Nests and chicks and eiderdown

Spring time is a busy time of year for birds, whether they’re migrating, attracting mates, making nests, or raising chicks. It’s been exciting to see this new flurry of activity

Wild Ways to Wellbeing

It’s widely accepted that interacting with nature can improve your mental health. To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May), we wanted to share Paul Barclay’s story, originally published in the

Day 35

Life at the Loch of the Lowes continues as normal and yet there is a sense of anticipation in the air. Today marks day 35 of egg incubation for our

Osprey updates and other sightings!

  We are now just over a month into the Osprey Watch season and are hopeful that the diligent efforts of our breeding pair of ospreys will pay off, with

A sad announcement.

It is with deep sadness, we pass on the news of the death of our much loved and respected friend and long time volunteer, Dennis Buchan. All who knew Dennis,

Ospreys, Grebes and Blue Tits!

Our osprey eggs are getting closer and closer to hatching and the osprey pair have been busy this week protecting their nest from intruders and marauding crows. The male is

How to make Sweet woodruff cordial

It’s been a while since I’ve written about foraging. At this time of year we have quite a few options including collecting pignuts which can be eaten raw, wild garlic

Surprises of the breeding season!

This last week has been a cold one for the ospreys and they have been very careful to keep their eggs warm. Fortunately the snow did not cover the nest

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