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Lichen Walk – Gleniffer Braes and Bardrain Wood
28th February 2026 This was our fourth lichen walk and the third that has gone to Gleniffer Braes. Nine of us met at the highest car park near the electricity sub-station and headed off towards Bardrain Wood. The fence posts…
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Volunteer for Clyde Area Amphibian Surveys, Spring 2026
The Clyde Amphibian and Reptile Group (CARG) is recommencing the Greater Glasgow Pond Survey. They seek volunteers – old and new, regardless of experience, ability or background – to carry out surveys across amphibian breeding habitats. The purpose of the…
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Book review: Lichens of Britain and Ireland – An Introductory Guide by Rebecca Yahr & Frances Stoakley
Review by Craig Postlethwaite Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2025ISBN: 9781399404747Hardback, 256 pp, £22.50 (available for less at many booksellers) This is a new book published at the end of 2025 aimed at those who want a simple introduction to lichens. Both writers…
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Our 2026 New Year Plant Hunt finds
On 3 January we had our third New Year Plant Hunt in Paisley. The weather had been very unkind for the last two of these outings, with snow one year and torrential rainstorms the next. This year however, it was…
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PNHS meetings start back for 2025/26
We are looking forward to our first meeting of 2025/26 this Thursday 4th September, starting at 7.30pm. Instead of the planned talk, which has been postponed at short notice, we have asked our members to give the talks on Thursday! …
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GNHS and PNHS outing to Boylestone Quarry, Barrhead
Saturday 26th July 2025 Boylestone Quarry is a geological SSSI on the outskirts of Barrhead. The site was quarried for road metal but has been disused for decades. The main mineralogical interest of the quarry is the presence of prehnite…
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PNHS Moth Evening at Muirshiel Visitor Centre
Friday 20th June 2025 A wild night was had by the few who ventured out after 9pm on a Friday night to go mothing up by Lochwinnoch. Gordon Phillips had arranged with Pat Emslie, Ranger at Muirshiel Country Park, to…
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Join in the Big Butterfly Count
The Big Butterfly Count started yesterday, Friday 18th July and and runs until Sunday 10th August. It is an annual UK-wide survey organised by Butterfly Conservation. By taking part we can help them assess the health of our environment simply by counting…
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Outing at Dykebar and Hollybush, Paisley
14 June 2025 A small group of six, brave enough to come out, despite the wet weather, set off through the woodland shelterbelt at Dykebar hoping to get protection from the rain. The plan wasn’t as effective as we’d hoped,…
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Mountain Pansies
We have recently returned from a very pleasant holiday in the Spey Valley. On our favourite evening stroll, high above the River Spey near Kingussie, we were delighted to discover that you do not need to be in the mountains…
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