Sewage sludge boat Garroch Head on the River Clyde at Shieldhall Sewage Works in 1987. In the old days it was possible to get a free day trip on a sludge boat "doon the watter" to the Firth of Clyde, into which the sewage was discharged . The Garroch Head was the last sludge boat and this practice ended in 1998. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
Lapwing flock in flight
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Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock in flight, Grangemouth
18 February 2013
Glasgow Corporation Water Works buildings, Blanefield
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Buildings of the 19th century Glasgow Corporation Water Works, the upper one being a ventilator shaft, part of the first pipeline built in 1856. Taken from Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
26 December 2023
Aqueduct, Glasgow Corporation Water Works, Blanefield
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An aqueduct of the 19th century Glasgow Corporation Water Works, Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield, taking the pipeline over a stream - part of the infrastructure for the first pipeline built in 1856.
26 December 2023
Aqueduct in Spittal Glen, Glasgow Corporation Water Works, Blanefield
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An aqueduct of the 19th century Glasgow Corporation Water Works, in Spittal Glen below Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield, part of the first pipeline built in 1856.
26 December 2023
Ballewan Aqueduct, Glasgow Corporation Water Works, Blanefield
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Ballewan Aqueduct, one of the more spectacular structures of the 19th century water pipeline from Loch Katrine to Glasgow, built in 1856 as part of Glasgow Corporation Water Works. The aqueduct is in Spittal Glen below Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield,
26 December 2023
Removing Rhododendron ponticum, Dun Dubh Wood, Stirlingshire
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A Butterfly Conservation Scotland work party removing invasive non-native Rhododendron ponticum at Dun Dubh Wood, Stirlingshire, to enhance the environment for butterflies and moths. The scene here shows how dense and high the understory of Rhododendron is, so that the volunteers almost disappear into the bushes!
24 October 2021
Dragging Rhododendron ponticum to a bonfire, Dun Dubh Wood, Stirlingshire
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A Butterfly Conservation Scotland work party removing invasive non-native Rhododendron ponticum at Dun Dubh Wood, Stirlingshire, to enhance the environment for butterflies and moths.
24 October 2021
Dragging Rhododendron ponticum to a bonfire, Dun Dubh Wood, Stirlingshire
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A Butterfly Conservation Scotland work party removing invasive non-native Rhododendron ponticum at Dun Dubh Wood, Stirlingshire, to enhance the environment for butterflies and moths.
24 October 2021
Tending a bonfire of Rhododendron ponticum, Dun Dubh Wood, Stirlingshire
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A Butterfly Conservation Scotland work party removing invasive non-native Rhododendron ponticum at Dun Dubh Wood, Stirlingshire, to enhance the environment for butterflies and moths. Here, conservation volunteer is tending a bonfire by blowing air into it to combat the wet conditions.
