Ground-breaking Policy Innovation Partnership in the Forth Valley. A £5m UKRI Investment, led by @stiruni.
Optimising water resources for people and nature.forth2o.ac.uk Stirling, ScotlandJoined August 2024
Happy #WorldLakeDay! Scotland’s only “lake,” Menteith, stands out amongst the Forth Basin’s 578 lochs.
Why “lake”? A 19th-century map mis-translation of Laich (Gaelic for "low place").
Explore all 579 water bodies at our beta FORTH2O Data Lab: forth2odata.stir.ac.uk
Alongside @BeaverTrust, @nationaltrust & The Woodland Trust), we’re calling for greater financial support from the government to help farmers & landowners give rivers the space they need to recover.
Sign the petition & support a more resilient landscape:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7270…
Phase 2 of the FORTH2O Commissioning Fund closes in 1 week!
Grants £750-£100K for innovative water projects, including social science approaches.
Lead applicants must be FORTH2O partners; academics need a partner co-applicant.
Apply by 4 July: forth2o.ac.uk
Great blog from @ResilienceScot highlighting the work being done on #MentalHealth impacts of #HydrologicalExtremes in Scotland.
See this CREW project led by Dr Rhian Thomas: 'Building Public Health Resilience to Fluvial Flooding in Scotland'.
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The rivers around the Forth face many pressures which impact salmon, eels, otters and other wildlife. Some pressures also impact communities that live along our rivers too. Find out about these pressures and how we are tackling them in our feature film youtu.be/YYhYl7A2lNg
A small waterfall on the Scouring Burn as it passes through Laighills Park. To the right of the falls is the paddling pool - once a hive of activity. An attempt by community volunteers to clear the pool was halted by S.E.P.A. and the Forth District Salmon Fishery Board in 2021.
Kate O'Neil, Marine Biologist, was lucky enough to spot a #swordfish in the Firth of Forth yesterday: "I was really excited when I realised we were watching a swordfish, a species that (to the best of our knowledge) has only been recorded in Scotland a handful of times!"
Our PhD student Perla is currently working from her home country of Cuba, and recently visited the British Embassy in Havana. Great to see FORTH2O research being represented internationally – and lovely to get a glimpse into this beautiful building!
1/2 Rachel Helliwell, Director of @HNICScotland, introduces #WorldWaterDay 2025 and Scotland’s vision for #WaterForChange in this welcome video tinyurl.com/2fb7rekc
Discover how research, policy & community are coming together to shape a sustainable water future 💧🌍
NEWS: Possible Squirrelpox in Bridge of Allan
Following two reports by members of the public of lethargic and sick looking red squirrels in/ near Mine Wood in Bridge of Allan, we are asking people living in the area to be vigilant and take key preventative actions:
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“A Puffin just appeared out of the mist, flapping its little wings for dear life”
RSPB Scotland Campaigns Officer Ginny Sanderson shares how an experience on the Isle on May cemented Puffins as her favourite seabird.
Sometimes when walking the banks of the River Devon in #Clackmannanshire something truly magical happens - like this wonderful encounter with an #otter yesterday
We've created a draft plan to transform Seafield into a new environmentally friendly neighbourhood and we want to hear your thoughts.
Find out more about our plans and how you can share your views: edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1…
Sunday was #WorldWetlandsDay, in our blog we looked at what makes up a wetland, how so many of these important sites were lost and the future of wetlands in Scotland.
Catch up here: community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/scot…
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