What did our local birds think of the ‘Beast from the East’?
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The ‘Beast from the East’ and all the snow, hail and wind it brought with it was beginning to seem like a distant memory, but now that the weather has …
Lowes Update
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Due to severe weather conditions we suffered power cuts this morning. Throughout the day we have worked hard to get the power back on at Lowes and thankfully the visitor …
Have you had any unexpected birds in your garden recently?
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The ‘Beast from the East’ brought with it ‘Hysteria from Siberia’ (milk anyone?). But it also brought an abundance of unexpected birds into our gardens. With the snow a distant …
Essential maintenance of osprey camera
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As you will all be aware, we’ve had some issues with our webcam and it’s sound. We have engineers on site to sort this and we hope to be able …
Preparing for Spring
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As you can imagine, anticipation for the ospreys returning is building each day as we draw closer to the end of March. Last year, LM12 arrived at Lowes on the …
Do you buy plants from your nearby garden centre? You might want to think twice…
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It is tempting to write about the snow this week, but by the time you read this, it will probably already be gone (I tend to write this article a …
The start of a new season
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I am delighted to say that we have reopened for the spring season 2018, it’s still a bit cold and not very spring like just yet. However, the golden eye …
Early Closure
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Due to snow and local flooding, Loch of the Lowes will be closing at 13:15 today. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Keep safe everyone! Cherry
Help secure protection for Scotland’s beavers
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In November 2016 Scottish Ministers agreed that Eurasian beavers should be allowed to remain in Scotland, signalling the return of a keystone species that was hunted to extinction by humans …
What do you call a group of woodpeckers and have you ever seen one?
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A group of woodpeckers is called a ‘descent’ and it is exactly what I saw a couple of weeks ago on the reserve – five great spotted woodpeckers were calling …