10 tips to help Dunbartonshire's wildlife
Share what you know
1. Take part in our wildlife surveys
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2. Join in! Learn new skills - get involved in practical conservation or a local wildlife group
3. Use your local Countryside Ranger Service - learn more about local countryside and its wildlife
In your garden
4. Create a wildlife haven - leave areas to grow wild
5. Give a helping hand - buy/build bird, bat and hedgehog boxes - put out food and water for birds throughout the winter
6. Recycle your garden waste in your brown bin
7. Plant Scottish trees, shrubs and flowers - they'll provide food and homes for insects, birds and small mammals
8. Use peat-free compost
Out and about
9. Leave wild flowers for everyone to enjoy
10. Report any wildlife crime to your local Wildlife Crime Officer, Strathclyde Police
Nature Detectives
Have you seen any of the following?
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- Bog Rosemary
- Lesser Butterfly Orchid
- Round-leaved Sundew
- Scottish Bluebell
- Common Blue
- Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
- Atlantic Salmon
- Brown Trout
- Badger
- Bat
- Otter
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- Water Vole
- Black Grouse
- Curlew
- Lapwing
- Linnet
- Redshank
- Reed Bunting
- Skylark
- Snipe
- Tree Sparrow
- Yellowhammer
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If the answer to any of the above is "Yes", we'd love to hear from you!
Please tell us: what you saw, where and when and how many. You can email or telephone your wildlife to the Biodiversity Officer on 01389 737 858 or at biodiversity@west-dunbarton.gov.uk.
