Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) gathering nesting material, Troup Head
05 July 2008
Common Bluebell seed head, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) seed head with seed pods, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Chickweed Wintergreen with seed head, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Chickweed Wintergreen (Trientalis europaea), best seen in June and July. Also known as the Arctic Starflower, it grows in woodlands in the north of England and Scotland. Its common name is misleading - it is neither a chickweed nor a wintergreen, but a member of the primrose family. Here is is growing in Curr Woods, near Dulnain Bridge in Speyside. The flower is over, and the seed head remains. Notice the Primrose-like leaves.
20 July 2021
Hawkweed seed head, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
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Carrifran Wildwood
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.) seed head, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat. Like a dandelion clock, the seeds are borne by the wind on hairlike structures at the end of ecah seed stalk, aiding the spread of the plant.
17 September 2020
Devil's bit scabious seed head, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
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Carrifran Wildwood
Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) seed head, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
17 September 2020
Common Ragwort, Broomhill allotments, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), Broomhill allotments, Glasgow. Once the flower has gone over, the seed heads have hair-like structures which enable the seeds to be dispersed by the wind, like in a dandelion clock.
16 August 2020
Black ground beetle on Knapweed, Baron's Haugh
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Black ground beetle (Calathus fuscipes) on Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Baron's Haugh RSPB Nature Reserve, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. It is a widespread and common species in the British Isles.
