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Common Milkwort, Unst
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CEP - Shetland
Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), Burrafirth, Unst, Shetland. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
25 June 1977
Ragwort, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), taken by David Palmar. Arran can be seen in the background.
06 August 2023
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding from Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at Kelvindale. Cinnarbar Moth caterpillars can often be spotted on ragwort, their most preferred food source. The bright colouring of the Cinnabar Moth caterpillar acts as a warning to potential predators by indicating that they are poisonous. The poison can only build up in the caterpillar by feeding from ragwort.
19 July 2024
Cinnabar Moth caterpillar, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding from Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at Kelvindale. Cinnarbar Moth caterpillars can often be spotted on ragwort, their most preferred food source. The bright colouring of the Cinnabar Moth caterpillar acts as a warning to potential predators by indicating that they are poisonous. The poison can only build up in the caterpillar by feeding from ragwort.
19 July 2024
Common Wasp, Kelvingrove Park
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Glasgow - Botanic Gardens, Hillhead, Kelvinbridge and Kelvingrove
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) at the wildlfower meadow behind the Art Galleries in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow
11 June 2024
Common Starling flock, RSPB Campfield Marsh
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Cumbria
A flock of Common Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flying at RSPB Camplfield Marsh, Cumbria
29 February 2024
Common Ragwort, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), taken by David Palmar. Ragwort is extremely attractive to pollinating insects such as the Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae). However, this plant can be poisinous to animals such as horses and is listed under the Weeds Act 1959 to prevent the spread of this plant on to agricultural land.
06 August 2023
Heath Milkwort, Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig
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Allt Mhuic Loch Arkaig
Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia) on Butterfly Conservation Scotland's nature reserve at Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig, taken by David Palmar
30 May 2023
Common Butterwort, Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig
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Allt Mhuic Loch Arkaig
Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) on Butterfly Conservation Scotland's nature reserve at Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig, taken by David Palmar
