{"id":276,"date":"2026-01-16T18:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/?p=276"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:28:33","slug":"from-the-sahara-to-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/2026\/01\/16\/from-the-sahara-to-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Sahara to the Arctic\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by an interest in snow animals we have been finding out about life in the Arctic. To help us find this freezing habitat at the very top of the world, we used a globe to locate the Arctic Circle. We discovered the Arctic is home to many amazing animals including polar bears, Arctic foxes, snowy owls, beluga whales and seals. We even tried to make some of our own snow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-277\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182020\/IMG_9422-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182020\/IMG_9422-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182020\/IMG_9422-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182020\/IMG_9422-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182020\/IMG_9422.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-278\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182024\/IMG_9423-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182024\/IMG_9423-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182024\/IMG_9423-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182024\/IMG_9423-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182024\/IMG_9423.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-279\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182032\/IMG_9425-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182032\/IMG_9425-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182032\/IMG_9425-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182032\/IMG_9425-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182032\/IMG_9425.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182037\/IMG_9427-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182037\/IMG_9427-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182037\/IMG_9427-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182037\/IMG_9427-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-281\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182045\/IMG_9430-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182045\/IMG_9430-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182045\/IMG_9430-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182045\/IMG_9430-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-285\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182133\/IMG_9411-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182133\/IMG_9411-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182133\/IMG_9411-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182133\/IMG_9411-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182133\/IMG_9411.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-286\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182136\/IMG_9412-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182136\/IMG_9412-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182136\/IMG_9412-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182136\/IMG_9412-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-287\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182140\/IMG_9415-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182140\/IMG_9415-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182140\/IMG_9415-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182140\/IMG_9415-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-288\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182145\/IMG_9414-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182145\/IMG_9414-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182145\/IMG_9414-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182145\/IMG_9414-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp1b202526\/uploads\/sites\/18736\/2026\/01\/16182145\/IMG_9414.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have a great weekend!<br \/>\nMrs Denholm x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by an interest in snow animals we have been finding out about life in the Arctic. To help us find this freezing habitat at the very top of the world, we used a globe to locate the Arctic Circle. We discovered the Arctic is home to many amazing animals including polar bears, Arctic foxes, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/2026\/01\/16\/from-the-sahara-to-the-arctic\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From the Sahara to the Arctic\u2026<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37041,"featured_media":287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37041"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions\/291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1b202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}