Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Wanlockhead, 14th July 2019
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In the week that we were all celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings the group set off to do their own little bit of moon exploration. The weather was not great as we walked across the moorland around …
Dragonfly ID day at Barstobrick, Sat 13th July
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Seven enthusiastic wildlife recorders joined SWSEIC manager Mark Pollitt at Ringford to learn about our local dragons and damsels. The morning session was indoors with a little theory before putting our new-found skills into practise in the afternoon. We began …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group in Moffatdale, 30th June 2019
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The group met where the Spoon Burn goes under the A708 between Moffat and Selkirk. The square for the day includes the Moffat Water Valley and the steep slope down which the Spoon Burn has cut a deep Linn. We …
Joint meeting between Botanical Society of Scotland (BSS) and Botanical Society Britain and Ireland (BSBI) Dumfriesshire Botany Group (DBG) 24-27th May 2019
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The long weekend meeting was planned to record in urban centres as part of BSS Urban Flora of Scotland Project, given that Dumfries and Galloway had to date received little coverage. BSS objective is to record in towns and cities …
Community moth trapping event cancelled
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Due to a very poor weather forecast, we have reluctantly decided to cancel our community moth trapping event at Kirkgunzeon on Saturday 8th June. We hope to be able to rearrange a date for this event later in the summer.
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Kenmure Holms and castle, 18/05/2019
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The theme for the day was to try to relocate three species, the nationally scarce Elongated Sedge Carex elongata, and the locally scarce Purple Iris Iris versicolor and Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis canescens, the last at its only VC site. However …
BeeWalk survey at Dean Castle Country Park
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BeeWalk survey at Dean Castle Country Park , recording the areas bumblebees. Please contact Jessica Wharf or ring on 01563 554757 if you have any questions or would like to come along. Meet at the front of the Dower House.
Amphibian survey at Dean Castle Country Park
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Amphibian survey at Dean Castle Country Park – last of the season. Please contact Jessica Wharf or ring on 01563 554757 if you have any questions or would like to come along. Meet at the front of the Dower House.
Butterfly survey at Dean Castle Country Park
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Butterfly survey at Dean Castle Country Park Please contact Jessica Wharf or ring on 01563 554757 if you have any questions or would like to come along. Meet at the front of the Dower House.
Dragonfly ID day
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Join SWSEIC to learn how to recognise the common damselflies and dragonflies found in SW Scotland. The event will be led by Mark Pollitt (SWSEIC Manager) and will take place at Ringford on Saturday 13th July. In the morning there will be …
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