Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Gardening Group AGM : Tuesday 26th April

ARDCHATTAN GARDENERS CLUB Garden group of the North Connel and District Horticultural Society After an unforeseen quiet year in 2010, Lynda Mitchell has kindly agreed to take on the role of Garden Club Coordinator and help us all get together in a mixture of evening events, weekend and daytime activities, talks, workshops  and walks to learn [...]

April 24, 2011   Posted in: Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, Community, Environment, food and drink, health, Hobbies, North Connel, sustainability  No Comments

Marine Scottish Regions Consultation Event – Invitation to Inveraray

Scottish Marine Regions Consultation Loch Fyne Hotel, Inverary Tuesday 1st Feb 2011, 11:30am for 12noon The Firth of Clyde Forum is hosting an open event as part of the Scottish Government consultation on Scottish Marine Regions and I would be delighted if you could attend.

January 14, 2011   Posted in: Environment, food and drink  No Comments

Apple Day, Fruitful Skills and our local Harvest

Have you got lots of apples and don’t know what to do with them? Or would you like to learn which varieties you have? Do you just like eating scrummy things with fruit? This Thursday’s Local Producers Market is a celebration of our local harvest, the Second Argyll Apple Day, with the Scottish National Apple [...]

October 16, 2010   Posted in: Agriculture, Environment, Event, Family  No Comments

local Natural history walks and field trips

The Seil Natural History Group, of whom there are increasing numbers of members in the Ardchattan area and north, are organising a couple of field trips and walks in our area in this coming week, one on Thursday 16th and one on Saturday 18th. To get more details join the SNHG and their mailing list. [...]

September 14, 2010   Posted in: Benderloch, Environment, Nature  No Comments

Fungus Foray in Barcaldine this Sunday

You are invited by the recently formed Clyde and Argyll Fungus group to join them in a fungus foray to Barcaldine this weekend Sunday the 29th August,  in association with Seil Natural History Group.

August 23, 2010   Posted in: Barcaldine, Community, Creran, Environment, Nature  No Comments

Butterfly survey week starts today

your help is requested to find out how many butterflies there are :- Butterfly Conservation is teaming up with Marks and Spencer to launch the biggest ever public butterfly and moth count to date. You can join in and help us track butterflies and moths, so we know where they need our help the most. [...]

July 24, 2010   Posted in: Community, Environment, Nature  No Comments

What do you value about Loch Etive?

Loch Etive ICZM meeting next Tuesday night -15th June 2010 Dear all This is just a quick reminder that the Loch Etive ICZM meeting next Tuesday night will not just be focussing on Aquaculture and the second part of the meeting will focus on What you value about Loch Etive.

June 9, 2010   Posted in: Agriculture, Bonawe, Community, Community Council, Environment, Etive, Event, North Connel  No Comments

Tralee beach clean – Thursday 10th June

If you have a spare hour or two, get yourself down to the beach at Tralee at 11.30 am for the Friends of Tralee litter cleanup – there are rumours of a barbeque !!! thanks to Tralee Bay Holidays

June 7, 2010   Posted in: Benderloch, Community, Environment  One Comment

Skate away on Gannet

A Montrose man had a great days fishing earlier this month, landing a 199lbs female Common Skate on to TSMV Gannet while out fishing just off Loch Spelve, Mull. Like most of our charter fishing boats in the area, Benderloch skipper Adrian Lauder is a staunch supporter of the Skate tagging programme, and this ‘not [...]

May 30, 2010   Posted in: Benderloch, Environment  No Comments

North Connel and District Horticulture

It was a great afternoon, yesterday, at the Plant Sale with just about all the plants being eagerly scooped up within the first half an hour, leaving plenty of time for all to leisurely enjoy Fiona’s renowned home baking and teas. Once again, superb, and so efficiently assisted by many helpers.

May 16, 2010   Posted in: Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, Community, Environment, Event, food and drink, Hobbies, North Connel  No Comments