On the trail of Black Grouse in Galloway…
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Guest blog by RSPB’s Ed Tooth, Black Grouse Project Officer – Galloway Glens Spring is well and truly here. It’s absolutely the best time of year to be up and about at daybreak. The forest edges of the Galloway Forest Park …
Pot Beetle survey at Kirkconnell Flow
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Pot beetles are a fascinating and charismatic group of leaf and petal-eating beetles that are very rare in Scotland. This survey day is being organised to assess the status of the rare Six-spotted Pot beetle Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus, that is found …
Pot Beetle survey at Kirkconnell Flow
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Pot beetles are a fascinating and charismatic group of leaf and petal-eating beetles that are very rare in Scotland. This survey day is being organised to assess the status of the rare Six-spotted Pot beetle Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus, that is found …
Amphibian and Reptile ID day at Shewalton
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On Tuesday 30th April, ten people joined staff from SWSEIC and Garnock Connections’ Wildlife Recording Assistant Elouise Cartner at the Dundonald Links golf club (just south of Irvine) for an opportunity to learn all about our native amphibians and reptiles. The …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Loch Ken 12/04/2019
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Loch Ken 12th April 2019 This meeting was unusual in that it was just a half-day, despite which there were 10 of us attempting to find the aquatic fern, Pillwort Pilularia pilulifera. But before we even got started, Zoë produced …
Dumfries Botany Group at Dunscore, 18 Apr 2019
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There were nine of us who met up for the first field meeting of the season at the church at Dunscore on what was a very warm day for April. The aim was to record in the two monads, one …
National Plant Monitoring Scheme training day
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Training day for the National Plant Monitoring Scheme. An indoor session in the morning, followed by an afternoon visit to a square selected for NPMS at the Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve, where we will set up and survey …
National Plant Monitoring Scheme training day
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Training day for the National Plant Monitoring Scheme An indoor session in the morning, followed by an afternoon visit to a square selected for NPMS in the Cree Valley, where we will set up and survey a plot in woodland. …
Millport Bioblitz
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Join FSC Millport’s Bioblitz! This free event is open to everyone from families to experts and anyone in between – all that’s required is your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Our aim is to count as many species as possible …
Amphibian and reptile ID day
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Learn how to identify and record the different species of amphibians and reptiles found in the Garnock Valley. SWSEIC will lead the event, with an indoor session followed by an outdoor field visit after lunch. Further information about the event …
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