Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Castle Loch, Lochmaben, 02/09/2018
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Eight of the Dumfriesshire Botany Group met at Castle Loch, Lochmaben on Sunday 2 September. Contrary to the forecast it was rather cloudy and there was drizzle for much of the day. We parked by the remains of the old …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Chanlockfoot SSSI, 18th May 2024
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Five of the group met on a warm day in the valley of the Scaur Water to take a closer look at the plants growing in the Chanlockfoot SSSI by kind permission of Queensberry Estates who gave access permission. The …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Comlongon, 4th May 2023
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Ten of us met at Comlongon Castle on a fine windy morning. We had been invited to survey the site by the Estate Manager Kay Kingstone with the permission of the owners. Comlongon has recently been acquired by Prof David …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Coshogle Woods SSSI, 5th May 2024
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On a day with a forecast of occasional rain eight of us met in mid Nithsdale. In the morning we parked at the rest area by Glenairlie Bridge and recorded along a stretch of the river from the edge of …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Crawick Multiverse, 22 May 2022
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A different kind of meeting with a focus on recording on the site of the 55 acre Crawick Multiverse. We were invited by the team running the site to undertake a botanical survey and 5 of us met in the …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Dalswinton wind farm, 26th July 2020
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Finally after a frustrating summer and following government advice for groups we were able to hold our first Dumfries Botany Group meeting. Seven of us met from 5 households, the maximum allowed, with no car sharing allowed between households. We …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Dalveen Pass, 8th September 2024
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Four of the group met on a warm day in the Dalveen Pass to explore some squares that had few records in the system. The Dalveen Pass is one of three principle routes through the Lowther Hills linking Carron Bridge …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Devils Beeftub, Sunday 5th June 2022
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The meeting was attended by four of us on a fine day. Most of the Beef Tub is owned by Borders Forest Trust as part of their Corehead property. In the last year BFT have removed grazing from the Beeftub …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Drumlanrig, 1st September 2019
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With permission from the Buccleuch Ranger Team, nine of us met at the front of the impressive Castle on a bright though initially showery day. The aim was to explore the 4 lochans while recording in the square NX8499 to …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Duncow Estate, 1st June 2023
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The group had the opportunity to visit and record in the Duncow Estate by kind invitation of Yvonne Clark and her family. They are in the process of refurbishing the Estate with a view to accommodating nature while maintaining the …
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