How to identify white butterflies
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In between all the hail showers this week, Mike and I managed to spot three butterfly species including peacock, small white and green-veined white. The whites can be hard to …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings- 17-23 April 2017
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Hey everyone, The latest updates of sightings from on and off the reserve. This week has been a great week for finding spring migrants throughout the reserve. There have been …
Second round of windows of learning open in Lanark
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The second round of FREE Robert Owen’s Windows of Learning workshops have opened for parents, teachers and early years workers in Lanark, during April and May. The workshops celebrate …
The life of a Seasonal Ranger at the Falls of Clyde
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Whilst out on my patrols I regularly get asked what it is that a seasonal ranger does. I now realise that a seasonal ranger is not a common job title. …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings- 10-16 April 2017
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Hello everyone, Mike here bringing you the latest sightings from on and near the reserve. This week has been a great week for sightings. I have had the pleasure of seeing …
An exciting new peatland project for South Lanarkshire
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On Monday I went to the launch of a rather exciting project happening right on our doorstep and led by Butterfly Conservation – Lanarkshire’s Large Heaths and Mosses. This project …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings – 3-9 April 2017
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Hello everyone, So then this week has been another excellent week for sightings on the reserve. I think the big thing to note is that while completing my butterfly transect …
What do the names foggie-toddler, dusty miller and bumbard all have in common?
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I have got myself all in a buzz about bumblebees these past few weeks. I recently went on a Bumblebee Identification training course with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT). Did …
Easter Wildlife Adventures with the Clyde and Avon Valley Wildlife Campaign 2017
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Can you spot a badger at Baron’s Haugh? A Kingfisher near Carluke? A Damselfly in Dalzell Estate? These three species have been unveiled as the latest species of the month …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings – 27th March to 2nd April 2017
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Hey everyone, So it has been a pretty interesting week for sightings, we will start off with some great news and that is we have had a sighting of a peregrine …