The Bog Squad celebrated its 1st Birthday recently with a lunch and site visit to Langlands Moss to see some of the fruits of our labours. Lady luck was on our side as it turned out to be a gorgeous day with bright sun and almost summer like warmth. Thanks to all those who came along to help us celebrate and roll on year 2!
We have also recently finalised our Spring programme of work parties which includes a lot of damming! With the return of the warmer (and hopefully sunnier!) weather there will be more recording opportunities too with butterflies back on the wing.
We will be visiting Langlands Moss on Sunday 19th April to continue the ditch damming there in conjunction with the Friends of Langlands Moss group. Then we'll be at Wester Moss near Stirling on 2nd May to do a bit more damming and restoration work.
And lastly (for now!) we'll be heading east to Angus to visit Carrot Hill Meadow SSSI (north of Dundee) on 16th May. This is a bit of a different bog compared to our usual 'Raised Bogs' as its a Fen peatland which is highly valued for its rich botany. We'll be putting in some small plastic dams and constructing some peat ones too. As this is a bit of a distance from the central belt we'll be offering transport for those wanting to come along although with limited spaces it will be first come first served! More information is available on all these outings on our Work Parties & Events page. Please get in touch if you'd like to come along to any of the outings.
We will be visiting Langlands Moss on Sunday 19th April to continue the ditch damming there in conjunction with the Friends of Langlands Moss group. Then we'll be at Wester Moss near Stirling on 2nd May to do a bit more damming and restoration work.
And lastly (for now!) we'll be heading east to Angus to visit Carrot Hill Meadow SSSI (north of Dundee) on 16th May. This is a bit of a different bog compared to our usual 'Raised Bogs' as its a Fen peatland which is highly valued for its rich botany. We'll be putting in some small plastic dams and constructing some peat ones too. As this is a bit of a distance from the central belt we'll be offering transport for those wanting to come along although with limited spaces it will be first come first served! More information is available on all these outings on our Work Parties & Events page. Please get in touch if you'd like to come along to any of the outings.