Loch Leven National Nature Reserve

05/11/2026

When puffballs mature, they are ready to release spores, which happens when somethings comes into contact with them, such as animals or even rain! (or a stick like this). They puff out clouds of spores, which drift away in the wind and help the fungus spread.

02/11/2026

FULLY BOOKED
We will be hosting our wreath making event on Thursday 3rd December this year. It's free to attend, and we provide vegetation, wreath rounds and some other decorative materials, but feel free to bring extras. A mini mince pie and mulled punch on arrival too! 🎄🥧
Bookings taken via eventbrite;
https://lochlevenwreathmaking2026.eventbrite.co.uk

No bookings taken via facebook or email, but if you have issues with the website please get in touch.

Come along to the NatureScot workshop for a evening of wreath making. We use local materials and vegetation, and provide equipment as well.

29/10/2026

We've been enjoying watching the starlings coming into roose in the reeds by the pier recently. They roost in large groups and fly around in murmuration's to avoid predators and share warmth on cold night.
This happens at dusk, so right now between 16:15 and 16:45 if anybody wanted to come and see for themselves.

24/10/2026

With strong winds over the weekend forecast we urge visitors to take care. Trees may come down as well, so we will be out checking the trail on Monday and clearing what we can as quickly as possible. If anybody does see trees over the trail please email [email protected] or message us here to let us know.

23/10/2026

Autumn and spooky crafts at the NatureScot workshop today from 2pm.
If your itching to get out the house and still hide from the rain we've got some nature crafts on in our workshop. Creating bats and spiders webs from natural recourses, and we have some bug hotels and apple feeders left from our previous event to make!

KY13 8UF. 2-4pm.

21/10/2026

This afternoon we're doing autumn crafts such as bug hotel and apple bird feeder making at the NatureScot workshop. Free to attend so please drop by!
From 2pm.
KY13 8UF

19/10/2026

Volume up!
Whooper swans are a winter visitor here to Loch Leven, and we often have hundreds arriving throughout the autumn. Scotland has a small number that breed up north, but most of our visitors arive from breeding grounds in Iceland or Scandinavia. They get they're name from the distinct 'whooping' call, and you can often here them on the loch or when they fly in overhead. Also distinguishable from our resident mute swans by the yellow bill, and a somewhat friendlier face.

16/10/2026

Come along to the NatureScot office this morning to see if we've caught any autumn moths!
From 9am, KY13 9YF
📷 Autumnal Rustic

14/10/2026

Due to tomorrow mornings weather forecast we'll be doing our sunrise goose watch on Friday 16th morning instead from 7-9 at Kirkgate graveyard overlooking the loch.
We will also be opening up moth traps friday morning back at our office (KY13 8UF) from 9am.

14/10/2026

We're having a bug hotel building event today from 2-4pm at our workshop in the pier car park. Free to attend and it's a drop-in session so please feel free to come along.

KY13 8UF