Introducing the Loch of the Lowes Species Protection Team
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Osprey watch season 2019 is well under way! We’ve had an early start to the season with two eggs laid by the 7th of April, hopefully with more on the …
Call to action as Coul Links inquiry closes following passionate defence of protected area
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We’re calling for action to make sure the Scottish Ministers know how valuable our protected areas are to us, to wildlife, and to local livelihoods. The Scottish Wildlife Trust …
LF15 lays a second egg!
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We’ve had a very eventful 24 hours here at Loch of the Lowes! After a little bit of drama on the osprey nest on the night of the 6th of …
Night time drama at the osprey nest
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Following the laying of LF15’s first egg of the season on the 4th of April, the local volunteers and Species Protection Team have been keeping a close 24/7 eye on …
First osprey egg laid at Loch of the Lowes
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We are very pleased to announce that LF15, our resident breeding female laid her first egg of the 2019 season at 20:37 on Thursday 4 April. Following an afternoon of …
The Do’s and Don’ts of Bee Thirst Aid
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With the weather becoming progressively warmer we are starting to see several bumblebees emerge. Often, new queen bees are the first to emerge, and will spend their first few weeks …
These are a few of my favourite things… Part 2
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This final part of my blog covers another couple of birds that I have enjoyed seeing at the Basin, and a couple of things I would eventually like to see …
Living Cities: The Magnificent Eleven
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The Trust’s Living Cities publication outlines practical actions that can be taken to embed nature into the urban environment. In this guest blog, Catherine Watt, Secretary of Glasgow Ramblers explains how The Magnificent …
Osprey season begins at Loch of the Lowes
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Following the return of our regular breeding male LM12 on the 15th March (a new personal early record) the team at Loch of the Lowes were delighted to see his …
Taking a Closer Look: The Magic of Moss
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Often thought of as a very simple plant, mosses are frequently overlooked. Here at the Falls of Clyde we have recorded around 100 species of moss. This high biodiversity in …