Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Carlingwark Loch, 17th June 2023
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Those who arrived early were tempted to wander along the loch shore from the car park and were delighted to see abundant flowering Cowbane Cicuta virosa amongst the Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima in the marginal vegetation. When everyone had arrived, …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Tarras Water, 18th June 2023
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Seven of us met at the car park just north of Tarras Lodge on the northern section of the Tarras Nature Reserve. Langholm Initiative had been able to complete the purchase of this second part of the Langholm moors in …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Wood of Cree, 9th June 2023
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Our meeting was held at the kind invitation of RSPB. The main objective of the day was to count the clumps of Elongated Sedge Carex elongata (also known as Gingerbread Sedge). This is a scarce species of which the Wood …
Site of the Month: South Ayrshire Coast (June 2023)
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The wildlife of South Ayrshire is not as well recorded as other parts of SW Scotland, but there are some fantastic habitats to be explored, most notably along the coastline between Glen App to Ayr. Plunge-diving Gannets Morus bassanus are a frequent site, with their …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Duncow Estate, 1st June 2023
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The group had the opportunity to visit and record in the Duncow Estate by kind invitation of Yvonne Clark and her family. They are in the process of refurbishing the Estate with a view to accommodating nature while maintaining the …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Balloch Wood, 20th May 2023
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The Balloch Wood Community Project is a charity which was set up in 2016 to manage this woodland for the benefit of the local community. A 25-year management agreement with the Forestry Commission was put together at that time and …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Langholm, 21st May 2023
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On a pleasant warm day a group of seven of us met at the riverside car park Langholm. The plan was to record in and around the town and record plants in their urban habitats following criteria developed by the …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Comlongon, 4th May 2023
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Ten of us met at Comlongon Castle on a fine windy morning. We had been invited to survey the site by the Estate Manager Kay Kingstone with the permission of the owners. Comlongon has recently been acquired by Prof David …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Portling, 12th May 2023
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A group of 13 of us assembled at High Portling. By good fortune it was a fine sunny day and, with low tide at midday, we had the perfect conditions to record plants along the shore and cliffs. Our aim …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Annan, 23rd April 2023
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Six of us met at Annan harbour on a warm dry day. The plan was to explore the early flowering species on the southern edge of town and along the lanes and foreshore of south Annan. Recording was focussed on …
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