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When Scotland s search for cheap fuel put precious peatlands on the brink of being lost forever

When Scotland s search for cheap fuel put precious peatlands on the brink of being lost forever
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Bog breath: New tech uses satellites to measure how Scotland s peatlands breathe

Blanket bog at the The Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland. Satellite technology which measures how bogs “breathe” could be key to measuring the health of Scotland’s peatlands. New research published today, International Bog Day, demonstrates the potential for calculating what is known as “bog breathing” to monitor the health and restoration progress of bogs like the Flow Country. How can a bog breathe? The technology works by looking at the movement of the ground’s surface. The way that bogs move, or breathe, can be influenced by many factors, including precipitation, water level, vegetation composition, micro-topography and land management.

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Satellites track bog breathing to help monitor peatlands

Date Time Satellites track “bog breathing” to help monitor peatlands Using satellite technology to look at how bogs “breathe” could help build a better picture of peatland condition and restoration progress in Scotland. New research, published on International Bog Day (July 25 th), demonstrates the potential for measuring “bog breathing” – or peatland surface motion – to monitor restoration sites in future. A collaboration between the University of Nottingham, NatureScot, Forestry and Land Scotland, and University of the Highlands and Islands, the research uses Interferometric satellite radar (InSAR), which can map the movement of the ground’s surface – a technique developed with University of Nottingham spinout company Terra Motion Ltd.

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Garden of the week: Queen Anne Gardens, Stirling Castle

Garden of the week: Queen Anne Gardens, Stirling Castle
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Scottish countryside visitors urged to be mindful of wildlife as lockdown lifts

While Loch Lomond rangers are asking visitors to avoid nesting ospreys, further north in the Cairngorms the national park has issued similar warnings about capercaillies, Scotland’s largest ground-nesting bird, whose breeding season has just begun. With the area’s pine forests home to about 80% of the UK’s depleted and fragile population of capercaillies, which are sensitive to disturbance, the Cairngorms National Park Authority has asked visitors to stick to waymarked paths and keep dogs on leads. A common lizard is seen at the Muir of Dinnet nature reserve. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian David Pickett, a national reserve manager for NatureScot, will be watching the adders and lizards at Flanders Moss, in west Stirlingshire. “They’re not long out of hibernation and need to sunbathe to build up their resources,” he said. This is the time of year when male adders “dance”, entwining together as they compete to mate with females, and they can be very sensitive

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