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Searching for Rare Wildflowers
I hope you enjoyed reading about my golden eagle adventure last week; I love how you can only travel a short distance to see something so iconic such as this amazing bird of prey! This week I have been...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 28th April-4th May
Hi, In Laura’s latest blog she talked about the Ranger team’s search for rare plants on the reserve. This task also provided the perfect opportunity to admire some of the common species currently...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 5th-11th May
Hi, A kingfisher viewed from the boardwalk brightened up a rather gloomy evening on the 5th, 2x dipper were also seen feeding in the small stream located towards the boardwalks southern end. Other...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 12th-18th May
Hi, The first flurry of fledgling birds were spread across the reserve with three hungry dipper chicks keeping their parents busy at the Mill Weir (12th) and another set of dipper chicks heard below...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 19th-25th May
Hi, So we’ve reached my favourite time of the year when a walk through the woods produces views of fresh green leaves, bluebell and greater stitchwort form a skyscape on the woodland floor and a...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 26th May-1st June
Hi, In the final week of peregrine watch the falcon pair was frequently seen sheltering from heavy rain showers. Another new nest was found high up on the cliff face, on this occasion it was a mallard...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 9th-15th June
Hi, At the risk of sounding like the uncle or aunt you only ever meet at weddings, “Falls of Clyde you’ve grown a lot since I last saw you”. Vegetation has shot up with the warmer weather and the...
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Volunteering and FREE training opportunities in the Clyde and Avon Valley
Recently, Clydesdale Community Initiatives (CCI) and the Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership (CAVLP) were awarded £45,000 for environmental volunteering projects throughout the Clyde and Avon...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 16th-22nd June
Hi, The highlight for me this week was watching a couple of common bird species in a picturesque setting. House martin and sand martin were the two species and Bonnington Linn provided the backdrop....
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Green Birding
Hi, Have you ever heard of green birding? The idea is that you go for a stroll or bike ride from your home and enjoy watching birdlife in your local area without the use of a vehicle. I recently spent...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 7th-13th July
Hi, The stretch of the Clyde which runs from the boardwalk to the Visitor Centre provided some great wildlife watching with, 2 grey heron, mallard (2-3 broods), 4 goosander (1 female and 3 juvenile,...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 14th-20th July
Hi, One of the highlights of a stroll through the woods at this time of year is the variety of aromas you can encounter, be it from pine needles on the woodland floor or fragrance from honeysuckle and...
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Reserve update – badgers, butterflies and practical conservation
We have had a very busy time at the Falls of Clyde lately with path maintenance repairs happening along the blue path to our pond and also a few weeks ago the Seasonal Rangers replaced our hand railing...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 21st-27th July
Hi, We have reached a time of year when many bird species are foraging in family groups for example the common whitethroats and goosanders I spotted at Bonnington Weir. However mixed flocks are also...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 28th July-3rd August
Hi, We’ve reached the time of year when spotting birds in woodland can be quite difficult, the trees are in full leaf, birds are no longer in full song and many individuals begin to skulk whist going...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 11th-17th August
Hi, Signs of autumn are slowly creeping onto the reserve with wood pigeon and stock dove eagerly perching along telegraph lines waiting for the first golden cereal grains and migratory birds observed...
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 18th-24th August
Hi, A week of generally sunny weather provided great conditions for winged insects with meadow brown and green-veined white butterflies observed as well as a mass emergence of bird cherry ermine moths....
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Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 25th-31st August
Hi, The final week of August brought with it a spell of settled weather and plenty of sunshine. This provided perfect conditions for watching our summer migrant birds before their imminent departure....
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Spring is here and so are some of our wild flowers – Part 1
Our early spring wild flowers are starting to appear along the boardwalk, including: Marsh Marigold, Lesser Celandine, Golden Saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Dog’s Mercury and Dandelions. Many of these have...
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A bigger team for bigger results
We’ve been very busy here at the Falls of Clyde of late and I am now happy to say we have our full complement of seasonal staff and volunteer placements. Lori arrived on Monday and has just been on an...
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