Young ospreys fledge the nest
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Both osprey chicks at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre & Wildlife Reserve successfully fledged within 24 hours of each other. PT4 took his first flight …
Apply for our new Conservation Awards
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Our programme of Conservation Awards is a brand-new initiative designed to develop the skills and experience needed to gain paid employment in conservation. This year three placements are on offer …
Terns gather on Montrose Basin
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Terns are gathering on the newly refurbished nesting platform at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Montrose Basin reserve in Angus. Up to 80 common terns have been counted on the raft …
Third chick of the season hatches at Loch of the Lowes
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The third and final osprey chick of 2019 at Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire has emerged from its egg. Staff and webcam watchers from …
LF15 lays first egg of the season
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Female osprey LF15 laid her first egg of the season at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire yesterday evening. With 2019 marking 50 years …
Upcycled island provides new roost for waterfowl
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Volunteers have launched an upcycled floating platform for ducks and other water birds at Oldhall Ponds Wildlife Reserve in Irvine. One hundred plastic bottles, a discarded pallet and a fishing …
Ospreys reunite at Loch of the Lowes
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The resident ospreys at Loch of Lowes have begun their fifth season together following the arrival of female osprey LF15 at 17:47 on Saturday. Shortly after LF15’s arrival her mate …
First osprey of 2019 arrives at Loch of the Lowes
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The first osprey has arrived at Loch of Lowes Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire, as the Trust celebrates 50 years of osprey conservation at the reserve. LM12 touched down on the …
Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve named reserve of the year by Countryfile Magazine
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The Trust’s Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve on the edge of New Lanark in South Lanarkshire has won the title of reserve of the year in the 2019 BBC Countryfile …
Shot beaver found dead on wildlife reserve
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The Trust is calling for the urgent introduction of legal protection for Scotland’s beavers following the discovery of a dead beaver on a wildlife reserve in Tayside. Examination of the …