Wednesday, 19 June 2019
When you're a youngster, the holidays seem to last forever, stretching on and on in a sunlit haze of long evenings and bright, early mornings. The most important thing to do on your holidays, of cour…
Friday, 14 June 2019
As the final weekend of Bike Week approaches, we’ve put together this handy guide to basic bike maintenance. Whether you’ve just bought a bike, if you’re looking for one, or just rescuing one from it…
Friday, 14 June 2019
The birthday party Lady Angela Buchan-Hepburn, Iain and Norma Coates and Tony Lightley cutting the cake Saturday 8 June was a truly nostalgic day for the Tweed Valley Osprey project, as we celebra…
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
At our destinations across Scotland, mountain biking is one of the most enduringly popular outdoor activities. Nothing beats the thrill of an adrenaline-charged downhill dash! Scottish mountain bik…
Monday, 10 June 2019
It’s National Bike Week (8-16 June)! There’s no better time to jump on your bike and enjoy Scotland’s great outdoors. Whether you haven’t cycled since you were a kid, or your once beloved bike has l…
Wednesday, 05 June 2019
A 20th birthday and 3 chicks Proud parents watch their first chick hatch 29 May 4pm. The first of SS and Mrs O’s brood for 2019 hatched on 29 May at 4pm. The hatching was witnessed by Lorna Corley…
Friday, 31 May 2019
Proud parents watch their first chick hatch, 29 May 4pm. SS and Mrs O hatched their first chick on Wednesday 29 May at 4pm. Volunteer Lorna Corley Jackson was lucky enough to be on duty in th…
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Waiting for hatch time This will be an exciting week for our main nest birds, White leg SS and his partner Mrs O, because their chicks are due to hatch. The first egg was laid on Easter Sunday, an…
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Our live camera feed is back up! The live camera feed hosted by Forestry and Land Scotland is currently back up and running. The feed suffers from slow broadband issues, but we have people in the fie…
Thursday, 16 May 2019
All is quiet It has been a quiet and uneventful week on the main osprey nest, which is a good thing, as both birds are quite settled. Mrs O is sitting on her three eggs, while SS continues to bring…
Monday, 13 May 2019
Known in Japan as 'shinrin-yoku' which translates as "taking in the forest atmosphere" or "forest bathing" – was developed in Japan during the 1980s. It may sound simple, but forest bathing offer…
Monday, 13 May 2019
SS drops in with a fish for Mrs O Birthday celebration for SS 20th The Friends of Kailzie Wildlife has successfully been awarded a grant for Tweed Valley Osprey Project to hold a celebration to ma…
Thursday, 09 May 2019
The photo above, taken last week by one of our rangers in the North Highlands, shows a black grouse, with its unmistakable postbox-red crest and blue-black feathers. The ‘lekking’ season is when bla…
Thursday, 02 May 2019
In 2009, the area around Knapdale forest was chosen for a very special project. The plan was to reintroduce a beaver population into the wild in Scotland, and scientifically monitor their impact on …