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Common frog (Rana temporaria) on a Highland moorland
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Monadhliath
Common frog (Rana temporaria) on a Highland moorland. Its brown blotchy colour camouflages it well in the heather moorland environment. It can be distinguished by its blotchy pattern, and by having a dark patch behind the eye.
10 May 2009
Heather moorland, Beinn Bhuidhe, Eigg
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Eigg - Cleadale
Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris) moorland on the side of Beinn Bhuidhe, Eigg. Due to its high altitude this montane heathland is a naturally forming habitat as it has formed above the height at which trees and shrubs are able to succeed it.
30 August 2016
Hen harrier, Hundland, Birsay
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Orkney - Birsay
Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) sitting on typical heather moorland habitat, Hundland, Birsay, Orkney
07 July 2013
Bell Heather, Waulkmill Bay, Orkney
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Orkney - Orphir and Hobbister
Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) on heather moorland, Waulkmill Bay, Orkney. Most often found on heathlands, Bell Heather is a good source of nectar for a range of invertebrates.
25 July 2013
Holy Island with purple heather
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Arran
Holy Island, Arran with purple heather, seen from the Campbeltown to Ardrossan ferry. With a long history as a sacred site, the island is now home to the Buddhist Centre for World Peace and Health.
06 September 2015
Waulkmill Bay, Orphir
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Orkney - Orphir and Hobbister
Waulkmill Bay, Orphir, Orkney mainland
13 May 2013
Conic Hill from Balmaha
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Conic Hill from Balmaha, showing the effect on the relief of the hard conglomerates along the Highland Boundary Fault where it runs through the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
02 September 2012
Conic Hill from Balmaha
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Conic Hill from Balmaha, showing the effect on the relief of the hard conglomerates along the Highland Boundary Fault where it runs through the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
02 September 2012
Conic Hill from Balmaha
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Conic Hill from Balmaha, showing the effect on the relief of the hard conglomerates along the Highland Boundary Fault where it runs through the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
