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Mòine Mhòr from Dunadd
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Argyllshire - Crinan Canal, Moine Mhor and Loch Gilp
Mòine Mhòr National Nature Reserve from Dunadd, with an abandoned meander of the River Add in the middle. Beyond the white farmhouse is the raised bog of the Mòine Mhòr.
21 May 2013
Red Dead Nettle Cluster, Cholsey
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
A cluster of Red Dead Nettles (Lamium purpureum), taken by David Palmar.
17 April 2022
Group of Red Dead Nettles, Cholsey
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Red Dead Nettles (Lamium purpureum), taken by David Palmar. The crimson leaves are heart-shaped with toothed edges. This plant is usually found in cultivated or disturbed ground.
17 April 2022
Stinging Nettle, Cholsey
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), taken by David Palmar. This well known plant has a bad reputation as their sting can cause irritation, swelling and pain when touched. Stinging nettles can be consumed and this plant actually contains vitamins A,C, K and several B vitamins. Tea and soup is a common way for nettle to be eaten.
17 April 2022
Red Dead Nettle, Cholsey
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Red Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum), taken by David Palmar. Unlike the common stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) this nettle is not harmful and does not sting. The beautiful purple flowers can be seen from March to October in a typical year.
17 April 2022
Red Kite, Cholsey
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
An adult Red Kite (Milvus milvus), taken by David Palmar in Cholsey, Oxfordshire. Mature Red Kites have a more distinct fork in their tail than younger birds. The rufous colouration on the chest is also much deeper in adults, resulting in a greater contrast between the colour of the chest and the pale head. In juveniles, the chest and head colour are very similar which is also a useful tool for identification.
17 April 2022
Cowslip, Cholsey
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Close-up of a Cowslip (Primula veris) taken by David Palmar in Cholsey, Oxfordshire. This perennial is typically found in calcareous soils. The leaves are wrinkled which contrasts with primrose leaves that have a more clean-cut oval appearance.
17 April 2022
Cowslips, Cholsey
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Cowslip (Primula veris), taken by David Palmar. This member of the primrose family can have up to 30 yellow tubular flowers on one stalk. Cowslips typically stands at around 20-30cm.
17 April 2022
Flood storage lake north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nottinghamshire
As part of planning permission mitigation for a housing development north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, a new flood storage reservoir and flood prevention berm have been constructed in the neighbourhood of Car Dyke, a drainage ditch which has also been remeandered. The new lake forms a habitat for roosting water birds.
19 January 2022
Roosting Black-headed Gulls on a flood storage lake north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nottinghamshire
As part of planning permission mitigation for a housing development north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, a new flood storage reservoir has been constructed. This forms a habitat for roosting Black-headed Gulls and other water birds such as Tufted Ducks and Little Egrets.
