Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Kinnelhead, 19th July 2025
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The nine brave members who gathered were aware that the grim forecast for Saturday had cast a shadow over this meeting going ahead. Even as we set off heavy thunderstorms were still a real possibility and we knew we might …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Langholm, 17 July 2022
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On a fine day ten off us met at the cemetery and walked across Skippers bridge to access two squares on the SW slopes of Whitta Hill. This is now mostly within the Tarras Nature Reserve owned by the community …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Langholm, 21st May 2023
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On a pleasant warm day a group of seven of us met at the riverside car park Langholm. The plan was to record in and around the town and record plants in their urban habitats following criteria developed by the …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Loch Ettrick, 15th September 2019
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Ten of us met for the final field meeting of 2019 which took place under dry but cloudy conditions at Loch Ettrick at the top of the Pothouse Burn. The loch is impounded by a dam and covers about 7 …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Loch Urr, 14th August 2019
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It was a cool damp windy day that promised to brighten up but which in fact by the end of the afternoon deteriorated. Eight of us met on the Kirkcudbright side of the line and managed to park on the …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Lochmaben, 24th August 2023
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We had a fine warm day for our meeting at Lochmaben. Seven of us explored the north end of the Castle Loch and the southern side of the Mill Loch with a bit of the Kirk Loch en route. The …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Maidenbower Craigs, 30th August 2025
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Eight of us met in the car park at Dudgeon House on the Crichton Estate on the south side of Dumfries.
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Mitchellslacks, 9th August 2020
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On a fine sunny day following government guidelines five of us met from 4 households, with no car sharing allowed between households. We parked at a layby in the forest along the single track road that runs past Mitchellslacks farm. …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Moffat, 21st September 2023
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Six of us met in the car park by the park in Moffat. There was an early Autumn feel to the day with rain to arrive later. We planned to survey two monads lacking many records. In the morning we …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Newbie, 08/04/2018
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Three brave folk met at Newbie shore in a stiff wind on Wednesday morning. The day improved and by the end of the afternoon the promised warm weather had finally arrived. High tide was at about 14:00 and so by …
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