There’s no such thing as too many badger watches!
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Since the beginning of this year’s badger watches at the Falls of Clyde, I’ve had the utmost pleasure of leading three badger watches. As an assistant ranger intern, it was …
Plenty of goings on
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This afternoon I’ve spent some time in hides catching up on what’s been happening with our osprey family, and the other incredible wildlife we have here at Loch of the Lowes. …
Vandals destroy bat hut at Upper Nethan Gorge
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The staff and volunteers that help manage the Upper Nethan Gorge Wildlife Reserve near Blackwood were saddened to find this old railway hut vandalised at a recent path maintenance day. …
Golden opportunity with Glorious Gardens
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Interested in protecting historic designed landscapes in the Clyde and Avon Valley for generations to come?
What leaving the EU means for our environment
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Jonny Hughes, Chief Executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, explains the implications for Scotland's environment of the vote to leave the European Union.
Frogs and pipits and deer, oh my!
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The variety of wildlife that has come into view this week has been outstanding. There hasn’t been a day when I haven’t seen something new, followed by throwing myself into …
Satellite Tracking the Ospreys
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A few days ago, our three young ospreys were ringed and this prompted queries regarding whether we would be fitting satellite trackers on them as well. We will not be …
An account of yesterday’s ringing
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It’s hard to believe that our chicks are already at the right age and size to be ringed – it only feels like yesterday when we were all glued to …
A new species of bat for the Falls of Clyde!
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A couple of weeks ago you may remember me mentioning that we were taking part in the Southern Scotland Bat Survey. We recently received the preliminary results of the first …