New Online Camera for Winter
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As our Ospreys are now in their wintering grounds to the far south, the nest at Loch of the Lowes lies empty, growing its usual tuft of grass until next …
Hide Renovations at Loch of the Lowes
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Next week we start an exciting renovation of our longstanding double story Observation hide at Loch of the Lowes. This hide is more than thirty years old and has been …
Autumn Antlers
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Autumn is a great time to see fungi on the reserve like this Yellow Stagshorn (Calocera viscosa) which loves the soil of conifer woodland especially around tree stumps or fallen …
Declining Starlings
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Seen recently at the Visitor Centre squeezing themselves through the mesh that covers our bird tables, Starlings can be found all over Britain in what appears to be relatively large …
Wildlife Diary Saturday 13th October
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Some of our winter visitors have arrived with two Whooper Swans being spotted at the top of the loch. We’ve also had some Long Tailed Tits dotting around the hides …
Wildlife Diary 11th October
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We had an unexpected visitor to our feeding stations today – a hedgehog. Seeing a hedgehog in daytime at this point of the year is not a good sign and …
Osprey Migration Update 10th October
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Both our young Ospreys have continued their well earned rests and have remained in their chosen wintering areas, only doing short flights and fishing nearby. Blue 44 seems to be …
Birds of a feather…
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Follow on from the previous post, other birds that flock together include long tailed tits that will huddle together on a branch overnight for communal warmth. Some birds will even …
Camera repairs update
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We’ve had a few enquiries recently regarding progress with the camera repairs so I thought I would take the opportunity to provide a quick update. We have a meeting next …
Storytelling at the Falls of Clyde
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On the 14th October a local storyteller, Allison Galbraith will be entertaining us in the visitor centre. Using songs, rhymes and games she will be telling stories all about the …