At our PNHS meeting last Thursday some members raised a couple of intriguing topics that led to lots of discussion and speculation. Before Dan Snowden gave his excellent talk on the RSPB Lochwinnoch nature reserve, we had our usual session for members to talk about their sightings. Ryan Kincaid passed round a couple of logsContinueContinue reading “Mysteries and marvels”
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Glen Park Lichen Walk
PNHS member, Craig Postlethwaite, is leading a lichen walk this Sunday, 26th February and any members interested in learning more about lichens and their identification is welcome to come along. The group will meet at 09:30am at the car park off Braehead Road on the way up to Paisley Golf Club, NS472606 (see location inContinueContinue reading “Glen Park Lichen Walk”
What’s new
What better way to start February than to come along to the next Paisley Natural History Society talk on Thursday, 2nd February. We’ll be hearing from Rebecca Dickson a young ornithologist and ecological consultant who’ll be sharing her love of birding and wildlife photography. As usual the meeting will be held at the Wynd Centre,ContinueContinue reading “What’s new”
Bursaries for natural history courses
Bursaries of up to £400 available for natural history courses Looking to improve your plant ID skills? Interested in recording and identifying wasps? Or would you like to learn how to track mammals? Biological Recording in Scotland (BRISC) and the Glasgow Natural History Society (GNHS) offer bursaries to help people attend training courses in natural history field studies.ContinueContinue reading “Bursaries for natural history courses”
New Year Activities
If you’ve been inclined to hibernate over the festive period, make a point of coming out for our first meeting of 2023, this coming Thursday 5th January. Angus Hogg will be talking about birds of the Outer Hebrides and will be certain to inspire us to get out and look at wildlife and plan some outings of ourContinueContinue reading “New Year Activities”
December meeting with festive cheer
Our December meeting draws nigh: next Thursday 1st December. We have a change of speaker, since Jim Blackwood is unable to join us. Instead, our very own Kirsty Menzies is going to talk about Purple Hairstreak Butterflies in A Hairstreak Raising Experience Following Kirsty’s talk, we will have some Christmas cheer with mince pies and cake along withContinueContinue reading “December meeting with festive cheer”
Dead tree comes to life
The autumn colours have been glorious over the last few weeks not just the turning leaves but also colours from more unexpected places. Last week when out on a walk in the Fereneze Braes at Barrhead, heading towards Boylestone Quarry, I passed the line of ancient Beech trees marking the boundary of what used toContinueContinue reading “Dead tree comes to life”
First Large Skipper for Renfrewshire
At the last PNHS talk one of our members, Dee Murray, mentioned the unusual butterfly she spotted in her garden during the summer. Dee is interested in butterflies and records them along a local transect, but this was one she hadn’t seen before. She saw it on 29th July when finishing up a cup ofContinueContinue reading “First Large Skipper for Renfrewshire”
Latest additions to the website
Sulphur Tuft Fungus, Boden Boo, 9 October 2022 For those who missed our fungus foray at Boden Boo on Sunday 9 October, you can now read about it on the website. Read Anne Gray’s report and see some of the photographs taken on our soggy saunter around the woods. You’ll find it in Outing reportsContinueContinue reading “Latest additions to the website”
Bio-Diversity study at Lochwinnoch
Lochwinnoch Community Development Trust (LCDT) are collaborating with Lochwinnoch Force for Nature (LFN) to hold a small biodiversity study – called a “Bio-Blast” on Sunday 25th September at Lochead Gardens. All are welcome to come onto site to help them identify what’s currently living there. LCDT recently took over responsibility for the abandoned section ofContinueContinue reading “Bio-Diversity study at Lochwinnoch”
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