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A sneak peak of munching sheep!
November

A little sneak peak of hogweed-munching sheep...

Our sheep grazing trial at Macduff ran again successfully this year - the sheep have been off site since September but our woolly warriors were hard at work over the summer months, munching away at giant hogweed!

You can see their…

Interview with BBC Out of Doors
November

Project Officer Karen met with Rachel Stewart from BBC Out of Doors last week to discuss all things giant hogweed - impacts on biodiversity, human health impacts and how sheep can be used to tackle infestations.

Rachel joined Karen at our trial site near Macduff in Aberdeenshire, where we…

Kellands Primary School film release!
November

The final production from our school filming project has been released!

Introduction to the River Don

Pupils from the P7 class at Kellands Primary School have created a film about the River Don in Aberdeenshire. In the film we hear all about the native species found on the river…

New blog post - My Experience as a Seasonal Project Officer with the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative
October

Seasonal Project Officer Owen Barron spent the summer months working to control invasive species in the Esk and Tay catchments. He had an interesting season battling giant hogweed, tackling Japanese knotweed forests and trying to navigate rural Perthshire to deliver supplies to our trusty mink…

Milnes Primary School film release!
October

The latest film from our school filming project has been released!

Japanese Knotweed

Pupils from the P7 class in Milnes Primary School, Fochabers, have created a film about Japanese knotweed. We hear all about how this invasive species came to Scotland and became established here…

Newsletter out now!
August 22

In this edition: balsam bashing and giant hogweed control, new releases from our school film project, Lorna Slater visits the SISI project and much more!

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