Let's Grow West Dunbartonshire By Rose Harvie Nearing the end of the gardening and growing season, it is time to plan for next year, and also to enjoy some of this year’s crops. Hopefully, your spuds are carefully tucked up in a frost-free shed or outhouse. You may also have had a good Clydesider Editor • Environment
Reds Return Words and Photos by James C Duncan In Scotland, one of our most iconic mammals has returned to its former site in Balloch Castle Country Park after an absence of more than 50 years! Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) were once a common sight in the park. After the great storm Clydesider • Environment
Peacock butterfly 1 WALK THIS WAY - Butterflies & Moths Need Your Help Words & Photos by James Duncan Butterflies and moths are far less common than they were 40 years ago and you don’t need to look hard to find out why. Many species are in serious decline, as their countryside habitat has been lost to industrial and housing developments, intensive Clydesider Editor • Environment
DSC01882 Fun With Fungi Words & Photos by Harvey Smart When you go for a walk in the woods, what do you see? If you are anything like I was, you will notice trees, leaves, dead wood, the occasional flower, birds and insects. But few people notice the incredible world of fungi that thrives Clydesider Editor • Issue 21
Nuthatch BP 4 Walk This Way: The Nuthatch - A Sight to Behold Words & Photo by James C. Duncan With its unique call, dashing black eyestripe and unusual agility, the little nuthatch is a sight to behold! February is a good month to find a nuthatch, as they are noisy at this time of year and the trees are bare. The south Clydesider Editor • Environment
Bumper Crops for Balloch Gardeners Tucked behind the safe haven of Lomond Parish Church, Lomond Community Gardens & Allotments is a gardener’s delight. Established in 2013 when the Church was awarded the Bronze Eco Congregation Award, the first plots were offered to those on the Alexandria Allotments’ waiting list. Eight years on and Loch Clydesider Editor • Environment
