Aerial battles, defensive moves and a crash landing!
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It’s been a hectic three days at the nest for our breeding pair of ospreys. As outlined in our previous blog, Friday and Saturday proved to be an intense time …
An eventful day at Loch of the Lowes
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It’s been a surprising 24 hours here at Loch of the Lowes. Our breeding male, LM12, was last seen on Friday morning at 9.44am chasing off an intruding osprey. The …
Bumbling baby badgers
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As mentioned in our last blog post,They’re getting ready, badger cubs are making their first staggering steps into their woodland home after being born in their underground sett around eight …
Under The Shell
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It has now been 28 days since the first egg was laid and life on the osprey nest has settled into a comfortable routine. Our resident osprey pair keep their …
Beavers are back for good!
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Over 400 years have passed since the last beaver was shot in Scotland, but as of 1 May 2019 beavers are finally here to stay, receiving full legal protection as …
What European Protected Species status means for Scotland’s beavers
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It is only a matter of days now until 1 May when the beaver will achieve European Protected Species (EPS) status in Scotland. This will be a truly landmark occasion …
Life on the Loch
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With summer just around the corner for Loch of the Lowes’ 50th year under the protection of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, all of its residents, permanent or visiting, are …
They’re getting ready…..
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Here at the Falls of Clyde we’ve been monitoring our badger sets for activity. At this time of year badgers will become more active and the cubs, which were born …
The sad story of a humpback whale
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Early in 2019, whale watchers in Fife were, for the third year running, treated to the sight of humpback whales. Three individuals were seen from February – April as they …
Daily life on an osprey nest
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Over the past few weeks our SPO Team and dedicated Osprey Watch volunteers have been keeping a close eye on our breeding osprey pair, LM12 and LF15. This allows us …