Heading Towards Winter Solstice

Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre will be open as usual next week-end, Friday (18th Dec) and Saturday and Sunday. Make sure to stock up on bird seed for your

Wildlife in Christmas culture

Christmas, and the festive season in general, has a swathe of wildlife associated with it. You are probably picturing it right now. This is no coincidence – it is steeped

Preparing for Festivities

Before talking about easy ways to prepare for the Christmas season in a sustainable, eco-friendly way, we just want to mention a change to our car park. Unfortunately, due to

Raining acorns and winter opening hours

On 1 November, Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre moved onto its winter opening hours. We are now open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 10.30am – 4.00pm. Entry is still

The Langholm buyout

This guest blog by Alison Hutton, a volunteer with the Langholm Initiative, explains the group’s vision and how you can support its planned community buyout.  Imagine a rough, narrow river

Why are there so many spiders in autumn?

Regular guest blogger and wildlife photographer Daryl Smith shares some facts about the spiders in your home, and explains why you may have seen a lot more of them in

Autumn at Loch of the Lowes

With a crunch underfoot, we walk across the fallen leaves, no longer bright green, but an array of colours from red, to orange and yellow. The days are now getting

Catching beavers in Knapdale Forest

In this guest blog Róisin Campbell-Palmer, beaver fieldworker and former Field Operations Manager with the Scottish Beaver Trial details what’s involved in catching beavers to check on their health and

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