Bog Wildlife Identification Workshop
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Come join the East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative and Where’s Wildilfe in Ayrshire for an afternoon of investigating the wildlife of Low Moss. Samples will be collected from the bog in the morning by the project officers, and we need …
Bog wildlife microscope ID workshop
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Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire and the East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative joined forces for an afternoon of investigating and identifying bog wildlife collected from a bog in East Ayrshire. Samples were collected in the morning from Low Moss near Lugar, …
BRISC Annual conference 2017
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The BRISC Annual Conference and AGM will be held on Saturday 14th October at the Marine Station on the Isle of Cumbrae. Full details available on the BRISC website.
BRISC conference 2017
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A great day was had by Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire at the Biological Recording in Scotland (BRISC) annual conference, this year held in Ayrshire at the field station on Cumbrae. This year the focus was on marine biological recording, and …
BSBI Ayrshire meeting at Laglee Burn and Laglass Hill, 29th June 2025
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The return to this corner of Glen Afton, spotted on our descent from Blackcraig Hill last July, did not disappoint. Dave Lang, Gill Smart, Peter Mackie and Carol Crawford had a warm sunny day, very pleasant for botanising. Though much …
BSBI Ayrshire Northern Lochs of the Galloway Forest Park (GFP) Excursion 16-17 August 2025
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The weekend visiting the northern lochs in hectad NX49 will live long in the memory because of wonderful weather, exciting finds, beautiful views and good company. As well as the three Ayrshire VCRs (Gill Smart (GS), Dave Lang (DL) and …
Bumblebee ID workshop with Bumblebee Conservation Trust
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Join Bumblebee Conservation Trust’s Surveys and GIS Officer Helen Dickinson, for a bumblebee identification and survey training day. Discover all about bumblebee ecology and details of the national recording scheme for bumblebees, BeeWalk. We will look at the key identification …
Bumblebees galore at Belleisle
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Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire had the pleasure of welcoming Bumblebee Conservation Trust to Belleisle estate in Ayr for a day of Bumblebee identification. Helen Dickinson, survey and GIS officer from the trust, lead us on a morning classroom session where we …
Butterfly ID day at Gailes Marsh
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The somewhat drizzly and windy weather did not dampen out spirits on the first of three butterfly ID days in Ayrshire. For the morning classroom session we used the newly opened Fullarton Community Hub in Irvine which is an excellent …
Butterfly ID training Knockshinnoch Lagoons
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Once again the Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire sun dance did not seem to work, and our butterfly ID training day in East Ayrshire was rather drizzly and chilly for our outside session at Knockshinnoch Lagoons. The morning classroom session was …
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