History of Lowes Part Two 1972-1984
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Back in 2019, in those pre-Covid days of yesteryear, we began a series of blogs on the creation of Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve. That year …
A Positive View to End the Year
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At the end of this difficult year, here’s some good news! These examples are a tiny fraction of the good work being carried out to address climate change, biodiversity loss …
Heading Towards Winter Solstice
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Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre will be open as usual next week-end, Friday (18th Dec) and Saturday and Sunday. Make sure to stock up on bird seed for your …
Preparing for Festivities
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Before talking about easy ways to prepare for the Christmas season in a sustainable, eco-friendly way, we just want to mention a change to our car park. Unfortunately, due to …
Raining acorns and winter opening hours
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On 1 November, Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre moved onto its winter opening hours. We are now open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 10.30am – 4.00pm. Entry is still …
Autumn at Loch of the Lowes
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With a crunch underfoot, we walk across the fallen leaves, no longer bright green, but an array of colours from red, to orange and yellow. The days are now getting …
Up and Running Again!
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We are delighted to be open to visitors again and looking forward to welcoming you through the doors! This is a wee update about our ospreys and some changes to …
The re-opening of our visitor centres
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The journey towards re-opening was a challenging – but rewarding – one for the visitor centre teams across Scotland. It took a huge amount of planning from people all across …
PT0 arrives back in the UK
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We’ve had some exciting news from our colleagues at the Birds of Poole Harbour Osprey Project about a very special visitor to one of their artificial nests. Yesterday it was …
How to be sustainable during lock-down: reusing materials
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During this time of isolation, I’ve heard many people refer to the war-time like spirit of reuse and upcycle. People are now actively looking to mend and repurpose rather …