Winter Is Coming
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As the weather turns decidedly more wintery and the last of the autumn leaves are blown from the trees, leaving only their skeleton silhouettes, it’s a good time to turn …
Juniper – a plant to be celebrated and protected
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Many of us will be familiar with the aromatic taste that juniper gives one of our favourite tipples; gin, but how much do we know about the plant the berries …
Preparing for our golden anniversary of ospreys at Loch of the Lowes
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In 1969, fifty years ago next year, the Scottish Wildlife Trust finalised the deal to purchase the Loch of the Lowes in Perthshire to to create a nature reserve protecting …
November at Loch of the Lowes
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We are only 5 days into November and yet we have already had temperatures ranging from -3C to +12C with the appropriately stunning autumn views to go with them! I …
Farewell to Loch of the Lowes
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Unfortunately, it’s coming to the end of my time as a Seasonal Visitor Centre Assistant at Loch of the Lowes. Since April, I have had a wonderful time working with …
What’s that deer?
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It’s deer month at Loch of the Lowes, and whilst some people are deer ID savvy, we get many visitors who struggle to tell the difference between the different species, …
Loch of the Lowes in Autumn
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Today (23rd September) marks the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and we can certainly feel a nip to the air at Loch of the Lowes. Last week’s storm brought …
Introducing the New Visitor Centre Assistant
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Hello, My name is Euan and I started working as a Visitor Centre Assistant at Loch of the Lowes in August. I’m working here on a one year placement via …
Bat to Basics
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The Brilliant Bats talk and walk on Sunday 2nd kick-started our bat month at Loch of the Lowes. On our walk and from the hide we managed to see and …
Eager Beavers
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As our osprey family wing their way south we’re also coming to the end of our season of People’s Postcode Lottery Beaver Watches here at Loch of the Lowes. These …