Danger – Ice!
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The dangers of falling through ice covered rivers and lochs cannot be stressed enough. Every winter, people die because the ice gives way beneath them and they plunge into freezing …
Signs of Spring on a Snowy Day
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It is very quiet at Lowes today,the sky is laden with cloud and snow is falling softly and steadily straight down through bare, grey branches, gathering on the icy twigs …
Come and Work With Us!
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Spring will be upon us before we know it and this means Loch of the Lowes is preparing for the season ahead with rising anticipation (and hopes) for the first …
Black Grouse; An iconic species of Highland Perthshire
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Although it is still winter, it will soon be time to begin monitoring a variety of bird populations, few more iconic than the Black Grouse. Highland Perthshire is a stronghold …
First steps into nature conservation – Could 2019 be your year?
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Paul Anderson reflects upon his experience in 2018 as a Species Protection Officer, monitoring osprey at Loch of the Lowes. “It is 6 am and the Loch is starting to …
2019 – a Special Year for Loch of the Lowes
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In these last short, dark days of 2018 we are looking forward to the start of the New Year with great anticipation. Will our pair of ospreys return to their …
Winter Solstice: A time of darkness and light
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Today marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and one of our most ancient traditions dating back over 10,000 years. The name solstice comes from the Latin …
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 …