What’s happening at the Falls of Clyde
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Normally the season tends to quiet down after the summer holidays when all the children are back at school, but down here at the Falls of Clyde we have been …
What’s a hedgehogs favourite flavour of crisps?
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For those of you who know me, I’ve been on a bit of a crusade recently. Crusade is probably too grand a word to describe it, but I have been …
A few chance encounters with a kingfisher!
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You may have heard recently that we’ve had a kingfisher outside our visitor centre on the River Clyde. He has been here everyday for over three weeks, he is very …
A summer of wildlife
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My final few days at Falls of Clyde are now upon us and, I have to say, it has been a wonderful summer. We have had a lot of wildlife …
Look to the skies and you might see an osprey!
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Over the past couple of weeks I have had some amazing osprey sightings near my home of Biggar. I saw one fishing on the Tweed near Dawyck Botanical Gardens on …
FREE Woodland family fun for award-winning play area
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Families are being invited to join in with FREE celebrations for award-winning Clearburn Natural Play Area’s Second Birthday Bash at New Lanark World Heritage Site, on Saturday 10 September, 1 …
Some rare treats for a bird-watcher!
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Last week we continued some much-needed work on our paths, particularly on parts of our Woodland Trail (shown with blue arrows on way-markers in the Reserve). After one hard day …
Have you ever seen inside Corra Castle? Now’s your chance!
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Join the Scottish Wildlife Trust Ranger on Monday 22nd August, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, for a guided walk around the Corehouse Estate including exclusive entry into Corra Castle. This building is …
A brilliant summer of badger-watching
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So far, we have had a great summer of watching Falls of Clyde’s resident badgers. I have had the pleasure of leading over a dozen Badger Watches this year and, …
A cacophony of calls near Corra Castle
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Our team of hard-working volunteers were doing some path scraping on the Corehouse side of the river recently. After the wet weather we had not long ago, the paths had …