May at Loch of the Lowes

lochofthelowes All going well on the Covid 19 front, Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve will reopen on Saturday May 1st 2021.
After four months of lockdown, we are so excited to be able to welcome you back!
Please remember, entry is by pre-booked ticket (as it was last August-December). Tickets can be found on our website:
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/loch-of-thelowes/
If you are a Scottish Wildlife Trust member, your entry is free however you still require a ticket because admittance numbers are limited under government guidelines.
To give everyone a chance to see the ospreys and enjoy the reserve’s rich wildlife, each ticket is for a 1 hour 15 minute time slot. We must all be mindful that Covid has not gone away. For everyone’s safety and well being, visitors, volunteers and staff alike, we remain committed to all the safety and cleaning procedures. Masks must be worn (unless specifically exempt) hands sanitised regularly, and we respectfully ask everyone to keep their distance from one another.
We’re nearly through this awful pandemic and it’s vital to maintain these safeguards for as long as necessary.
To make the most of your time (1 hr 15mins) on site, we suggest arriving at the start time shown on your ticket.
Ospreys are back at Loch of the Lowes!
Our male osprey, LM12, arrived first, to be followed by NC0, the same female as last year! They have settled down on the usual nest where our HD webcam is positioned to live stream the activities so we can all look forward to sharing the unfolding 2021 osprey season.
You can view the action on our website, follow ‘Things to Do’, Watch Wildlife Online. Check out the sound too!
Dawn and dusk choruses are amazing!
After the changeable weather across Perthshire over the last few weeks, this amazing pair of birds have ‘carried on regardless’ through gales, sleet, hail and snow, laying their first egg at 10.18 on 11th April.
This is a beautiful time of year to be re-opening the centre. Trees are bursting with new green foliage, blossom and flowers are starting to bloom, insects hum and the birds are singing (when not busy raising young). Our viewing window allows visitors to be close to red squirrels, nuthatches and a host of woodland birds. Out in the Hides, as well as the stunning sight of live ospreys flying, calling and fishing during the breeding season, there are great crested grebe, goldeneye, heron and swerving, swooping sand martins among the loch’s lively inhabitants.
We look forward to seeing you again – or maybe for the first time! If you’re a photographer, don’t forget your camera!
Contact us via email: lochofthelowes@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk or Follow us on social media for the latest news.
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Our male osprey, LM12, followed by NC0, the same female as last year have arrived safely back at Loch of the Lowes! They have settled down on the usual nest where our HD webcam is positioned to
live stream the activities so we can all look forward to sharing the unfolding 2021 osprey season.
Photo credit : Marian Moore

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