Outdoor & Woodland Learning Scotland Bulletin

March 2016

Welcome to the new format OWL Scotland bulletin which is adapted from the Outdoor Learning Wales bulletin – thank you to OLW for letting us share their bulletin! If you have items for inclusion in the bulletin please send them to Bonnie.Maggio@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

OWL Scotland Update:

Courses and Events: Career-Long Professional Learning Courses

We are working on the programme for next years courses. So far we have confirmed a course with Dan Puplett on Bird Language – on Saturday 25th June in Tayside (venue to be confirmed). Bird Language Bird language is an ancient skill, closely related to tracking. Birds are constantly aware of everything they need in their environment to survive. We can learn to pay attention to their calls and behaviour, enriching our understanding and enjoyment of nature and helping us to have closer encounters with birds and other wildlife.

OWL Scotland Networking Event The event was held at Kindrogan Field Studies Centre in Perthshire from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st February and we had 67 participants from around Scotland and some visitors from Lancashire. The consensus was that the event was a roaring success! We certainly went home feeling invigorated, enthused and lucky to work with such an interesting and talented group of professionals – if not a bit exhausted ! Thanks to everyone who contributed and took part. A full report is now available.

Local OWL Events:

West Fife OWL Group

January saw the launch of Fifes first OWL group at Pittencrieff Park. The launch took place in the new ‘Glassroom’ in Pittencrieff Park, part of the hot houses. This facility is available free to groups who are visiting the park and need a warm and dry area to do written work/ eat lunch etc. Over 74 school staff attended the event to network and find out what is available in the West Fife area to help get pupils outside. The exhibiters included RSPB Vane Farm, Craigencalt Ecology Centre, Ardroy Outdoor Centre, Forestry Commission, West Fife Woodland Group, Fife Dragonfly society, Fife Outdoor Education, freelance instructors, Inzievar and Culross PS (who shared what they have been taking part in). The group will now look at training for this year.

Moray OWL Group

The Moray OWL Group will be holding a launch event in the near future. Date and venue to be confirmed. Get in touch with the group if you are interested….

alansmith@cairngorms.co.uk

Dumfries and Galloway OWL Group

2016 Meeting Dates

Member’s meetings run from 10am to 12pm (except December—see below)

Outdoor Skills Share sessions run from 1pm to 3pm. Both are free and open to all.

Contact dgowlgp@gmail.com 07444 175 685

Date Venue Skills Share leader

Skills Share themes

Friday

8th April

Mersehead (RSPB)

Kirsty Griffiths Birds.

Amphibians. Field study skills

Wednesday

8th June

Mersehead, and Rockcliffe (NTS)

Elizabeth Tindal Judy Baxter

Beach Schools.

Coastal wildlife

Monday

8th August (inc ROLF tbc)

Lochside Education Centre (DGC), and local greenspace

TBC Urban greenspaces.

OPAL survey packs

Thursday

6th October (AGM)

Allanton House (WPPS)

John Wheeler Arts in the outdoors

Thursday

8th December

Eskrigg Nature Reserve (LWT), and Lockerbie Town Hall

Jim Rae Mammals (including small

mammal trapping). Wildlife tracks and signs

New Resources: We are working on a number of resources which will be available in the next few weeks – these include a Soils resource, the new Native Woodlands resource for Nat4 and Nat5 and an update and reprint of Wee Green Fingers gardening for biodiversity resource previously published by Scottish Natural Heritage. Watch this space for further info or check the website.

We have produced a Resources Summary flyer for download which sets out all of our resources.

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Resources

Outdoor & Woodland leorning Scollond www nwlo;, otl m org

Outdoor leorning Directory www outdoorlea• nmg dr t toryrom

Forestry Commission Scotland www lor ·4otry gov tAl .,t < t ln

Posters

Our Forest Our Future Focebook Twitter wwwoutfotet,our futurP orf.uk

www fact•book corn/ foret('ciural tor rniuatwc OWL S<otland BonnMagro Forestry Commlsston Scot11nd Sally York

www lW!tt ?r.com/FCSed Our Scots Pine FCMS132 Scotland's nattonaltree 'Our S<:ots Pio>e' •llustrated woth the flora, fauna and productsassoc•aled with the tfee.

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ABC Gaelic poem Downloadable A poster w1th an ABC poem usmg tree names l1nkcd to the Gaeloc alphabet

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The Gaelic alphabet Downloodoble The Gaeloc alphabet contains only 18 letters, ear,h of which •clat\ to a tree. The posterIllustrates the letter and nee name. ODD

Publications

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Tree Stories

FCMS128 A Tree Story for each month With supporung 1nformat1on of folklore and facts on each tcee. Wnuen by Clar re Hevlltt.

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Wolf Brother's Wildwoods

FCMS123 A resource to svppon teachers who are read·ng the novel Wolf Brother by MIChelle Paver There are 3posters 10 accompany the re-s.c:u. tce FCMS123A.FCMS1238 and FCMS123C

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The Picts FCMS1311ntroducing the p•c<S- a topiC rich m 1magtnauon. creauv•ty and enquuy

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CMS112 Woodland Act v•ty and Ph tcal Actw1ty cards to create your o·;m tr.lil - Easoly adapted for dofferent abil toes and locat•ons

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Trees and the Scottish Enlightenment

FCMS12S An ontrodvetoan to the Scowsh Enlighten- ment and the begtnntng of modern forestry

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Oownlood only A senes of act1V1ty postcards explonng a v.tnety of top•cs for •.voodland and outdoor leammg.

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Tree .., Measuring 1-2-3

Oownlood only A senes or informat1on sheets introduCing Tree Measut•ng wuh age·apptopute aCWillle-$ a nd exploration

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COMING SOON

Scotland's Native Woodland

Explo11ng nat1ve vo·oodlands for EnvuonmentalSe ence N4 and NS usong the Nattve Woodland Survey of Scotland.

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Wee Green Fingers

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The world beneath our feet Connectmg soils and curriculum A senes of so,f .bas.ed .act1VIt1&S that have been des•gned to add valve across Cumculum for Excellence

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New Research on Children and Nature A variety of research including some new research from Norway is available at the direct link to Forest Research’s new webpage - below. When you go to this you will see a link to publications on the left hand side of the webpage which brings together our publications on children over the past few years. www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/childrenandnature

Play Tree and Log Finder Web Pages

Forestry Commission Scotland have just supported Grounds for Learning to develop resources for finding, installing and managing large play trees, logs and other wood products in school grounds. These fallen trees and large logs are often a low cost, simple and robust way of transforming part of school grounds. They offer huge play potential, as well as engagement with nature, development of physical literacy and even form simple outdoor gathering spaces with a class. In addition, this will support local sourcing of materials in Scotland.

You can find the resources on our website at http://www.ltl.org.uk/spaces/PlayTreesInSchool.php

There is advice and information to support schools, from ourselves and others who have used large fallen trees and logs in school grounds and community parks for many years. There is an interactive map to find local suppliers. This map is being updated, and has only just been spread out to other suppliers, so will fill out over the next couple of weeks.

Other News:

Scotland’s Finest Woods Schools Award 2016

Applications are now invited for all schools and nurseries to enter their completed woodland education projects or programmes for Scotland’s Finest Woods Schools’ Award 2016.

There is a total of £750 prize money, an award ceremony and prizes of a mag post and trees for your school. Further information can be found here.

Summary of Scottish Qualifications

SQA have produced a useful summary of Scottish Qualifications http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/Guide_to_Scottish_Qualifications.pdf

Education-related resources and links and the John Muir Award

A resource aimed at teachers, educational practitioners and leaders that highlights a range of documents demonstrating how the John Muir Award contributes to Scotland’s education landscape, including teaching practices and pupils outcomes. Themes include inclusion, attainment, health and wellbeing, enterprise and employment, and learning for sustainability. https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/about/resources/827-scotland-education-overview-resources-links-and- the-john-muir-award

British Dragonfly Society Education Resources http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/content/education

Plantlife Resources

• Magnificent Meadows Our Magnificent Meadows resources have been sent out this week to all those you requested them. The resource includes a Meadow enquiry – How healthy is your local meadow as well as a short meadow ID guide. The resource has been designed for 7-9 year olds but can be differentiated to suit younger or older pupils. To get your copy visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Meadows2016. A full list of our meadow resources can be found here http://www.wildaboutplants.org.uk/england/projects/magnificent-meadows/. More resources will be online from March and April.

• Bee Scene

Our Bee Scene survey resources have been revamped. Discover whether your local green space is good for bees or not by downloading the resource here http://www.wildaboutplants.org.uk/beescene/resource-download/?id=146. With the state of pollinators a hot topic this resource can help promote an understanding of the interdependence between bumblebees and wildlflowers as well as support the development of observational skills and the use of keys.

Training:

John Muir Award in Schools One Day (Professional Learning) Saturday 30 April, 2016 Botanic Gardens, Dundee This one-day (09.30-15.30) introductory course is for teachers, head teachers, classroom assistants, pupil support and youth workers, community learning staff, and all who support outdoor learning. It explores the relevant skills, knowledge and approaches needed for delivering the John Muir Award in a schools/education/curriculum context. The John Muir Award is suitable from upper primary level. Cost- £40.00 To book a place please email info@johnmuiraward.org

Meta Saga Sheila Fraser www.sheilafraser.co.uk is running a Meta Saga in Edinburgh at the National Gallery on Saturday 30th April at 10.30 am. This is a facilitation technique that encourages people to reflect on the surroundings and environment. There is no cost for this event. The gallery is free.

If you are unable to make this event but would like to know more about Meta Saga and designing training to be friendly to the Brain. I am can run an in-house training event workshop –Train in the Grain of the Brain at your venue (which will include a meta saga)

BSBI / Plantlife Identifying Plant Families Workshops Beginners are welcome to attend these workshops which aim to teach how to identify wild flowers through recognising their families. The workshops will also help to build confidence in using

identifications keys. Dr Faith Anstey and BSBI tutors will lead these highly acclaimed workshops that consist of a Saturday morning in the classroom and much of the afternoon out in the field. More time will be spent practising new-found field skills on the Sunday morning immediately afterwards (from 10am to 1pm). The same workshop will be repeated at four locations throughout Scotland. The locations and dates are:-

• Glencoe NTS Visitor Centre, 7/8 May 2016 • LogiekirkﾠHall, Stirling 21/22 May 2016 • AbriachanﾠWoodland Centre, Loch Ness 4/5 June 2016 • Dundee Botanic Gardens, 18/19 June 2016

Contact Us: To contact your local OWL group please go to the OWL Scotland website

Or contact us:

Bonnie Maggio

Outdoor & Woodland Learning Manager Forestry Commission Scotland Silvan House Edinburgh EH12 7AT

Bonnie.Maggio@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Join us on Facebook – “Forest Education Initiative” group (we have over 5000 members so were unable to change from our original name!)

Disclaimer: OWL Scotland are not responsible for the content, standard or reliability of the linked websites, courses or resources from this bulletin from external sources. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.

Year of Fieldwork and the John Muir Award

Information about the Year of Fieldwork, and how schools, colleges and universities can combine it with a John Muir Award. Please find word version attached. https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/about/resources/664-year-of-fieldwork-and-the-john-muir-award

Quote of the month There's a trick to the 'graceful exit.' It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, or a relationship is over -and let it go. It means leaving what's over without denying its validity or its past importance to our lives. It involves a sense of future, a belief that every exit line is an entry that we are moving up, rather than out. Ellen Goodman

Activity of the Month Nest Building Wool Station

You will need: A cheap suet feeder Scraps of wool Discuss materials that birds use to make their nest. Check out the different types of nests via the internet or bird books. Ask questions such as do all birds build nests, where do all birds like to build nests, why do some birds need to build a nest, etc.? Invite your group to support the local bird life with their spring nest building by providing suitable material. As well as wool you could use scraps of fleece. Involve your learners in cutting up the wool into small sections. Then stuff the wool into the suet feeder and hang from a suitable, bird friendly place such as a tree branch or bird feeder station. Now watch to see what species of bird take the material and look out for the bright strands of wool in nearby nests. www.fiberfarm.com

Fact of the Month Did you know that if a honeybee keeps waggle dancing in favour of an unpopular nesting site, other workers head-butt her to help the hive reach a consensus?

Recipe of the month Campfire Granola S'mores An easy, delicious granola made on the campfire.

450g rolled oats Pinch cinnamon Pinch salt 15ml oil of choice or butter 56ml pure maple syrup or honey 1OOg mini marshmallows 1OOg chocolate chips Use a medium to hot campfire. Cook towards the outer edge if using very hot coals.

• Coat a large sheet of tin foil generously with oil cooking spray and set aside ensuring it is completely covered. If there are any openings in the foil package, the granola will be quite soggy. The granola will burn if the foil is not well oiled.

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, cinnamon, salt and mix well. Add the oil of choice (if using coconut, make sure it's melted) and maple syrup and stir until fully incorporated.

• Lay the mix ture in the centre part of the tin foil, preferably in a single layer, ensuring there is sufficient room to around the edges to wrap.

• Wrap the granola up without any room for air. • Lay the foil patch on the heated stone/coal and allow to heat for 5-10

minutes. • Using tongs, shake the foil pack roughly every 2-3 minutes to avoid sticking. • Remove and carefully open and allow to cool for 5 minutes. • If you want melted chocolate and marshmallows, add now and mix through and allow to cool.

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Species of the Month Bottlenose Dolphin

The bottlenose dolphin is a wildly recognizable cetacean (marine mammal). In the wild, bottlenose dolphins inhabit the temperate and tropical oceans around the world, with coastal populations entering into bays, estuaries and river mouths.

Like the name "bottlenose" suggests, this species of dolphin has a short, stubby beak. Its sleek, conical body varies in color from a light to slate grey on the upper body to a pale to pinkish grey on the bottom part. Bottlenose dolphins measure around 2-4 m (6-12ft.) long and weigh 135-650 kg (300 - 1400 lbs.). Males are significantly larger than females.

A curved dorsal fin in the middle of their back, along with powerful, broad flukes on their tail and a pointed flipper on each side allow bottlenose dolphins to swim speeds up to 22 mph and dive as deep as 915 m (3000 ft.). They have a thick layer of blubber which helps them maintain their body heat and protects them from predators such as killer whales and large sharks. They have sensitive, smooth skin that flakes off and gets replaced every few hours.

Despite the fact that they live underwater and can hold their breath for up to 7 minutes, dolphins must come to the surface to breathe air. A muscular flap covers their blowhole while underwater and opens to exhale once they reach the surface. Dolphins can exhale air at 100 mph. When they inhale, they can exchange up to 80% of the contents of their lungs. Humans, by comparison, only exchange 17% of the air in their lungs when they breathe.

Dolphins aren't involuntary breathers like humans. They must consciously swim to the surface to take a breath. This means they can never fully sleep. One side of their brain must always be active so that they remember to breathe.

Although they have little to no sense of smell, bottlenose dolphins have other well-developed sensory organs. With eyes located at the side of their heads, they have a nearly 360-degree field of vision. They can also move each eye independently of the other, providing even more range. They have strong eye muscles which can change the shape of their lens and allow them to focus both underwater and in the air. They secrete a mucus over their eyes which washes away debris.

They also have an excellent sense of hearing. Sounds travel through their lower jaw to their inner ear. Bottlenose dolphins communicate with each other using a collection of chirps, whistles, and clicks. They create these sounds using nasal sacs in their heads and their blowholes. Each dolphin has a signature whistle used to identify itself. When lost or isolated, a dolphin uses the signature whistle to call out to the group.

Dolphins produce high-frequency clicks that humans can't hear. They use these clicks in a sonar system called echolocation. When the clicking sound reaches an object, it bounces back to the dolphin as an echo. Dolphins can process this information to determine the shape, size, speed, distance, and location of the object.

Bottlenose dolphins use echolocation when hunting for fish, squid, and crustaceans. They have 18-26 pairs of sharp, conical teeth on each side of their jaw, but they usually swallow their prey whole. They consume 8- 15 kg (15-30 lbs.) food per day. Although they sometimes hunt independently, they also cooperate in groups to capture prey. They take turns herding fish into smaller areas while others swim through and snap the fish up. They also use a hunting tactic called "fish whacking", where they knock fish out of the water with their tails, and eat them when they're flopping around on shore. Many times dolphins hunt in conjunction with fisherman, convening around fishing boats.

Very social animals, bottlenose dolphins generally swim in groups (called pods) of 10-25. Offshore, they have been seen in larger groups of

several hundred. These large groups are called herds.

Within their groups, bottlenose dolphins like to play. They surf on waves near shore and ride waves caused by boats and big whales. They have also been documented creating bubble rings with their blowholes, spinning them with their beaks, and then then breaking them apart by biting them. The technique of creating bubble rings is a learned behavior; dolphins watch others create them and then try to mimic the behavior.

Bottlenose dolphins breed year round once they reach maturity, 5-10 years for females and 10 years for males. Ultrasound images of pregnant dolphins show that at 9 weeks, the dolphin fetus starts swimming inside the womb. These images also reveal that dolphin fetuses develop hind limbs which later retract and disappear before the calf is born. In fact, in 2006, Japanese fishermen found a bottlenose dolphin whose limbs didn't disappear. These limbs served as a second set of flippers. This phenomenon of hind limbs developing and then retracting in utero points to the idea that dolphins evolved from four-legged land animals.

After 12 months in the womb, the calf is ready to be born. The calf emerges tail first so that it doesn't drown. Once fully out, the baby dolphin swims to the surface to take its first breath of air. The calf stays with its mother for 3-6 years, nursing for the first 12-18 months and learning to hunt once weaned. Bottlenose dolphins can live up to 40-50 years.

Best places to see bottlenose dolphins are: The southern Irish Sea off Pembrokeshire is probably the most prolific for dolphin watching from boats or the ferry from Fishguard to Rosslare (even in the winter). Bottlenose dolphins are reasonably common, especially off New Quay. It is thought that Cardigan Bay's resident population of dolphins numbers between 150-200, and is the only resident population in England and Wales. Newquay Harbour in Ceredigion is particularly good for watching Bottlenose Dolphins, possibly the best place in the UK. www.wildlifeextra.com www.animalfactguide.com

Collective noun of the month

Jays - a band, party or scold of jays

Habitat of the Month Canals are man-made waterbodies that were once important for the transport of goods but nowadays are mainly used for recreation both on the water and along the towpath. They are an important feature of the UK landscape. Like railways, and road verges, and rivers, they form often continuous strips of habitat through the countryside and towns and cities, and are key components of the biodiversity network. The canal network is about 2500km in length. Most canals are in the lowlands, but they do snake around the uplands in some parts of the country.

Though built for industrial and agricultural freight, our waterway channels are now our most obvious wildlife habitat. Canals and navigable rivers were colonised by plants and animals soon after construction. Now, 200 years later, many are designated as important nature sites at local, national and international level. Their slow flows and managed water levels provide a unique habitat that has become a vital resource for wildlife.

In the best and cleanest canals, a very wide range of freshwater plants and animals, including the most sensitive plants and creatures, are at home. Sadly only a tiny minority reach this standard.

The best canals are true wildlife jewels but the overwhelming majority, some 95% are polluted. All but a few suffer the twin impacts of pollution and on the well-used and popular canals, the regular to-ing and fro-ing of boats which churn up sediments and leave the water brown, muddy and turbid. These canals are not particularly important for their underwater wildlife. But for animals that live on or near water and aren't too fussed about pollution, canals can be great. Often the best bits are the tunnels and bridges, which can be really important bat habitats, and where there aren't any mink and the banks are well-vegetated, water vol es use canals too. Where there are fish you will naturally see the occasional kingfisher or heron, and nowadays a visiting otter.

A small number- like the Montgomery Canal- which still have clean and uncontaminated water. are outstanding freshwater habitats. And even where they do suffer pollution. tolerant and widespread creatures like moorhen.mallard, roach and two-spotted water staters. are able to use them as a habitat.

As habitats canals share common features with ponds and slow moving rivers (with which they are sometimes linked. or from which they have been formed) wh submerged aquatic vegetation in the open water, merging into floating or floating leaved plants in the shallower margins and marsh or fen type vegetation on and adjacent to the banks. They can thus contain all stages of hydroseral succession from open water to dry land.

However, in many canals. this succession is disrupted by the hard sheer stone edges of the canal bank, especially around marinas and locks and through urban areas. But these walls too can host an interesting flora, e.g. ferns. mosses and liverworts on the damp locks. From invertebrates and fish through to amphibians (e.g. the UKBAP priority species such as Toad) and reptiles (e.g. Grass Snake).birds (e.g. Utle Grebe). and mammals (e.g. the UK SAP priority species Otter and Water Vole). canals are valuable and important biodiversity features. Indeed many canals are notified as SSSI's and a few are SAC's and of European biodiversity importance.

There are two sides to every canal, literally. The towpath side,where horses once plodded along pulling the boats at a very leisurely walking place.is the more disturbed side and often banked with steel sheet piling for mooring up. The other side of every canal, known as the 'offside', is often inaccessible, frequently has more natural banks and may have tall emergent plants providing natural cover.

There is a national monitoring method for assessing the biological condition of canals- called Canal PSYM. This can help people assess whether the condition of their canals is gening better or worse. Sometimes the best thing to do will be to make some clean ponds alongside the canal, rather than trying to do the impossible or unnecessary, like reducing boat traffic. After all, canals are mainly for boats.

Waterway banks. where land and water meet. are particularly valuable for biodivers y. Depending on the structure and vegetation cover, the waterway banks can provide hab at for a wide variety of wildlife including dragonflies.water birds, water voles. crayfish. and otters.

Towpath verges can extend many miles along waterways and support a very rich flora and fauna. Their wildlife value has developed over a period when meadows and field margins in the wider countryside have lost many species. Even narrow verges can support a range of animals and plants and be important oases for local wildlife in urban areas. Flower-rich towpath verges have largely developed over the last 50 years as towing of boats declined. In more rural locations. the towpaths are managed to ensure flower-rich verges are maintained providing food and shelter for a variety of insects and larger animals.

Canal hedgerows were frequently planted by the original canal companies. and are therefore some of our oldest established habitats. Hedgerows are found along most of our canals and provide cover, shelter and food for many animals. They can also act as corridors between isolated habitats providing shelter for animals as they move between sites.

Cunings and embankments are essential parts of canal and reservoir structures. The habitats on their slopes vary and can include rock exposures. grassland,woodland and scrub. Many have been designated as Wildlle Sites for their wildlife or geological interest and all add to the diversity of habitats on our network.

Grassy embankments are often particularly suitable for wildflowers. including cowslips and orchids, and there is usually a rich insect fauna associated with this kind of grassland vegetation.

Our many buih structures play an important.but often overlooked, role in biodiversity. Bridges. tunnels, locks. weirs. cottages. warehouses and offices all provide valuable habitat for wildlife. In general it is the older structures. built of stone and with lime mortar, that have the greatest value.

Bats are probably the most well-known animals that use our structures. However, as they are beside the water, our structures support a very diverse range of other animals and plants, including white clawed crayfish, freshwater sponges, and nesting birds.

With over 100 reservoirs and many other lakes and ponds associated with our waterways, we have a significant 'open water' habitat. As with the rest of our network, many of the reservoirs are now over 200 years old, and plants and animals moved in soon after they were built. Today many are designated as Wildlife Sites at local, national and international level, often because of their importance for water birds.

One of the key features of these water bodies is the 'draw-down zone'. As water is used throughout the summer large areas of mud are exposed providing valuable habitat for rare plants, mosses and invertebrates. www.canalrivertrust.org.uk www.freshwaterhabitats.org.uk www.biodiversityplanningtoolkit.com

Contact Us:

To contact your local OWL group please go to the OWL Scotland website

Or contact us:

Bonnie Maggio

Outdoor & Woodland Learning Manager Forestry Commission Scotland Silvan House Edinburgh EH12 7AT

Bonnie.Maggio@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Join us on Facebook – “Forest Education Initiative” group (we have over 5000 members so were unable to change from our original name!)

Disclaimer: OWL Scotland are not responsible for the content, standard or reliability of the linked websites, courses or resources from this bulletin from external sources. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.