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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
Common red soldier beetles mating, Glasgow
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South Lanarkshire
Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) mating on a grass seed head, Cuningar Loop, South Lanarkshire
21 July 2016
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.
21 August 2016
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.
21 August 2016
Hawkweed and Devil's Bit Scabious, Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig scenery, plants and animals
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.) and Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) on Ailsa Craig. Hawkeed is very difficult to ID down to species and it is generally represented by the term aggregate (agg). Devil's Bit Scabious is attractive to a range of invertebrates, including the declining Marsh Fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia).
01 July 2007
Ivy leaves and seed heads at Corsehillmuir Wood SWT Reserve
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North Ayrshire - Corsehillmuir Wood SWT Reserve
The climbing evergreen Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers in September to November and its fruits will ripen between November and January. A common misconception is that Ivy will 'strangle' trees, which is untrue. Ivy berries, nectar and pollen will support wildlife during the autumn and winter when there is less food around. This picture was taken at Corsehillmuir Wood SWT Reserve, Ayrshire.
