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Bilberry or Blaeberry, Upper Port Wood
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), in the family Ericaceae, at Upper Port Wood, Grantown-on-Spey
25 July 2024
Bilberry or Blaeberry, Cochno
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Cochno, taken by David Palmar
08 July 2023
Bilberry close-up, Dell of Abernethy.
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), taken by David Palmar. This deciduous shrub can be present on moors and heaths, typically occurring under Heather (Calluna vulgaris), and in some cases this can be an indicator of the former presence of woodland there.
21 July 2020
Bilberry, Dell of Abernethy.
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), taken by David Palmar at the Dell of Abernethy. In the past, Blaeberry was much more widespread and abundant in Scotland. However, since then it has declined due to the loss of the majority of native forest cover and as a consequence of heavy sheep grazing over hundreds of years.
21 July 2020
Bilberry or Blaeberry on Kirkconnel Flow
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Dumfriesshire - Kirkconnel Flow
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) on Kirkconnel Flow raised bog in Dumfries and Galloway. The small pink flowers of this shrub will ripen into edible berries once fertilised. Similar in appearance to blueberries. The plant is often found in the understory of woodlands and on moors.
11 April 2019
Bilberry or Blaeberry on Kirkconnel Flow
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Dumfriesshire - Kirkconnel Flow
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) on Kirkconnel Flow raised bog in Dumfries and Galloway. The small pink flowers of this shrub will ripen into edible berries once fertilised. Similar in appearance to blueberries. The plant is often found in the understory of woodlands and on moors.
11 April 2019
Blaeberry and Heather, Dougalston
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CEP - Stirlingshire and East Dunbartonshire
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) in full fruit. Similar in appearance to blueberries. The plant is often found in the understory of woodlands and on moors. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1979.
19 August 1979
Blaeberry in Mugdock Country Park
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CEP - Stirlingshire and East Dunbartonshire
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) on Mugdock bank in Mugdock Country Park, near Milngavie. The small pink flowers of this shrub ripen into edible berries once fertilised. Similar in appearance to blueberries. The plant is often found in the understory of woodlands and on moors. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar in 1978.
21 May 1978
Blaeberry, Ben Lawers
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Perthshire - Lawers and Tarmachan
Blaeberry or Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Ben Lawers. Also known as the wild blueberry the berries are edible and it is often found in the understory of woodlands and on moors.
