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Bin men, cleaners, and those heroes who empty dog poo bins – all people whose value to society is often underrated. Without them we’d all be knee-deep in rubbish (and worse). The natural world also has its […]

Right then, spring is now well and truly here, although that doesn’t mean it won’t snow this month. Plants and animals are getting geared up for the coming summer months – leaves are emerging, early flowers are […]

A break with tradition this month, as we take a look at something which can be seen all year round. Geology is the study of the Earth – rocks, fossils, all that kind of stuff. It’s a subject that’s often […]

February can be a miserable month. A lot of people, myself included, have had enough of winter by now and are just waiting for the first signs of spring. However, there are still things to look out for in the […]

So, December is upon us –let’s get a wee bit festive and have a look at some Christmas-related wildlife.

The robin is a common feature of Christmas cards, where they often appear as groups of two or three birds […]

November is a time for winding down. The leaves are falling from the trees, hedgehogs and bats are starting their hibernation, and countryside rangers are looking for a nice warm office and a bit of paperwork to […]

So, Edubuzz lives again.

Since we were last here, the summer (such as it was) has gone, and we’re switching back into winter mode. People sometimes ask what us rangers do during the winter. A wise old […]

This month’s focus is on a group of birds known as waders. As the name suggests they spend a lot of their time in or around shallow water, whether coastal or freshwater. Some waders, such as oystercatchers or […]

If you’re out walking along East Lothian’s coast over the summer, you will almost certainly see a tallish plant with many bright blue flowers. This is viper’s bugloss – an ugly name for a beautiful plant. The […]

Last Friday (25th May) the P4-7 pupils of Saltoun Primary took to the streets of East Saltoun (along with their parents and assorted members of the Ranger Service). 

The reason? Well, we were looking for […]

It’s June and, in theory at least, that means summer’s here. The warm sunny days give us opportunities to see which butterflies are populating our fields and gardens. In addition to old favourites such as red […]

It’s time for swifts to start arriving back from their long winter break in Africa. They are one of the last summer visitors to arrive and one of the first to leave, most being away before the end of August. With […]

On the 31st January myself and Leigh spent a very entertaining day with the P1-3 class from Humbie Primary School. The visit was part of the school’s Health Week and we certainly all got plenty of fresh air and […]

On a couple of recent visits to Humbie Woods I managed to see and hear a nuthatch. A few years ago these birds were virtually unknown in Scotland and were largely restricted to the Midlands and south of England, […]

Apr. 1st was a sad day for the Ranger Service as we said our farewells to Caroline, who is moving on to pastures new (Wales). Caroline had been with us for six years, covering the Gullane, Longniddry and Haddington areas, and as such was an integral part of our West Area team. Caroline was our [...]

The days are getting longer, the birds are singing and everywhere is looking greener. It must be spring! This means that rangers all over the county will be starting programmes of wildlife monitoring. “Monitoring” is a fancy way of saying “keeping an eye on stuff”, and involves seeing how numbers of various plants and animals vary over [...]