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September 2009

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Easterfield Primary takes first class photograph

9th September 2009

Pupils at Easterfield Primary School near Turriff were on hand to watch Primary Two pupil Beth Cooper (aged 6) accept a digital camera for the prize winning entry in Aberdeen's Macaulay Land Use Research Institute's Moments in Time competition. Beth was presented with the camera by Chief Executive of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Professor Richard Aspinall, during a visit to the school on 2nd September. The school also received a trip to Aberdeen’s Satrosphere Science Centre as part of the prize.

Participants of the competition were challenged to capture a view of their town, city or the countryside on camera which demonstrates how people in the north east live and work in the early 21st century.

Easterfield Primary School's winning photograph of a local post box, along with eleven others is featured in the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute’s 2010 calendar. If you wish to receive a free copy of 2010 calendar please contact Jenna Gray

Beth Cooper holding her winning photograph in the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute's 2010 calendar, looked on by the school. Prof Richard Aspinall is pictured in the back row, 2nd from right.

Fungal Forays

4 September 2009

Autumn is a great time to learn more about fungi with many organised walks throughout Scotland. Fungi plays a vital role in keeping soil healthy, providing plants with the nutrition they need, and they are attracting more and more of us out to the great outdoors.

Dr Andy Taylor, mycologist at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen, talks to BBC Scotland Outdoors about some of the fungi found in Scotland and explains the dangers they can pose.

View video on the BBC Scotland Outdoors website.

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