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Hares-foot clover, Prestwick
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CEP - Ayrshire
Hares-foot clover (Trifolium arvense), Prestwick. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar in 1979.
02 September 1979
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Wild Pansy or Heartsease and White Clover, Cochno
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Wild Pansy or Heartsease (Viola tricolor) and White Clover (Trifolium repens), Cochno, taken by David Palmar
08 July 2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee on Red Clover, Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
Red Clover, Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
Early Bumblebee on Red Clover at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Malls Mire and Richmond Park
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
White clover, Milton, Dumbarton
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
White clover (Trifolium repens) can be found in most grassy areas, as seen here at the side of a cycle path in Milton, Dumbarton. The flowers appear between May and October and are mostly visited by bumblebees. The petals have dew or raindrops on them. Taken by David Palmar.
29 September 2020
Orange-tip Butterfly feeding on white clover, Auchinstarry, Kilsyth
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North Lanarkshire
Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) feeding on White Clover (Trifolium repens), Auchinstarry, Kilsyth, taken by Sarah Longrigg. This is a male butterfly- the females of this species lack the orange tips which give it its name.
17 June 2018
Moss Carder Bumblebee on White clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) on White clover (Trifolium repens), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats and has a preference for Clover and Knapweed.
04 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. The Great Yellow Bumblebee comes out later in the summer, and can be distinguished from other bumblebees by the black band of hairs joining the bases of its wings.
