Western Isles Biodiversity
Events
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Walks and Talks in the Western Isles
with Bob Dawson, Conservation Officer for Scotland
Monday 13th July 2009
Bumblebee Safari, RSPB Balranald, North Uist 2-4 p.m. Meet at RSPB Visitor Centre.
Tuesday 14th July 2009
Evening talk hosted by Curracag – Outer Hebrides Natural History Society
Claddach Kirkibost Centre, North Uist at 7:30pm (45minute talk)
Visitors £2, Curracag Members free.
Friday 17th July 2009
Bumblebee Safari, Bragar, Isle of Lewis, 6-8 p.m. Meet at Bragar Cemetery car park.
Saturday 18th July 2009
Evening talk, Morven Gallery, Barvas, Isle of Lewis at 7 p.m. (45 minute talk).
Genebank on the Machair – Summer Site Visits
Saturday 11th and 18th July 2009 at 2pm at the Lews Castle College, Lionacleit Campus, Benbecula
SAC based researcher Maria Scholten is running a small oat trial on Lionacleit machair in Benbecula. Students from Sgoil Lionacleit’s new national crofting course have been involved in the trial.
Visits are planned on Saturday the 11 and 18 July at 2pm at the Lews Castle College in Lionacleit, with an illustrated introduction about genebank work, Scottish landraces and machair crofting, followed at 2.30 pm by a visit to the trial site. We can also have a look at the wild plants and arable weed diversity on Lionacleit machair.
For further information about the trial visit: www.ruralgateway.org.uk/en/node/876
