Birdsong makes the best alarm clock
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It’s been another laborious week for the ranger team at the Falls of Clyde, but with hard work comes immense satisfaction! With the sun shining on our efforts, we’ve been …
Future of Chatelherault lies in its past
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A massive woodland management project is underway at Chatelherault Country Park. Almost 20 hectares of non-native plantation conifers will be removed and native woodland regenerated, as well as the restoration …
Nature is thriving and Spring fairs are arriving
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With a beautiful rainbow over Lanark greeting me on Tuesday morning, I knew it was going to be a great week… and it certainly didn’t disappoint. We had a bittersweet …
A bigger team for bigger results
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We’ve been very busy here at the Falls of Clyde of late and I am now happy to say we have our full complement of seasonal staff and volunteer placements. …
Volunteering with Marine Conservation Society
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Last week I wrote about how I was hoping to see an otter and lo and behold, I saw one on Saturday evening near Skirling. So next I think I …
Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Top 5 Woodland Reserves!
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Last week I wrote about Shinrin-yoku, or the art of forest bathing. I hope you found it interesting! I am sure many of you have made the New Year’s resolution …
Make 2016 the year for forest bathing (aka Shinrin-yoku)
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The Japanese term Shinrin-yoku translates as “forest bathing”. It refers to spending time in the woods for its therapeutic (or bathing) effect. Most of us have felt tension slip away …
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 …
Tree felling works at the Falls of Clyde – UPDATE
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Did you know the Forestry Commission used to own part of what is now the Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve? They bought part of the Bonnington Estate in the 1950’s …
Ranger Laura’s 6 Things To Do This Autumn!
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1. Make sloe gin Long time readers of the blog will know I like my sloe gin. For a recipe – delve back into the archives to a blog I …