Beavers are back for good!
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Over 400 years have passed since the last beaver was shot in Scotland, but as of 1 May 2019 beavers are finally here to stay, receiving full legal protection as …
Life on the Loch
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With summer just around the corner for Loch of the Lowes’ 50th year under the protection of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, all of its residents, permanent or visiting, are …
Daily life on an osprey nest
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Over the past few weeks our SPO Team and dedicated Osprey Watch volunteers have been keeping a close eye on our breeding osprey pair, LM12 and LF15. This allows us …
Intruder Alert
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It might be sunny and relaxed at Loch of the Lowes today, but all was not calm on the nest. An intruder osprey spent 5 minutes circling and dive bombing …
How to tell LM12 and LF15 apart
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It can sometimes be quite hard to differentiate between the two breeding ospreys at Loch of the Lowes, male LM12 and female LF15. To make things easier this guide highlights …
Webcam back online
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Hi We are experiencing issues with the webcam. It has been flagged to IT and we’re working to get it restored asap. The security of the ospreys is our top …
Incubation, Intruders and a Sticky Situation…
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Life has been progressing smoothly for the breeding osprey pair at Loch of the Lowes. Almost a week has passed since LF15 laid her third egg and the pair have …
Three eggs for LF15 and LM12!
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There is great news for the osprey pair here at Lowes as LF15 has laid her third egg of the season! At around 6pm yesterday evening LF15 began to look …
Introducing the Loch of the Lowes Species Protection Team
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Osprey watch season 2019 is well under way! We’ve had an early start to the season with two eggs laid by the 7th of April, hopefully with more on the …
LF15 lays a second egg!
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We’ve had a very eventful 24 hours here at Loch of the Lowes! After a little bit of drama on the osprey nest on the night of the 6th of …