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Matchstick lichen, Tulloch Moor, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Matchstick lichen (Cladonia sp.) lichen fruiting bodies, Tulloch Moor, taken by David Palmar
25 July 2023
Removing Himalayan Balsam seed heads into a bag, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
An RSPB staff member demonstrates how to remove safely into a bag a Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) plant, an invasive non-native species (INNS), which has grown seed heads, to conservation volunteers who pull it up at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond.
26 July 2018
Removing Himalayan Balsam seed heads into a bag, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
An RSPB staff member points to the fruiting bodies of the Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), which contain up to 500 seeds per plant and can be spread by an explosion of the ripe seed pod up to 7 metres away. Himalayan Balsam is an invasive non-native species (INNS) and every year conservation volunteers are required to pull it up at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond.
26 July 2018
Himalayan Balsam flower and seed pods
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), an invasive non-native species (INNS), out-competing native vegetation at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond. You can also see the fruiting bodies, which contain up to 500 seeds per plant, which can be spread by an explosion of the ripe seed pod up to 7 metres away.
26 July 2018
Common Carder Bumblebee pollinating Himalayan Balsam
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) pollinating Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), an invasive non-native species (INNS), out-competing native vegetation at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond. You can also see the fruiting bodies, which contain up to 500 seeds per plant, which can be spread by an explosion of the ripe seed pod up to 7 metres away.
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), an invasive non-native species (INNS), out-competing native vegetation at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond. At the top you can see the fruiting bodies, which contain up to 500 seeds per plant, which can be spread by an explosion of the ripe seed pod up to 7 metres away.
26 July 2018
Common Haircap Moss at RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
The fruiting body of Common Haircap Moss (Polytrichum commune) in Ring Wood at RSPB Loch Lomond.
15 June 2016
Common Haircap Moss at RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
The fruiting body of Common Haircap Moss (Polytrichum commune) in Ring Wood at RSPB Loch Lomond.
15 June 2016
Bronze Age round houses, Cladh Hallan, South Uist
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Western Isles - South Uist
Bronze Age round houses, Cladh Hallan, South Uist, where mummified bodies were found. More information can be found on the BBC website.
02 July 2010
Club moss fruiting on Mayar, Angus
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Angus Glens - Glen Doll
Club moss fruiting on Mayar, one of the mountains around the Angus Glens.
