Plant colonisation - Narrow-leaved Ragwort (Senecio inaequidans) amongst other plants recolonising a derelict industrial area at the former John Brown's site, Clydebank. This plant is from South Africa and has become naturalised in the UK. It is a pioneer species that can often be found along motorways, railways and disused land.
Plant colonisation - Narrow-leaved Ragwort (Senecio inaequidans) amongst other plants recolonising a derelict industrial area at the former John Brown's site, Clydebank. This plant is from South Africa and has become naturalised in the UK. It is a pioneer species that can often be found along motorways, railways and disused land.
21 June 2016
Narrow-leaved Helleborine
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Seil
Narrow-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia), a rare orchid, growing in a wood by a sea loch on Seil.
30 May 2010
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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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
Narrow-winged Pug moth, Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. A variable species with rather pointed forewings ranging in colour from light to dark grey with darker crosslines. Inhabiting heathland and moorland, this distinctive species is fairly commonly distributed throughout Britain. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
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
Thyme-leaved Speedwell, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Thyme-leaved Speedwell, a plant in the family Plantaginaceae, in Compartment 34 at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
04 July 2023
Broad-leaved Dock, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius), a plant in the family Polygonaceae, in Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
02 June 2023
Broad-leaved Willowherb at the Howietown Heritage and Nature Sanctuary, Old Sauchie
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Howietown and Old Sauchie
Broad-leaved Willowherb (Epilobium montanum) at the Howietown Heritage and Nature Sanctuary Charitable Trust, Old Sauchie