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On Wednesday 12th November there is a special visit to Achinduin, Lismore, where last autumn Kiki, who runs the Lismore cafe, found sensational grassland fungi including Violet Coral (gasp!) and White Ballerina Waxcap (swoon!). Ever since then I have wanted to visit the area, and now we have the chance. This is one for the Read More …
Tomorrow evening (Tue 11 Nov) Terry Robilliard will give an illustrated talk on the Birds of St Kilda, at the Seil Island Hall, Ellenabeich, starting at 7.30 pm. Free to members, £2 to non-members, or join at the door. Tea and biscuits after the talk. Carl
After several days of torrential rain we were lucky enough to have a dry day for our field trip at Kentallen. A report of the trip with photos by some of those who took part is here. Carl
Our midweek field trip this month will be at Kentallen on Tuesday 28th October. We will walk along the new section of the Sustrans cycle track which has recently opened between Kentallen and the Holly Tree Hotel, with possible forays into the surrouding countryside. Meet at 10 a.m. in the parking space just south of Read More …
18 forayers turned out for our joint field trip with Clyde & Argyll Fungus Group yesterday. It was unseasonably warm and a lot drier than forecast, with just a few very short showers. Fungi were not as prolific as on our 2011 visit but with so many pairs of eyes we kept foray leader Dick Read More …
Here is a report on our sixth annual Waxcap Wander which took place on Wednesday at Baileouchdarach, Lismore. Carl
Red Admiral butterflies have been very numerous lately. This one is from our Glen Euchar field trip on Tuesday. Full report with more photos and moth and fungi lists at http://www.lnhg.org.uk/2014-09-30.htm Carl
On Saturday 6th several LNHG members took part in the annual Marsh Fritillary web count at the Ballachuan SWT reserve, the marshy part of which is managed for this endangered butterfly. At this time of year the young larvae are feeding actively and making protective webs on their foodplant, Devilsbit Scabious. This photo shows a Read More …
Our next field trip is a visit to the Isle of Luing on Sat 13 Sept. Meet at 9.45 a.m. at Cuan on Seil to get the 10 a.m. ferry to Luing. We will not be taking cars across. Our walk will start when we get off the ferry. Our aim will be to update Read More …
Unbroken sunshine is the forecast for our walk at Glencoe tomorrow, when we will be exploring the wooded banks of the River Coe with very knowledgeable NTS ecologist Dan Watson. Meet at Glencoe NTS visitor centre which is about a mile south of Glencoe village on the right of the A82 (as you go south). There Read More …
Despite most regulars from both Lismore and the mainland being unable to attend, there were 7 of us in the end ready to brave the forecast downpour, which never appeared until the exact moment when we got back to the cars to head for the cafe. So a very enjoyable day in a beautiful setting. Read More …
My first Scotch Argus of the year, at Inverawe yesterday. The earliest seen or reported to LNHG in previous years were: 22 Jul 2007 25 Jul 2008 25 Jul 2009 20 Jul 2010 27 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2012 27 Jul 2013 Within a few days they’ll be by far the commonest butterfly around. Carl
Landscapes and Wildlife of Norway by James Fenton Tuesday 8th July 2014 1930 hrs Seil Island Hall Ellenabeich Free for members £ 2.00 for non-members
Just a reminder that our next talk is on Tuesday 10th June at 1930 hours at Seil Island Hall. Our speaker is Sara Frost and her talk is entitled “Back to the Canadian Wild”. Sara Frost is a young zoologist living on the Isle of Seil who has recently been successful in becoming a Local Read More …
Photo – Hairy Dragonfly from last year’s LNHG Black Lochs walk. On Saturday LNHG and SWT have a joint walk to the Black Lochs – although we may not reach the lochs! As regulars will know, the woods on the way to the lochs are full of dragonflies including several rare species. These can often Read More …
I ran the moth trap at Barcaldine School on Wednesday night and we got 75 moths of 33 different species, which was even better than last year’s haul of 49 moths from 29 species. The best was a Swallow Prominent, which I had never seen before and which is very rarely recorded in our area, Read More …