August
Pipe bands at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Wildlife & Plants

Fabulous fungi

Scotland's wealth of woodlands and grasslands provide one of the most attractive habitats in the world for fungi…
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Grouse

Moorland is the habitat of the black grouse and where merlins are to be found pursuing their quarry…
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Heather colours at peak

The best time to see heather in Scotland is the end of August…
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Humpbacked whales off Shetland

The waters around Shetland are worth scouring for the humpbacked whale this month…
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Pheasant

Seen all year round, pheasants are large, long-tailed game birds usually seen in the open countryside apart from the far North and West of Scotland…
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August's Weather

August Come August, the Scottish hills are warm with a purple carpet of heather, stretching for as far as the eye can see.
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