Species of the Month – May: Moschatel
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Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, also known as Townhall Clock, is a typical flower of mature and often ancient deciduous woodland, but may also be found in riparian woodland and along hedges. In many regions it is amongst a suite of …
Species of the Month – November: American Mink
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American Mink Neovison vison The American Mink is a non-native member of the Mustelidae family, which includes some of our familiar native species such as Stoat, Otter and Badger. They are strongly associated with wetland habitats; in SW Scotland they …
Species of the Month – October: Yellow Stagshorn
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Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa The vibrant Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa is a distinctive and common autumn fungus. Reaching up to 10cm tall, the species gets its common name from the fruiting body’s antler-like ‘branches’ which often forked at the tip. …
Species of the Month – September: Silk Button Gall
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Silk Button Gall Neuroterus numismalis Early autumn is a great time to look for galls. Galls take many different forms, forming on leaves, stalks and seeds and can be caused by mites, wasps or fungi. Oak trees are a good …
Squares of the Month – April: NX9661 and NS5618
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East Ayrshire: NS5618 Our Ayrshire Square of the Month is NS5618, located south of Cumnock. The square currently has no records at all in the database. The square encompasses Horsecleugh Burn, Horsecleugh Farm, Bowes Farm, Cairn Farm and part of …
Squares of the Month – February: NY0477 and NX2087
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This year SWSEIC will be highlighting some under-recorded 1km squares and encouraging recorders to visit them. For most of the squares we are highlighting it means there are no records of any bird, plant, fungus or insect attributed to these …
Squares of the Month – March: NX0742 and NS2748
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Ayrshire: NS2748 The Ayrshire square we are highlighting is NS2748, west of Dalry in North Ayrshire. NS2748 encompasses Holms of Caaf, Caaf Water and part of the B780/West Kilbride Road. The habitat is dominated by improved grassland but there looks …
Sunny butterfly ID training in South Ayrshire
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Finally the sun made an appearance for the last of the three butterfly ID training workshops at Auchalton Meadow. This flower rich meadow certainly did not disappoint, giving us a range of butterfly species, as well as bumblebees, hoverflies and …
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 …
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