#Bluebells starting to unfold in #SunnyhurstWood in Darwen #blackburn - will soon be covering the steep sided slopes of the wood. #wildflowerhour

We're delighted that our short film, SOS Puffin, has been selected for the Edinburgh Conservation Film Festival 🙌 📆Saturday 11 April 🕑2pm 🎟️ £13.50: https://www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/edinburgh-conservation-film-festival-2026/ Thank you to Bensound for supporting the film.

The Big Eight return in April🎱 Of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, these eight are the most common. This month, some queens will emerge from hibernation. Already active queens will produce their first daughters, the workers💼 Have you spotted your first bumblebee of 2026? 🔎🐝https://ow.ly/SFIl50YAzUL

Another common sight along the #StLucia coastline - #laughinggulls. This #seabird has quite a cackle for its call, is associated with fishing boats & comes in numbers to a feeding frenzy around fish waste. It’s distinctive with its black head, red bill and white eye markings in the breeding season.

As the #seabird breeding season starts to get underway back home we enjoyed watching the gregarious #sandwichterns on the fishing pier at Gros Islet #StLucia They have distinctive yellow tips to the end of their bills and a shaggy black crest on their heads. #seabirds

This monster bug 🐛 is a Costa Rica sphinx. Apparently quite common in the Carribean. It turns into a rather less bright (grey) #hawkmoth. It’s found feeding on Frangipani trees hence its common name the #frangipanihornworm #StLucia #Carribeanwildlife

Delighted to be one of 5 new members appointed to the Board of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority. Looking forward to getting stuck in in the autumn to support @gordonwatson.bsky.social & his team to deliver the Park’s Partnership Plan. 🔽 www.gov.scot/publications...

An opportunity to watch #goosanders on the Cuddy Burn. 1st colonised Scotland around 1871. Favouring clear, fast-flowing water that lets them spot fish & typically nesting in tree cavities. More resting than fishing today. #birds #birdphotography #birdphoto #natureconnection

Always enjoy watching the #eiderducks when they’re in Dunbar harbour; from their gentle wooing calls to their frequent dives and occasional scrappy tussles over crabs picked up from the harbour mud. #birds #birdphoto #birdphotography #natureconnections

The #housesparrows are always around the creels at #DunbarHarbour. Despite feeling so common, the UK population has declined by 71% since 1977 (BTO) due to loss of nesting sites, fewer insects for chicks, and disease. #bird #birds #harbours #eastlothian

Great weekend in good company playing at #DunstanburghGolfClub. Couldn’t have asked for better weather at the start of March. #Golfing #Northumberland

Just finished this 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle - the first I’ve done in years. Quite enjoyed it but I won’t be becoming a “dissectologist” any time soon.

The #Shelduck is one of our most striking coastal #ducks with their bold chestnut band and dark green head. You can see the difference in size between the males and females, and the male has its pronounced red knob. #Birds #bird #EastLothian

Nice to spot winter plumage #GoldenPlover amongst the mixed flock of waders that roost on the rocks off the edge of #DunbarGC. Getting ready to move to their upland breeding areas soon. #waders #eastlothian #birds

Spring more definitely in the air now - the #cherry and #victoriaplum #blossom is almost fully out in the garden. I reckon about a week earlier than last year. #EastLothian

Another relatively new addition to the #EastLothian hospitality & #tourism scene is Papple Steading. Tasty fresh food, friendly service & a small art gallery to browse - all set within restored steading buildings. Worth a visit. ▶️ papple.com #visiteastlothian

Morning :) Razorbills and Guillemots starting to gather at the colonies on the Isle of May ready for the new breeding season. Some birds still in winter plumage

We took the 1.5hr whisky tour @GlenkinchieMalt distillery. Really enjoyable & informative - a high quality visitor experience in #EastLothian #visiteastlothian #GlenkinchieMalt

Waves of #snowdrops along the floor of Lochend Woods - #Dunbar #communitywoodland. A pleasant local place for a stroll.

Spring flowers providing a source of food for the early pollinators in the Lodge Grounds of #NorthBerwick. #wildflowerhour #springflowers #EastLothian

Four amazing #seabird islands which will be becoming busier as spring progresses - #Fidra #Lamb #Craigleith #BassRock - lovely afternoon in the sunshine. #NorthBerwick #EastLothian #seabirds

Join the @hutton.ac.uk community of friends to learn more about the Institute’s world class science and to hear about opportunities to support the Institute’s work. As a #charity we rely on support from a wide range of individuals and sectors. unearthed.hutton.ac.uk

Heading to Invergowrie for @hutton.ac.uk main board and looking forward to separate collaboration discussions with @sruc @scotlandestates. The views from the train across the #FirthofForth are lovely this morning

Can we? I so want to be hopeful that we can. #AsOne 24-10 at halftime at #Murrayfield

#WinterGolf at #DunbarGC today - we went out just as a snowy squall came along. 🥶 🏌️‍♀️ #Dunbar #EastLothian #ScottishGolf

The foreshore at #Barnsness, after the recent storms, is starting to resemble a bit of a #kelp graveyard. The rotting #seaweed provides a useful #habitat for invertebrates & helps recycle nutrients back into the coastal system as decomposition continues. #EastLothian

The remains of 19th-century cottages at Skateraw, from when the coast was busier with harbour life, fishing and the lime kiln workers. Shells and seaglass are set into the walls — later additions, or part of the original build? #EastLothian #history

Our local #communitywoodland is carpeted with #snowdrops at this time of year — a gentle reminder that even as winter lingers, new beginnings are already on their way. Always grateful to the #volunteers who manage the woodland for the #community #Dunbar #EastLothian

On #WorldWetlandsDay a little appreciation of our local Belhaven Bay with its saltmarsh and mudflats - a safe haven for the #waders and #waterfowl under the management of our local countryside #rangers #worldwetlandsday2026 @eastlothiancouncil.bsky.social

Big win for Scotland’s nature! The Natural Environment Bill passed by MSPs will bring in legally binding targets to restore wildlife and habitats. Huge thanks to LINK’s members and supporters who helped make this happen! Let’s keep pushing for strong action and funding to restore Scotland’s nature.

The #muteswans appeared to be very chilled out on the calm waters of #SeafieldPond #BelhavenBay #EastLothian today, inbetween bouts of preening and gliding along

On a dreich day the saprophytic jelly ear #fungus, with its distinctive gelatinous form stood out in our #communitywoodland. Found mainly on dead or dying wood, quietly breaking it down and recycling nutrients back into the woodland #ecosystem improving its health. #fungi #jellyear

An enjoyable hour participating in #BigGardenBirdwatch #BGBW today. 10 species, 65 birds (maximum of each species combined) and most: Colourful - #goldfinch (1) Numerous - #starling (30) Bedraggled - #woodpigeon (2) Unusual - #rook (2)

Female #goosanders with their distinctive shaggy rust-coloured crest on their heads - two were dabbling around on the #EddlestonWater #Peebles and preening on the burns banks. Unperturbed by passersby.

Interesting insight into the rise of #LittleEgret numbers in the UK. By using methods that allow for gaps in the data, BTO researchers suggest the breeding population is much larger than previously recorded — and may now be over 2,200 pairs. A species we enjoy seeing year round now in #EastLothian

At low tide, #crows make the most of seaweed and rock pools. Caught this one with a periwinkle in its beak. Highly intelligent foragers and scavengers — the “carrion” in their name says it all. #birds #coastal #bird #carrioncrow

The #rooks have discovered the fatballs in the garden & are becoming masters of dislodging the top from the feeder and dropping the contents to the ground. #gardenbirdwatch @bto-gbw.bsky.social

A frosty 🥶 day for golf today @dunbargolfclub … nice to be able to play still. #wintergolf #scottishgolf #eastlothian

Lovely afternoon for a stroll around #johnmuircountrypark - hard frost underfoot but otherwise calm and sunny conditions. Continue to feel lucky to have access to this on our doorstep. #visiteastlothian #eastlothian #coastalwalks

Male adult #mallards are looking splendid in their bright breeding colours at our local pond - their iridescent green heads catching the winter sunlight #ducks #nature #birds

A sunny and chilly one at #DunbarGC today - frozen fairways and all 18 holes on temporary greens with some devilish 😈 pin positions. A good laugh had.

Down the river Tweed today in #Peebles - where the #greyheron was hunkered down & the #robin fluffed up to protect it from the cold. Good to stretch the legs … #winterwalks #scottishborders #riverwalk #birds

A male #goldeneye down at Seafield Pond, Belhaven Bay. I feel like they favour sitting out in the middle of the pond and are usually on their own. A skilled #divingduck #duck #bird #birds

Great to see the @seabirdcentre.bsky.social is rated the No1 #visitorattraction in #EastLothian in a new study. Drop in & visit their #DiscoveryExperience to learn more about #seabirds #shorebirds #marinewildlife #visitscotland #visiteastlothian ▶️ www.eastlothian.gov.uk/download/dow...

Starting the new year with the company of a little #wren - a wee bird with a mighty song 🎶 and said to symbolise protection and prosperity. #songbirds #happynewyear2026

Wishing all followers a very happy & healthy #newyear. Bring 2026 on ….

A show of strength from this #turnstone as it flips over a stone in search of food. Using leverage and momentum, they can flip stones several times their body weight. #waders #winterwaders #eastlothian

Let’s galvanise more support to stop public money being used to support what’s described - based on the developers own models - as the World’s deadliest offshore windfarm for #seabirds. There’s far better projects in the pipeline for energy and nature 🔽 #campaign action.rspb.org.uk/page/183454/...

Always a good roundup of the varied work going on @hutton.ac.uk in the #HuttonHighlights 🔽

A good stride out around #JohnMuirCountryPark #JMCP and #BelhavenBay today - pretty changeable and murky weather but good to stretch the legs and get a post Christmas dose of fresh air. #winterwalks #beachwalks #VisitEastLothian