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Ruby tiger moth caterpillar, Braehead Moss
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Ruby tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) caterpillar on the boardwalk at Braehead Moss raised bog, South Lanarkshire
28 March 2019
Board walk at Braehead Moss, South Lanarkshire
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Board walk with newly dug pond at Braehead Moss, South Lanarkshire, a raised bog managed by SNH (Scottish Natural Heritage), and which has been worked on by Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS) Bog Squad.
28 March 2019
Bog Squad leader David Hill with a new board walk section at Braehead Moss
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Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS) Bog Squad leader David Hill with a new board walk section at Braehead Moss, South Lanarkshire
28 March 2019
The Bog Squad with a new board walk section at Braehead Moss
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Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS) Bog Squad with a new board walk section at Braehead Moss, South Lanarkshire
28 March 2019
The Bog Squad constructing a board walk at Braehead Moss
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Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS) bog squad constructing a board walk at Braehead Moss, South Lanarkshire
28 March 2019
Boardwalk materials, Braehead Moss
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Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS) bog squad with materials for constructing a board walk at Braehead Moss, South Lanarkshire
28 March 2019
Meadow Pipit, Braehead Moss
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Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) with food in its beak, showing evidence of breeding, Braehead Moss raised bog, South Lanarkshire
08 July 2017
Bell heather, South Lanarkshire
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Bell Heather (Erica cinerea), Braehead Moss raised bog, South Lanarkshire. The site was designated as an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) in 1981, and as an SAC (Special Area of Conservation) in 2005. The central part of the site is a National Nature Reserve. SNH (Scottish Natural Heritage) is responsible for managing the site including encouraging water retention, restricting grazing and peat cutting and discouraging encraochment of woodland.
08 July 2017
Large Heath butterfly, Braehead Moss, Lanarkshire
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Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia) butterfly on Bell Heather (Erica cinerea), Braehead Moss raised bog, South Lanarkshire. This is subspecies polydama, with indistinct eye spots, intermediate in appearance between the northern subspecies scotica and the English subspecies tullia. You can see its proboscis as it hunts for nectar in the Bell Heather.
08 July 2017
Large Heath butterfly, Braehead Moss, Lanarkshire
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Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia) butterfly on Bell Heather (Erica cinerea), Braehead Moss raised bog, South Lanarkshire. This is subspecies polydama, with indistinct eye spots, intermediate in appearance between the northern subspecies scotica and the English subspecies tullia.
