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| Craigmount High School in Edinburgh Principal: Mr John Campbell Staff: Femail 95 Male: 50 Students: Female 695 Male: 709 Website: http://www.craigmount.edin.sch.uk E-mail: enquiries@craigmount.edin.sch.uk Project coordinator: Mr Douglas Arbuckle E-mail: dougiearbuckle@hotmail.com SCOTTISH WILDLIFE Scotland’s wildlife is greatly diverse and ranges from cliff- breeding sea birds to forest dwelling red squirrels, because of this diversity Scotland’s wildlife is famous across the world. The Osprey is unusual compared with other Scottish wildlife because it migrates from western Africa to come to Scotland every spring. Its diet is made up of mainly fish and is mainly seen near water. The best sites for watching them are Loch Garten in the Cairngorms and Glentress in the Borders.  A famous inhabitant of Scotland since ancient times, the Atlantic salmon begins life in freshwater, heads downstream to the ocean and when fully grown returns to the same river to give birth. Some of the best viewing sites are the Falls of Shin in Sutherland, Pitlochry Fish Ladder in Perthshire and Philiphaugh Fish Pass on theTweed.  The famous ‘Monarch of the Glen’, the red deer, is a Scottish icon. It is the largest land mammal on Britain and is widespread throughout Scotland. With an estimated 300,000 red deer in Scotland you are never too far away from one but some of the best places to see them are Galloway Forest Park, Rum and Jura, Perthshire and the North West Highlands.  Scotland is home too the most northerly population of bottlenose dolphins in the world, which numbers around 150. They are large dolphins with distinctively shaped dorsal fins and are well known for there acrobatic displays. The Moray Firth is the best place to view them  Red squirrels are sadly endangered in Britain because of there counterpart the more dominant grey squirrel. Scotland is home to 3 quarters of the British population and for the best chance of seeing them you should head to Galloway, Perthshire or the Cairngorms National park  The Capercaillie is a huge woodland grouse which spends most off its time feeding on the ground. The U.K population has declined so rapidly that it is now nearly extinct for the second time. Like the Osprey Loch Garten is a good place to see them.  Name: Crested Tit Where to see them: Abernethy Forest beside Loch Garten Diet: Insects and Seeds  Name: Crossbill Overview: The Scottish Crossbill is a large finch which is only found in Scotland Where to see them: Abernethy Forest beside Loch Garten Diet: Pine seeds  Name: Adder Overview: Scotland’s only poisonous snake Where to see them: Moorland Diet: Small mammals and lizards Distribution: All over Britain  Name: White Tailed Sea Eagle Overview: It is the largest bird of Prey in Britain with a wingspan of over 6ft. Where to sea them: The west coast of Scotland i.e. Mull Diet: Fish and Birds  Name: Scots Pine Overview: A tree which can grow up to 36 metres and live to up to 350 years. Distribution: They are found in many places like Scandinavia, Scotland, Spain and Siberia.  Name: Common Frog Overview: Adults can grow up to 8cm long and are generally brown or olive coloured. Distribution: All over Britain Where there is Ponds suitable for breeding.  Name: Eurasian Otter Overview: Fish eating mammal which nests on the shore but hunts in the sea. Where to see them: Around the coast of Britain and in rivers across East and West England and North West Scotland.  |
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