Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Tarras Nature Reserve, Sunday 24 April 2022
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The first field meeting of 2022 took place on the southern end of the new Community owned Tarras Valley Nature Reserve. Unlike last years visit to the open moorland north of Middlemoss farm this visit was to an area where …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Ravenshall Point, 8th April 2022
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Warned you all that it was difficult to get in and out of the site! Despite that, 5 of us descended the cliffs by another, “easier” route down the cliffs at the west end of the search area. On the …
Site of the Month: Tarras Valley Nature Reserve (April 2022)
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The first site in our new series of guides, describing where to watch and record wildlife in SW Scotland, is Tarras Valley Nature Reserve. As one of our newest nature reserves, located in an area not regularly frequented by wildlife …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, River Urr, Corsock: 25th March 2022
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I chose this site because there are very few records for the River Urr between Old Bridge of Urr and Corsock and it looked in passing as though it should be good. The major problem is finding anywhere to park …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Benshinnie and Pattiesthorn High Loch, 5th October 2019
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Will it, won’t it? Rain morning (BBC)? or afternoon (Accuweather)? or evening (ITV)? In the event it held off till we got back to the cars mid-afternoon. First a march along forest roads, stopping periodically to explore disused road stone …
Scottish Badgers Annual Conference 2019
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This year’s Scottish Badgers Annual Conference will be held on Saturday 12th October at Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth. For more information on booking, please see https://www.scottishbadgers.org.uk/annual-conference.asp
2019 Annual SOC Conference
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This year’s SOC Conference will be held at Atholl Palace Hotel on Friday 22nd November – Sunday 24th November. For more information on booking, please see https://www.the-soc.org.uk/support-us/events/events/the-2019-annual-conference
Biodiversity Science Conference 2019
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The Biodiversity Science Conference will be held on the 18th of November 2019 at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. The theme is ‘Scottish Biodiversity Science for Nature: novelty, ingenuity and solutions.’ For more information on booking, please see https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/scottish-biodiversity-science-conference-2019/
Scottish Birdwatchers’ Conference 2020
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The Scottish Birdwatcher’s Conference 2020 will be held on the 21st of March at the Elgin Town Hall, Moray. The programme and booking info for the conference will be available here from early December onwards.
BRISC Conference 2019
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This year’s BRISC Conference will be held on Saturday 12th October 2019 at City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, Nicolson Square, Edinburgh. The conference title is “Museums, Collections & Biological Recording”. For more information on booking, please see http://www.brisc.org.uk/Conferences.php?LMCL=KPXwrq
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