Tough Times at the Osprey Nest
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It’s been a tough time on the nest for the last 24 hours for our resident pair of ospreys NC0 and LM12. In the last few days an unringed osprey …
Intruding ospreys (part two)
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It has been such a busy time for intruding ospreys here at Loch of the Lowes that we need to do a follow up from last week’s blog to keep …
Intruding ospreys
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Over the last couple of weeks at Loch of the Lowes there have been a lot of what we like to call “intruding ospreys”. As seen in the video below, …
#RespectProtectEnjoy – responsible access in the outdoors
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The last 12 months have been a challenging year like no other in memory. So, with buds bursting and the birds in full song, this spring comes with an even …
How do you tell the difference between LM12 and NC0?
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We’ve been getting a lot of questions recently about how we recognise our resident ospreys so here is a quick guide that will hopefully help you tell the difference between …
NC0 lays her second egg
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At 8.04 am yesterday (Wednesday 14th April) we were delighted to see NC0 lay her second egg. As expected, NC0 stood up shortly after laying which gave us all …
Meet our new Species Protection Officers at Loch of the Lowes
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It has been a strange start to the season here at Loch of the Lowes. Our four brand new Species Protection Officers have had two weeks to really get to know each other …
NC0 lays an egg!
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At 10:18am on Sunday the 11th April, NC0 laid her first egg of the season! This is particularly exciting as this is the first egg NC0 has laid on our …
April snow at Loch of the Lowes
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Over Easter weekend our ospreys have had a wide range of weather to contend with. Despite Saturday being lovely and sunny with temperatures reaching almost 20 degrees Celsius, Sunday brought …
Hedgehogs in the garden
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As the days are getting longer and the weather warms up, we are delighted to notice the re-appearance of our much-loved hedgehogs. These lovely small mammals spend the winter months …