystone wall, above Stirling, #Scotland.
Seen a lot, will it see off ash dieback? It might well.
#ThickTrunkTuesday

Schlösser und Burgen' #FotoVorschlag "Castles and Fortresses"
We visited #Scotland twice and both times were excellent visits! All kinds of weather but mostly really good. I loved the people and the landscape - well and also the castles.
Sorry for not being so presen…

"Renewable energy saves the EU over €51 billion, Green jobs secure over 100,000 jobs in Scotland"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland

Renewable energy saves the EU over €51 billion
Thanks to solar and wind power, the EU saved around €51 billion on fossil fuel imports in 2025.

300th Birthday of James Hutton!
Special Exhibition at Blair Castle, #Scotland, "part of a nation wide celebration of the tercentenary of James #Hutton (1726-1797), the polymath and founder of modern #geology

"Scotland legalizes water cremation, giving families a greener third option"
#Scotland #Environment

Scotland legalizes water cremation, giving families a greener third option | The Optimist Daily
Scotland is now the first country in the UK to offer alkaline hydrolysis as a legal alternative to burial or traditional cremation.

Question specifically for people in #Scotland who have bought a property there: is it normal not to be allowed further visits of the property, once your offer has been accepted, and until missives are concluded? Can you push back against that?
#Glasgow

"Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland

If I could change one thing about #Scotland it wouldn't be the weather (what would this place be like if it were warm?!) or independence (we'll get there, I'm sure). It's the religion. From the very first weeks I was here, I, and later my children and students, have confronted horrible prejudice at every turn. Colleagues have threatened to resign rather than "working with a Buddhi…

"Scotland in bloom: wildflowers turn the Outer Hebrides into a Technicolor dream"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Environment

Wildfire risk is now spreading to cool climates like the Scottish Highlands and Irish uplands #Scotland

Wildfire risk is now spreading to cool climates like the Scottish Highlands and Irish uplands
The most destructive wildfire season on record in Europe was in 2025, with more than 1 million hectares burned and tens of thousands of people displaced by fires across the continent.

RE: #Scotland becomes Nova Scotia?
Often represented here on fedi by @…, also now covered in this article 👇
Yes AMOC is the big picture but we might feel the SPG much sooner.

How it started / how it's going
(Climbed Ben Ledi, a Scottish mountain that is not a Monro, fortunately the top was above the fog and clouds!)
#Scotland #BenLedi #Hiking

"Octopus surge spreads up UK coast as far as Scotland, study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Octopus

Granny pines outside Stirling #Scotland at Easter.
#ThickTrunkTuesday

"Scottish medical schools receive £100k for sustainable healthcare training"
#Scotland #Sustainability #Healthcare

Scottish medical schools receive £100k for sustainable healthcare training
A collaboration between Scotland’s five medical schools has received £100,000 from the Scottish Government to support the integration of sustainable healthcare into undergraduate medical degrees.

...das Distelmotiv hat jetzt in ein paar unterschiedlichen handgemalten #wandklexschmuck- Varianten auch in den Klexshop gefunden; dort ist es ab sofort auf #miniaturepainting #thistle #scotland #art #artShop #bloomscrolling

"MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration"
#Scotland #Environment #Nature

"Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Environment

Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters.           “What looks like […]

"Report: Net-zero brings £10bn a year to Scottish economy"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #NetZero…

Report: Net-zero brings £10bn a year to Scottish economy
In addition to the £10.2bn in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the Scottish economy, net-zero industries also support over 105,000 jobs in the country.

Still rooted.
Oaks in Roslin glen above the gunpowder mill, at the #GoldenHour.
Zoom in and crop? Feel free.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Scotland #Trees