Author: Katie Shellard

Site of the Month: Threave (April 2023)
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Threave Estate was donated by Major Alan Gordon to the National Trust for Scotland in 1948. Just two years earlier, Sir Peter Scott, a friend of the Gordon family and occasional visitor to Threave, had established the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge. No

Site of the Month: Ness Glen (March 2023)
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Ness Glen is a narrow, steep-sided wooded ravine of the River Doon, situated approximately 3km south of Dalmellington. It supports a rich and diverse moss and liverwort flora, more typical of west coast sites found further north, and includes several nationally scarce

Site of the Month: Eskrigg Reserve (December 2022)
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Eskrigg Reserve is on the site of an old curling pond within walking distance of Lockerbie town centre. It is managed by the Lockerbie Wildlife Trust as a seven acre nature reserve and contains a mixture of habitats including mixed woodland, grassland,

Site of the Month: Loch Ryan (November 2022)
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Loch Ryan is a large sea loch, best known as the departure point for ferries to Northern Ireland, but is also a very important wildlife site. Its marine life has been studied over many years, and includes beds of Eel Grass Zostera marina and scarce species of

Site of the Month: Ballochmyle Gorge (October 2022)
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Ballochmyle Gorge, a spectacular sandstone gorge of the River Ayr near Mauchline, is densely clothed in broadleaved woodland. Ash Fraxinus excelsior and Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur are the most frequent mature trees, but with significant amounts of Beech Fagus sylvatica, Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, Hazel Corylus avellana, birches and other species –

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