Blogs and Podcasts

Coastal estuarine habitats are incredibly important yet often overlooked. Learn more about what groups and communities like Restoration Forth and Green Shores, with the help of Coastal Communities Network, are doing to restore them in this blog by Emma Marriott, our Conservation Assistant.

The Scottish Seabird Centre welcomes a new member to their team. Emma will be working as Conservation Assistant, helping Conservation Officer Emily with a plethora of tasks along North Berwick's coastline.

Dr Jude Lane, Conservation Scientist with the RSPB shares details of her research on the Bass Rock and experience of working on the island as avian flu devastated the colony.

Plankton play a vital part in the ecology of our planet - they lie at the bottom of the worlds’ food chain and are sensitive indicators of the health of our oceans. Research is therefore vital to determine their distribution, population concentrations and environmental impact. Read our latest blog by Professor John Watson and Dr Thangavel Thevar, from the University of Aberdeen, on the importance of plankton and their novel method of imaging, identifying, and counting species through holography.