Advent Calendar – Day 2
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Simon Milne, Scottish Wildlife Trust Chief Exectutive shares his highlights of the year with the Falls of Clyde team! “Earlier in the year I spent a wonderful day with the …
Advent Calendar – Day 1
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Jo Davies a local moth expert shares his highlights of the year with the Falls of Clyde team! “Moth night and butterfly transect Clyde Valley reserve 26th May. Almost the …
Fox about town
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Some mammals have adapted more readily to urban environments than others, one such species is the fox. I’ve seen them quite a few times recently when heading back out of …
Falls of Clyde Advent Calendar
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That’s right folks, we have created our own advent calendar through the blog. Each day at 6am a new post will be published. It covers all the highlights of the …
Save Our Bees – A Scottish Wildlife Trust Campaign
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Einstein once said, ‘If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years to live.’ Or did he? This quote was first …
Reporting dead badgers
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A volunteer recently phoned me about a dead badger she had seen on the side of the road. She thought someone should know about it but didn’t necessarily know who …
Pressures of gang life
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A gentleman came into the Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre a while ago to ask us about a group (also known as a congress, conspiracy or unkindness) of ravens that …
Identifying Birds of Prey 3
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In the last post I compared two species of falcon so this week I will be comparing two species of raptor, another large and varied bird of prey genus. Buzzards …
Identifying Birds of Prey 2
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Continuing on from the last post, this week I will be giving some differences between hobbies and kestrels. Both these species belong to the Falcon genus, characterised by their sharp, …
Identifying Birds of Prey 1
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Britain has various birds of prey species but telling them apart can prove difficult at times. Over the next few weeks I’ll be giving some handy hints into spotting differences …