Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 16 Sep 1919
A very short entry in Viola’s journal sees her observe a Kestrel at Sauchie Reservoir. There isn’t an official ‘Sauchie Reservoir’ so it is hard to pinpoint exactly where she […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 7 Sep 1919
It’s a Sunday afternoon and Viola is back visiting Touch House, where she describes in detail a bright yellow moth. We suspect this could be a Brimstone Moth. Her entry […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 1st September 1919
This diary entry for 1st September concentrates on birds and bats. Viola enjoyed communicating with the owls around Gargunnock House, as we shall see in later diary entries. In this […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 26 Aug 1919
The next entry in Viola’s nature journal continues her exploration of the land near Touch. We are introduced to Menzies, who we presume is a worker at the Gargunnock Estate, […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 24 Aug 1919
Viola Stirling, aged 12, began her nature diary early on a Sunday morning in Touch Glen. Her entries begin with her sighting of a roe deer. This seems to encourage […]
The Nature Notebook of Viola Stirling 1919 – 1928
Throughout 2017, we are going to be posting entries from the nature diary of Miss Viola Stirling of the Stirling family of Gargunnock. The Council Archives is fortunate to hold […]