Making Charcoal at the Falls of Clyde
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This week we attempted to make charcoal at the Falls of Clyde. We have two small kilns and one handmade retort kiln made by Steve, (this one is apparently design …
How to spot Badger signs
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Badgers that we see here are the Eurasian badger Meles meles. The estimated population of badgers in the UK is over 350,000 with 10% of that population living in Scotland. Scottish …
Learning about Tree bumblebees and Cuckoo bees
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There has been a huge recorded decline in bumblebee populations across the UK. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was set up to help educate people about bumblebees and their plight. I …
Meet our new summer intern
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Hi! I am Cait, the new summer intern at the Falls of Clyde. I have always loved the outdoors and growing up in the Yorkshire dales I loved watching wildlife …
The end of an incredible experience
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As July begins my summer internship at Falls of Clyde is coming to an end and it’s been the perfect way to start my summer after leaving university. It has …
Three cheers to our volunteers!
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Seeing as its Volunteers Week I wanted to dedicate this blog to all of Jupiter’s helpers. Jupiter wouldn’t be such a wonderful place to work without the tireless efforts from …
An eye opening experience
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Since the beginning of May my eyes have been opened to a whole variety of new wildlife I never even knew existed. Different species of bumblebee have different coloured tails, …
Falls of Clyde Highlight of the week: Seed Collecting
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The last couple of weeks we have done some seed collecting. It is time consuming but quite important for our tree nursery. The trees that we sow in the tree …
Marvellous Moths at Cander Moss
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Volunteering at the Falls of Clyde is great fun, with no two days ever being quite the same! My highlight this week was on nearby Cander Moss, where with the …
A whistle stop tour of our tern raft!
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Imagine – it’s 8.30am and you’re walking from your car to your office, bleary eyed and coffee in hand. From nowhere comes a screeching tern from above with a sharp …