Time to say goodbye
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Sadly, as my year is over, time has come for me to say goodbye to everybody here and those who followed my blogs. I can still remember the beginning: how …
Lots of new things to see and do!
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The Centre has reopened! Big success last Friday, the day when the Montrose Basin Visitor Centre did officially open to the public after the refit project was completed. Many people …
Our volunteers – The backbone of the reserve!
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Every Tuesday we have a group of volunteers that meet at the Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre in New Lanark to lend a hand with practical conservation tasks around the …
Big changes in progress
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We are in the third week of our refit, and with the increasing noise, more and more changes can be seen in the centre. The new reception desk is back …
What is new at the Visitor Centre?
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As you might know, right now, we are in the middle of our refit in the visitor centre. For me it is very interesting to see the centre change and …
Come and volunteer at Loch of the Lowes!
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Are you looking to do something totally different and highly rewarding this year? How about volunteering for Scotland’s largest charity dedicated to protecting our incredible native wildlife? There are lots of opportunities to …
Call to arms for community help to clear up Jock’s Burn in Carluke
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The Clyde Valley community are being urged to roll up their sleeves in January and February and get behind a clean up of Jock’s Burn. The Clyde and Avon Valley …
Highlights of 2016
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It’s December, time of analysis! I have been here, in Montrose, for more than nine months (my goodness, time flies) and since March I’ve seen many, many birds, some of …
Local Landscape Heroes sought in the Clyde and Avon Valley
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From farmers to millers and poets to painters, a new volunteering project, Local Landscape Heroes, will celebrate the people that have shaped the Clyde and Avon Valley. Volunteers are being …
Of wicked trees and autumnal stuff
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Traditionally Autumn is the time of the year when Montrose Basin experiences an influx of Pink-footed Geese. It is also the moment of the year when the trees turn red, …