Close Encounters
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A wildlife reserve is called a wildlife reserve for a very good reason: it’s a space reserved for wildlife. A safe, undisturbed, healthy habitat brings many benefits to all wild …
Ranger Round-Up: An Event-full Few Weeks!
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It’s bonkers to think that we are already so far into our season as assistant rangers here at Loch of the Lowes. So much has happened, and yet it feels …
Ranger round-up: Live and Let Fly
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It’s been all go for the Assistant Rangers team at Loch of the Lowes. It’s hard to know where the blog should begin! As those of you who keep a …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 17
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It’s been an eventful few weeks, as on the 15th July 2022, youngest chick LR0 finally fledged the nest! They made their first stop onto the camera post around 13:01 …
Ranger round-up: bracken, balsam and a mothy bothy
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It’s week three for the Seasonal Ranger team at Loch of the Lowes, but it feels more like days have passed as we’ve been kept busy working around the various …
Eldest Osprey Chick LP8 Fledges!
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The moment we have all been waiting for has arrived! 55 days after hatching and at 10:06am this morning, our eldest chick LP8 spread their wings and fledged the nest. …
Meet the Perthshire Seasonal Rangers
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Now that we’re moving into summer, it’s time to welcome our new team of assistant rangers to Loch of the Lowes. Assistant rangers are a dedicated team that work alongside …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 14
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The not-so-small osprey chicks at Loch of the Lowes are showing incredible progress, regularly practicing using their wings and getting ready to fledge. We expect it will only be a …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 13
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This week saw one of the most anticipated events concerning our ospreys finally take place: the chicks were given their rings! Overall the process went very smoothly and was undertaken …
Our osprey chicks have been ringed!
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LM12 and NC0’s two chicks were ringed yesterday evening by a trained and licensed expert to allow people to follow their lives after they leave the nest. Young ospreys LP8 …