Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Mitchellslacks, 9th August 2020
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On a fine sunny day following government guidelines five of us met from 4 households, with no car sharing allowed between households. We parked at a layby in the forest along the single track road that runs past Mitchellslacks farm. …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Dalswinton wind farm, 26th July 2020
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Finally after a frustrating summer and following government advice for groups we were able to hold our first Dumfries Botany Group meeting. Seven of us met from 5 households, the maximum allowed, with no car sharing allowed between households. We …
SW Scotland webcams
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Given the current lockdown on movements during the Covid-19 outbreak, it seemed like a good idea to seek out what aspects of the region’s wildlife was on show via the internet. In particular I was looking for live webcam feeds …
SWSEIC – coronavirus update 25 March 2020
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This update is to inform everyone on how SWSEIC activities are affected during the current coronavirus outbreak. In line with government recommendations, SWSEIC staff are currently working from home but are still contactable by email and telephone. The general email …
Spittlebug Survey 2020
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Did you know that the ‘cuckoo-spit’ that you see in spring is produced by the immature stage (nymph) of a spittlebug or froghopper? Once the nymphs emerge as adults, usually in late June, they leave their spittle ‘nest’ behind and …
Millport Bioblitz
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FSC Millport will be holding their third biolblitz on 27th June 2020. The aim of this Bioblitz is to engage the local community in species identification and encourage people to get outside and see what they can find. We will …
SWSEIC Recorders’ Gathering 2020
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SWSEIC is pleased to welcome everyone with an interest in wildlife and wildlife recording in SW Scotland to a spring gathering in Maybole on March 7th, 2020. The event will be an informal day of talks, presentations, networking and displays …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Loch Ettrick, 15th September 2019
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Ten of us met for the final field meeting of 2019 which took place under dry but cloudy conditions at Loch Ettrick at the top of the Pothouse Burn. The loch is impounded by a dam and covers about 7 …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Fell Quarries and Kirkmabreck Church, 20th September 2019
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Fine weather greeted us for this the penultimate meeting of 2019. Six of us drove up a tiny, steeply uphill road to the quarry site which sits above the obvious (from the A75) Creetown quarry. There were 4 deep quarry …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Powfoot, 4th August 2019
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In fine and warm weather a group of 9 of us met at the car park at the western end of the village. Our objective was to record the square including the caravan site in the morning and, if the …
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