Excursion Programme
- Contact Organiser to check dates and confirm interest
- All interested are very welcome, but we must ask that children are accompanied and supervised by an adult.
March
Sat 28th 9.30am Kilmun - red squirrels, maples, botanics. Lucy Clough. Meet McInroys Point Gourock. Contact Anne Orchardson 639 6003 for travel details. Bring packed lunch.
Sun 29th 10.00am Introduction to Lichens. Alan Silverside Meet Muirshiel Visitor Centre Car Park NS311631. Bring lunch, warm/waterproof clothing, wellies/boots, hand lens. Talk in Visitor Centre first. www.lichens.lastdragon.org
April
Fri 24th 5.00pm Shore Walk Mary Child. Meet Portencross Car Park
May
Sun 10th 09.45am Cumbrae: morning - Marine Station (Dr Phil Cowie); afternoon - Moths (Neil Gregory). Meet Largs Pier. Anne Orchardson 639 6003
Sun 17th 10.00am Gleniffer Braes Bioblitz Joint with Paisley Natural History Society. Petrina Brown. Meet Brownside Braes Car Park (just off Caplethill Road) NS4889360683. Rough terrain - bring suitable footwear. Packed lunch or lunch in Barrhead afterwards.
Thu 21st 7pm Tollcross Park, Trees Bob Gray. Meet London Road Gate NS634636.
Tue 26th 9.45am Invertebrate Recording on Ailsa Craig. Bernie Zonfrillo Girvan Harbour Car Park. See March Newsletter for Booking form. Prior booking with deposit essential.
Sat 30th 11am-3pm Wildlife Quest, Easterhouse. Guided recording excursions in local reserves. Meet Provan Hall. Numbers limited - booking essential. See www.glasgow.gov.uk/biodiversity or March Newsletter
June
Sat 6th 9pm till late Joint with Paisley Natural History Society Evening studying local moths with Neil Gregory. Meet at Linwood Moss, NS440660, access from Linwood direction. Bring suitable footwear, clothing and torch
Tue 9th Summer Social
Sat/Sun 13/14th Black Wood of Rannoch, Trees/Lichens Bob Gray/Edna Stewart. See Newsletter.
Sat 20th 10.30am A look at the plants, insects and management of Glen Moss. Meet at car park Kilmacolm town centre. Leader Gill Smart, Manager Glen Moss Reserve
Tue 23rd 7pm Birds Bings & Botany John Lyth. Meet Uddingston Station
Thur 25th 7pm Dawsholm Park.Trees Bob Gray; meet at Switchback Gate.
Sat 27th 10.30am General interest: wild herb meadow, butterflies, damsel flies, etc. Gartlea Farm, Caldarven, By Alexandria. NS455834 Jane Christie. Bring packed lunch - tea/coffee provided.
July
Sun 5th 10.00am am Trinley Braes: Invertebrates of wildflower meadows; 1.00pm Binghams Pond: Woodland and aquatic invertebrates. Cath Scott. Meet at entrance to Trinley Brae off Knightswood Road, which is near junction of Knightswood Rd and Trinley Rd. Packed lunch, or buy locally.
Sat 11th Ben Lawers. Alpines and low level plant rehabilitation - 2 groups with NTS leaders. See Newsletter and Booking Form.
Wed 15th SWT Badger Watch Falls of Clyde. Places limited - booking essential. See Newsletter. Anne Orchardson
Wed 22nd Botanical Recording Peter Macpherson
Sat 25th Palacerigg Country Park. Edna Stewart
Details to follow for both of the above
August
Sat 15th 10.00am-1.00pm Spiders & Molluscs (Possible Purple Hairstreak Butterfly) Garscadden Woods Mike Rutherford. Meet at the corner of Drummore Road and Saddell Road NS526719.
Sat 22nd or Sun 23rd Falls of Clyde: Purple Hairstreak; ring Richard Sutcliffe for confirmation of date and time
September
Sun 20th 10.30am Fungal Foray at Dawsholm Park LNR; Keith Watson.
Meet at end of Dalsholm Road (dead end road leading to Dawsholm Bridge), NS556695.
Sun 27th 10.30am Fungal Foray at Parkhill Wood, Castle Semple; Alan Silverside.
Meet outside the Visitor Centre at Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch, approx grid ref. NS360592. (NB this is NOT the RSPB Visitor Centre)
October
Sun 4th 10.30am Lichens at Pollok Park; John Douglass.
Meet at Riverside Car Park (near Pollok House) NS548618
Sat 10th 10.00am Fungal Foray at Pollok Park; Robin Jones.
Meet at Riverside Car Park (near Pollok House) NS548618
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