Poetry and Mindfulness on World Mental Health Day
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Today- the 10th of October- is World Mental Health Day. It’s a chance to raise awareness of mental health but also a chance to check-in with ourselves and those around …
Ranger round-up: So long and thanks for all the cake
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Our time as Assistant Rangers is drawing to an end. The balsam has been pulled and the bracken has been bashed. In the last few weeks of our internship we …
The geomorphology of the Perthshire reserves
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In the last few weeks the Ranger team have been learning about the landscape and underlying geology of our Perthshire reserves. Assistant ranger Hugh shares with us his findings following …
Ranger Round Up- The ‘Heart of Scotland’ Project
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As well as working on our personal projects and bashing away at invasive species, we’ve spent a lot of time over the past few weeks working with our partners from …
Ranger Round Up – Tackling Invasive Species
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Recently we’ve been getting to grips with different surveys for our personal projects along with tackling more balsam and bracken. We’ve practised carrying out and perfecting the methodologies for beaver …
Big Climate Conversation
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In the coming months and years, we will all be seeing a great deal more about the Climate Crisis affecting our planet. Humans are an intelligent species and with scientists …
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 …