A folktale about Mistletoe
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In ancient times, Frigga, Nordic goddess of beauty, gave birth to her son, Baldur at the end of winter solstice. Frigga’s talent was that she could divine the fates of men …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 25th-31st August
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Hi, The final week of August brought with it a spell of settled weather and plenty of sunshine. This provided perfect conditions for watching our summer migrant birds before their …
What does a Ranger actually do?
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This week on the reserve our Rangers and volunteer team have been doing lots of path maintenance works including filling in the copious potholes that were appearing at the end …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 18th-24th August
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Hi, A week of generally sunny weather provided great conditions for winged insects with meadow brown and green-veined white butterflies observed as well as a mass emergence of bird cherry …
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 …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 28th July-3rd August
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Hi, We’ve reached the time of year when spotting birds in woodland can be quite difficult, the trees are in full leaf, birds are no longer in full song and …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 21st-27th July
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Hi, We have reached a time of year when many bird species are foraging in family groups for example the common whitethroats and goosanders I spotted at Bonnington Weir. However …
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 …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 14th-20th July
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Hi, One of the highlights of a stroll through the woods at this time of year is the variety of aromas you can encounter, be it from pine needles on …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 7th-13th July
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Hi, The stretch of the Clyde which runs from the boardwalk to the Visitor Centre provided some great wildlife watching with, 2 grey heron, mallard (2-3 broods), 4 goosander (1 …