Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Hollows, Langholm 28/03/2018
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The first meeting of our new Dumfriesshire Botany Group was held on Wednesday 28th March when 6 of us gathered at Gilnockie Bridge, Hollows on the river Esk south of Langholm. This was an early meeting and given the long …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Kettleton Reservoir 29th June 2023
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A party of 6 of us met at the parking area beside Morton castle on a fine morning. Morton Castle which dates from around 1260 is rather hidden in this landscape, perhaps by design as a safe retreat. The castle …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Kinmount, 15/08/2018
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Kinmount House stands in an extensive landscaped estate. The present house dates from 1815 and the loch from about 1820. The woodland on three sides of the parkland is older with the oldest oaks dated to c 1630 and other …
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 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 …
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