It has been a good year for the House martins at the Greenock Cut, lots of young fledglings wheeling around the Visitor Centre

Our insect hotel has a new resident booked in.

Exciting times for the Tag-n-Track Gulls, one has nto long arrived in France, read all about it's departure below or look on their FB for the latest.

The beauty of the" Scottish Bluebell" on the Nature trail at Greenock. http://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/plant-fungi-species/harebell

It was nice to see members of Cycle Ayrshire having a picnic at the Greenock Cut Visitor Centre as part of their 40 mile Portencross loop.

Saturday 15th July saw a group of volunteers facing the wind and rain to help the Rangers carry out a Beach Clean at Lunderston Bay. Lots of litter was removed from the beach and recorded. If you would like to take part in a clean the next one is on Sat 16th September from 11am onwards. Hope to see you there.

Russell and family visited the Greenock Nature Trail and did amazing finding all the Wood Spirits! Thank you sharing your photos. It's a great FREE family day out and walk for the holidays... Download your Wood Spirit guide now and tick them off as you find them - http://clydemuirshiel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Spirit-Nature-Trail-Guide-PDF.pdf

Six children joined Rangers John and Kathleen in building bird boxes and making bird feeders at the Wild on Wednesday event. All learned how to use hand tools safely. Sawing, drilling and nailing their boxes together. The birds will love their new houses. The nest session is ‘GPS Treasure Hunt’ on Wednesday 26th July. To book a space, click on link below http://clydemuirshiel.co.uk/event/wild-on-wednesdays-2-copy-copy-copy-copy/ Hope to see you here.

See how Tag-n-Track 's lesser black-backed gulls are getting on by visiting the 'Team Gull' webpages. Don't forget to send in your sightings of the tagged gulls to the project too. http://clydemuirshiel.co.uk/things-to-do/widlife/tag-n-track/teamgull/

The Clyde Muirshiel Munchkins had fun in the sun yesterday learning about owls. They went along the Greenock Cut trail to find all the native owls in the UK, before playing owly games. The session was finished off with a story book. The next session is ‘Stick Adventures’ on Wednesday 23rd August. To book a space for your Munchkin, click on link below http://clydemuirshiel.co.uk/event/clyde-muirshiel-munchkins-23817/ Hope to see you there.

Nothing better than a beautiful Scottish summertime and nowhere better to enjoy than your nearest sandy beach, Lunderston Bay! We love this photo from @kirstywur capturing the gorgeous sunshine and building a sandcastle 🦀☀️🏖 #Repost @kirstywur (@get_repost) ・・・ #sandcastle #sand #beach #seaside #daytripper #gourock #lunderstonbay #inverclyde #beachlife #instabeach #scenic #bluesky #travelgram #travelphotography #scotspirit #scotland_lovers #igscotland #iggersscotland #visitscotland

Enter the Clyde Muirshiel Bog Stomp 2017 on Sunday 3rd September and run a hilly 10k in support of Erskine Proud To Care veterans. It's £20 and includes an exclusively designed bog stomp medal, technical tshirt and £5 donation. Full details and entry below: http://clydemuirshiel.co.uk/event/bog-stomp-2017/