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Tree Mallow at the cottage, Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig scenery, plants and animals
Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) growing in front of the cottage, Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde. Tree mallow is an invasive non-native species (INNS).
01 July 2007
Volunteer cutting invasive Tree Mallow on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Emily Burton, Volunteer Coordinator at the Scottish Seabird Centre, cutting invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth. In the background is a group of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), and above them, the island of Craigleith.
24 January 2020
Cutting invasive Tree Mallow on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Cutting invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Fidra, Firth of Forth. The Tree Mallow growing on the cliff is beyond the scope of what volunteers can be expected to do, and will be removed by a specialist team.
24 January 2020
Tree Mallow on Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Craigleith
Invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso. Tree Mallow has spread rapidly and thickly, preventing Puffins from using their burrows. Now much of it has been removed, following a crash in Puffin numbers in the 1990s.
29 June 2019
Removal of invasive non-native Tree Mallow on Fidra
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Removal of invasive non-native Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea), showing before and after removal on Fidra RSPB Reserve, taken by Ash-Lynn Tavener. If allowed to grow in dense thickets, Tree mallow covers Puffin burrows and stops the birds accessing them. Removal needs to be done every year and is labour-intensive.
26 October 2019
Shag colony, Fidra
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) colony, Fidra, showing how Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) grows in large patches on the island. In the background is Fife.
22 March 2016
Volunteer cutting invasive Tree Mallow on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Shona Jessiman cutting invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth, with Craigleith and the Lamb in the background.
24 January 2020
The walled garden and lighthouse, Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
The walled garden, cleared of invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) in 2019, and the lighthouse, Fidra, Firth of Forth
24 January 2020
Lighthouse on Fidra, with Tree mallow
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Lighthouse on Fidra, with Tree mallow (Lavatera arborea), an invasive non-native species (INNS), taken by Ash-Lynn Tavener.
26 October 2019
Herring Gulls roosting amongst Tree Mallow, Fidra
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) roosting amongst Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea), an invasive species on Fidra, Firth of Forth
