It takes a team to rescue an osprey!
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It’s not everyday you receive a phone call to say that the nest of a protected raptor has collapsed, taking a juvenile osprey with it – and yet that is …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 17
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It’s been an eventful few weeks, as on the 15th July 2022, youngest chick LR0 finally fledged the nest! They made their first stop onto the camera post around 13:01 …
Ranger round-up: bracken, balsam and a mothy bothy
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It’s week three for the Seasonal Ranger team at Loch of the Lowes, but it feels more like days have passed as we’ve been kept busy working around the various …
The benefits of taking a gap year
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Thomas Dubos from France is a European Solidarity Corps volunteer working with Reserves Project Officer Chris Archbold. He is spending five months volunteering on our wildlife reserves in South West …
Handa Island 2022: A Stormy Season
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Sliding through the caramel water of a lochan, the sun picking out the bubbles trapped in hairs on my arms in gold leaf, I looked up to meet the inquisitive …
Eldest Osprey Chick LP8 Fledges!
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The moment we have all been waiting for has arrived! 55 days after hatching and at 10:06am this morning, our eldest chick LP8 spread their wings and fledged the nest. …
Meet the Perthshire Seasonal Rangers
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Now that we’re moving into summer, it’s time to welcome our new team of assistant rangers to Loch of the Lowes. Assistant rangers are a dedicated team that work alongside …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 14
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The not-so-small osprey chicks at Loch of the Lowes are showing incredible progress, regularly practicing using their wings and getting ready to fledge. We expect it will only be a …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 13
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This week saw one of the most anticipated events concerning our ospreys finally take place: the chicks were given their rings! Overall the process went very smoothly and was undertaken …
Nature Stories – Andrew Brown
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During Scotland’s Year of Stories, the Scottish Wildlife Trust is publishing a series of first-hand accounts from people who have faced barriers connecting to nature. In this story Young Leader …