Partnered with Argyll Biological Records Centre (ABReC)
‘An Amateur’s Introduction to Environmental Ethics’ A talk by Anuschka Millar ‘Conservation is based on a set of values and most conflicts arise where these values clash with other types of values. The talk introduces some major theories of value. It will be a gentle introduction to important issues in conservation and is aimed Read More …
Talk: The Life and Times of Thomas Hopkirk Illustrated talk by Dick Peebles, chair of Clyde & Argyll Fungus Group. Hopkirk (1785-1841) was a pioneer of Scottish botany and mycology and founder of the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Those who’ve been on fungus forays with Dick will know him as a very entertaining speaker whose enthusiasm Read More …
‘Ascension Island’ Speaker :- James Fenton. Venue: Seil Island Hall, Ellenabeich Time: 1930 hrs. Admission: Free to members, £2 to non-members, or join at the door. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the talk. For further information please contact:- Richard Wesley on T: 01852 300388 or E: snhguk@gmail.com
My Wildlife Blog Sara Frost is a young zoologist living on the Isle of Seil who has recently been successful in becoming a Local Patch Reporter for the BBC Wildlife Magazine. Sara is one of twenty writers across the UK who have been chosen to write a weekly online blog for the next year about Read More …
LNHG used to have a very lively online forum with lots of good discussion and many people sending in wildlife observations or photos for identification. This forum was hosted by Yahoo but unfortunately a few members could not access it owing to problems seemingly at Yahoo’s end. We then moved the forum to Local Read More …
I’ve decided to cancel tomorrow’s field trip at Glen Nant owing to the weather warnings that have been issued of severe gale force winds with sleet or snow and icy roads. It’s a long way for most members to come and we may find the Glen Nant road is not driveable. We wouldn’t be able Read More …
‘Adapting to the North’ :- A talk by Etsy Wilcox on adaptations of Arctic wildlife to cold weather’ ‘What the deep sea can tell us about climate change’ : – A talk by Rachel Vezza on the Faroe-Scotland channel deep water research. ‘The Loch Etive Glacier’ : – A talk by Allan Audsley, exploring how Loch Read More …
‘Seabirds, Insects and other interesting forms of life in Argyll’ Speaker :- Clive Craik. Venue: Seil Island Hall, Ellenabeich Time: 1930 hrs. This will be preceded by the LNHG AGM starting at 1900 hours. All members are welcome to attend. Admission: Free to members, £2 to non-members, or join at the door. Coffee, tea and Read More …
The 13 January talk by Dick Peebles was cancelled due to snow blocking the roads. This talk has been rearranged for Tuesday 12 May. Dick is also hoping to fit in an outing to look for spring fungi the day before or after the talk (or even both days). Carl
Our next talk will be on The Life and Times of Thomas Hopkirk, by Dick Peebles, chairman of Clyde & Argyll Fungus Group. Hopkirk (1785-1841) was a pioneer of Scottish botany and mycology and founder of the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Those who’ve been on fungus forays with Dick will know him as a very entertaining Read More …
Click the link for a report of our field trip at North Creagan on Saturday 13 Dec. Our next field trip is on Tue 30 Dec, venue to be announced shortly. Carl
Our next field trip is a visit to Glen Creran Woods SSSI which contains old hazel and oak woodland with rich lichen communities. There are also some fine old birch and alder trees with a different group of lichens that prefer acid bark. We will naturally be looking out for anything else we can see Read More …
A report on our visit to Lismore on 12 Nov is here. The number of waxcap species seen was the highest we’ve ever recorded and is evidence of very high quality habitat.
This month’s midweek field trip is along the Sustrans cycle track from Lettershuna to Lurignish. This walk was originally announced for December 2013 but was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. The forecast for Tuesday is quite the opposite: dry and calm. Meet at 10 a.m. at the long layby just after the road meets Read More …
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