RSPB Lochwinnoch
Sun 1st May - 4.30am - 6.30am - Lochwinnoch Dawn Chorus Today is International Dawn Chorus Day and all around the world, people are getting up early to listen to the amazing morning-time choir. Why not be one of them? Then enjoy a breakfast roll and hot drink, provided by Cucina Minucci in Lochwinnoch.
Walk description: Gentle walk along the reserve trails, listening for bird song with advice from the RSPB team.
Key species we will look/listen for: Grasshopper, sedge and willow warbler, reed bunting, chaffi nch, blue tit, robin, blackbird, song thrush.
Suitable for: Families. Beginners to experts in birdwatching. General interest in wildlife. Pushchairs and wheelchairs.
Cost: £5 including breakfast roll and tea/coffee.
Sat 7th May - 11am – 4pm - Young Volunteers Group Join us for the monthly Young Volunteers club, with activities including bird surveying, outdoor work, fi nding out more about RSPB campaigns and much more.
Booking essential and places are limited, so please enquire beforehand. Young persons aged between 12 and 18 can participate. Participants will be registered as RSPB volunteers.
Sat 14th May - 10am - 2pm - Plant sale
Stock up at our annual fundraising plant sale organised by the RSPB Renfrewshire Local Group. Teas, coffees and homebaking available throughout. If you would like to sell some of your own plants, please get in touch with us at the reserve.
Fri 27th – Sat 28th May - Moth and Bat Night Friday 27th - 9pm till late, Saturday 28th - 10am till 12 noon
Join the RSPB team and staff from Butterfl y Conservation to delve into the nocturnal world of moths and bats. Then come back in the morning to see what has crept in overnight. Cost £4, half price for RSPB members.
Walk description: Evening walk along the RSPB trails to look/listen for bats, may cover some distance as we search for bats. Also, gather around the moth trap to see what species are present. It is recommended that you bring a torch and insect repellent.
Key species we will look for: Garden tiger moth, poplar hawk moth. Pipistrelle bats.
Suitable for: Families. General interest in wildlife. Evening explorers! Wheelchair and pushchair users please contact us for more details.
Sat 28th May & Sun 29th May - 10am – 4pm - Optics Weekend An opportunity to choose from a wide range of competitively priced binoculars and telescopes, including RSPB Optics, with the added bonus that 100% of the profi ts go directly to helping conservation. FREE expert advice available all weekend.
Lambs Make A Discovery
These lambs found a strange object in a fi eld by Quarrier's Village.
They decided on a joint investigation to fi nd out how this thing, called "Twig", actually works.
Photo by Ian Woodrow from Houston
Bridge of Weir Horticultural Society
The Bridge of Weir Horticultural event on 14th April was a change to the published programme. Instead of a visit to a local garden centre we had a social evening in the Royal British Legion Social Club. Our Chair, Sue Whitaker, started off the evening by updating members on recent and coming events. The sad news of Sheila Kerr’s passing and information on arrangements were given. Sheila was a longstanding member of the Society, regularly coming to talks and assisting at the Show, she will be sadly missed. Other announcements told of the Orchid Show, RSPB plant sale, a local garden opening for charity, Rock Plant Show and Glasgow Botanic’s Kibble lecture; it is going to be a busy month.
Names were taken for the outing to the Ayr Flower Show, if members who weren’t present wish to go please get in touch with Sue or Donald.
The main event of the evening then got underway. Sue had prepared a number of puzzles which challenged teams of four to identify plants, pests and other garden related objects. She had cleverly based some questions on lectures given at other Hort Soc events, rewarding regular attendees. Deep discussion and head scratching were evident, if there were disagreements in the teams they kept it close to their chest. As it was coming up to Easter, the winning team were rewarded with chocolate chickens, with chocolate eggs being given as consolation prizes. Good fun was had by one and all, even those who didn’t win, and our thanks go to Sue for organising the night and putting the puzzles together. The evening continued with general chat over coffee/tea and cakes, a most convivial and enjoyable way to spend a Thursday evening.
The next event for the Society is the Plant Sale on May 7th, starting around 10.30am outside the Royal British Legion Hall. Plants from local gardens and bedding from Greenhead Nursery will be on sale, come early for the choicest plants.
Lord Maclay is kindly opening the gardens at Duchal House on Sunday 22nd May from 2- 5pm. Admission £4 and children under 16 free. 18th century garden with specie trees, old fashioned roses, shrubs and herbaceous borders with fruit orchards and vegetable garden. There will also be a plant sale and home made teas (for a small extra cost). Benefi ciaries include Strathcarron Hospice, Denny and Ardgowan Hospice, Greenock.
On Thursday 12th May we have the fi nal evening event of the current season. This is a talk from the “Eco-Scholars”, Bridge of Weir Primary School pupils are coming to tell us of the good work they have been doing. Non-members are, as always, welcome to come along and take part. The event has an earlier start time of 7.30pm so please make sure you are on time to fi nd out what these budding gardeners and eco-warriors have to tell us.
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