🎄Saline & Steelend Environment Group🎄

Seasoned wood being delivered for extra raised beds in the Community Garden. Thanks to timber merchant Mick who battled the rain to deliver on time! 💪🔨🌿
#Fife #community #gardens

Someone's enjoying a BERRY nice feast behind today's door... 🍒

#RSPBAdvent25

Scottish Seabird Advent Calendar - Day 7🗓️🎉 (slightly belated!)

Today's (yesterday's) image from our Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition is this lovely image of a black-headed gull in some gorgeous winter light at Aberlady, taken by John Scott📷

As we begin to wrap up the year and look ahead to 2026 and the election in May, here are our 11 priorities for a fairer, more resilient Scotland.

What’s the one change you most want to see Scotland commit to in 2026?

Read in full: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/290-th...

A huge thank you to everyone who came to Saline's wreath event earlier, we had so much fun! Everyone made such beautiful wreaths & the kids' craft table was popular too✨🎄
#Fife #environment #Christmas

Join us tomorrow afternoon for wreath making, homebaking & Christmas cheer!✨🎄🎁
#Fife #Christmas

Black Guillemot (aka Tystie). Daniel Johnston/ BTO

Many of you are familiar with using GPS tags to track birds' movements. A recent study on Black Guillemots added a new element into learning more about these wonderful birds' behaviour and foraging habits- depth recorders. 1/2

It seems the birds aren't the only ones joining in the festivities this year… 🎄

A rather magnificent winter friend is waiting behind door 3.

#RSPBAdvent25

Two Turtle Doves perch close together on a weathered wooden fence, their bodies touching as they face slightly towards each other. Both birds show the species’ warm chestnut and black mottling on their wings, soft grey heads, and the distinctive black-and-white striped patch on the neck. Snowflake graphics are sprinkled across the image, giving it a festive feel, while the background is softly blurred with hints of green and warm reddish tones.

On the second day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me, Two Turtle Doves…
And every pound you give is doubled this week! 🎶

Turtle Doves need us more than ever & for this week only, every £1 donated to Operation Turtle Dove will be doubled!

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... 👈🤍

Join us this Saturday for wreath-making!✨

Saline Community Centre
1pm—4:30pm

Delicious home-baking available🍰

📅😮🦇

Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests Blazes that smoulder in the permafrost, only to reignite, are extending fire season though winter, leaving vegetation struggling to recover

"Usually the winter is the season where you can feel like you’re safe from fire"

An incredibly worrying piece on the emergence of 'zombie fires' in the Arctic threatening people, wildlife & planet🌎🔥

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A good food strategy for the UK » Green Alliance Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment

🌽🌍 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | The food system is at the heart of many of today's biggest challenges. A good food strategy is an opportunity to tackle them at once.

We've outlined policies to transform the system to deliver economic growth, food security, better public health & environmental restoration 👇

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄✨✨🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
#Fife #environment #Christmas

🦇 Our Substack contains a collection of blogs from a range of guests and topics! From volunteers, fundraisers, members, bat groups, supporters and more. Visit and subscribe to get them straight in your inbox: batconservationtrust.substack.com

Peat Bog Restoration - Blog of photographer Chris Puddephatt - Chris Puddephatt Photos of North West Scotland - Peat Bog Restoration Blog of photographer Chris Puddephatt

#PeatlandRestoration is not the most photogenic of subjects, but this blog from our partner #AssyntFoundation explains why it's important & what those diggers are doing on the heather. 👉 buff.ly/0yI3qFP Thanks PeatlandACTION. Great to see more carbon storing work happening in Assynt.

Many thanks to all who attended our AGM yesterday. In the new year, it was decided to focus on jobs within the Community Garden to get it in good shape for spring.

We'll be brushing up on permaculture principles over the holidays! 🌿🌱

There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A reminder that our AGM is tomorrow:

🌿 Saline Church Hall
🌿 7pm

Join us to learn about the Community Garden, learn what we've been up to this year & have your say on upcoming events. All welcome!

A seal pup with its white, soft-looking fur, lying on a sandy beach and seeming to look up towards the camera.

The first seal pups of 2025 have arrived on the Farne Islands!

Around 3,000 pups are expected to be born this winter. Thanks to your support, our rangers are able to monitor their numbers to help us understand and protect this important population.

Photo: Ranger Beth using a long lens

Prospects for Grangemouth: risks, opportunities and policy options >> Green Alliance briefing The Grangemouth industrial complex in Scotland has been in the headlines throughout 2025 as its refinery closed and over 400 workers lost their jobs. While some have blamed net zero, the site’s owner was clear: aging infrastructure and uncompetitive operations were the cause.

Grangemouth shows both the risks and opportunities of industrial transition. Over 400 jobs lost - but the site could become a hub for clean fuels and chemicals.

In this briefing, we outline urgent 'no regrets' actions and the policy changes needed to secure a future for the site and its community.

Although only November, it's never too early to book a wreath-making session!

Saturday 6th December
Saline Community Centre
1pm—4:30pm

Refreshments available☕🍰

📣 Saline & Steelend Environment Group AGM 📣

Friday 21st November
Saline Church Hall
7pm

Everyone is welcome!
Come along to hear all about our work, ask questions & join us😊

The non-scientist’s guide to reporting on climate repair Journalist Rebekah White from New Zealand unpacks the challenges for a better climate repair reporting.

Journalists face challenges in reporting on climate interventions because the science is complex and the issues are often multifaceted. But the reporting should avoid sensationalism and try to present risks proportionately, help the public understand uncertainty, and avoid oversimplification.

Rays of light stream through trees in woodland with green leaves in the foreground

There are moments of magic in misty autumnal mornings.

📷: Ian Brierley

ENVIRO-VINTED EVENT THIS SATURDAY!👖🧥👗

📊 The latest Big River Watch results are in!

Read our blog to find out:
🐦 Which iconic river bird had nearly 100 more sightings than in spring
⚠️ The main pressures you spotted on our rivers
💙 How you connected with your local river
📊 And much more

👉 theriverstrust.org/about-us/new...

Various fungi spotted around Saline recently... it's been a good year for them!🔎🍄

Fly Agaric, Conifer Blueing, Parasol, Hedgehog
📷 S. Smith

Great afternoon of spooOOooky activities in Saline! Thanks to all who came along🙂🕸️🍏👻