Big Climate Conversation

In the coming months and years, we will all be seeing a great deal more about the Climate Crisis affecting our planet. Humans are an intelligent species and with scientists

New Bug Hotel at the Falls of Clyde

Although it might seem like we’ve seen plenty of insects this summer (what with the sudden influx of butterflies!) scientists are reporting an alarming decline in insect populations across the

Living Cities: Bridging the green

The Trust’s Living Cities publication outlines practical actions that can be taken to embed nature into the urban environment. Our Living Landscape Programme Manager Ian Mackenzie outlines why long-term planning

My time at Loch of the Lowes

Hello there, everyone. On the 16th of August I will leave Loch of the Lowes, I will have been a Visitor Centre Assistant at Lowes for a full year. I

Ospreys have left?

A brief update – our ospreys have gone . . .  we think! It is always a very difficult call to make, especially with frequent intruder ospreys visiting Lowes, but

Controlling American mink at Loch of the Lowes

What does 20th Century fashion have to do with wildlife conservation at Loch of the Lowes? Meet the American mink (Neovison vison): Mink are semi-aquatic predators from the mustelid family,

Invasive Garden Escapes

Arrays of colourful, fragrant and exotic plants are often displayed in peoples’ gardens, creating a tranquil escape for their cultivators and attracting a monopoly of wildlife. But what happens when

Osprey Update

Our young osprey are keeping us on our toes! Yesterday, PT4 was in evidence all day, either perched up on the silver birches, flying around or sitting on the nest

A New Resident Kingfisher

As you may already know, kingfisher sightings at Montrose Basin are more common outside of their breeding season. We can see them daily from the visitor centre from around August

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