Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 12 Apr 1922
Viola is out and about on another spring day and spots a Goldcrest and a Firecrest. These birds are cousins of each other but the Firecrest is much rarer. She […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 5 Jan – 6 Apr 1922
As we enter 1922, Viola records that she saw over 700-800 geese in the carse between Stirling and Gargunnock. In April, however, she encounters a new bird: the woodcock! Woodcock […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 31 Dec 1921
Viola’s final entry for the year 1921 is very short and concerns a hedgehog. She is at Gartinstarry again, which is just west of Buchlyvie and consists of farmland and […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 30th December 1921
At the end of another year, Viola is reflecting on her diary entries and makes a note of two things she had seen in 1921 that she neglected to put […]
Stirling County Council Library Service, 1939 – 1945
Our document of the month for August focuses on the Stirling County Council Library Service during World War Two. Two records highlight the successes and hardships they encountered during the […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 20 Dec 1921
It’s December and Viola is writing about her sightings of flocks of geese from the train into Stirling. Her previous diary entry from a few days earlier was written from […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 17 Dec 1921
We are approaching Christmas in Viola’s next diary entry. She is exploring the grounds at Gartinstarry and notes some unusual features of a log she has found. Gartinstarry is located […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 15 Oct & 20 Nov 1921
Viola’s last diary entries were written in the Highlands of Scotland in August. The next diary jumps ahead to autumn weekends in Harrogate, Yorkshire. Viola went to a boarding school […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 19th & 20th August 1921
Viola is still on holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. On the 19th August 1921, she visited Rogie Falls near Strathpeffer. This beautiful spot remains a tourist attraction today and […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 27 July 1921
It is important to remember that when Viola was writing her diary there was a completely different culture when it came to wildlife. Egg collecting, for example, was a common […]