Named by nature: exploring the Gaelic roots of Scotland's landscapes and wildlife, with Roddy Maclean

Make Space For Nature

Join us as we chat with Roddy Maclean, a celebrated Gaelic journalist and educator. Together, we uncover the profound ties between the Gaelic language and Scotland's natural world.

Roddy shares his unique path from lowland Scotland to Tasmania and back again, where his roots in Applecross ignited a lifelong passion for indigenous languages and their connection to the land and the sea.

He demonstrates how Gaelic helps us understand and protect Scotland's nature, and explains why keeping Gaelic alive matters for both our culture and our understanding of Scotland's landscapes today.

More Information:

Roddy Maclean - Scotland's Nature blog

NatureScot Gaelic Resources

World Gaelic Week 2025

Make Space For Nature (Gaelic)

A’ tighinn gu nàdarra: a’ rùrach fhreumhan Gàidhlig ann an cruthan-tìre is fiadh-bheatha na h-Alba, còmhla ri Ruairidh MacIlleathain

Thig nar cuideachd ’s sinn a’ bruidhinn ri Ruairidh MacIlleathain, a tha na fhear-naidheachd ’s fhear-teagaisg cliùiteach. Bidh sinn a’ meòrachadh air na dlùth-cheanglaichean eadar a’ Ghàidhlig ’s saoghal nàdarra na h-Alba.

Bidh Ruairidh ag innse dhuinn mun t-slighe shònraichte aige bhon Ghalldachd gu Tasmania agus air ais, far an do las a fhreuman ris a’ Chòmraich an dealas aige fad a bheatha airson chànanan dùthchasach ’s ceanglaichean cànanach ris an tìr ’s a’ mhuir.

Bidh e a’ cur an cèill mar a bhios a’ Ghàidhlig gar cuideachadh gus nàdar na h-Alba a thuigsinn agus a dhìon, agus bidh e a’ mìneachadh carson a tha e cudromach a’ Ghàidhlig a chumail beò an dà chuid air math ar cultair ’s ar tuigse air cruthan-tìre na h-Alba san latha an-diugh.

Barrachd fiosrachaidh:

Roddy Maclean Ruairidh MacIlleathain - blogaichean Scotland's Nature

Goireasan Gàidhlig NàdarAlba

Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2025

Dèan Àite Dha Nàdar

Chapters

1. Named by nature: exploring the Gaelic roots of Scotland's landscapes and wildlife, with Roddy Maclean (00:00:00)

2. Exploring Gaelic Connections to Nature (00:00:05)

3. Gaelic Connections to Environment and Culture (00:12:33)

4. Preserving Gaelic Language and Nature (00:17:46)