Fungi Fun!

On Saturday, Loch of the Lowes was host to a fungal foray led by Roy Watling of the East Scotland Fungi Group. Searching the woodland surrounding the loch, we managed

Why do butterflies hibernate?

It has been a strange week for butterflies. I’ve been seeing red admiral flying about early in the morning clinging on to the last of the warm sunshine but I’ve

Busy Beavers!

The beaver watch evenings at Loch of the Lowes may have finished for the season but the Ranger Team has still been keeping a close eye on the population and

A week on Handa Island

The Trust is supported by more than 1000 volunteers every year. Maria Solé from Spain is working with our Tayside team on a year-long Erasmus+ funded European Voluntary Service placement.

A little Yellow on the Red List

If you have visited Loch of Lowes you may have spotted one or two of our yellowhammers from our woodland window. The Old Scots name for yellowhammer is “Yellow Yorlin“, although

How to make elderberry cordial

It appears autumn has arrived! How did we get to September already, this year seems to have vanished in a blur of busy-ness. Having had a week off it seems

LM12 and PH2 have left the loch

On this mild, breezy September afternoon, Loch of the Lowes and surrounding areas (especially the bay with the osprey tree) is lying still and silent. The time has come to

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