Renfrewshire RSPB
Our next
meeting is
on Friday 5th
February in
the McMaster
Centre,
Robertson
Park, Renfrew
at 7.30pm (enter from Donaldson
Drive). The Speaker is Mark
O’Brien from RSPB Scotland HQ
who will be giving an illustrated
talk on the conservation of
Corncrakes in Scotland. All our
meetings are open to the public
and free of charge.
The Garden in February
Sunday Snowdrop
Plant scented Daphnes
Strolls
Bring some winter cheer to your garden by
planting a Daphne for early colour
Each Sunday during February
and exquisite scent.
at 2pm. A Ranger will lead a Daphne Mezereum (shown
guided walk of about 1 hour’s top right) is an upright,
duration to discover deciduous and highly-scented
Snowdrops. For further shrub producing clusters of rose-
information telephone pink fl owers on bare stems in
01475-540505. early February.
It does well in partial
shade and would look
Gardening to
good with the Helleborus
Orientalis [Lenten Rose] [shown
Encourage
left] which also fl owers in February and
enjoys partial shade. Snowdrops (shown bottom
Birds in
right) planted in groups would complete a pretty and
colourful display.
Winter
Choose plants
that are attractive
Snowdrop Put a Spring in
to birds, for example,
berry-bearing plants in
Spectacular Your Step!
winter such as cotoneaster,
Sunday 14th February 1pm Finlaystone Country Estate,
pyracantha, skimmia
onwards. A spectacular way to Langbank, Sunday 21st March at
and holly.
celebrate ‘St Valentine’s Day’ 1pm.
Allow some of your
with a host of snowdrop activities.
Join this Ranger led 2 hour
plants to go to seed
For further information please
guided walk in search of spring?
to provide winter food for
telephone 01475 540505.
For further information please
seed-eating birds.
telephone 01475-540505.
Seed heads also provide winter
interest in the garden. Two
plants with attractive
Coats Observatory
seedheads are
pulsatilla vulgaris and Viewing Evenings every
clematis tangutica.
Tuesday & Thursday
Provide nesting boxes
Come along between 6.30pm - 9.30pm (last
for birds as they are
entry 9pm). Entry is free and no need to book!
an excellent substitute
for the holes in old
During the winter months, Coats
trees. In many
Observatory is open for public viewing
gardens, there
through the telescope. On clear nights
may be lots of
the telescope is trained on the moon, the
food, but nowhere
planets and other interesting sights in the
to nest. Use bird
night sky.
feeders or bird tables to Please note that night viewings are weather
protect birds from cats. dependent and cannot take place in rain, high
Birds enjoy a bird bath wind or on cloudy nights. If the telescope
to drink from or to is not in use there will be other activities
wash in and splash in the Observatory including planetarium
about. Keep feeders shows, talks on astronomy and the chance to view some objects
and water supplies clean from the Observatory collection including rare meteorites.
and fresh.
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