Moth myths
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Moths are hugely underrated insects that are seen as far inferior to their beautiful, magical, day flying cousins, the butterflies. Today I’d like to dispel a couple of myths that …
Do you know what to do if you find a swift on the ground?
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I hoped you enjoyed last week’s nature diary. Could you think of any particular smells reminiscent of summer wildlife? The thing that always comes to mind for me is the …
Enjoy a Breath of Fresh Air
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I am away on holiday this week so I thought I would let you know about a new Scottish Wildlife Trust campaign! It involves ‘jars’ of air from our 120 …
Bat and Moth Night!
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The reserve is home to a great deal of insect life that can be seen during both the day and the night. From bees buzzing from flower to flower, butterflies …
Whispering bats
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In a couple of weeks we are having a bat and moth evening at Corra Castle. It’s going to be really great, we will have a moth trap set up …
Did you know there are 24 species of bumblebee in the UK?
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Did you know that there are around 250 species of bee in the UK! They are split into three groups: bumblebees, honeybees and solitary bees. The humble bumblebee is usually …
The most disliked moth?
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Over the past few weeks visitors to the Falls of Clyde have been getting in touch concerned about a certain little caterpillar whose food plant is the bird cherry. This …
Go badger watching and see sparrowhawks as well!
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Last week I took a group of folk on one of our luxury badger watches. It was a stiflingly hot evening and was still well over twenty degrees when we …
Goosander chicks!
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The lovely thing about having an office that looks out on the river is the wildlife that you get to see on a daily basis. I was having a rather …
Interviews and Egg Recovery
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The peregrine watch site has now been closed since Sunday meaning the end to another season of monitoring our resident pair, but the story did not finish there! The peregrines …