Daffodils at Mugdock

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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning

Daffodils (Narcissus sp.) can be found in damp woods, grassland, fields and orchards throughout mainland UK. This photo was taken at Mugdock Country Park.

30 March 2012

Hare’s-tail Cottongrass and Cross-leaved Heath, Leadburn Community Woodland

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Midlothian - Leadburn Community Woodland

Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) and Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), taken by David Palmar on the raised bog at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik. The former is the caterpillar food plant and the latter is a nectar source for the Large Heath butterfly, which can be seen here in June.

25 June 2022

Common Blue butterfly, Leadburn Community Woodland

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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly, taken by David Palmar at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik

25 June 2022

Rust fungus on Stinging Nettle, Leadburn Community Woodland

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Rust fungus on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), taken by David Palmar at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik

25 June 2022

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Leadburn Community Woodland

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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene), taken by David Palmar at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik

25 June 2022

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Leadburn Community Woodland

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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene), taken by David Palmar at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik

25 June 2022

Red-necked Footman Moth, Leadburn Community Woodland

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Midlothian - Leadburn Community Woodland

Red-necked Footman (Atolmis rubricollis) Moth, taken by David Palmar at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik

25 June 2022

Raised bog at Leadburn Community Woodland

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Midlothian - Leadburn Community Woodland

Part of the raised bog at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik, taken by David Palmar. Here many trees have been removed and drainage ditches blocked with peat dams, to rewet the bog and restore it so that it can sequester carbon and provide good habitat for the Large Heath butterfly.

25 June 2022

Raised bog at Leadburn Community Woodland

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Part of the raised bog at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik, taken by David Palmar

25 June 2022

Large Heath butterfly on Cross-leaved Heath, Leadburn Community Woodland

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Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia) butterfly nectaring on Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), taken by David Palmar on the raised bog at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik

25 June 2022