November sightings
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November has been mild but still cold, with temperatures sometimes dropping below zero. The cold conditions have increased the number of chaffinches and coal tits visiting the feeding station, due …
Squirrel mania!
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As winter approaches more and more red squirrels are visiting the feeding station, frantically collecting peanuts and hiding them in safe storage spaces for the lean months to come. It’s …
It’s beginning to look a lot like winter
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As the temperatures are falling lower and lower, increasing numbers of wintering bird migrants are coming to Loch of the Lowes. Sizable flocks of pink footed and greylag geese can …
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 …
Webcam disruption
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Apologies for the disruption to the webcams over the weekend. This was caused by a power cut. Both cameras are now back up and running. Osprey webcam: http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/ People’s Postcode Lottery …
Nuts About Squirrels – this Sunday
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Discover your inner red squirrel at Loch of the Lowes this Sunday, with squirrel expert Ken Neil from Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels. Ken will be giving illustrated talks in the …
Has winter arrived?
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There is a distinctly wintery feeling in the air at Loch of the Lowes today. The weather system associated with “Storm Abigail” which hit the west and north of Scotland overnight …
Good weather for ducks (and fallow deer apparently!)
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After a few days of something more akin to summer weather normal service has been resumed here at Loch of the Lowes. The signs weren’t good from the word go today, …
Nuts About Squirrels!
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Having seen fewer red squirrels around our feeding station over the winter, it is lovely to see them back again! This Sunday, 12th April, we are delighted to have Ken …
VOTE FOR LADY’S TREE AS SCOTLAND’S TREE OF THE YEAR
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We have been shortlisted for Scotland’s Tree of the year As of 8th September voting has commenced for Scottish Tree of the Year! You have from now until 26th October …