Falls of Clyde Highlight of the week: Geocaching
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The best thing that happened this week was putting out a Geocache. I’ve been Geocaching for a couple of years now and I think it is a fun way to …
Take the walks that inspired famous art in the Clyde and Avon Valleys
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Six FREE Local Landscape Hero walks, offering fascinating insight into the local landscape which inspired famous artworks, are taking place from September until November. The CAVLP Heritage Local Landscape Heroes …
Falls of Clyde Highlight of the week: Charcoal
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This week our new big project was trying to make our very own charcoal. It is a quite interesting process. The goal is to cook the wood that needs to …
Britain’s smallest bird!
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This will be my last update for the reserve as it is my last week working as a Seasonal Ranger at the Falls of Clyde. So as part of this …
Celebrate the joys of autumn at Fruit Day, Overton Farm, Saturday 7 October
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Come and join us when we will celebrate the joys of autumn at the 7th annual Fruit Day on Saturday 7 October at Overton Farm, Crossford, 9am – 1.30pm. …
Falls of Clyde Highlight of the week: Seed Collecting
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The last couple of weeks we have done some seed collecting. It is time consuming but quite important for our tree nursery. The trees that we sow in the tree …
Why do butterflies hibernate?
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It has been a strange week for butterflies. I’ve been seeing red admiral flying about early in the morning clinging on to the last of the warm sunshine but I’ve …
Falls of Clyde Highlight of the Week: Moth Trapping
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I am thrilled to inform you that I am the new intern here at Falls of Clyde. My name is Carina I am 22 years old and I come from …
How to make elderberry cordial
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It appears autumn has arrived! How did we get to September already, this year seems to have vanished in a blur of busy-ness. Having had a week off it seems …
Why are we seeing dead badgers on the roadside?
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A dead badger on the side of the road is likely the only time most people will see one of these magnificent mammals. We are lucky in South Lanarkshire to …