Happy birthday!
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The Falls of Clyde nature reserve is one of the six sites which make up the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve. And this year it is celebrating its 5th …
In the firing line
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Whilst patrolling the reserve last week I inadvertently became target practice for a dining squirrel. The missile was the remains of a nibbled pine cone, with just the core left. …
Wildlife Diary Wed August 22nd
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A busy couple of days for our young Osprey at Loch of the Lowes, with his increasing confidence and some more attempts at fishing being witnessed. Blue 44 is still …
Muddy prints
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A top spot to look for footprints is along the river bank in the nice soft mud, which is exactly where I found these. Any mammal prints found along the …
UFO spotted at Loch of the Lowes
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Keen eyed viewers of our web cam spotted a very unusual visitor in the early hours of this morning. A bright shining orb could be seen hovering above the nest. …
The heart of a tree
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Did you know that a tree has a heart? Not a beating heart that we have but a heart of dead wood that runs through the centre of the tree. …
Wildlife Diary Saturday 18th August
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A very quick blog note to say Blue 44 flew past the hides with a fish in his talons so it looks like he is fishing successfully. He had been …
Wildlife Diary Friday 17th August
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During today’s awful wet weather our young osprey Blue 44 sat determinedly on the nest, looking fairly miserable, waiting patiently in case his dad brought in another fish, after the …
Wildlife Diary Wed 15th August
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Our young Osprey Blue44 made another important step towards independence today: his first successful fishing attempt. Eager watchers in our shore-front hides were enjoying watching him this morning taking dives …
More feathers
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As previously blogged, jays are one of my favourite woodland birds and in keeping with my recent discovery I was lucky enough to find a feather from one of these …