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CalMac Ferry MV Loch Shira and Oystercatcher flock
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
CalMac Ferry MV Loch Shira (Loch Siora) heading towards Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, with a flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) on the slipway in front of the former National Water Sports Centre.
18 March 2024
Preston Mill, East Linton
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East Lothian
Preston Mill is located in East Linton, East Lothian. The mill was used until 1959, and was the last watermill to be used in East Lothian. The mill required high levels of labour and would have to deal with many problems ranging from floods to mice infestations. The architecture of the mill is unusual for Scotland as it resembles historic Dutch buildings. The mill is now a tourist attraction owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS).
12 August 2023
Preston Mill, East Linton
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East Lothian
Preston Mill is located in East Linton, East Lothian. The mill was used until 1959, and was the last watermill to be used in East Lothian. The mill required high levels of labour and would have to deal with many problems ranging from floods to mice infestations. The architecture of the mill is unusual for Scotland as it resembles historic Dutch buildings. The mill is now a tourist attraction owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS).
12 August 2023
Peat bund blocks the drainage from Flanders Moss raised bog
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
View from the observation tower, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A peat bund blocks the drainage from the raised bog, helping to raise the water table and re-wet the bog following previous drainage when ditches were dug and peat removed to create agricultural land. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
20 October 2021
Pools due to high water table, Flanders Moss
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
View from the observation tower, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. Pools dot the raised bog where the water table comes to the surface due to bog rewetting following the blocking of drainage ditches. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
20 October 2021
Peat bund blocks the drainage from Flanders Moss raised bog
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
A peat bund blocks the drainage from the raised bog, helping to raise the water table and re-wet the bog following previous drainage when ditches were dug and peat removed to create agricultural land, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
20 October 2021
Peat bund blocks the drainage from Flanders Moss raised bog
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
A peat bund blocks the drainage from the raised bog, helping to raise the water table and re-wet the bog following previous drainage when ditches were dug and peat removed to create agricultural land, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source. In the background is an observation tower which gives good views over the bog.
20 October 2021
Pools due to high water table, Flanders Moss
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
Pools dot the raised bog where the water table comes to the surface due to bog rewetting following the blocking of drainage ditches, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
20 October 2021
Pools due to high water table, Flanders Moss
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
Pools dot the raised bog where the water table comes to the surface due to bog rewetting following the blocking of drainage ditches, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source. In the background is an observation tower which gives good views over the bog.
20 October 2021
Pools due to high water table, Flanders Moss
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
Pools dot the raised bog where the water table comes to the surface due to bog rewetting following the blocking of drainage ditches, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
