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Greenfinch on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
A male Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) perching on a frosty tree branch, Glasgow. The Greenfinch is one of Europe’s most widely distributed birds, breeding from the Mediterranean to the arctic, but absent from Iceland. The male is dull-olive green with some yellow on the breast and rump, and bright yellow wing flashes. Its scientific name comes from khloris, from the Greek khloros, "green".
07 December 2010
male Brambling on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
A male Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) on a frosty branch in a Glasgow garden. Bramblings are winter visitors to this country. They leave the UK in spring to breed in Finland, Scandinavia and Russia. Their numbers fluctuate year to year depending on the availability of beech mast in the breeding grounds.
13 December 2010
Stockingfield Bridge under construction
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Stockingfield Bridge under construction over the Forth and Clyde and Glasgow branch canals in November 2021. It is a cable-stayed, twin-span suspension bridge which will connect pedestrians, cyclists and wheelers with the communities of Maryhill, Ruchill and Gilshochill, and enable continuous movement along the canals without leaving the towpath or encountering steps or danger from traffic. Taken by David Palmar
21 November 2021
Stockingfield Bridge under construction
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Stockingfield Bridge under construction over the Forth and Clyde and Glasgow branch canals in November 2021. It is a cable-stayed, twin-span suspension bridge which will connect pedestrians, cyclists and wheelers with the communities of Maryhill, Ruchill and Gilshochill, and enable continuous movement along the canals without leaving the towpath or encountering steps or danger from traffic. Taken by David Palmar
21 November 2021
Witch's broom on Silver Birch, Forth and Clyde Canal, Ruchill
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Witch's broom, a ball-shaped deformity in a tree caused by a pathogen such as a fungus, in this case on Silver Birch (Betula pendula), near the Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow branch, Ruchill
23 February 2020
Witch's broom on Silver Birch and Reed mace, Forth and Clyde Canal, Ruchill
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Witch's broom, a ball-shaped deformity in a tree caused by a pathogen such as a fungus, in this case on Silver Birch (Betula pendula), near the Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow branch, Ruchill. In the foreground is Reed mace or bulrush (Typha sp).
23 February 2020
Constructing a new footbridge across the Forth and Clyde Canal, Hamiltonhill, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
New pedestrian, cycle and wheeling bridge under construction at Hamiltonhill Claypits near Maryhill, Glasgow, as part of a Scottish Canals green infrastructure project, to promote active travel and enable access to the Claypits nature reserve.
23 February 2020
New footbridge under construction at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
New pedestrian, cycle and wheeling bridge under construction at Hamiltonhill Claypits near Maryhill, Glasgow, as part of a Scottish Canals green infrastructure project, to promote active travel and enable access to the Claypits nature reserve.
23 February 2020
Forth and Clyde Canal and M8, Craighall, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
The newly reconstructed section of the Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow branch, parallel to the M8 motorway at Craighall, linking the canal sections at Speirs Wharf, Port Dundas, with Pinkston canal basin.
23 February 2020
Speirs Wharf, Port Dundas, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Speirs Wharf, Port Dundas on the Glasgow Branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal. The former Forth and Clyde Navigation Company canal office is on the right, and beyond it the former City of Glasgow Grain Mills, and Sugar Refinery in the tall building at the far end. The buildings were converted into flats in the 1980s.
