SWSEIC Recorders’ Gathering 2020
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SWSEIC is pleased to welcome everyone with an interest in wildlife and wildlife recording in SW Scotland to a spring gathering in Maybole on March 7th, 2020. The event will be an informal day of talks, presentations, networking and displays …
SWSEIC Recorders’ Gathering at The Bridge, Dumfries, 15th March 2025
Event
South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre (SWSEIC) is pleased to invite local wildlife recorders and wildlife enthusiasts to our Dumfries & Galloway Wildlife Recorders’ Gathering in Dumfries on Saturday 15th March 2025. The event will be an informal morning of …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Cairnsmore of Fleet, 19th July 2024
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Our recording group at Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR was held in partnership with the Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group where we surveyed The Knee of Cairnsmore, The Clints of Dromore and the area around the visitor centre. The day was rather misty …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Castle Loch, 20th August 2024
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Our latest recording group visit was to Castle Loch, Lochmaben. We were greeted with good weather which was a welcome occurrence this year. Thirteen of us patrolled the southern and eastern parts of the Loch and all together, we recorded …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Craigengillan Estate, 24th July 2025
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After several failed attempts in 2024 we were finally gifted a good day for wildlife recording at Craigengillan Estate, located southwest of Dalmellington. We were spared the relentless hordes of midges and biblical rains of 2024 for which the seven …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Dalskairth, 27th July 2024
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Out latest recording day was at Dalskairth, a site west of Dumfries, which is being managed for wildlife by the site owner. Eleven of us scoured the site and we recorded 234 species collectively. The day began a bit dreich …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Eastriggs MOD, 4th June 2025
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The recording day at Eastriggs was held jointly with the Dumfriesshire Botany Group. The event was well attended with 14 of us showing up to survey the site on the day. The site lies SE of Eastriggs, covering the area …
SWSEIC Recording Group at High Slock & Auchneight Moor, 29th June 2025
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The recording day at High Slock Cottage and Auchneight Moor was well attended with nine recorders on the day. The weather smiled on us and the day was very successful; between us we recorded 386 species. The area lies on …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Loch Lig, near Barrhill, on 1 July 2025
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The Loch Lig recording day was with a small group of four recorders. However, the day’s survey work produced the greatest value from all this year’s events. Before the recording day only Red Squirrel and Ringlet butterfly had been recorded …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Moffat nature reserves, 19th May 2025
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The wildlife recording day at Moffat Community Nature Reserve and Dyke Farm Nature Reserve was well attended with eight recorders coming to help us find things on the day. All together we recorded 291 species. As usual we started with …
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