Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Kirkdale, 9th May 2025
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A group of 12 of us gathered at Kirkdale Bridge on yet another glorious sunny day as this spell of fine weather continued. Our aim was to record NX5152, last comprehensively recorded in 1980s and 1990s. We crossed the A75 …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Knockbrex and Barlocco, 8th June 2024
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As we gathered, a Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca was rattling in the scrub nearby, the first of the year for most of us and a great start to the day. Our aim was to record the single monad NX5849 which …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Loch Urr, 25/08/2017
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On the previous visit in September 2016, we’d got washed out by rain after 2 hours then – sound familiar to those who came this time? I promised a return to the site to cover ground that we didn’t cover …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Loch Valley & Gairland Burn, 02/06/2018
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The threatened thunderstorms didn’t materialise which is a great bonus on exposed hillsides! Despite the original intention of going straight up to Loch Valley (NX4381) some 4km distant and 200 metres upwards to start recording there and working our way …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Long Robin, Kirkcudbright, 26th April 2024
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Long Robin is a long, thin strip of woodland along the eastern edge of Kirkcudbright Bay. The woodland runs directly down to the shore and provided an opportunity to record both woodland and shoreline plants. Our group of eight met …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Mersehead, 26th July 2024
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A group of 12 of us, including staff and volunteers from the RSPB, gathered in the Mersehead car park on a lovely sunny morning. We were fortunate to be allowed access off the public path and the RSPB Warden Rowena …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at New Abbey, 26th April 2025
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A group of 12 of us met at the Monument car park just outside New Abbey for the first meeting of the season. Our aim was to record the monad NX9565 for which the database held only two previous plant …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Newton Stewart, 29th April 2023
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Our aim was to record the two monads NX 4364 and NX 4464, but thanks to Jim, who walked into the furthest and wettest part of the wood, we also recorded part of NX4463. We started at the small car …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Polmaddy, 23rd August 2024
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A group of nine of us met at Polmaddy Settlement, the ruins of a traditional Galloway farming village abandoned over 200 years ago. It is a beautiful setting with the remains of the buildings scattered over a gentle slope within …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Portling, 12th May 2023
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A group of 13 of us assembled at High Portling. By good fortune it was a fine sunny day and, with low tide at midday, we had the perfect conditions to record plants along the shore and cliffs. Our aim …
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