The Famous Scots Pine at Loch of the Lowes

Perthshire is known as Big Tree Country and the mixed woodland bordering Loch of the Lowes is rich with magnificent examples of mature silver birch, oak and Scots Pine. Scots

Bombing Bee flies

Following on from last week’s post on St Mark’s flies, Flyday, Saturday we’ve spotted another fly species here at the Falls of Clyde, which has a rather interesting life-cycle. Bee-flies are

Sad news

Sadly, and unexpectedly, our youngest chick died last night at around 8:30pm. It appears to have become stuck on the edge of the nest and was then stepped on by

Time flies when you’re having fun!

It’s hard to believe that our eight week run of Osprey Watch is at an end! It’s been quite a ride. We’ve nervously waited for our breeding male LM12 to

Beavers in the frame

May 2019 has been a big month for beavers. Following decades of work, beavers officially became a European Protected Species (EPS) in Scotland on 1 May. This is a highly

Grub’s Up

It could be argued that there is no finer sight than an osprey successfully catching a fish. We would love to have seen LM12 catch yesterday’s whopping trout, one of

Daily life on the nest

Over a week has passed since our first two osprey chicks hatched, and along with our third chick (who hatched in the early hours of last Thursday morning) all are

The Return of the Rings

The past week has been particularly exciting for our resident osprey pair here at Lowes. All three eggs have hatched, with the first and second chicks emerging on the 11th

Be Nice to Nettles

So, they may not be your favourite plant and they’ve certainly earned themselves a bad reputation. But we’re here to change your mind about nettles, as we think they’re definitely

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