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Wildflower meadow, Nethybridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
A wildlife meadow created by the Speyside Fields for Wildlife Programme in Nethybridge. A variety of flowers can be seen including Corn Marigold (Glebionis segetum), Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Ox-Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). Photo taken by David Palmar
22 July 2023
Cornflowers at Grangepans Wildflower Meadow, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Grangepans Wildflower Meadow, Bo'ness, created by Buglife as part of an Inner Forth Landscape Initiative project. Amongst plants seeded there are cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), an annual which encourages pollinators. Wildflower meadows are an important habitat for a variety of species. However we have lost over 97% of them in the UK since the 1930s.
02 August 2017
Grangepans Wildflower Meadow, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Grangepans Wildflower Meadow, Bo'ness, created by Buglife as part of an Inner Forth Landscape Initiative project. Buglife volunteers are in the background of this picture. Amongst plants seeded there are cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), annuals which encourage pollinators. Wildflower meadows are an important habitat for a variety of species. However we have lost over 97% of them in the UK since the 1930s.
02 August 2017
Meadow at Bridgeness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Meadow at Bridgeness in Bo'ness including Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Corn Marigold (Glebionis segetum), Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor). Wildflower meadows are an important habitat for a variety of species However we have lost over 97% of them in the UK since the 1930s. This wildflower meadow was developed by Buglife Scotland in cooperation with the |nner Forth Landscape Initiative (IFLI).
03 August 2016
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
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
Meadow Brown on Knapweed at Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at Spey Bay.
26 July 2024
Narrow-bordered 5-Spot Burnet Moths mating, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Narrow-bordered 5 spot Burnet moths (Zygaena lonicerae) mating on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Meadow Brown on Black Knapweed, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Black Knapweed, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
A clump of Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), a plant in the family Asteraceae, in Compartment 32 at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
