Squares of the Month – April: NX9661 and NS5618
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East Ayrshire: NS5618 Our Ayrshire Square of the Month is NS5618, located south of Cumnock. The square currently has no records at all in the database. The square encompasses Horsecleugh Burn, Horsecleugh Farm, Bowes Farm, Cairn Farm and part of …
Squares of the Month – February: NY0477 and NX2087
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This year SWSEIC will be highlighting some under-recorded 1km squares and encouraging recorders to visit them. For most of the squares we are highlighting it means there are no records of any bird, plant, fungus or insect attributed to these …
Squares of the Month – July: NS3012, NS3111, NS3112; NY0188, NY0289
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A huge thankyou to recorders who have been helping to record wildlife in our ’empty’ squares with no wildlife records. We will report later in the year about how many gaps have been filled. This month we are highlighting squares …
Squares of the Month – June: NX3355 and NR9927
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This month we are highlighting two remote squares where we have no wildlife records at all on our database (as of Feb 2026). Wigtownshire: NX3355 The first square is a remote one, located in the Wigtownshire moors. The square lies …
Squares of the Month – March: NX0742 and NS2748
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Ayrshire: NS2748 The Ayrshire square we are highlighting is NS2748, west of Dalry in North Ayrshire. NS2748 encompasses Holms of Caaf, Caaf Water and part of the B780/West Kilbride Road. The habitat is dominated by improved grassland but there looks …
Squares of the Month – May: NY2997 and NX1484
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South Ayrshire: NX1484 Our Ayrshire Square of the Month is NX1484 located south of Colmonell. The square currently has no records at all in the SWSEIC database. It encompasses Craigneil Hill, the northern slopes of Knockdhu and Knockdhu Burn. The …