An officer of the Rothiemurchus red squirrel army was out patrolling the forest this morning or perhaps it was just on the lookout for the friendly ranger and his peanuts!!
Non-Native Tree Removal
The local Aviemore Scout group were on Rothiemurchus on Saturday to help remove several non-native tree species including Sycamore. This is part of a wider programme on Rothiemurchus to try to restore native woodland back into an area where it once grew. Native trees such as ash, alder and willow will hopefully return to areas where sycamore has been growing. Beech regeneration was also removed in an effort to allow native species to return.
A big thank you to the Aviemore Scouts for their hard work, even if the weather took a turn for the worst at times!
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‘Rothiemurchus’ the Osprey
Rothiemurchus are very own Osprey was satellite taged by Roy Dennis the leading Osprey expert a few years ago. Rothiemurchus was born on Rothiemurchus back in 2009. Tim Mackrill from the Rutland Osprey Project has been trying to locate Rothiemurchus in his wintering home down in Senegal. Rothiemurchus will start to make the trip back to Scotland in the very near future and we look forward to welcoming him back over Rothiemurchus once more.
The Rothiemurchus Fishery provides excellent fishing opportunities for Ospreys breeding in the local area of Strathspey and is also a popular destination for wildlife photographers hoping to get close-up pictures of Ospreys diving into the water.
Video Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BziRCAgyQE
