Hawthorn

A good year for hawthorn in the west of Scotland. Hawthorn is often thought of as a shrub, but this group are more like small trees, and are covered in berries at the moment

Grey squirrels in Fife

Grey squirrels are larger than the native red squirrels, and they tend to spend more time on the ground, so they are easier to spot than the red squirrel in the video on this blog. This one was spotted while out looking at woods where Kirkcaldy children can collect seed as a part of the Growing Up With Trees project. Fortunately the squirrel pox virus, which greys carry but reds die from, has not yet reached Fife.

Woodfair at Perth

Dropped in at the Scottish Woodfair while passing Perth on Friday. It was good to meet Ross Angel, who has recently set up as a woodworker in Argyll, and is using timber from the Argyll Gree Woodworkers stockpile. Had a chat with a number of other stall holders too, including Eoin Cox, Woodschool, Nick Marshall, Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers & Dave Macintyre of Var Scotica. Then it was time to move on to a meeting in Fife..

Rowan berries

Autumn's definitely on its way when the rowan berries are as red as this. It's been a good year for rowan in west Scotland.

John & Victor counting fish

In a rather industrial setting, John & Victor have just come out of the public viewing area of the Pitlochry Fish Counter. We had been in Pitlochry to talk about riparian woodlands and how we could do more to manage this important part of the habitat upon which salmon and trout depend,

Video- Squirrel in Birch

Red squirrel at play in a birch tree.............