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Hawthorn scrub, Ardeer, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) scrub, Ardeer, North Ayrshire, taken by David Palmar
13 June 2021
Open Hawthorn scrub, ideal breeding habitat for warblers, Ardeer, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
Open Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) scrub, with Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and Broom (Genisteae), Ardeer, North Ayrshire, ideal breeding habitat for Lesser Whitethroat and other warblers, taken by David Palmar
13 June 2021
Open Hawthorn scrub, ideal breeding habitat for warblers, Ardeer, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
Open Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) scrub, Ardeer, North Ayrshire, ideal breeding habitat for Lesser Whitethroat and other warblers, taken by David Palmar
13 June 2021
Possil Marsh and Possil Loch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Possil Marsh
The wetland habitat of Possil Marsh and Posssil Loch, taken by David Palmar
03 April 2021
Wasp's nest
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Nest of Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), found under the sarking in the eaves of a house loft in Glasgow.
07 January 2014
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. 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
Naturalisation of loch shore works at Hogganfield loch, Hogganfield Park Local Nature Reserve
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Work in progress on the naturalisation of the shore at Hogganfield Loch. Amongst the aims of this work are moving cars back from the loch edge to make it easier to see the wildlife, and making it easier for birds to haul out on the shore, into a more natural and suitable environment for them. The works are being carried out by Glasgow City Council.
16 January 2011
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
