Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 10
Blogs
After a period of uncertainty, we left our osprey family last week with the good news that the male LM12 appeared to be recovering well from his injury, was back …
Record your dragonfly sightings
Blogs
The British Dragonfly Society is appealing to the public to record dragonfly sightings this summer – with plenty of exciting dragonfly-spotting options in Scotland. Scotland is home to a wealth …
Restoring our Natural World
Blogs
In these fresh May days of sunshine and scents we see the countryside at its best. Trees in fresh foliage, wild flowers bursting into colourful displays, birds nesting . …
Holistic marine management – the need for Highly Protected Marine Areas
Blogs
While questions are being raised about Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Living Sea’s team have set out to highlight how they fit into the existing marine …
Rare water beetle continues to survive
Blogs
Fonah Bog, which forms part of our Balgavies Loch Wildlife Reserve, remains the only site in Scotland where a tiny 2 mm in size water beetle Hydroporus scalesianus has been …
Osprey Diary at the Loch of the Lowes – Week 9
Blogs
It’s been quite the dramatic week since we published the osprey diary last Friday, keenly watching the egg ‘pip’ of the first osprey chick grow larger! Best settle down with …
An update from the osprey nest
Blogs
On Sunday morning, we expressed our concerns over male osprey, LM12, who had not brought a fish back to the osprey nest for more than three days. With a hungry …
Ensuring a future for our iconic red squirrel
Blogs
The red squirrel is a true emblem of the Scottish countryside. To catch a glimpse of fiery red fur flickering up a tree and out of sight is a rare …
Concern over male osprey, LM12
Blogs
A number of you have contacted us over the last several days with concerns about the male osprey at Loch of the Lowes, LM12. Whilst we can report that LM12 …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 8
Blogs
Volunteers, staff and visitors alike at Loch of the Lowes have been on tenterhooks this week as we waited for the first signs of egg-hatching on our resident ospreys’ nest. …