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Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute

Photo: Volunteers posing for a group photo. Source: The Lochside Press

Volunteers made a difference at Loch Lomond

Volunteers joined in a session organised by the Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, ...
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Photo of a tree by Breeze

Stories of our native trees

Clydesider Magazine contributor, Breeze, shares where and why we can all enjoy some of Scotland’s ...
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Sign indicating biodiversity area by Jim Duncan

Where are all the butterflies?

Butterfly populations in Scotland have noticeably dropped, writes Jim Duncan. But what does this mean ...
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Rare Pine Marten in Balloch Castle Country Park by Jim Duncan

Rare pine marten spotted in Scottish national park is good news for the native red squirrel population

Pine martens, the most elusive mammal found in the UK, has been spotted in Balloch ...
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Photo: Arrochar PS pupils took part in a litter pick as part of the Live Lesson. Source: The Lochside Press

Art competition focusses on Arrochar litter sink

An art competition focussing on the ‘Arrochar litter sink’ has been launched for schoolchildren in ...
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Bellsmyre Community Garden from above, by Harvey Smart.

10 Year celebrations for Bellsmyre Community Garden in Dumbartonshire  

This summer saw 10 year anniversary celebrations for Bellsmyre Community Garden. In this article Harvey ...
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Photo: Glen Fruin oil leak clean-up. Source: The Lochside Press

Glen Fruin oil leak: Clean-up now under way

Publication: The Lochside Press The clean-up of an oil leak in Glen Fruin, discovered in ...
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Photos by Natalie MacDonald

Castlehill is being transformed into a nature haven…but not without the help of its community

A community farm and wildlife initiative is looking for helpers to keep the site in ...

By Natalie MacDonald, The Clydesider

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Caledonian Pinewoods. The Lochside Press

£1.1m award for nature restoration initiative

Wild Strathfillan received a £1.1m boost from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by ...

By The Lochside Press

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Books at bookshop

Word on the street: are authors comfortable with becoming ‘celebrities’?

There is, as far as I know, no central register of UK book festivals, but ...

By Brian Palmer, The Ileach

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Mairi Queen image of mum cycling

Mums snapped up prizes in better journeys competition

A Helensburgh mum won first prize in a photo competition for ‘better journeys’. Mairi Queen ...
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Finnart oil terminal closure announced with job losses expected

Last Friday, it was revealed the Finnart oil terminal will close with the loss of ...

By The Lochside Press

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