Today I attended an informative meeting on Rhodedendron control and habitat restoration and wanted to feedback on some of the interesting points raised. Background to Rhododendron Ponticum – the most invasive land plant in Scotland. History of Rhodedendron European and American plants were introduced by Victorians and hybridized to form a plant that spreads quickly. […]
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Skelmorlie Environment Trust attended the community centre open day on Saturday. We were delighted to meet many people from the area, many of whom hadn’t heard of us before. It was great to see what other groups there are in the community too. Suggestions from the community There were some excellent suggestions of the types […]
Skelmorlie Environment Trust are delighted to be attending the Skelmorlie Community Centre Open Day! It’s a gathering of all the local groups in the village, where you are invited to come along and find out a bit more about what is happening in Skelmorlie. We would be delighted to meet our newest members in person […]
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Around a dozen or more Skemorlie residents joined us for a walk through Kelly Woods as botanist Angus Hannah set about recording plant species present. Peter Livingstone from Eadha Enterprises also joined us. Walk route and plant diversity We met at Wemyss Bay Station, heading up to the woods via Station Road, stopping near the […]
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Angus Hannah has lived on Bute since 1978 and has been recorder for Clyde Isles on behalf of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) since 2002. He joined Marie and Tom for a walk up Kelly Glen and gave lots of useful information. Here are some notes taken: Notes The Kelly Gorge woods […]
Data of the small survey we’ve been doing of one of the more open areas of the Kelly Wood, looking at sapling survival rates over the last 4 years. The objective was to see if the oaks were germinating at all or were getting munched. Interestingly it’s showing that although there is a fair amount […]
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