Loch Lomond and Black Devon Wetlands

Hello everyone! My name is Carmen, and it has been my pleasure to call RSPB Loch Lomond my home for the past three months. In my work as a residential volunteer, I primarily assist the visitor experience team on site to welcome visitors to the reserv...

Improvements to RSPB Loch Lomond Nature Hub, Winter 2023-24    Since 2015, at Loch Lomond Nature Reserve, the RSPB has been running a small-scale visitor operation from a converted exhibition trailer, accompanied by a small car park and fes...

RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond is a wonderful place for wildlife and people and over the past few years there has been a rise in visitors coming to appreciate the beautiful landscape, iconic wildlife and inspiring surroundings. Loch Lomond has a year-rou...

The activity of the Beavers that were moved to Loch Lomond in January has been trickier to keep track of as they explore a wider area, but this blog contains the latest news.

It has been an incredibly busy few months for the Forth Reserves team (so busy in fact they haven’t had a chance to tell anyone what they have been up to), here’s a quick round up of everything that has been going on. Skinflats: We were l...

I’m afraid this update contains some sad news and descriptions that you may find upsetting. Since our last update we’ve discovered two of the kits, from the family of seven beavers moved to Loch Lomond at the end of January, have died.&nb...

You'll hopefully have seen that on Friday 27 January we successfully moved a family of seven beavers to the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve using our nature reserve as the release site. If you haven't then you can read more about that here, check...

Completed in Spring, Lomond Trail has been attracting visitors, new and old, to RSPB Loch Lomond all summer. We have been blown away with the feedback we have received about the trail so far. The project centred around providing increased access to a...

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Today, 14 June, we announced that RSPB Scotland is leading on a proposal to move a small number of beavers to the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve. This blog explains why we want to bring beavers to Loch Lomond, how you can find out more and ...

We are pleased to update you on the timely progress of constructing the Wildlife Trail to Loch Lomond project at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond that started earlier this month. Our contractors from McLaren Plant Ltd have been working hard to keep to sched...

It seems like a long time since Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park granted planning permission for RSPB Scotland’s ‘Path to the Loch’ project back in May 2020. This, like many other projects, has faced significant delays d...

RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond approached Gartocharn Primary School to co-design a project on geese, several species of which over-winter at the reserve and local area of Gartocharn. To get the project underway we delivered a training session to staff, te...

Seasonal Ranger Louise Milne tells us about her summer season here at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond Hi, my name is Louise and this summer season I was employed with thanks to funding from Naturescot via the Better Places Green Recovery Fund as the S...

In August this year families from the group Boots and Beards took part in a nature fun day at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond. Here Saira, one of the leaders of the group tells us about their visit. About Boots & BeardsBoots & Beards was formed in ...

After a significant delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are excited to announce that our project to make nature accessible to more people at RSPB Scotland’s Loch Lomond nature reserve is able to begin. This has been boosted by £242,800...

The lighter evenings and the days of spring sunshine have definitely lifted many of our spirits after a tough start to the new year. That's the feeling I've been getting when meeting local visitors as they are walking around the trails. ...

There has been a lot has been going on at RSPB Black Devon Wetlands Reserve recently. Inner Forth Project Assistant Robyn Shaw tells us about the exciting conservation work that has been taking place to improve the wetlands for nature and for yo...

We’re really excited to tell you more about a project that we will be completing on site at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond this year, in partnership with Froglife, to create a new area of wetland. This improvement will benefit a range of species tha...

Despite the wet weather and the restrictions, Assistant warden Luke Wake and the conservation volunteers have been working harder than ever to complete the scrub clearance works at RSPB Loch Lomond this autumn. Work starts early with a muddy trek acr...

After months of staying closeted up indoors it’s no surprise that our Halloween activities were met with enthusiasm this year. Both parents and children (and in some cases adults alone!) came to the reserve to enjoy our Spooky Halloween trails....

The days are starting to markedly draw in and there’s definitely a chill in the air at RSPB Loch Lomond. Misty mornings reveal glistening spider webs and the late rising sun dapples through the multi-coloured autumn leaves. The air tastes fresh...

April, our residential volunteer, has been with us here at RSPB Loch Lomond for the last 6 months and has kindly written an evocative account of her adventures on one particularly cold winter's morning! April is now off to Rum for more fun in the Sco...

For almost eight years, the RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond team have been managing the 237 hectares of wetland, woodland, fen and meadows that make up the reserve in Gartocharn, to benefit wildlife. We’ve been learning about the mosaic of habitats, ...