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Volunteer cutting invasive Tree Mallow on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Shona Jessiman cutting invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth, with Craigleith and the Lamb in the background.
24 January 2020
Volunteer cutting invasive Tree Mallow on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Emily Burton, Volunteer Coordinator at the Scottish Seabird Centre, cutting invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth. In the background is a group of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), and above them, the island of Craigleith.
24 January 2020
Cleaning a remote seabird camera on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Emily Burton, Volunteer Coordinator at the Scottish Seabird Centre, cleaning a remote seabird camera on Fidra, Firth of Forth, with the Bass Rock and Craigleith in the background. The salt spray deposits salt on the lens and affects the visibility of the view on the screen in the Scottish Seabird Centre, so the lens must be cleaned from time to time.
24 January 2020
Cutting invasive Tree Mallow on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Cutting invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Fidra, Firth of Forth. The Tree Mallow growing on the cliff is beyond the scope of what volunteers can be expected to do, and will be removed by a specialist team.
24 January 2020
The walled garden and lighthouse, Fidra, Firth of Forth
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The walled garden, cleared of invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) in 2019, and the lighthouse, Fidra, Firth of Forth
24 January 2020
The cliffs of Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth
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The cliffs of Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth, with Craigleith in the background
24 January 2020
Fidra from Castle Tarbet
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The main island of Fidra, Firth of Forth, seen from Castle Tarbet
24 January 2020
Shags on a rock, Fidra, Firth of Forth
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A group of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on a rock off Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth
24 January 2020
Lighthouse on Fidra, with Tree mallow
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Lighthouse on Fidra, with Tree mallow (Lavatera arborea), an invasive non-native species (INNS), taken by Ash-Lynn Tavener.
26 October 2019
Removal of invasive non-native Tree Mallow on Fidra
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Removal of invasive non-native Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea), showing before and after removal on Fidra RSPB Reserve, taken by Ash-Lynn Tavener. If allowed to grow in dense thickets, Tree mallow covers Puffin burrows and stops the birds accessing them. Removal needs to be done every year and is labour-intensive.
