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Over farmland to the edge of Blackridge. One of the new stations on the reopened... (more)

Tags: railway:Bathgate-Airdrie   Blackridge   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   top:Lowlands   subject:Railway   top:Railways   top:Village, Rural Settlement   place:West Lothian   top:Woodland, Forest  

Cameras at the new Blackridge station on the Airdrie-Bathgate line. Looking... (more)

Tags: railway:Bathgate-Airdrie   Blackridge   subject:Camera   Cameras   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   top:Lowlands   subject:Railway   top:Railways   top:Village, Rural Settlement   place:West Lothian  

On the Bathgate-Airdrie line near Blackridge.

Tags: railway:Bathgate-Airdrie   Blackridge   Bridge Id   Railway Bridge   top:Railways   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

Looking north to Blackridge.

Tags: near:Blackridge   Coniferous Plantation   subject:Farmland   type:Geograph   crop:Grass   top:Grassland   place:North Lanarkshire   Shelter Belt   top:Uplands   top:Village, Rural Settlement   Wind Turbine   top:Woodland, Forest  

With newly cut grass, possibly to become silage - see black rolled bales by the... (more)

Tags: near:Blackridge   subject:Farm   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   type:Geograph   crop:Grass   top:Grassland   Hay   place:North Lanarkshire   Silage Crop   top:Uplands   Wind Turbines  

Conifers and young Birch colonising an old industrial land south of the village.

Tags: trees:Birch   near:Blackridge   Conifer Plantation   subject:Forestry   type:Geograph   top:Moorland   place:North Lanarkshire   Rough Grassland   top:Uplands   top:Woodland, Forest  

A large Willow and Birches in a patch of moorland surrounded by forestry,... (more)

Tags: trees:Birch   near:Blackridge   type:Geograph   subject:Moorland   top:Moorland   place:North Lanarkshire   Rough Grassland   Trees   top:Uplands   tree:Willow   top:Woodland, Forest  

A patch of moorland surrounded by forestry, reclaimed industrial land, south of... (more)

Tags: near:Blackridge   type:Geograph   subject:Moorland   top:Moorland   place:North Lanarkshire   Rough Grassland   top:Uplands   top:Woodland, Forest  

Restored open-cast land. It will be interesting to see what is planted here. The... (more)

Tags: near:Blackridge   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   type:Geograph   top:Moorland   subject:Moorland   Ploughed Field   Trees   top:Uplands   place:West Lothian   Wind Turbines   Wood   top:Woodland, Forest  

Newly ploughed land which, with the woodland beyond, has been reinstated after... (more)

Tags: near:Blackridge   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   type:Geograph   Ploughed Field   Trees   top:Uplands   place:West Lothian   Wood   subject:Woodland   top:Woodland, Forest  

Looking southwest from Heights Road, Blackridge.

Tags: Beech Trees   near:Blackridge   type:Geograph   top:Grassland   top:Lowlands   Shelter Belt   place:West Lothian   subject:Woodland   top:Woodland, Forest  

With 5 turbines of Torrance Wind Farm beyond NS9165 : Torrance Wind Farm.

Tags: near:Blackridge   top:Energy Infrastructure   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   type:Geograph   top:Grassland   subject:Hill   top:Lowlands   Plantations   top:Rocks, Scree, Cliffs   place:West Lothian   Wind Farm   Wind Turbines   top:Woodland, Forest  

Heading east. The woodland to the right is on an old disused mine tip.

Tags: railway:Bathgate-Airdrie   Blackridge   top:Lowlands   subject:Railway   top:Railways   Train   top:Village, Rural Settlement   place:West Lothian   top:Woodland, Forest  

Heading for Edinburgh.

Tags: railway:Bathgate-Airdrie   Blackridge   top:Business, Retail, Services   top:Lowlands   subject:Railway   top:Railways   ScotRail   Train   top:Village, Rural Settlement   place:West Lothian  

Train approaching from Caldercruix for Edinburgh.

Tags: railway:Bathgate-Airdrie   Blackridge   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   top:Lowlands   subject:Railway   top:Railways   ScotRail   Train   top:Village, Rural Settlement   place:West Lothian   top:Woodland, Forest  

Looking south to the new station, and woodland on a disused tip beyond.

Tags: railway:Bathgate-Airdrie   Blackridge   top:Lowlands   subject:Railway   subject:Railway Station   top:Railways   top:Village, Rural Settlement   place:West Lothian   top:Woodland, Forest  

Just west of Blackridge.

Tags: Beech Trees   Blackridge   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   top:Lowlands   top:Village, Rural Settlement   place:West Lothian   top:Woodland, Forest  

Ruined farm buildings at Blackridge

Tags: Blackridge   top:Derelict, Disused   Farm   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   top:Grassland   Pasture   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

One of the five turbines of Torrance Windfarm

Tags: near:Blackridge   top:Energy Infrastructure   Farm   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   type:Geograph   top:Grassland   Torrance Wind Farm   top:Uplands   place:West Lothian   subject:Wind Turbine   Wind Turbine  

Looking southeast, with more turbines at Pateshill Wind Farm beyond, and the... (more)

Tags: near:Blackridge   top:Energy Infrastructure   Farm   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   type:Geograph   top:Grassland   top:Housing, Dwellings   top:Uplands   place:West Lothian   subject:Wind Turbine   Wind Turbines  

Crossing the Barbauchlaw Burn, a tributary of the River Avon.

Tags: Blackridge   Bridge   Bridge (Disused)   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   subject:Farmland   Field   top:Grassland   top:Lowlands   top:Railways   place:West Lothian  

With four of the Torrance Windfarm turbines in the distance.

Tags: plant:Anthriscus   near:Blackridge   top:Energy Infrastructure   type:Geograph   top:Grassland   near:Harthill   subject:Path   top:Uplands   place:West Lothian   Wind Turbines   Woodland Walks   top:Woodland, Forest  

An area of restored open-cast mining landscape, with a good growth of Cow... (more)

Tags: plant:Anthriscus   near:Blackridge   plant:Cow Parsley   type:Geograph   near:Harthill   top:Sport, Leisure   top:Uplands   place:West Lothian   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms   subject:Woodland   Woodland Walks   top:Woodland, Forest  

'WALKERS WELCOME' - the entrance to an area of woodland walks in a... (more)

Tags: plant:Anthriscus   near:Blackridge   plant:Cow Parsley   top:Energy Infrastructure   type:Geograph   top:Grassland   top:Lowlands   top:Paths   place:West Lothian   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms   Wind Farm   Wind Turbines   subject:Woodland   Woodland Walks   top:Woodland, Forest  

Looking east to an Ash badly affected by dieback, caused by a fungus... (more)

Tags: tree:Ash   Ash Dieback   near:Blackridge   fungus:Chalara   type:Geograph   fungus:Hymenoscyphus   subject:Road   top:Roads, Road Transport   Roadside Trees   Trees   top:Uplands   place:West Lothian   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms