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 …
Weather, wildflowers and winged insects
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What a week of weather! Rain, sunshine and some pretty dramatic thunder and lightning. I suspected that, after copious amounts of sun and rain, the plant life along our Wildflower …
I saw a pine marten! (but not at the Falls of Clyde)
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Recently, I have been volunteering my time with Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS). SSRS is a partnership project led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. It’s a project to stop the …
What to do in July!
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What a dreich week we are having! How disappointing to think that we are in the middle of July and it feels like the middle of March. But fear not …
It’s time to make elderflower cordial!
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There is little I love more in this world than a dash of homemade elderflower cordial mixed with some ice cold water and sitting outside on a hot summer’s day. …
A fond farewell to the Falls
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As the water level of the river fluctuated this week, so did the busy days of the ranger team. Some days have been packed to the brim and others more …
There’s no such thing as too many badger watches!
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Since the beginning of this year’s badger watches at the Falls of Clyde, I’ve had the utmost pleasure of leading three badger watches. As an assistant ranger intern, it was …
Frogs and pipits and deer, oh my!
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The variety of wildlife that has come into view this week has been outstanding. There hasn’t been a day when I haven’t seen something new, followed by throwing myself into …
A new species of bat for the Falls of Clyde!
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A couple of weeks ago you may remember me mentioning that we were taking part in the Southern Scotland Bat Survey. We recently received the preliminary results of the first …
Birdsong makes the best alarm clock
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It’s been another laborious week for the ranger team at the Falls of Clyde, but with hard work comes immense satisfaction! With the sun shining on our efforts, we’ve been …