Ranger round-up: Live and Let Fly

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

It takes a team to rescue an osprey!

It’s not everyday you receive a phone call to say that the nest of a protected raptor has collapsed, taking a juvenile osprey with it – and yet that is

The benefits of taking a gap year

Thomas Dubos from France is a European Solidarity Corps volunteer working with Reserves Project Officer Chris Archbold. He is spending five months volunteering on our wildlife reserves in South West

Handa Island 2022: A Stormy Season

Sliding through the caramel water of a lochan, the sun picking out the bubbles trapped in hairs on my arms in gold leaf, I looked up to meet the inquisitive

Eldest Osprey Chick LP8 Fledges!

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

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

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

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

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