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Badger diggings, falls of Clyde
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South Lanarkshire -Falls of Clyde
Badger (Meles meles) diggings, made when looking for food at the Falls of Clyde SWT reserve. Earthworms are the core of the badger's diet, often by as much as 60 per cent. In a single night, an adult badger may eat well over 200 worms!
30 August 2003
Peat stack, Islay
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CEP - Islay
Peat stack at Portnahaven, on the Isle of Islay. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate.
07 July 1963
Dor Beetle, Inchcailloch
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Loch Lomond - Inchcailloch
Dor Beetle (Anoplotrupes stercorosus) digging into the mud, Inchcailloch, Loch Lomond
30 July 2017
Digging up peat, Wester Moss, Fallin
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Stirlingshire - Fallin and Wester Moss
Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS)'s digger at work digging up peat at Wester Moss raised bog, Fallin.
The digger is building a bund to trap water and retain it in the bog to prevent it from drying out.
08 October 2015
Crofters peat digging, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Crofters peat digging with a peat iron, Lewis
27 June 2011
Crofters peat digging with a peat iron, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Crofters peat digging with a peat iron and peat stacking, Lewis
