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Removal of invasive non-native Tree Mallow on Fidra
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Fidra
Removal of invasive non-native Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea), showing before and after removal on Fidra RSPB Reserve, taken by Ash-Lynn Tavener. If allowed to grow in dense thickets, Tree mallow covers Puffin burrows and stops the birds accessing them. Removal needs to be done every year and is labour-intensive.
26 October 2019
Rhododendron removal, Stronachlachar
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The Trossachs
Rhododendron removal, Stronachlachar, Trossachs, leaving bare ground on which trees can now regenerate.
18 June 2016
Tree removal on Kirkconnel Flow
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Kirkconnel Flow
Tree removal on Kirkconnel Flow raised bog in Dumfries and Galloway. Scots pine trees self-seed and regenerate and must be removed to help prevent the bog from drying out.
11 April 2019
Beard lichen on Common Hawthorn , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Beard lichen (Usnia sp.), possibly Old Man's Beard (Usnia hirta), growing on a Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield. Lichens growing in this profusion are a sign of pure air quality.
26 December 2023
Beard lichen on Common Hawthorn , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Beard lichen (Usnia sp.), possibly Old Man's Beard (Usnia hirta), growing on a Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield. Lichens growing in this profusion are a sign of pure air quality.
The dried-up remains of leafy bracts which previously contained a hazelnut, Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
26 December 2023
Rowan or Mountain Ash sapling near Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Rowan or Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) sapling near Grantown-on-Spey, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Juniper with dieback, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan Rewilding Centre
Juniper (Juniperus communis), taken by David Palmar on the Juniper Walk at the Trees for Life rewilding centre, Dundreggan, Invernessshire. The plant is clearly suffering from a form of dieback, probably a species of Phytophthora, a fungus-like disease in the soil, which is spreading in Larch and Rhododendron amongst other plants.