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Pool and trees at Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
A pool and trees at Commonhead Moss, a quiet spot on a Glasgow local nature reserve.
22 May 2013
Dam at Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Conservation in action - a plastic dam to help to preserve or raise the level of the water table, to promote growth of sphagnum moss and reverse the previous efforts at drainage at Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve. The sedge Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) can be seen on the side of the ditch.
22 May 2013
Dam at Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Conservation in action - a plastic dam to help to preserve or raise the level of the water table, to promote growth of sphagnum moss and reverse the previous efforts at drainage at Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve. The sedge Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) can be seen on the side of the ditch.
22 May 2013
Dam at Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Conservation in action - a plastic dam to help to preserve or raise the level of the water table, to promote growth of sphagnum moss and reverse the previous efforts at drainage at Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve. The sedge Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) can be seen on the side of the ditch.
22 May 2013
Dam at Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Conservation in action - a plastic dam to help to preserve or raise the level of the water table, to promote growth of sphagnum moss and reverse the previous efforts at drainage at Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve. There's also evidence of less conservation-minded visitors.
22 May 2013
Dam at Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Conservation in action - a plastic dam to help to preserve or raise the level of the water table. A raised water table promotes growth of sphagnum moss and helps to reverse the previous efforts at drainage at Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve. In this ditch, brushwood from scrub clearance has been dumped, to help to stem the flow of water and restore the bog.
The group of visitors is from the Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves.
22 May 2013
Cut-down birch scrub, Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Conservation in action - this area of Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve, had a covering of birch scrub, which invades the bog and by taking up water, helps to drain it. The scrub has been cut down, allowing the bog to regenerate. The group of visitors is from the Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves.
22 May 2013
Rubble at Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Rubble dumped at Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve
22 May 2013
Rubbish at Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Rubbish dumped at Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve
22 May 2013
Crane fly, Commonhead Moss
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Crane fly, Commonhead Moss, a Glasgow local nature reserve
