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The autumn of bumblebees

9th April 2020, by Tracy Lambert

PART THREE All the bees born in spring and early summer are female, born from the queen’s eggs and the male’s stored sperm packet. They are all sisters who are 75% related to each other. We are up to late summer now, and things are going to get a little tense in the nest. As late summer arrives the…

Species and habitats

A bumblebee’s tale of spring and summer

9th April 2020, by Tracy Lambert

PART TWO The discussion I had with students from St Maurices’ about bumblebees will remain with me forever. For two years I would be stopped in the corridors by one or two students who asked me to repeat the bumblebee’s tale, as they couldn’t get their heads around the genetics of how brothers and sisters are related differently. It…

Species and habitats

The humble bumble

7th April 2020, by Tracy Lambert

PART ONE I finally feel that spring has arrived. You might wonder why. After all, meteorological spring was the first of March and the official beginning of spring was the 20th, so why now? Well, I just saw my first bumblebee, and it is never truly spring until I see one of those cute wee fuzzbutts! I adore bumblebees…

Species and habitats

Where has the summer gone?

14th August 2019, by Tracy Lambert

Over the summer I’ve had the pleasure of working with around 60 children transitioning from Primary 7 to first year through the brilliant Home School Partnership Officers (worth their weight in gold) at Greenfaulds and St Maurice’s High. The children were out pond dipping, insect hunting, scavenger hunting and making smores or tea in nature reserves in the town, and…

Creating Natural Connections, Education and community

As Above Better Below

1st May 2019, by Paul Barclay

The sound of the motorway thunders in my ears and I imagine the cars moving up and down it. What are all those people thinking about as they drive past? Are they marvelling at the road itself, this miracle of human engineering? Oh the wonders above, but what about the wonders below? I chuckle as I move through the woods,…

Wild Ways Well, Inspirational, Volunteering, Guest blog, Species and habitats

The woods are alive!

10th April 2019, by Paul Barclay

Do you ever take a wander through the woods and get that feeling in the back of your neck that you’re not alone… that you’re being watched? It sounds like the intro to a horror film, but the truth is you probably are! Luckily, the only creatures watching are likely to be foxes and deer, birds and insects. A group…

Wildlife reserves, Wild Ways Well, Creating Natural Connections

Winter words from Wild Ways Well

26th December 2018, by Cumbernauld LL

I can’t help it. I always find beauty in nature, or rather it finds me! What has been soul-lifting these last weeks have been the skies! They were well worth stepping out of the path and away from the skyscrapers: dramatic and full of contrasts, from the darkest of the darker shades intermingled with different and lighter shades of greys,…

General, Wild Ways Well

Winter is Coming

5th December 2018, by Paul Barclay

As my granddad used to say, “the nights are fair draw’n in”. As I write this at 4pm it’s already dark outside and the tail end of a winter storm is blowing freezing rain through the town. But before I complain, perhaps I should spare a thought for the wildlife which is enduring the same conditions but doesn’t get to…

Species and habitats, Volunteering, Wildlife reserves, Creating Natural Connections, Wild Ways Well

The chilling bite of Autumn

17th October 2018, by Tracy Lambert

Had to dig the winter jacket out the cupboard the other night, boy was it chilly! A crisp autumn evening with clear skies and a smattering of stars heralded the need for gloves, a hat and a hot drink when I returned from my walk. It got me thinking of how wildlife copes with such changes of temperature and the…

Species and habitats, Creating Natural Connections

Wasps… what are they good for?

22nd August 2018, by Paul Barclay

It’s that time of year again. You might be enjoying a picnic, eating your lunch in the town centre, or relaxing with a cup of tea in the garden. Before long you’ll catch sight of the dreaded black and yellow stripes of a wasp coming to see what you’re up to. A question we’re often asked at this time of…

Species and habitats, Volunteering

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The autumn of bumblebees

A bumblebee’s tale of spring and summer

The humble bumble

Where has the summer gone?

As Above Better Below

The woods are alive!

Winter words from Wild Ways Well

Winter is Coming

The chilling bite of Autumn

Wasps… what are they good for?

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