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It is the time of year when starlings are beginning to flock together; many of these birds are actually migrants from Scandinavia who stay here over the winter months. There …
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It is the time of year when starlings are beginning to flock together; many of these birds are actually migrants from Scandinavia who stay here over the winter months. There …
A few weeks ago we held our last of a series of events to celebrate the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve’s 5th Birthday. The event, ‘Moonlit mammals’ focussed on …
We have had over a dozen sightings of our resident kingfishers over the past couple of weeks. These dumpy bodied, long beaked birds are unmistakeable due to their electric blue …
A few weeks ago we experienced high levels of water overflowing from surrounding farmland into the Falls of Clyde. This was rather inconveniently channelled down one of the paths near …
A small hole in the ground could be the entrance to the home of one of many different types of small mammal. There are a few clues though, that can …
This plant was flowering early in the season and produced beautiful white flowers. Normally it is the flowers that are the most interesting part of a plant, but these huge …
A sure sign of the seasons progressing is the abundance of different fruit around the reserve. There have been wild strawberries and raspberries and whilst we are waiting for the …
Join us in celebrating the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve’s 5th Birthday! The final free event, to commemorate the five years of being a National Nature Reserve, is the …
This beautiful beetle was snapped by Reserves Manager Steve a few weeks ago. Although it has no common name it is in the beetle family known as ‘longhorns’, due to …
Join us in celebrating the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve’s 5th Birthday! The fourth free event of five, to commemorate the five years of being a National Nature Reserve, …