A Hard Pill To Swallow
This morning when I pulled up my blind, I was confused to see the outside world in a grey fuzz. My first thought was that I was still bleary-eyed from sleep, and then I wondered if there was a fire…
Aigas Field Centre
Wildlife Worldwide Festival of British Wildlife at Aigas
In the final week of May, Aigas played host to Wildlife Worldwide’s ‘Festival of British Wildlife’, wherein guest leaders, naturalists and professional photographers along with our own experienced ranger team explored some of the best that the Scottish Highlands has…
Scotland’s Magnificent Eagles
In the Scottish Highlands, we are lucky enough to be surrounded by so many species of bird, some widespread throughout Britain, and some heavily restricted to the North of Scotland. Some of the largest, and most majestic of these birds…
Ospreys at Aigas
It is the time of year again where, as part of a walk around the loch at Aigas, you can often be lucky enough to see these stunning birds of prey. The loch is seasonally stocked with large blue and…
The Life of Bumblebees
After a bout of warm, sunny weather around Aigas the first signs of spring have been eagerly welcomed by many of us here at the field centre. Peacock butterflies and red admirals have been spotted flying over newly flowering daffodils,…
The Old Man of Storr
On a chilly weekend before Christmas, our Academic Placements, Eliane, Josephine and Lucy, decided to wake up very early (against their better judgement) to go and explore the Old Man of Storr in the north of the Isle of Skye.…
World Wetlands Day
Today is World Wetlands Day a celebration of the day the Ramsar Convention for the protection of wetlands was signed in the city of Ramsar in Iran in 1971. A wetland is a land area which is either permanently or…
The Birds of Aigas
The Highlands are a great place to look for birds, and Aigas is no different! As a keen birder, I’m never far from my pair of binoculars when on site, working or just having a wander around. We are blessed…
Getting familiar with the Pine Martens
Now that the holiday season is over at Aigas, us Academic Placements have each been tasked with designing and completing a project over the winter. I remember, very soon after arriving, having a conversation with Hermione and Susie about these…
The Badgers of Aigas
Now that the Aigas visitor season has come to an end, life on the Aigas estate changes with the cooling weather. As our seasonal staff return home for the winter, our academic placements begin to learn that outside of the…
