Why do butterflies hibernate?
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It has been a strange week for butterflies. I’ve been seeing red admiral flying about early in the morning clinging on to the last of the warm sunshine but I’ve …
Falls of Clyde Highlight of the Week: Moth Trapping
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I am thrilled to inform you that I am the new intern here at Falls of Clyde. My name is Carina I am 22 years old and I come from …
How to make elderberry cordial
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It appears autumn has arrived! How did we get to September already, this year seems to have vanished in a blur of busy-ness. Having had a week off it seems …
Why are we seeing dead badgers on the roadside?
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A dead badger on the side of the road is likely the only time most people will see one of these magnificent mammals. We are lucky in South Lanarkshire to …
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 …
Greening your front garden – Say NO to grey!
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It has been a little while since I talked about wildlife gardening so this week I thought I’d write about greening our front gardens and why it affects more than …
Falls of Clyde recent sightings 14th- 20th August 2017
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This week we had an absolutely superb week for sightings. We had some very lucky visitors on our Badger Watch. Not only did they see one adult and one cub, …
All you need to know about spotted flycatchers!
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There are some elusive birds that live on the reserve in very low numbers and are subsequently very hard to find. The spotted flycatcher is one such bird but Mike …
Falls of Clyde recent sightings 7th- 13th August 2017
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This week has been an amazing week for sightings on the reserve. This week I managed to see a pair of spotted flycatcher feeding their young while on one of …
Eight facts about kingfishers
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This time last year we were treated to regular sightings of the kingfisher here at the Falls of Clyde and this year is proving no different. So I thought you …