Fife & Kinross Local Group, Scottish Wildlife Trust

A number of birds like this yellowhammer , song thrushes and great tits have started singing around here and the great spotted woodpeckers are drumming. #fifenature #spring #fifebirding

Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦‪ MARK RUSKELL MSP‬⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!

Cumbernauld woodland improvements Press release: Woodland improvements underway at Cumbernauld wildlife reserve

Press release: Woodland improvements underway at Cumbernauld wildlife reserve | Bylines Scotland

The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Heath in the Lammermuir Hills, SE Scotland. Seven Bullfinches here just now, on the afternoon of 15th January 2026.

I just saw seven Bullfinches fly up from the Heather in this heath in the Lammermuir Hills, SE Scotland. Not their usual type of habitat!

A selection of lichens from our @scotwildlife.bsky.social Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve at Fleecefaulds Meadow today. #lichens #Fife

The tree tops are full of winter thrushes at the moment - mostly fieldfares like these in this part of #Fife this year, redwings not so much. Blackbirds are favouring the open grass areas in the local parks and gardens, and song thrushes seem to prefer reedy ditches #winter #birding

Not a single bird seen in this #Fife woodland but, with all the vegetation died back, a good opportunity for finding #mosses and #lichens. #FifeNature @petravergunst.bsky.social @britishlichensociety.org.uk #winter

A fulmar with its head tucked in, sitting on a small cliff ledge.

Two fulmars sitting on a small grassy cliff ledge.

Two fulmars sitting on a small grassy cliff ledge.

Two fulmars sitting on a small grassy cliff ledge.

📍 Kinghorn Beach | Fife Coastal Path

Fulmars tucked in along the cliffs.

#Fife #Scotland

Trees with bare branches by the ruined walls of Aberdour Castle. A street lamp is on and the sky is overcast. Birds are gathering at the top of the trees.

A large flock of jackdaws in an overcast sky.

A large flock of jackdaws in an overcast sky.

Trees with bare branches by Aberdour Castle at dusk. A large group of jackdaws are gathering at the top of the trees.

📍 Aberdour Castle #Fife

A classic village sound, the jackdaws and rooks circling at dusk to roost by the castle.

#Scotland

#Fife is such a great county! Boxing Day and miles of empty beach. Tentsmuir Forest National Nature Reserve @naturescot.bsky.social in the distance. #Fifenature #Scotland

Some breed but much larger numbers come in winter

A very happy Christmas to all our followers. One of 15 redpolls in a flock of goldfinches yesterday

It never seemed to get properly light under the dense cloud today and most birds were staying hidden…..but there’s always at least one show off! Male stonechat. Check fence lines and the tops of bushes. #Fifenature #winterbirding

Today quickly turned dull and drizzly here in north #Fife so it was good to be reminded that it’s the winter solstice and from now the days get longer #solstice #winter

Warmer winters may be changing the flowering times of plants, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife. The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland needs your help to track this. Join the New Year Plant Hunt this January bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #plants #botany

Newly created pond on a #Fife farm. Wet areas like this will become increasingly important to wildlife as climate change progresses. Good to see some farmers responding to the challenge. @scotwildlife.bsky.social #climatechange #conservation

Sheep grazing our Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve, Fleecefaulds Meadow #Fife. Over winter they tackle the coarse vegetation which would otherwise dominate the meadow flowers including several species of orchid.
#wildflowermeadow #conservationgrazing
@scotwildlife.bsky.social
@ukorchids.bsky.social

Streets named after birds in Britain on rise as species’ populations plummet RSPB says growing trend for honouring species that are in decline is not matched by action on conservation

We’re celebrating the birds on our maps but losing them in the real world.

If trends continue, those road names might be the last place these species survive. 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fife & Kinross Local Group of Scottish Wildlife Trust @scotwildlife.bsky.social had a great event on Sunday evening. Libby Penman, wildlife filmmaker and photographer entertained us with great slides and videos of wildlife from @Fife, Scotland and across the world. www.instagram.com/libby.penman...

Still a few moths about in north #Fife. A well-marked Mottled Umber and a male December Moth with cracking antennae from last night’s catch. #moths #mothing @mothiduk.bsky.social @nature.org @naturescot.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social

It’s always worth scanning the fields at this time of year. This nice flock of thirty golden plovers has been hanging around for a couple of weeks. #Fife #Fifewildlife #waders #winter #birdingScotland

Redwing, Siskin, Meadow Pipit and Goldcrest at Riverside Nature Park, Dundee today. No sign of yesterday's Greenland White-fronted Goose, but an unexpected Snow Bunting was a pleasant surprise and new for my 2025Dundee150 list (no pics unfortunately).

Today’s work party on our Bankhead Moss reserve in #Fife cleared birch saplings from the central dome of the raised peak bog where they had been encroaching #Fifewildlife #conservation #peatbogs

Plenty of hawthorn berries on our Fleecefaulds Meadow reserve for the redwings and fieldfares this winter #berries #ScottishWildlifeTrust #winter @scottishbirding.bsky.social #Fifewildlife #Fife

Another amazing fungus, the aptly named ‘Yellow Brain’ from a local park in north #Fife #Fifewildlife #ScottishWildlife #fungi

Thanks to all who voted in the Nature of Scotland Awards-the Kilminning wetland project won the Community Initiative award! #birdingFife

The Black Redstart at Roome Bay, Crail this morning. The sun even came out #birdingFife

Inveraray a couple of weeks ago