Come and visit our Wildlife Garden
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Over the last few days we have seen our first Chiffchaff, Buff-tailed Bumblebee and first Butterfly of the year. The flowering Wood Anemone and Lesser Celandine is starting to form …
How does frogspawn cope with the cold weather?
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There have been a lot of enquiries about frogspawn recently with people saying they haven’t seen any this year and wondering whether the frogs may be laying later because of …
What happens to a tree when it ages?
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It is amazing to think that some of the trees alive in the UK today could have been around for thousands of years. The Fortingall Yew, which is located in …
How to avoid the spread of disease on your garden bird feeders
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Putting food out for birds in your garden is a really beneficial thing to do to help wildlife, however with it comes a responsibility to make sure you do everything …
We’re preparing for butterflies! Have you seen any yet?
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Last weekend the Falls of Clyde hosted a Badgers for Beginners course run by Scottish Badgers. The course covered their biology, ecology and how to identify tracks and signs in …
Guess what unexpected birds people had in their gardens!
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A couple of weeks ago I had asked if anyone had any unexpected visitors in their gardens and I was overwhelmed with responses, so thank you for getting in touch! …
New arrivals at Falls of Clyde
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I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself, I am Darran and I will be the Assistant Ranger here for the next six months at the Falls of …
Migrant birds are on their way! Have you seen an osprey yet?
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On 16 March 2017 our male osprey at the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve arrived back after his long migration north from Africa. The female joined …
Have you had any unexpected birds in your garden recently?
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The ‘Beast from the East’ brought with it ‘Hysteria from Siberia’ (milk anyone?). But it also brought an abundance of unexpected birds into our gardens. With the snow a distant …
Do you buy plants from your nearby garden centre? You might want to think twice…
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It is tempting to write about the snow this week, but by the time you read this, it will probably already be gone (I tend to write this article a …