Ballantrae festival of food and drink
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The wind and rain along the sea front at Ballantrae did not stop people coming out to experience the amazing range of food, drink and music on offer at this years festival. Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire attended alongside the Galloway …
Reptile ID Training at Feoch Meadows
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The 5 am wake up did not deter any of our keen folk from joining us in Barrhill to go exploring Feoch Meadows for reptiles. After meeting at Barrhill primary school, we headed up the bumpy track to the remote, …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group meeting – Mersehead
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KBG meeting at the RSPB reserve at Mersehead. Meet at the RSPB car park (NX925562) signposted off the A710 near Caulkerbush (the Dumfries-Sandyhills coastal road). Usual time 10 am, lunch and walking shoes, possibly wellies if we get to …
Butterfly ID Workshop South Ayrshire
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Interested in recording butterflies but not sure where to start? Come along to one of Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire’s Butterfly ID workshops! This informal course will provide a general introduction to all the butterflies found in Ayrshire, their ecology, how …
Dragonfly ID Workshop North Ayrshire
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Interested in recording Dragonflies but not sure where to start? Come along to one of Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire’s Dragonfly training workshops! This informal course will provide a general introduction to all the dragonflies found in Ayrshire, their ecology and …
Moth ID and recording day at Knowetop Lochs
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SWSEIC are teaming up with the local SWT Galloway Group to run a wildlife recording day at the wonderful Knowetop Lochs SWT reserve near Balmaclellan. The reserve has an excellent range of heathland, woodland and wetland habitats and should provide …
Dragonfly ID day at Barstobrick
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Join SWSEIC staff to learn about our local dragonflies and how to identify them at the Barstobrick Visitor Centre near Ringford. Meet at 1pm (earlier if you want to join us for lunch!) and we will explore the ponds around the …
Small Blue Butterfly Survey with Scottish Wildlife Trust
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust require volunteers for a Small Blue butterfly survey between Irvine and Barassie. After checking the reserve, volunteers will be split into groups to survey the wider area for both butterflies and kidney vetch, the small blue’s …
BRISC Annual conference 2017
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The BRISC Annual Conference and AGM will be held on Saturday 14th October at the Marine Station on the Isle of Cumbrae. Full details available on the BRISC website.
What have we recorded so far?
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The Where’s Wildlife project has been running for 8 months now and we have been gradually collecting records from across the region. We will very soon be launching the recording side of the website soon, but for now, here is …
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