How ospreys find their way from Scotland to Africa
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The ospreys are off! PT4 and PT5 have now started their first journey to West Africa where they will spend at least the next two years of their life. It …
My time at Loch of the Lowes
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Hello there, everyone. On the 16th of August I will leave Loch of the Lowes, I will have been a Visitor Centre Assistant at Lowes for a full year. I …
Ospreys have left?
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A brief update – our ospreys have gone . . . we think! It is always a very difficult call to make, especially with frequent intruder ospreys visiting Lowes, but …
Controlling American mink at Loch of the Lowes
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What does 20th Century fashion have to do with wildlife conservation at Loch of the Lowes? Meet the American mink (Neovison vison): Mink are semi-aquatic predators from the mustelid family, …
Invasive Garden Escapes
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Arrays of colourful, fragrant and exotic plants are often displayed in peoples’ gardens, creating a tranquil escape for their cultivators and attracting a monopoly of wildlife. But what happens when …
Osprey Update
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Our young osprey are keeping us on our toes! Yesterday, PT4 was in evidence all day, either perched up on the silver birches, flying around or sitting on the nest …
Ranger Round-Up; Invasives, Thunderstorms and Poldark!
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No two days in the life of an assistant ranger are the same. Each day throws something new at us which means it never gets boring! We’ve spent a lot …
50 years of Loch of the Lowes 1969 – 1971
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Loch of the Lowes was purchased 11th May 1969. It took 2 years to complete the purchase from the first time the idea was conceived to when the ink dried …
Farewell LF15, our beautiful Female Osprey
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Our beautiful female osprey, LF15, has not been seen at Lowes since last Sunday. We have been keeping a close watch on the Loch and on all her usual perches …
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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This week we were joined by Stuart Wedge from Woodland Ways for a workshop in tracking, identifying and interpreting the wildlife here at Loch of the Lowes. The day started …