Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Tarras Water, 18th June 2023
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Seven of us met at the car park just north of Tarras Lodge on the northern section of the Tarras Nature Reserve. Langholm Initiative had been able to complete the purchase of this second part of the Langholm moors in …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Thornhill, 05/08/2018
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Given the very wet forecast for the previous Sunday we moved the meeting a week and had a very pleasant and dry day to botanise in and around Thornhill (NX8795). Thornhill is a smart small town with a long association …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Upper Kello Water, 13th August 2023
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During the rather wet August we were lucky to get a breezy day with no rain in Upper Nithsdale. The visit was to a largely unrecorded area of the upper Kello Water north west of Kirkconnel. The Kellow Water is …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Wanlockhead – 28th July 2022
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Six of us met at the overflow car park at Wanlockhead to explore another section of hill ground with no previous records. The weather was overcast with little breeze and this made it a bit midgy in the valley bottoms. …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Wanlockhead, 10th August 2024
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On a dry fine day eight of us met on the northern edge of Wanlockhead. We aimed to record in two squares along the Southern Upland Way down the valley of the Wanlock Water which runs north to meet the …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Wanlockhead, 14th July 2019
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In the week that we were all celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings the group set off to do their own little bit of moon exploration. The weather was not great as we walked across the moorland around …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Warb Law, 17th May 2025
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A small group of four met on a warm day at the bottom of the track up to the Warb Law transmitter. While Warb Law is not very high at 275m it is part of the complex of steep hills …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group in Moffatdale, 30th June 2019
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The group met where the Spoon Burn goes under the A708 between Moffat and Selkirk. The square for the day includes the Moffat Water Valley and the steep slope down which the Spoon Burn has cut a deep Linn. We …
Grass identification training day
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Part of the Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group activities. The day will be limited to a maximum of 12 – first come, first served. Morning spent indoors looking at grass structure, using keys and identifying one or two common grasses. Followed by …
Identifying Wildflower Families
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Learn to identify wildflowers through their families. Build your confidence in using keys. Dr. Faith Anstey and BSBI tutors lead these highly acclaimed workshops. For more information and to book click here
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