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Subtract one Adder from Flanders
Heading out to work on Flanders, our Reserve Manager, Amee, made a sad discovery – a dead adder on the access road. Unfortunately some hapless driver had run the poor thing over, and having established that yes, it really was … Continue reading
Drones, community and a chance to join the team!
Flanders Moss/Loch Lomond NNR There’s been lots of variety in our days over the last few weeks. The sun has been shining and we have been feeling the shift in seasons with the birds singing and adders and lizards reappearing. … Continue reading
Lovely lichen
It’s amazing how I often find myself on a walk around the reserves taking it all in but then suddenly honing in on one particular element of bog life. This Saturday I was rather taken by the lichen at Flanders … Continue reading
A chilly hen harrier count
Flanders Moss NNR Over winter we carry out regular hen harrier bird counts which feed into the RSPB’s National Winter Roost Survey. As many of you will know hen harriers are one of the UK’s most threatened and persecuted birds … Continue reading
Going out with a bang
Stirling NNRs After almost 2 years I am saying bye to the bogs. Emma recently asked what my highlights were, and it was very difficult to answer because it’s all been sooo good. Until I started working on the NNRs … Continue reading
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Tagged Blawhorn, Conservation, Flanders Moss, Loch Lomond, Monitoring, Nature Reserve, NatureScot, NNR, Stirling NNR
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Winding down to Christmas
As we come towards the end of our last working week of the year and get ready for Christmas it’s a time to look back and today we’ve been talking in the team about our highlights from the year gone … Continue reading
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Tagged Blawhorn, Flanders Moss, Loch Lomond, NatureScot, NNR, Stirling NNR
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A mega, frosty Christmas tree forage
Flanders Moss NNR A mega turnout for this year’s volunteer Christmas tree harvest on the bog. Lots of NatureScot staff came out as well as a few of our regular volunteers. Maybe it was the frozen bog (low risk of … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas tree day, Conservation, Flanders Moss, Nature Reserve, NatureScot, NNR, pine, spruce, Stirling NNR, Trees
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Birthday on the bog
Flanders Moss NNR I can’t think of a better way to spend my birthday than to be at Flanders Moss on a day like today with a piece of Steve’s famous Yorkshire Parkin cake. The sun was shining and after … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Flanders Moss, NatureScot, NNR, sphagnum, Trees, Winter
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Winter is here
Flanders Moss NNR Well it’s safe to say winter has well and truly arrived. We had a very frosty day today out on Flanders Moss. The sun did appear but it didn’t warm up much. Ellie and I joined two … Continue reading
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Tagged Flanders Moss, Hair ice fungus, NatureScot, NNR, Winter
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2 bogs, a swamp and some islands 