Botany in VC104: Review of 2025 ( )
A review of botanical activity in VC104 in 2025 is here. The whole BSBI website has been revamped, with the VC 104 page being here.
Shore and Wood ( )
We are just back after five weeks away. While much of the UK has been suffering excessive rainfall, here in NW Scotland it has been unusually dry, with folks on Raasay reporting three weeks with no…
Early Plant Records ( )
Seth has put the rest of us to shame by making a number of interesting records in January and the first half of February. Malva sylvestris (Common Mallow) at Kyleakin, subject to final confirmation…
Dreaming/St John’s-wort ( )
Yesterday, I helped an Atlas Arts workshop with Daniel Godínez Nivón from Mexico on Dreaming, with a contribution on St John’s-worts and a short botanical walk here on Raasay. Domhnall Uilleam…
Shore Safari ( )
Friday was a very low tide, though the equinoctial tides two weeks later will be even lower. An excursion to Ob Lusa on Skye with three friends produced an excellent selection of marine invertebrates…
Another Shore Safari ( )
The equinoctial rides are in full swing, so Neil, Seth and I visited Staffin Bay yesterday. A few of our finds: I am hoping that my friends will again be kind enough to correct/improve my…
First Moth Trap of the Year ( )
I caught just seven moths, but one of them was new to my West Suisnish list, the 293rd. I am hoping for seven more newbies during 2026.