Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 18th August 1920
Although Viola obviously loves nature and the animals she sees in it, she is not at all sentimental about the creatures that she observes. She is clearly extremely curious about […]
Viola Stirling Nature Diary: 13 Aug 1920
Have you ever seen a weasel? The tiny mustelid is often very hard to spot but you may see one dart across fields and paths. The problem is that by […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 12th April 1920
It is likely that Viola was on holiday from her school for Easter at this point in her diary. She is on holiday in the East Neuk of Fife and […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary, 12th – 23rd February 1920
One of the first signs that spring is just around the corner is the unmistakable sound of birds singing. Birds use their voices to communicate for a variety of reasons. […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 18th January – 9th February 1920
Everyone can identify with the optimism of the first signs of spring. In these entries from early 1920, Viola shows that she is no exception. The first entry from the […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 11 & 12 Dec 1919
Like Viola’s last diary entry she has spotted a heron again. She is baffled to see it descend into the middle of ‘Mole field’. Viola’s naming of places makes you […]
Balfron and Killearn Temperance Polls, 1920-1964
With the local council elections and the snap general election just around the corner, we thought it would good to have our ‘Document of the Month’ for May run along […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 5 Dec 1919
*Please note that although Viola states that the date is 5th Novmember, we are pretty confident this is a mistake and is actually meant to be December. Viola continues her […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 4th December 1919
There is some confusion with dates at this point in the diary, Viola begins with the 4th of December but then goes on to the 5th and other dates in […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 1 Dec 1919
It’s a Monday morning at the start of December and Viola is in a field she has simply named ‘Farm Field’. She witnesses a hare jump and refers to its […]