Kentallen field trip report
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
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LNHG midweek field trip, Kentallen, Tue 28 Oct
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 …
Fearnoch Fungus Foray 18 Oct
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 …
Glen Euchar field trip Tue 30 Sep
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
Marsh Fritillary count at Ballachuan
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 …
LNHG field trip to Luing, Saturday 13 September
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 …
Midweek walk tomorrow
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 …
Field trip to Salen, Lismore – 13th June 2015
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 …
Scotch Argus
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
LNHG Talk – Tuesday 8th July 2014
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
LNHG Talk – Tuesday 10th June 2014
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 …
Black Lochs walk 11 a.m. Sat 7 June
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 …
Barcaldine School Moths
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 …
Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria)
The Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) was thought to be extinct in Scotland until Murdo Macdonald found it in Morvern in 2002. There were a couple more records in 2012, and then this year Teenie Wilson found it on Lismore and I found it at Taynuilt, where I took the above photo. It makes small Read More …
Clouded Magpie
We’ve had a lot of good moths in the trap this year, but the moth of the year so far has been this Clouded Magpie seen in daytime on the banks of Loch Awe on 20 May. It’s only been recorded this far north twice before, the last being by Clive Craik in 1980. Carl
Eriska field trip Tuesday 3 June
Our next field trip is on Tuesday 3 June on the Isle of Eriska. We have kindly been given permission to park in the hotel car park, and will meet there at 10 a.m. From there we will explore the island looking for plants, edible and otherwise, and anything else that is flying, buzzing, crawling Read More …