Tuesday 5th September – Scottish Plant Recovery Project With the days shortening and autumn beckoning, the start of another Arran Natural History Society season of talks is a comforting prospect. Our first event of the season, on Tuesday, September 5th, has plenty of local interest as we welcome Rachel Robinson and Emma Beckinsale from Royal …
The latest edition of the much-loved and highly regarded Arran Bird Report is out now! Notes taken from the Arran Birding website Where are most bird species seen on Arran? How many different types of owl are on Arran? When was the last Ptarmigan seen on Arran? For all your birdwatching questions on Arran, the …
The final Arran Natural History Society talk of the autumn winter season will be of great interest to all members but to Arran’s birders in particular. In ‘Ringing – why do we do it’, secretary of the Clyde Ringing Group, Iain Livingstone, will give an overview of the value of the practice of deliberately capturing …
We are delighted – excited even! – to announce our first in-person meeting of 2023 on: Tuesday, March 7, at 7.30pm Dr Katie Strang will present ‘Scotland in the age of coal’. Katie is a trustee of the Scottish Geology Trust whose mission is to ‘inspire people everywhere to understand, love and care for Scotland’s …
A note from the Arran Natural History Society about their meeting this month. See their Facebook page for updates. It’s all go in the world of red squirrels! January 21st was annual Red Squirrel Appreciation Day and campaigning group Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels chose that date to publish their 2022 Great Scottish Squirrel Survey. That …
Arran Natural History Society send everyone festive greetings and best wishes for the coming new year. We have an exciting speaker lined up for our first talk of 2023 on Tuesday, January 10 at 7.30pm. This will be an online event so we hope to welcome members and supporters from near and far. Our guest …
On Tuesday, December 6th at 7.30pm, Dr Nicola Bradbear, founder and CEO of the charity Bees for Development, will give an online talk on ‘The amazing power of bees to change lives’. In this talk Nicola Bradbear will describe the work of the organisation Bees for Development now approaching its 30th year, enabling people in …
The Arran Natural History Society began its winter programme last month and is having its next meeting on 4th October (see below for more details). Here is a wee update from their Facebook page: It was great to see so many of you in person at our season opener with Professor Charles Sheppard. Thanks again …
“The world came to a halt” is a phrase that is often used when we look back on the beginning of 2020, but there’s comfort to be found in the fact that, actually, it didn’t. Our usual routines may have been put on hold, but wildlife was carrying on as normal – and people noticed …