‘Just’ a buzzard?
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This week, local photographer and regular guest blogger Daryl Smith takes a look at a bird we now often take for granted…the buzzard.
Wildlife on the verge
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Roadside verges have huge potential for sustaining wildlife – if managed correctly. So what can we do to help? Falls of Clyde ranger Patrick Endall takes a closer look.
On the lookout for dippers
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If you have spent time at the Falls of Clyde reserve, you may have spotted this plump, handsome little bird hunting for insects and fish in the fast flowing waters. …
In search of ghosts
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This week our guest blogger and local photographer, Daryl Smith, tells us of his painstaking efforts to capture images of one of our most enigmatic nocturnal animals, the barn owl. …
Tree bumblebees have the Falls of Clyde buzzing
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This week is Bees’ Needs Week. To mark the occasion, seasonal ranger Patrick Endall takes a closer look at one of Falls of Clyde’s newer residents: the tree bumblebee.
Roe deer shenanigans at the Falls of Clyde
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We caught this interesting and energetic footage on the Falls of Clyde trail camera, at a time when most of us are tucked up, cosy in our beds. As you …
Making room for meadows
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Wildflower meadows are incredibly valuable for wildlife, but in the UK we have lost most of them. At the Falls of Clyde we are bringing one back to life.
The natural phenomenon of the mayfly hatch
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Wildlife enthusiasts will have that certain time of year on the wildlife calendar that is their favourite. Whether it be the mad March hares boxing at the start of Spring, …
Bumper year for bird cherry ermines
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Some trees at the Falls of Clyde seem to have been wrapped in finely-spun cobwebs lately. But who (or what) is behind this phenomenon? Meet the bird cherry ermine moth.
The dangers of wildfires
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The dangers of wildfires: how they start, what to do and the damage they cause. In the past three weeks, the fire service have been out four times to the …