Events – Page 5 – Paisley Natural History Society

Night owls wanted for Glow-worm hunt

Following up on our post on Glow-worms back in May we are going to start carrying out a few surveys to look for them in Renfrewshire. The first one will be this Thursday 7th June at Castle Semple Country Park in Lochwinnoch. I know it’s short notice but if you don’t have anything else onContinueContinue reading “Night owls wanted for Glow-worm hunt”

Large Heath butterfly survey workshops

Want to know the difference between a Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia) and other similar species or to learn more about them and the best way to survey for them? Then take a look at the series of free workshops being run by Butterfly Conservation as part of their Large Heath Scottish survey 2022. The adultContinueContinue reading “Large Heath butterfly survey workshops”

PNHS outings for your diary

Paisley Natural History Society has some new outings planned for the coming months. Sunday 17th July – An afternoon of tree identifying with Judy Hayton at Linwood Moss Community Woodland Thursday 4th August – An evening looking for Purple Hairstreak Butterflies with Kirsty Menzies at Shaw Wood Sunday 9th October – An afternoon fungus forayingContinueContinue reading “PNHS outings for your diary”

First PNHS field trip of the year

The Paisley Natural History Society are having the first field trip of the year. We are heading to the RSPB reserve at Inversnaid on Sunday 15th May. Check out our Outings page for further details.

Dive into the Glasgow Science Festival programme

We’ve been wading through the programme and found lots of interesting hands-on activities and talks on offer in this year’s Glasgow Science Festival, ‘Glasgow’s Making Waves’. It runs from 2nd to 12th June and most of the events are free and suitable for all ages. Below is a small selection of what’s on offer relatingContinueContinue reading “Dive into the Glasgow Science Festival programme”

Upcoming Butterfly Conservation events

General butterfly ID and recording / general guided walks Calderglen Country Park (7th May) Garnethill Park and Ruchill Park Glasgow (8th May)Green Hairstreak hunts: Lenzie Moss (17th May and 7th June) Green Hairstreak butterfly, Moss Mulloch, May 2018 Details on how to book onto these events can be found in the events listings on their website here.