Lynx in Galloway in the Eighteenth Century?
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This blog is written in response to a recent paper by Lee Raye of the Open University and published in Mammal Communications, the journal of The Mammal Society, which describes potentially ‘reliable’ evidence that Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx may have been present …
Marsh and merse plants ID day
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This field day will provide an introduction to saltmarsh habitiats. Join SWSEIC staff and local botanist Chris Miles for a walk on merse and marsh habitats at Crook of Baldoon RSPB Reserve. The day will focus on recognising some of …
Marvellous Moths: Lochhill Farm
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The event is free to attend and you can book your place on TicketTailor.
Moniaive Folk Festival – Swift and Hirundine training workshop
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Identification workshop: 10am – 2pm Moniaive Swift Survey: 6pm – 8pm Further details can be seen on the Moniaive folk festival website.
Moth ID and recording day at Knowetop Lochs
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SWSEIC are teaming up with the local SWT Galloway Group to run a wildlife recording day at the wonderful Knowetop Lochs SWT reserve near Balmaclellan. The reserve has an excellent range of heathland, woodland and wetland habitats and should provide …
National Plant Monitoring Scheme training day
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Training day for the National Plant Monitoring Scheme An indoor session in the morning, followed by an afternoon visit to a square selected for NPMS in the Cree Valley, where we will set up and survey a plot in woodland. …
National Plant Monitoring Scheme training day
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Training day for the National Plant Monitoring Scheme. An indoor session in the morning, followed by an afternoon visit to a square selected for NPMS at the Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve, where we will set up and survey …
National Whale and Dolphin Watch
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Organised by Sea Watch Foundation, the 15th National Whale and Dolphin Watch will take place all around the UK coast between 29th July and 6th August. Details of any local events in SW Scotland will be posted separately, but if …
NBN Conference 2018: The NBN in a changing climate
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The theme of this year’s NBN Conference is “The NBN in a changing climate”. Over the course of the two days we will be covering topics such as data from citizen science, data for delivering environmental planning, tools for online …
New booklets published on dragonflies and grasshoppers
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SWSEIC have produced two new A5 booklets about invertebrate groups in SW Scotland. The booklets cover dragonflies and crickets & grasshoppers, and focus only on the species recorded in Dumfries & Galloway and Ayrshire. Each booklet provides information on how …
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