Mayfly mysteries
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Much nicer for some – mayflies. They’re everywhere but complex in ‘construction’ which , be warned, can catch out the uninitiated. A wee lesson now:…
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Wild times
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Another Dumfries and Galloway’s Wild Spring Festival 2014 event today. Weather cool again and a bit grizzly however our Mini Beasts have to cope with these conditions and we just had to work a little harder and more inventively to find them. Poor flying conditions eh?
READ MOREForce of nature
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Ever felt the Force? Force 5? What I mean is have you ever been aware of how strong a Force 5 wind is when it’s…
READ MOREHonk honk!
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The winter geese are still here and various ducks are on the water. Many of these will be leaving soon leaving behind only our resident species over the summer months. Did you know that the White Loch is considered to be such an important feeding and roosting area for Greenland white-fronted geese that it is protected under European Law as a Special protection Area or SPA? The other geese think this is brilliant too!
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Anyone’s flesh creeping today? Worms, beetles, spiders, centipedes all out in huge numbers. Also, three or four species of bumble bee, honey bees and woodlice…
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