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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
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
Moss carder bumblebee on White clover, North Uist
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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.
29 May 2017
White clover, Shapinsay
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Orkney - Shapinsay
White Clover (Trifolium repens) on Shapinsay, Orkney. A creeping perennial which flowers between May and October, White Clover is a valuable nectar source for bees and butterflies.
13 July 2015
Common Carder bumble bee
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Stirlingshire - Fallin and Wester Moss
Common Carder bumble bee (Bombus pascuorum) on White Clover (Trifolium repens), Fallin coal bing, Stirlingshire. Common Carders are ginger with black hairs on the abdomen. They have a long tongue which allows them to feed on plants with long tubular florets.
17 June 2015
Common Blue butterfly on machair clover flower, South Uist
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Western Isles - South Uist
Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) on a White Clover (Trifolium repens) machair flower, South Uist. The caterpillars of the Common blue will feed on clovers. There are typically two generations laid each year but if the weather is warm there can be three broods.
03 July 2010
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
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
