Help us tackle some of the issues of scrub encroachment that threaten our bogs. Be warned, this is physically demanding, yet highly rewarding work. A degree of fitness will be important as we are crossing wet, uneven terrain. Please bring wellies, waterproofs, warm clothes, and a packed lunch and drink. […]
Join CEI and help gather important environmental monitoring data that we use to evaluate the success of our restoration work. We’ll meet at Common Farm to carry out water level monitoring across the boggy bits of the farm that were re-wetted last winter. A degree of fitness will be important as […]
October 30 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Learn how to safely operate an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or ‘drone’ in the countryside. (c) Dave Beaumont (RSPB) The CEI use its drone to capture bird’s-eye photographs of its restoration sites to help assess habitat health and monitor changes following restoration work (e.g. […]
Event Details 19 September 2018 10:00 am 19 September 2018 2:00 pm Address: KA18 2LA Are you interested in farm conservation or wanting to increase wildlife on your farm? We are taking part in an event that is being run by the Farm Advisory Service and RSPB and will cover topics that […]
We’ve heard about Japanese concept of ‘Forest Bathing’, but what about ‘Bog Bathing’? Often overlooked as ‘that brownish expanse of unproductive land over there where the midges live’, at a distance peatlands can look fairly plain. The unique and untamed beauty of bogs is revealed when explored on foot and […]
Bring your boots for a brain and body-boosting botanical blitz at a nearby BOG! We’ll be surveying the amazing and unique plant communities of a peat bog near Sorn as part of our monitoring programme to assess the health of the peatland habitat before and after restoration takes place. Volunteers […]
East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative is excited to be working in partnership with Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire? Project and Tom Vorsterman to provide this informal workshop. No previous experience in moth trapping or wildlife recording is necessary – just a keen interest in nature and an enjoyment of seeing and […]
Local wildlife enthusiasts joined East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative (CEI) at Low Moss, a raised peat bog near Lugar, to record moths as part of the National Moth Night 2018. The CEI have run an annual event for National Moth Night for the past six years at various locations throughout […]
To celebrate Volunteers Week 2018 our Vice-Chair, Lucy Filby, has written about her experience as a volunteer and how it helped her progress in her career… Why I volunteer Originally I volunteered to gain work experience after studying, ultimately to get a job. I gained a lot more confidence from volunteering […]
