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Wasps: Why are they Important?

This week’s blog is about everyone’s favourite animal: wasps. With their bad reputation and the fact that we have had at least 5 wasps nests so far this year at …

Meet our new Assistant Ranger

Hello everyone! I’m Jenny, the new Assistant Ranger at Falls of Clyde, and for the next few months I’ll be taking over the reins of the blog from Laura. I’ve …

House sparrow vs tree sparrow

The UK is home to two species of sparrow: the tree sparrow and the house sparrow. Once very common birds, both species have suffered significant declines in recent decades and …

Our ospreys have fledged the nest

Both LN1 and PT0 have fledged, which is a huge milestone for the birds and a moment we have been looking forward to all year! Now they have taken their …

Learning about Tree bumblebees and Cuckoo bees

There has been a huge recorded decline in bumblebee populations across the UK. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was set up to help educate people about bumblebees and their plight. I …

Where Do Our Winter Waders Go? – Part 1

Montrose Basin is one of the most important sites for migratory waders on the Scottish east coast. Every autumn, thousands upon thousands of birds either pass through or stop to …

Osprey Update: When will the Chicks Fledge?

It’s hard to look away from the osprey webcam at the moment as the chicks are providing heart-stopping entertainment as they flap, jump, and hover over the nest. Osprey chicks …

Fire at Falls of Clyde

It has been a rather interesting week for us here at the Falls of Clyde. On Sunday afternoon Darran, our Assistant Ranger, heard fireworks on the reserve. That would be …

The Bee Spoon is coming to Lowes!

This month it is Pollinator Month at Loch of the Lowes.   On Sunday 15th July, we are absolutely delighted (and very excited) to not only have professional Storyteller Lindsey …

Duke of Edinburgh Award places available

For the last few months we have had the pleasure of working with two young students doing their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Awards. Both Ben and Elise have now successfully …

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