Message from our Chair Hi Everyone I hope you’ve all had a marvellous summer being out and about in the field, looking at our amazing natural history – home or abroad. Please send in your pictures too, either on Facebook, Twitter and hopefully we’ll have our own Instagram site up and running too in theContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the 2023/24 talks programme”
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Fraser Hamilton
We were saddened to hear that one of our members, Fraser Hamilton, died on 9th August. Fraser was a longstanding and stalwart member of the PHNS. He was a keen hillwalker and bird watcher, and often used to go out on trips with other members of the society. Sadly in recent years, he developed Parkinson’s,ContinueContinue reading “Fraser Hamilton”
Streak of the Purple Hairstreak
PNHS member, Kirsty Menzies, has had another successful year raising Purple Hairstreak butterflies from eggs collected from windblown twigs at Hurlethill. This year she managed to raise 10 butterflies, all males, and was lucky enough to see one emerge from its chrysalis. Here you can see the butterfly streaking across an old oak leaf justContinueContinue reading “Streak of the Purple Hairstreak”
Glorious grasslands
PNHS has had a botany-filled fortnight starting with the first of our study group visits to Whinnerston Braes on 29 June followed by our Beginners Botany outing on 6 July. Whinnerston Braes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its flower-rich grassland and a group of us went along to have a look andContinueContinue reading “Glorious grasslands”
Jenny’s Well events, Sunday 11 June
There’s lots of exciting activities happening at Jenny’s Well Nature Reserve this coming Sunday 11 June. Friends of Jenny’s Well are holding a celebration of World Environment Day from 11am till 2pm and then from 2.30pm onwards Paisley Natural History Society are having a bioblitz. All are welcome to come along and join in. WorldContinueContinue reading “Jenny’s Well events, Sunday 11 June”
Report on Green Hairstreak outing at Sergeantlaw Moss
Green Hairstreak, Green-veined White and Orange-tip butterflies, at Sergeantlaw, May 2023 A report on our outing to Sergeantlaw Moss has now been uploaded to our Outing Reports. We had a good turnout of people for the walk, but not of the Green Hairstreak butterflies. Typically, the weather had been very wet the day before andContinueContinue reading “Report on Green Hairstreak outing at Sergeantlaw Moss”
Clyde Big Birding Day on 13th May
The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) are encouraging people in the Clyde area to get out and do some birdwatching this coming Saturday as part of Global Birding Day. Great Tit feeding a fledgling (photographer T Norman Tait) Whether you spend just a few minutes watching and recording birds in your garden or a park, orContinueContinue reading “Clyde Big Birding Day on 13th May”
Report on outing to Argaty Red Kites Centre
On the latest PNHS outing, eleven people ventured over to the Red Kite Centre at Doune, on Sunday 16th April, and enjoyed observing red squirrels and 16 species of birds, including the star attraction, the Red Kites. Kirsten Ferguson has written up a fabulous report with some of her photographs giving a flavour of whatContinueContinue reading “Report on outing to Argaty Red Kites Centre”
Amazing Osprey recovery from a Lochwinnoch reared bird
PNHS member, Paul Tatner, got in touch to let us know about this amazing news story. A few weeks ago the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation were sent photographs of a winter female Osprey with a blue-colour ring on its left leg with the number KW0 clearly visible. It turned out to be one of twoContinueContinue reading “Amazing Osprey recovery from a Lochwinnoch reared bird”
Report on lichen walk
Do you know your Peltigeras from your Cladonias? If not, Craig Postlethwaite has written up a report on the lichen walk he led for PNHS members on 26 February. Examining lichens, Gleniffer Braes Country Park, 26 Feb 2023 For those who weren’t able to come along, or for those of us who did but didn’tContinueContinue reading “Report on lichen walk”
Paisley Natural History Society 