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Plant galls

Plant galls

You might have noticed strange, bulbous growths on oak leaves or rose stems. These curious structures, called galls, are nature’s hidden laboratories — formed when insects or fungi persuade plants to grow in extraordinary ways. By Cherry Alexander Silvia the editor and I talked about the subject for this issue.

Kyle Chronicle #25

Kyle Chronicle #25

Carnivorous plants

Carnivorous plants

Dave Browne, member of the Carnivorous Plants Society, shares with us how he ended up ‘captivated’ by these plants, which blur the line between flora and predator, using ingenious traps to lure, capture, and digest unsuspecting insects. By Dave Browne My name is Dave and I’ve been a grower

Capturing memories at Croick Church

Capturing memories at Croick Church

Hosted by Historic Churches Scotland, the Croick Church Community Open Day in August attracted over sixty people — a wonderful reminder of how much this small church still means to so many. By Mandy Wrenn Conversations on the day highlighted not only Croick Church’s historic and architectural importance but also

Who benefits from the  resources of a place?

Who benefits from the  resources of a place?

Resistance to renewables will continue to grow unless the communities hosting these projects can retain a fair share of value. by Tom Wills, Equitable Energy Research As the scale and pace of new energy developments increases, the question of what constitutes a fair share for communities hosting these projects is

Communities’ struggle for green energy infrastructure ownership

Communities’ struggle for green energy infrastructure ownership

With political parties placing community ownership of renewable energy at the heart of their election agendas, the question remains: why is it so difficult for local groups to secure a meaningful stake? As reported by Rhiannon Davies for the Power Shift, just one community-owned wind turbine, Tilley, in the Hebridean

Fairies and malicious spirits

Fairies and malicious spirits

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names in and around our area In Inveran, An Sìthean or ‘place of the fairies’, was recorded as being a small enclosure of pasture situated over a mile north of Inveran farm. Nearby we find Sìthean Mòr, ‘the