The elusive reptiles of Shewalton woods
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In perfect reptile weather we headed out at 8 am to the Scottish Wildlife Trust site at Shewalton woods in North Ayrshire. Lead by the excellent Rennie Mason, a ranger from Whitelee Wind Farm, we ventured through the undergrowth on …
The secret wildlife of derelict Ardeer
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There is a hidden world of danger and mystery tucked away in North Ayrshire. A world that is forbidden to visit, save by the abundance of wildlife that calls it home. The Ardeer Peninsula is approximately 3km long and extends …
Trap nesting solitary bees and wasps in Ayrshire
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There are over 120 species of solitary bee and wasp in Ayrshire. Some are relatively easy to find, if one knows where to look. For example, south-facing, old walls are reasonably reliable habitat for the small, black Slender Digger Wasp …
Volunteer day- Large Heath butterfly monitoring with East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initative
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Come join the CEI for population monitoring of the Large Heath Butterfly on Airds Moss in East Ayrshire. Over the past few years, with the help of CEI volunteers, they CEI have been very excited to record Large Heath butterflies on …
Volunteer Day: Beetle Monitoring at Shiel Farm with the East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative
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Join the East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative for some peat bog monitoring work at Shiel Farm. As part of our peat bog monitoring work CEI have been surveying plants and animals that are ‘indicators’ of bog habitat. These are species …
Welcome to our new website!
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Welcome to the new SWSEIC/Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire? website! The website has been developed through the Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire? project with the kind support of our project funders. The site will be home to information about the WWA project …
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 …
What have we recorded so far?
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The Where’s Wildlife project has been running for 8 months now and we have been gradually collecting records from across the region. We will very soon be launching the recording side of the website soon, but for now, here is …
When it rains, it pours!
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As is the trend with Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire, it rained on the last of our dragonfly ID training days….not just a little, but it poured, twice! However this did not stop us venturing out to do some pond dipping …
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 …
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