Farewell to Loch of the Lowes

Unfortunately, it’s coming to the end of my time as a Seasonal Visitor Centre Assistant at Loch of the Lowes. Since April, I have had a wonderful time working with

Halloween Creatures

All Hallows’Eve is fast approaching and to get in the spirit this weekend we are transforming our visitor centre into the Magical School of Curious Creatures! Halloween nowadays is synonymous

Mammal Week – Scotland’s iconic mammals

This week is National Mammal Week, an annual week organised by the Mammal Society to celebrate British mammals and raise awareness of their conservation. So what better time to take

A Seasonal Assistant’s Swan Song

This will be my final weekend in the role of Montrose Basin Seasonal Visitor Centre Assistant (what a mouthful!). The five months in this post have absolutely flown by and

Aubrey Manning: A lifetime in conservation 

The Trust is sad to hear of the death of our former chair, the author, academic and broadcaster Aubrey Manning. In 2013 nature writer Jamie Grant travelled to our Johnston Terrace

Where is the Wildlife?

It might sometimes feel like the wildlife around you doesn’t want to be seen… and to an extent this is true! However with a little patience it’s easy to start

What’s that deer?

It’s deer month at Loch of the Lowes, and whilst some people are deer ID savvy, we get many visitors who struggle to tell the difference between the different species,

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