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Blue Tit at nest box, Southannan
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) investigating a next box at Southannan on an SOC Clyde outing to Fairlie and Hunterston, taken by David Palmar
11 February 2023
Ruby tiger moth caterpillar, Fairlie
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Ruby tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) caterpillar, Fairlie, taken by David Palmar
08 February 2020
Housing estate in Fairlie with a SuDS pond
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Housing estate in Fairlie with a SuDS (Sustainable Drainage System) pond to mitigate against flood risk, taken by David Palmar
08 February 2020
Housing estate in Fairlie with solar PV panels
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Solar PV panels on the roofs on a new housing estate in Fairlie, with Largs marina in the background, taken by David Palmar
08 February 2020
Hunterston iron ore terminal being dismantled in 2020
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Hunterston iron ore terminal being dismantled, with Great Cumbrae, Bute and Arran in the background, taken from Fairlie in 2020 by David Palmar
08 February 2020
Direct Reduction Plant, Hunterston
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
The idea of the Direct Reduction Plant at Hunterston was to reduce the oxide in the iron ore and increase its iron content to over 90%, prior to being transported to Ravenscraig, thus reducing transport costs. The plant, proposed in 1974 and built in 1981, was never used as its fuel cost was too great. In 1994, the plant was dismantled and sold. Taken by David Palmar
29 January 2021
Direct Reduction Plant, Hunterston
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
The idea of the Direct Reduction Plant at Hunterston was to reduce the oxide in the iron ore and increase its iron content to over 90%, prior to being transported to Ravenscraig, thus reducing transport costs. The plant, proposed in 1974 and built in 1981, was never used as its fuel cost was too great. In 1994, the plant was dismantled and sold. Taken by David Palmar
29 January 2021
Coal and iron ore stockyard, Hunterston
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Stockyard for coal (and formerly iron ore) at Hunterston, taken in the 1980s by David Palmar. Since Ravenscraig steelworks closed in 1992, only coal has been imported at the deep water berth here.
29 January 2021
Coal (and former iron ore) terminal, Hunterston
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Coal (and former iron ore) terminal at Hunterston, taken in the 1980s by David Palmar. Since Ravenscraig steelworks closed in 1992, only coal has been imported at the deep water berth here.
29 January 2021
Coal (and former iron ore) terminal at Hunterston
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Coal (and former iron ore) terminal at Hunterston, taken when it was under construction in 1979 by David Palmar. Since Ravenscraig steelworks closed in 1992, only coal has been imported at the deep water berth here.
