RSPB Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve
I spent some time at the RSPB nature reserve at Lochwinnoch, Scotland. I would definitely recommend a visit.
RSPB- Arne nature reserve
A great day out at Arne where we were lucky to see osprey and spoonbills,raft spiders and wasp spiders.
RSPB SCOTLAND
Today we went out to explore RSPB scotland, it was a great day out walking in some lovely woodlands, you can have a look at what they do on there website
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A Thrilling Day At RSPB Minsmere
This video is about A Thrilling Day we had At RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk.
Cunninghame Ramblers. Semple Trail. Lochwinnoch. Oct 21st 2012
A walk in the Autumn sunshine.
The Glory That Was Garthland (Lochwinnoch, Scotland)
GARTHLAND House, on the outskirts of Lochwinnoch, was one of Renfrewshire's most majestic mansions. The greyish-pink Tudor-style architecture of the two-storey building was enhanced by a pillared porch, elegant stairway, ivy-clad walls, pedimented portico, soaring chimneys, sloping roof and exquisitely-carved dormer and bay windows.
Built in 1796 by David King for wealthy land-owner James Adam, Garthland was embowered by beautiful gardens embellished by manicured lawns, gravel paths, sprawling rhododendrons, towering conifers and fragrant flowers and herbs.
Sadly the historic house is now but a shell of its former self. Today it lies derelict, abandoned and boarded-up in woodlands now overgrown and neglected. Yet still the old mansion clings tenaciously to its proud history. Even in the midst of its devastation it is not difficult to imagine Garthland in all its architectural and horticultural glory.
Known originally as Garpel House then Barr House before becoming Garthland House, the regal residence was acquired by the Macdowall family who came initially from Garthland in Wigtownshire and were descended from the Lords of Galloway. During the mid-1930s, Henry Macdowall sold it to the Mill Hill Foreign Missionary Society that was founded. Garthland House was renamed St Jospeh's College by the Society and, during its heyday, around 30 young men were students there.
A three-storey dormitory block was added in 1936 followed by a beautiful brick-red chapel in 1943. Both the sleeping quarters and the chapel can still be seen today although, like the house, they have fallen into disrepair and are but fragments of their former selves.
Despite its ruinous state, the chapel exudes a powerful aura, which conjures up visions of former days when it was used as a place of prayer and meditation for the trainee priests as well as by the people of Lochwinnoch who worshipped there until the construction of Our Lady of Fatima Church in the village in 1955.
Its most outstanding features were stained-glass windows, pink and black altar pieces, wooden pews and mosaic wall panels, exterior wall of the chapel. Portraying the majestic figure of St Joseph, the serene sculpture confronts visitors when they travel down the tree-lined avenue to the former college from the Largs Road.
The inspirational icon would have evoked a divine sense of mission for students arriving at St Joseph's for the first time from every corner of the British Isles at the start of their vocation to the priesthood. The carving depicts St Joseph – better known as the husband of the Virgin Mary – with a hammer in one hand and a long plank of wood in the other. The sculpture reminded students that St Joseph was the patron saint of carpenters. But the sermon in stone had an even deeper significance.
Following their ordination and admittance to the priesthood after their course of study, the missionaries were sent to places like Malaysia and Uganda in East Africa. Their duties included supervising the construction of churches, schools, hospitals and orphanages.
Wood – the material with which St Joseph worked—was used in these projects. So the link with their patron – and St Joseph's College where they studied – would always be with them wherever in the world they served.
Some time after the Mill Hill Missionaries moved from the college at Lochwinnoch for pastures anew around 1985, the building became
St Joseph's Nursing Home, where senior citizens were looked after for many years until its closure not so long ago.
It is hoped that the building will be saved from destruction by being transformed into flats at some point in the not-too-distant-future.
Unsurprisingly, a building so Gothic in appearance as the abandoned mansion is linked to ghostly hauntings. People who worked at St Joseph's Nursing Home will tell you there were several incidences of mysterious things 'which went bump in the night' during their time there. These mysterious events included doors opening and closing, weird thumping noises, plates and dishes falling from tables and pictures dropping from walls. There were also reports of ghostly horses galloping up and down the avenue at dead of night.
Once there was a priests' cemetery in the woodlands behind St Joseph's. Following the closure of the college, the coffins were exhumed and reburied in sacred ground elsewhere. For a long time afterwards, there were frequent tales of phantom priests still wandering over the burial ground which once contained their graves. There were many people who believed the apparitions were the spirits of priests who trained at the college and whose souls had returned to the happy haunts of their youth after they died.
Words:
Derek Parker
Ranger, Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
1985 to 1999
Water Rail, Lochwinnoch 2018
A Water Rail searching for food at RSPB Lochwinnoch Reserve, Scotland
Sparrowhawk.MP4
Young Sparrowhawk perched on a rock and being mobbed by some Magpies.
HD footage shot at Lochwinnoch RSPB nature reserve on the 12th of August 2010.
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wee otter doing its stuff down the river gryffe , videoed it whilst fishing , the wee chapie scared all the fish away but was a delight to watch lol
The Essence of Place at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond
Susannah Ramsay has been our artist in residence at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond this year, as part of her PhD research for the University of Stirling, and Glasgow School of Art. She’s produced a film poem about the reserve called the Essence of Place. It’s her final piece of work, for her second year, and presents the landscape and wildlife of Loch Lomond through the changing seasons. This is a sneak preview, but the work itself can be seen as part of a special event at the reserve, on Saturday, October 21, when visitors can enjoy a unique, candlelit walk through the woods, followed by an open-air viewing of the film. You can find more info, and book here:
RSPB Sandwell Valley: Urban Oasis
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Deltic 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' at Lochwinnoch
Deltic 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' passing Lochwinnoch with 6Z53 Yoker to Kilmarnock EMU drag.
Scotland Loch Insh nature reserve
Loch Image on a sunny day.
Loch Lomond Nature Reserve
Loch Lomond Nature Reserve - A beautiful day in the west of Scotland and an amazing view
Deer in Woods.. Arne Nature Reserve. Poole, Dorset, england. 22nd January 2012
Paul Walton Head of Habitats and Species, RSPB Scotland
IFLI Defeating the Invaders Conference
Raploch Community Campus, Stirling
14 September 2016
A Visit to RSPB Old Moor on 24 November 2014
On a cold day in November we had a walk around the RSPB Reserve Old Moor.
The cast in order of appearance are:
great spotted woodpecker
wigeon
shoveler
moorhen
gadwall
tufted duck
cormorant
pheasant
Of course many of the cast appear more than once.
Birdwatching at RSPB Titchwell Marsh
Birdwatching at RSPB Titchwell Marsh DVD trailer.
For more information visit birdvideodvd.com