Butterfly Conservation are running a couple of Bog Squad work parties at Sergeantlaw Moss this winter and looking for volunteers to come along and help out. Weather permitting the days are:Saturday 2nd DecemberandSaturday 13th JanuaryTime: 10am – 3pm (but leaving early is not a problem)Tools are supplied and gloves if you want them, but youContinue reading "Call for Bog Squad volunteers"
Celebrating Brocktober!
It's October - time to celebrate the Badger. The charity Scottish Badgers organise the month-long Brocktober festival to raise awareness of badgers and the issues they face. Entering into the spirit of the festival, Paisley Natural History Society are delighted that Joe Connelly, Species Protection/Information Officer with Scottish Badgers, is giving the talk at ourContinue reading "Celebrating Brocktober!"
Peatlands of Gleniffer
Introduction The general area occupying undulating and slightly elevated land to the the south of Paisley is part of the Gleniffer Braes. As can be seen from the soil map below there are substantial areas of peatland within this area. Some are intact and some degraded or afforested. ©Crown Copyright Scotland's Soils maps, Scottish GovernmentContinue reading "Peatlands of Gleniffer"
Welcome to the 2023/24 talks programme
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 theContinue reading "Welcome to the 2023/24 talks programme"
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,Continue 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 justContinue 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 andContinue 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. WorldContinue 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 andContinue 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, orContinue reading "Clyde Big Birding Day on 13th May"
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