Common Butterwort, Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) in flower at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis. Butterwort is a carnivorous plant which has sticky leaves to catch insects. This enables it to live in nutrient-poor soild such as the peat bogs of north-western Scotland
21 June 2011
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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Western Isles - 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
Red squirrel
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Dumfriesshire - Lockerbie
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Eskrigg Reserve, Lockerbie
19 April 2014
Primrose at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Primrose (Primula Vulgaris) at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis, growing rather small, and flowering late (21 June) in this harsh salty and windy environment.
21 June 2011
Self Heal, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris), Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding from Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at Kelvindale. Cinnarbar Moth caterpillars can often be spotted on ragwort, their most preferred food source. The bright colouring of the Cinnabar Moth caterpillar acts as a warning to potential predators by indicating that they are poisonous. The poison can only build up in the caterpillar by feeding from ragwort.
