Mya’s experience as wildlfower intern A blog by Mya herself to share her experience at The Habitat People, whta she learned and gained, 08/09/2022. Between my first two years studying Ecology at the University of Aberdeen, I wanted to engage with the real-world conservation sector. I sought opportunities in the […]
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Marcin's experience at The Habitat People A blog fresh after finishing written by Marcin Matkovic on 24th August 2022. As a student finishing 3 rd year I really wanted to gain valuable experience that would help me improve necessary skills for a future career. Unfortunately, the pandemic made it impossible […]
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Are nettles necessary? A blog by Matthew Cameron exploring the importance of nettles in our gardens. Written 29/07/2022. Nettles in garden is a confusing subject. Tradition dictates we treat them like a gardener’s plague, removing and preventing any sign of a nettle. Conservationists will say the opposite, “leave a patch […]
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10 things to know about wildflowers and meadows A blog by Matthew Cameron, an experienced meadow restoration conservationist in the North East of Scotland, eager to pass on some tips. Wildflowers and meadow are fascinating people all over the UK for their beauty and their significance to pollinator populations. And […]
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Birdlife 2022 update Breeding birds are doing well on the hole at prime four! Improvements on last year. In the past few months, The Habitat People have done several breeding bird surveys to map the territories of birds by identifying bird song and breeding behaviors. These surveys are carried out […]
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Meadows plants on the rise New plant species are breaking through the dense knapweed filled fields. Since the first (non Habitat People) attempt to establish a meadow in the northern fields, the species diversity had polarised on just a few species. A huge covering of greater knapweed with patches of […]
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How neonicotinoids are threatening our pollinators? A blog by Matthew Cameron, Conservation ecologist at The Habitat People, passionate about maintaining ecosystem services such as pollination. Currently, two major crop producing countries are at war and worldwide food security may be in jeopardy. Most governments will be reassessing their own agricultural […]
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Reducing the environmental impact of food waste Written on 02/06/2022 by Lonieke Horninge, conservationist at The Habitat People. Also an anti food waste warrior and known Aberdeen food redistributor. Food waste is a big issue globally, with an estimated 1.3 billion (!) tonnes wasted every year. That is approximately a […]
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Carbon Insetting in Scotland A blog written my Matthew Cameron, conservation ecologist at The Habitat People on 27/05/2022. Most people are aware of carbon offsetting, a system where we compensate for our carbon footprint by paying external organisations to reduce carbon emissions or sequester carbon on our behalf. This is […]
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Our award winning story Foreword: first of all, let me make it clear I’m not an award winning writer … but please read on to hear our success as conservationists Matthew Cameron 20/05/2022 Back in January, unaware of how much positive change would result, we applied to the Robert Gordon […]
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