Quest for Castle Critters – Ardrossan Bioblitz
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A free family-focussed bioblitz event at the historic Ardrossan Castle and nearby beach. Activities will include: Castle tours (all day) Rockpooling (12.30pm onwards) Beach detectives (12.30pm onwards) Bird walks (11.30am, 3pm) Nature treasure hunt (all day) Marvellous moths (11am) Finding …
False Blister beetles in Scotland
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by Bruce Philp, Apr 2019 I have had an interest in the Scottish Oedemera species (False blister beetles) for some time. Their relative distributions of the two main species found in Scotland are not clear with O. virescens being one …
New booklets published on dragonflies and grasshoppers
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SWSEIC have produced two new A5 booklets about invertebrate groups in SW Scotland. The booklets cover dragonflies and crickets & grasshoppers, and focus only on the species recorded in Dumfries & Galloway and Ayrshire. Each booklet provides information on how …
SWSEIC Wildlife Recorders’ Gathering 2019
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Wildlife recorders from around the region gathered in Dumfries on Saturday 30th March to learn about and celebrate the region’s special wildlife. SWSEIC’s Wildlife Recorders’ Gathering 2019 was the first full-day wildlife recorders’ conference in D&G for 10 years, and …
Events programme for Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group published
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The Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group have published their planned events programme for 2019. The programme commences in late March with a visit to Grey Mare’s Tail (Galloway Forest Park) and will continue throughout the year with visits to a range of …
SWSEIC Wildlife Recorders’ Gathering 2019
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SWSEIC is pleased to welcome everyone with an interest in wildlife and wildlife recording in SW Scotland to our spring gathering on March 30th, 2019. The event will be an informal day of talks, presentations, networking and displays covering the …
What does the SBIF Review mean for local biological recording?
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Almost 10 years ago a petition was submitted to the Scottish Parliament calling for “integrated local and national structures for collecting, analysing and sharing biological data to inform decision-making processes to benefit biodiversity”. This led to the establishment of the …
NBN Conference 2018: The NBN in a changing climate
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The theme of this year’s NBN Conference is “The NBN in a changing climate”. Over the course of the two days we will be covering topics such as data from citizen science, data for delivering environmental planning, tools for online …
Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire? – End of Project Conference
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Over the last 2 years the Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire Project has worked hard with many local recorders and nature conservation organisations to establish the local wildlife records centre in Ayrshire. We have been overwhelmed by the support we have …
Dumfries Botany Group at Barony College 16/09/2018
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An additional meeting was arranged and this took place at the Barony College covering the Square NY0286 taking in part of the Barony College grounds and part of the Ae Water. Before the Barony became a college just after the …
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