Agriculture and Wildlife

Over the years we have added information on Scottish wild life and plants and so this page is to provide you with links to these resources on Electric Scotland. We've also provided considerable information on Agriculture in Scotland and that has it's own section which you can get to below.

• Agriculture
  A section about Scottish Agriculture
• Plant Life in the Scottish Highlands
  By Alexander Edward Holden
• Heather
  An article about Heather
• Thistle
  An article about the Thistle
• Highland Cattle
  An article about Highland Cattle
• The Moor and The Loch
  A book by John Colquhoun (1841) about hunting, fishing and shooting in Scotland
• Botany in Stirlingshire
  A chapter about botany in Stirlingshire in Central Scotland
• The Harvest of the Sea
  A book including sketches of Fisheries & Fisher Folk by James G. Bertram (1873)
• Plants and Shrubs
  Description and uses. (pdf file)
• Celtic Dyes
  An article from the Celtic Magazine
• Highland Remides
  Taken from the Celtic Magazine
• Wild Life in the West Highlands
  A book by Charles Henry Alston with illustrations by A. Scott Rankin (1912)
• Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands
  A book by Charles St. John (1878)
• Autumnal Rambles Among The Scottish Mountains
  A book by the Rev. Thomas Grierson, A.M. 1851
• Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
  Articles from various volumes of this publication in the last half of the 19th century. to which we've added some additional information on general farming both at home and abroad.
• Forest to Be Restored to Scottish Highlands
  An article about how for the first time in 2,000 years, Scots pine, alder, birch, hazel, holly, and mountain ash are set to reclaim a large swath of the Scottish Highlands.
• Scottish Animals and Pets
  Where we have a small collection of information
• Nature Lore of the Orkneys
  This is from The Orkney Book where they have a section on Nature Lore.
• From Fox's Earth to Mountain Tarn
  Days among the wild animals of Scotland by J. H. Crawford (1907)
• From the Scots Weekend
  A review of nature in Scotland.
• Gardening
  A selection of articles on Gardening
• From the Scottish Gazetteer
  • Position, Boundaries, Extent, and Area
  • Leading Physical Features
  • Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, and Islands
  • The Botany of Scotland
  • The Geology of Scotland
  • Meteorology
  • Zoology
  • Agriculture
  • Fisheries
  • Deer Forests and Grouse Moors
• Scottish Wildcats
  There are now some 400 wildcats left in the wild and here you'll learn more about them.
• The Eriskay Pony
  A wee bit of background on this breed.
• The Annals of Scottish Natural History
  A quarterly magazine with which is incorporated "The Scottish Naturalist"
• A Bushel of Corn (pdf)
  By A Stephan Wilson (Note: In Volume 3 of The Annals of Scottish Natural History there is an obituary of this author.
• Edible Wild Plants of Scotland
  From The Scottish Naturalist

External Links

• National Botanic Gardens of Scotland
  This is where you can find a good database about the plants of Scotland
• Scottish Natural Heritage
  Our task is to secure the conservation and enhancement of Scotland's unique and precious natural heritage - the wildlife, the habitats and the landscapes which have evolved in Scotland through the long partnership between people and nature
• Scottish Wildlife Trust
  With conservation at the heart of the organisation, we are committed to giving homes, a voice and access to wildlife.