Brilliant Bats
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Not only has it been a great time for views of the Kingfisher, with visitors getting sightings of it throughout the week, but we’ve also had a few more unusual sightings on …
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 …
Optics Fair at Lowes
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This weekend we have our second Optics Fair for 2015. On Sunday between 10am and 4pm we will be joined by Donald from Opticron, who will be on hand to …
A Dread of Terns
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After several weeks of closely scanning the tern raft, we can finally confirm a number of sightings of tern chicks this week. While they can be a little tricky to see, …
Reserve update – badgers, butterflies and practical conservation
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We have had a very busy time at the Falls of Clyde lately with path maintenance repairs happening along the blue path to our pond and also a few weeks …
Redcoats Launch Mapping the Past Project at Cleghorn Roman Camp
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An 18th century historic re-enactment survey by local mapping hero William Roy, followed by a local heritage Meet and Greet launched a project exploring the archaeology and heritage of the …
A eventful week on the Basin
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Well it has been another very eventful week on the Montrose Basin reserve. From the visitor centre we have been delighted to see the Kingfisher hanging out at his regular …
St Kilda – Basking sharks, bonxies and why it’s not always a good idea to use your initiative!
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Last month I volunteered on a National Trust for Scotland work party to St Kilda. St Kilda is described as ‘the islands at the edge of the world’ and is …
Butterfly Net Workshop and Minibeast Hunt
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Join the rangers for an afternoon making your own butterfly sweep net to catch butterflies and other flying insects. After you have made and decorated your net, head out onto …
WildTimeLAN Campaign
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Today I wanted to let you all know about some really great events happening throughout July and August. The Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership have recently launched the WildTimeLAN …