Help CEI carry out a Large Heath butterfly survey in the Sorn uplands Joint Event with Butterfly Conservation. We’ll meet near Sorn at 10:30 for a 10:45 start on Thursday 4th July. We will be carrying out a Large Heath timed count using the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) guidelines. […]
Help CEI carry out a Large Heath butterfly survey at SWT Dalmellington Moss, near Dalmellington. Joint Event with the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Butterfly Conservation. We’ll meet at SWT Dalmellington Moss at 10:30 for a 10:45 start on Saturday 22nd June. We will be carrying out a Large Heath timed […]
Help CEI carry out a Large Heath butterfly survey at Low Moss near Lugar. Joint Event with Butterfly Conservation. We’ll meet at Low Moss at 10:30 for a 10:45 start on Thursday 20th June. We will be carrying out a Large Heath timed count using the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme […]
Help CEI carry out the second Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) of 2019 in the Muirkirk and North Lowther Special Protection area on Friday 14th June. CEI staff and volunteers will head out across the peatland habitat to record breeding bird activity before returning to ‘base camp’ to have a go at territory […]
Help CEI carry out a Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) of in the Muirkirk and North Lowther Special Protection area on Thursday 16th May. CEI staff and volunteers will head out across the peatland habitat to record breeding bird activity before returning to ‘base camp’ to have a go at territory mapping. This […]
Joint event with Butterfly Conservation: Dingy Skipper butterfly survey at the Barony A Frame and Whitehills Community Woodland near Auchinleck.. We’ll meet at the Barony A Frame at 10:30 for a 10:45 start on Saturday 25th May to look for one of Scotland’s rarest butterflies, the Dingy Skipper! Our records […]
New Cumnock Path Patrol! Join the CEI team (Daisy and Scott) on Wednesday 20th February to kick-start this year’s volunteer activities with a Path Patrol at New Cumnock. We’ll be checking some of the shorter paths around New Cumnock for winter damage, identifying over-grown areas and sections that might need repair […]
CEI has been working with a local farmer, RSPB Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage to manage areas of dense soft rush, creating habitat for wading birds in an area that buffers one of our peatland restoration sites. A mosaic of farmland habitats (including more intensively-managed land) is essential for wading […]
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. […]
