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Arran Week 2 and my mum & dad missed me that much they came to stay 😜 In between shifts they chauffeured me round the island, where we marvelled at myrtle, went wild for radish and kept an eagle eye on the raptors. Just posted a reel on insta too 👇 instagram.com/reel/DKpoeaTK-…

Bus ride over to Brodick before my shift started and had myself a cheeky visit to Brodick Castle Gardens, and wow, what a stunner. Loads of exotic & delicate plants, but it was the Pride of Madeira (fancy purple flowers) that were proper showing off.

Gardening on the Isle of Arran, looks a little like this……

Day off spent hiking up the wet, boggy, misty Clauchland Hills, where I spotted…. absolutely nothing 👌🏼

After the rain…. Night off - sunset & beer - Lochranza Shore 👌🏼

Morning off… Headed off to Stronach Woods to have a wee look at the cup and ring prehistoric art found on a slab of rock there. I wasn't there too long tho as it was a bit midgy! Started with a coffee, ended on Arran ice cream (if you know, you know 😉)

Oh you pretty thing…. Very obliging golden-ringed dragonfly on my hike yesterday. PondWatch starts on 1st July and it’s a little different this year, get involved here 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/get-involved/p… British Dragonfly Society Joel Ashton 🍃🌳🍃 Chris Packham

Thanks to Matt from Hampshire Carnivorous Plants, for the heads up that Drosera anglica (great sundew) are on Arran; so I went in search 🔎 Found this whopper on my hike, what a belter !

Day off - week 4 on Arran. Hike of dreams - eagles, dragonflies, sundew, rare trees, waterfalls, wild swim and slowworms. One Day like this a year will see me right. Full reel over on insta👇 instagram.com/reel/DLNnxNIKD…

My first Arran Whitebeam, one of the rarest and most endangered trees in the world. Found on rocky crags and steep-sided slopes of the glen, it’s a hybrid of rowan and rock whitebeam. woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-an… Spotted on my hike up Glen Catacol 👉 instagram.com/reel/DLNnxNIKD…

Know someone aged 5-16 who loves getting out in nature and watching wildlife, with a camera or smartphone? Tell them about our Young Wild Photographer competition. But hurry, entries must be in by midnight on Sunday 6th July. henharrierday.uk/get-involved/y…

Bog myrtle, my new fav plant. Found in abundance at Glen Sannox. Growing alongside heather and bracken, it has this really pokey scent, which apparently can be used as a natural midge repellent. Am not convinced anything really works against the brutal Scottish midge!

Just 9 days left to enter the Young Wild Photographer awards. Know someone aged 5-16 who loves getting out in nature & watching wildlife, with a camera or smartphone? Tell them about our Young Wild Photographer competition. But hurry, entry closes at midnight on Sunday 6th July.

Have yourself a mindful moment this July with British Dragonfly Society PondWatch. Get involved 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/get-involved/p… Joel Ashton 🍃🌳🍃 Mike Dilger 💚

💦 #PondWatch 2025 is here! 🎉 Spend 30 minutes by a pond anytime between 1st-31st July - watch, listen, smell, feel... and keep an eye out for dragonflies and damselflies! Anyone can take part. Slow down, look closely, and give PondWatching a go. 🔗 british-dragonflies.org.uk/get-involved/p…

Day off - week 7 Fuelled by the ‘sandwich of dreams’, I hiked along the coastal path from Sannox, back to Lochranza. The weather was absolutely horrendous, but I was rewarded with a pod of porpoise and the fossilised footprint of a giant millipede. Top stuff 👌🏼

Wk 7 working on Arran, spending my days off exploring the island. Headed up Glen Rosa and Garbh Allt Burn, batting off horseflies all the way. As I reached the moorland edge, I was treated to phenomenal views of a pair of golden eagles dancing & gliding above my head, just epic!