Exciting new stuff!
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Hi everyone! A lot of new things have started these last two weeks! Every Saturday from now on a Public Engagement activity will take place. Last week it was wildflower …
Moth month
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Every month at Montrose Basin visitor centre has been themed this year to give a little extra to our visitors. We started September by taking part in ‘National Moth …
Catching lepidoptera, it’s mothing
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Hi, If I were to ask you to picture a moth in your mind then I guess many will have produced an image of a tiny brown winged insect, some …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 1st-7th September
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Hello, Well it certainly started to feel a tad autumnal on the reserve this week with a few chilly mornings and a number of trees beginning to turn gold. Highlight …
National Moth Night
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This week includes National Moth Night, an annual event encouraging public interest in moths. While you may be more familiar with species of butterfly, moths actually make up the majority of …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 25th-31st August
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Hi, The final week of August brought with it a spell of settled weather and plenty of sunshine. This provided perfect conditions for watching our summer migrant birds before their …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 18th-24th August
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Hi, A week of generally sunny weather provided great conditions for winged insects with meadow brown and green-veined white butterflies observed as well as a mass emergence of bird cherry …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 11th-17th August
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Hi, Signs of autumn are slowly creeping onto the reserve with wood pigeon and stock dove eagerly perching along telegraph lines waiting for the first golden cereal grains and migratory …
Intern Diary : Fencing, photography and butterfly hunting
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Me again! The past week there has been a few different things going on, and I am learning something new all the time. Adam, Andy and I have been doing …
The Big Butterfly Count
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Did you know that since 2010 Butterfly Conservation have carried out a nationwide survey called the Big Butterfly Count? It is now the world’s biggest survey of butterflies and last …