Eight ferries tripSpoiler alert: I didn't do it!. It was going to be an eight ferry trip over 3 days, taking in the 3 Paps of Jura, but it ended up a...
Take that skunk cabbage!All remaining skunk cabbage, Lysichiton americanus alongside the Allander between the bridge at Milngavie Golf Club and the large fallen...
First definite butterfly sighting 2017This peacock butterfly - my first butterfly sighting this year - was enjoying the sun and the nectar in our garden today. I submitted a...
Mushrooms soon?One fresh beech log, harvested, scrubbed clean, drilled, and plugged with spore-treated dowel and planted in the shade under the acer in...
Caterpillar emergesI saw a Caterpillar yesterday at half past three. Paul ran inside to get the camera and took a photograph. It looked like grey dagger...
Save Milngavie's GreenbeltGreen space is central to the character of Milngavie, vital for our health and well-being, and essential for native flora and fauna....
Time to put out the bird boxesIts been a mild and wet winter so far and this has had a noticeable effects on our local flora and fauna. In the Glasgow area December...
Signs of the New Year!The first snowdrop has emerged in our garden and the heather which I believe is an Erica Carnea is starting to flower. Although winter is...
New Years Resolution: Make your garden butterfly friendly.According to Butterfly Conservation: In the latest State of the UK's Butterflies 2015 report, more than three-quarters of the UK’s...
Milngavie in FloodHeavy rains over Friday night and Saturday morning lead to extremely high levels in the Allander. The river breached its banks along...