On the Wildside 2: what the Glasgow Botanic Gardens Wildside project has achieved and what remains to be done

Weddle, R.B.; Downie, Judith

doi:10.37208/tgn27325

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“…Watson (2022) covered the bryophytes and Wilkie (2022) the lichens. Overall, many species new to Glasgow and even some new to Scotland were recorded during this project, with a chart of the discoveries published as Table 3 in Weddle & Downie (2021). The ever-increasing species list can be found at www.gnhs.org.uk/biodiversity/GBG_splist.pdf.…”

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Kelvin Biodiversity Network: a decade of co-operation and citizen science

Downie,

Weddle,

Dunachie

2024

The Glasgow Naturalist

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Formed in the autumn of 2013, Kelvin Biodiversity Network (KBN) focuses on the biodiversity of, and issues facing the lower River Kelvin, which is essentially the stretch of the waterway flowing through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The network reaches about 30 organisations, mainly non-governmental organisations (NGOs). We describe KBN’s activities involving member groups working together, specifically on a conference, regular bio-recording and an annual exhibition, and discuss its achievements (especially in citizen science), limitations and possible futures.

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Kelvin Biodiversity Network: a decade of co-operation and citizen science

Downie,

Weddle,

Dunachie

2024

The Glasgow Naturalist

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“…The most recent survey covered the years 2018-22 and was entitled "On the Wildside Revisited" as it was essentially a repeat of "On the Wildside" in the late 1990s, which had been reported in TGN 23 parts 3 (1998) and 4 (1999). The number of taxonomic groups and species recorded in the Gardens was greatly increased by the new surveys, and included some historical records not included in the earlier survey: the comparison between the two sets of surveys is analysed in some detail by Weddle & Downie (2021).…”

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The Blodwen Lloyd Binns Bequest: three decades of major positive impacts on Glasgow Natural History Society

Downie¹,

Weddle²,

Futter³

et al. 2023

The Glasgow Naturalist

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The establishment of the Blodwen Lloyd Binns (BLB) Bequest in 1991 and the transformative impact of its first 20 years on the development of Glasgow Natural History Society have previously been reported. This paper describes the following decade, up to 2022. BLB’s requests, including publication of a biography of John Scouler and floras of Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire have been carried out. Sadly, Peter Macpherson, author of the Lanarkshire flora, died before publication of his book. The overall capital value of the Bequest has been maintained, and supplemented in the last decade by additional legacies and donations. The income generated has been used to fund a wide variety of natural history projects: publication of The Glasgow Naturalist and several books, a BLB prize and lecture series, the organisation of several conferences, bursaries to help young scientists learn identification and recording skills, and funding of a wealth of public engagement and research work, including student expeditions and tools to help communities appreciate local biodiversity. Although the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed some work normally funded by the Bequest, the lack of funding applications allowed strengthening of the Bequest’s capital through re-investment. The future positive impact of the Bequest on the Society’s activities looks secure.

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On the Wildside 2: what the Glasgow Botanic Gardens Wildside project has achieved and what remains to be done

Cited by 2 publications

References 5 publications

Kelvin Biodiversity Network: a decade of co-operation and citizen science

Kelvin Biodiversity Network: a decade of co-operation and citizen science

The Blodwen Lloyd Binns Bequest: three decades of major positive impacts on Glasgow Natural History Society

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