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Annie Worsley @annieworsley.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Heat in the sky in the cool of the day, and a bundle of purple mountains. Views west to the Outer Hebrides and the Isle of Skye, and east to the Torridons.

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Annie Worsley @annieworsley.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

This is a beautiful book from @julianhoffman.bsky.social via @eandtbooks.bsky.social A delight from beginning to end.

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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

BBC News - Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort set for approval www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort set for approval after appeal

The theme park operator wants to build a £40m resort with a waterpark, monorail, hotel and restaurants.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This looks great! A free exhibition at Sherborne Abbey and 3 excellent free lectures in early June. Please do re-post - especially if you live in the south-west.

Poster with landscape advertising an exhibition at Sherborne Abbey in June on the 'Rediscovery' of King Aethelberht's coffin in 1925. Includes 3 lectures; 1 on the Anglo-Saxon cathedral in Sherborne, another on Aethelberht, Aethelbald and Aelfred, kings of Wessex in the C9th and one on the 'rediscovery' of the royal Anglo-Saxon coffins in the following centuries.

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

We are delighted to announce that Iolo Williams – renowned ornithologist, TV presenter and author – will be guiding two special wildlife holidays with us in 2026. Available dates: 1st – 7th February 2026 8th – 14th March 2026 More information from our website.

Iolo Williams, TV presenter and naturalist

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Announcing our first ‘Festival of Feathers’ You love birds and birding but want to take it a step further, go that little bit deeper, and understand birds just a little bit more? Well, that is what this week is all about. It’s for everyone, from expert to beginner grantarmshotel.com/events/festi...

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

The Grant Arms Hotel will be holding an 80th anniversay Celebratory Afternoon Tea for VE day on Thursday 8th May 2025. Times for the buffet-style tea are 12-5pm, £15.00pp. All profits to be donated to ‘Help For Heroes’ Prebooking is essential. #VEDay #helpforheroes #veteransupport

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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 20/04/2025

EXCLUSIVE - It's a very special edition of @chrisgpackham.bsky.social 's favourite show... *** VISCOUNT IN FOCUS *** to celebrate @wildjustice.bsky.social's petition to ban driven grouse shooting reaching 100,000 signatures! youtu.be/CUuDkRP9s-4?...

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Viscount In Focus: Life On A 10,000 Hectare English Estate

YouTube video by Chris Packham

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Jane E. Hall @clothofnature.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

On special days throughout the year, I record all the plants flowering in our habitat. Mindfully, I gather a single flower from each plant that can spare a bloom. Today I gathered 27 different species, resting them together in this celebratory display—with love and gratitude. #WildflowerHour #Easter

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

All about Swifts on 29th April… 8.30pm – EVENING TALK: A SCREAMING SUCCESS by NICK BAKER In the Osprey Suite at the Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown-on-Spey In his talk Nick celebrates these unique birds and explains how we can help their recovery from decline #swifts #birds #scottishhighlands

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Join us at the Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown-on-Spey for a free talk by the RSPB’s head of investigations, Ian Thompson. Tuesday 11th March at 8:30pm

Stopping Raptor persecution in the Scottish highlands poster

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

There is a silent eloquence In every wild bluebell That fills my softened heart with bliss That words could never tell. Anne Brontë

An English Bluebell’s first leaves break ground through a carpet of oak and sweet chestnut leaves

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paulinegilbertson.bsky.social @paulinegilbertson.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Fabulous views of four stunning Ptarmigan at Glenshee, Cairngorms on Wednesday #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rewildscotland.bsky.social @cairngormsnews.bsky.social

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

As breeding season approaches for the Capercaillie it is important to ‘Lek It Be’ - keep well away if you see one, don’t attempt to approach it in any way. It is a criminal offence to disturb them #capercaillie #rarebird #rarity 📷 birdfact.com

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

One more from our regular guest and tour leader, Nick Wilcox-Brown. “One of the highlights of our ‘wildlife and scenery’ workshop in the highlands of Scotland was this impressive Stag, photographed on the Alvie estate.” #wildlifephotography #scotland

Red Deer stag in snow ©️ 2025 Nick Wilcox-Brown.

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Red Squirrels in snow was today’s highlight! Based in the Cairngorms National Park, we have many photographers running holidays here to capture the specialty species of the region including red squirrels. This picture by @wildphotographer.bsky.social #Wildlifephotography #Photographyholiday

Red Squirrel eating a nut in snow by Nick Wilcox-Brown of https://wildphotographer.co.uk

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

An interesting PhD opportunity with 4yrs funding at Edinburgh University. Research results likely to directly influence Govt policy in Scotland on rodenticides, lead ammunition & avian flu. Closing date for applications Mon 6 Jan 2025. #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/01/02/f...

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Fully funded PhD available: The Impacts of Avian Influenza and Toxicants in Scottish Raptors

The University of Edinburgh is seeking applications for a fully-funded PhD scholarship (4 years) on the subject of The Impacts of Avian Influenza and Toxicants in Scottish Raptors. SUMMARY This pro…

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

So many recommendations for @annieworsley.bsky.social ‘s magical ‘Windswept’ - a book that puts scenes and pictures into beautiful, eloquent words. #books #landscape

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I have been recommending the wonderdul and free app Obsidentify to guests, so decided to test it: Gelis melanocephalus observation.org/species/5492... All free and available for all smart phones.

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Gelis melanocephalus

Observation.org wants to enable everyone to record and share observations, increasing the knowledge of nature.

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Shetland Wildlife @shetlandwildlife.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

No. 4 in our Top 10 highlights of wildlife seen by guests on our 2024 tours: a 'superpod' of White-beaked Dolphins off south Mainland, #Shetland in October. Aerial counts indicated at least 250 individuals. Here's some aerial footage by @hughharrop.bsky.social #MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK

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White-beaked Dolphins, Shetland by Hugh Harrop

White-beaked Dolphins, Mousa Sound, Shetland on 2 October 2024 filmed by Hugh Harrop. Keep up to date with our latest news, pics and videos by following us on Facebook…

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Arctic Terns travel the equivalent of three trips to the moon in their lifetimes. We don’t want to live in a Scotland without these incredible seabirds. Tell the Scottish Government how important it is to act now: action.rspb.org.uk/page/154240/acti…

A graphic showing the silhouette of an Arctic Tern. Text reads “Arctic Tern declined by 54% in Scotland between 54% in Scotland between 2000-20021. #SaveOurSeabirds”.

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

We visited the delightful Spey Bank Studio in Grantown’s square this morning. It is definitely worth a visit. There is beautiful art work on show including pottery, pictures and cute Red squirrel images that are unmissable. #artgallery #scottishhighlands

The space bank Studio is prominently positioned on the edge of the square in Grantown on Spey

The Spey bank Studio in Grant town on Spey has a wide range of pottery, paintings photographs, cards and some delightful red squirrel pictures on show

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Nick Wilcox-Brown @wildphotographer.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Heading off on a wee (10hr) trip to the Highlands for some guiding and give a couple of talks for @bwwc.bsky.social at The Grant Arms wildlife hotel. Always a treat to be in Scotland for Hogmanay and snow is forecast! #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #scotland #hogmanay

Crested Tit in a young pine tree with snow

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

So the account was only created today and we are a little late for this promo, but ‘The Starling’ is still a lovely book and Stephen a great friend of BWWC. Enjoy!

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Despite being a monogamous species, the Eurasian Griffon sometimes attempts extra-pair mating, supporting sperm competition hypothesis. Although mates are unguarded, copulation advances are often rejected by females. Read more about these dynamics at BOW! buff.ly/4eXmLOE

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Moon lover @moon1over.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

BTW for those who don’t know us, this is our home and base, The Grant Arms Hotel, known by our friends and guests as ‘The Wildlife Hotel’ sitting proudly in the square in Grantown on Spey in the Scottish Highlands.

The Grant Arms Wildlife and Whisky hotel in Grantown on Spey

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Bird Watching & Wildlife Club at the Grant Arms Hotel @bwwc.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Hello Friends and Guests at the Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown on Spey We are just getting this account up and running, so here is a local Ptarmigan to keep the space warm.

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