Raining acorns and winter opening hours
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On 1 November, Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre moved onto its winter opening hours. We are now open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 10.30am – 4.00pm. Entry is still …
The Langholm buyout
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This guest blog by Alison Hutton, a volunteer with the Langholm Initiative, explains the group’s vision and how you can support its planned community buyout. Imagine a rough, narrow river …
Why are there so many spiders in autumn?
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Regular guest blogger and wildlife photographer Daryl Smith shares some facts about the spiders in your home, and explains why you may have seen a lot more of them in …
Autumn at Loch of the Lowes
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With a crunch underfoot, we walk across the fallen leaves, no longer bright green, but an array of colours from red, to orange and yellow. The days are now getting …
Catching beavers in Knapdale Forest
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In this guest blog Róisin Campbell-Palmer, beaver fieldworker and former Field Operations Manager with the Scottish Beaver Trial details what’s involved in catching beavers to check on their health and …
Montrose Magpies – a wildlife perspective
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The magpies of Montrose have always been a bit of a mystery – despite being widespread across the UK, it was only recently that we started recording them on the …