Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Auchencairn, 25th March 2023
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The first meeting of the spring took place at Torr Farm Auchencairn by kind permission of Lee Paton. We were indeed very fortunate to be able to use her barn for our meeting as it turned out to be a …
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 …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Castle Douglas, 2nd January 2023
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There was frost still on the ground when a group of seven of us met by Carlingwark Loch in Castle Douglas. However it turned into a beautiful sunny morning and we felt extremely fortunate, as all the previous days had …
Site of the Month: Garnock-Irvine Estuary (January 2023)
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The confluence of the River Garnock and the River Irvine encompasses a range of interesting wildlife sites, some of which are difficult to access, but others that can be viewed easily from a gentle walk along Irvine Harbourside. It contains the …
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 …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Nunholm- 11th September 2022
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On a fine morning with light rain arriving only at the end of the day ten of us met at the car park beside the river at Nunholm and walked along the riverside path first going west and then after …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Criffel – 24th September 2022
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Wow, I did wonder if I would make it to the top. And I did, accompanied by Mair and Jan. Worth it though, and hopefully so did the other 40 or so people we met on route, some of whom …
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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