Talks and Walks

Have you spotted the numbered nestboxes throughout Strathblane? Starting ‘close to home’ with urban ecology and biodiversity, Dr Davide Dominoni from Glasgow University will give a talk on the Tuesday 31^st of March about the study he has been doing in the village and how we can help ‘urban’ species thrive. This talk is timed 8-9:30pm. LB Sign up for this talk.

Do you want to learn more about our local birds and how to recognize their birdsong? Mark Pitt from Glasgow University will teach young and old all the tricks during his talk and local walk on the Sunday 19^th of April. This talk is timed 10:00am-12:00noon.  Sign up for this talk.

Have you wondered how the Campsie Fells and the Blane Valley were formed?  Please come and find out during two nights with our local expert Prof. Derek Fabel from Glasgow University, who will tell us all about the local geology on the Friday 8^th and Friday 15^th of May.These talks are timed 8-9:30pm. LB Sign up for Part 1. Sign up for Part 2.

The Campsie Fells are famous worldwide for the gravity defying waterfall at Jenny’s Lum, but there is much more to know about our local hydrology and how the peat bogs, moorland and grasslands uphill matter for flood risk in the village and beyond. Our local expert Dr Doug Bertram from Strathclyde University will tell you more on the Friday 29th of May. This talk is timed 8-9:30pm. LB Sign up for this talk.

The Campsie Fells are brimming with insect life, but some are hard to find during the day. Martin Culshaw, County Moth Recorder for Stirlingshire will dive into the captivating world of our local moth species. The talk is on the Friday 19^th of June and a ‘field’ workshop will be planned later, weather depending. This talk is timed 8-9:30pm. LB Sign up for this talk.

Loved by many, feared by some. Families are invited to join an exciting bat talk and walk with the Loch Lomond Bat group on the Friday 14th of August, organised together with Strathblane Wildlife Sanctuary. This talk is timed 8-9:30pm. Sign up for this talk.

Hidden from sight during most of the year, local ecologist Mirte Greve from SCDT will introduce you to the colourful world of the grassland fungi on the Campsie slopes and their relation to cultural heritage on the Friday 25^th of September, followed by a ‘foray’ to be planned later, weather depending. This talk is timed 8-9:30pm. LB Sign up for this talk.