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This gall is very common on nettles, and can appear on the stem, leaf stalk,... (more)

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For context, see NS3678 : Track beside Cardross Road; the Colt's-foot plants on which I observed... (more)

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One of the most popular and distinctive of all the Museum’s galleries, is the... (more)

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The newly redeveloped vivarium, which opened in autumn 2013, is one of the most... (more)

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Just beyond the bridge shown in NS3976 : Footbridge on Cycle Route, on the left-hand side of the path,... (more)

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The substance that looks rather like ice in this photo, which was taken on a... (more)

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A new addition to the Christmas lights in Bangor this year is what appears to be... (more)

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Part of the bow of the 'SeaRose FPSO' in the Belfast Dry Dock - this... (more)

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I remember having to climb quite a long way from the shore to get here, but I... (more)

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The Thames Path along this stretch is just that, a path. It isn't a cycle... (more)

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The galls are the red growths, gross distortions of some of the tree's... (more)

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The rust fungus is shown growing on Ramsons (Allium ursinum): see NS4274 : Rust fungus on Ramsons.... (more)

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The location is shown in NS4074 : Path beside Dumbarton Rock; see that picture for context. The... (more)

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The rose plant is growing beside a path from Millburn to Overton Road; the path... (more)

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A healthy acorn and an acorn distorted by the presence of the cynipid gall wasp... (more)

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["Resupinate" fungi are those which are spread out and flattened... (more)

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This is a native species, common in wet places. Its common name may have arisen,... (more)

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At the place where this picture was taken, there is a line of tree stumps on the... (more)

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Polychaete means "many bristles"; what might appear to be numerous... (more)

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Knopper galls grow on acorns, and are caused by the gall wasp Andricus... (more)

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This liverwort was growing beside the footpath, and consists of small leafy... (more)

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The footpath here passes through dense woods, with a little stream flowing... (more)

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These galls were seen on trees alongside a path, NS3878 : The Hundred Steps. There are four... (more)

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More precisely, this is Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. fruticulosa, which is... (more)

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The setting is the fallen branch shown in the foreground in NS3878 : The edge of Renton Wood. On... (more)

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In passing, I noticed these structures on a branch about six feet from the... (more)

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This comma settled on my jeans at Two Tree Island.

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Seen on Two Tree Island.

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The torch relay at Abbey Street in Bangor. A relay runner waits with his torch in hand.

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Sheaves of oats stand in 'stooks' after being cut with an old... (more)

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Much of this moor consists of Sphagnum bogs, but this heather was growing at a... (more)

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A heron poised and waiting on Mackerel Rocks J5082 : 'Mackerel Rocks', Bangor close to the Seacliff... (more)

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Quaint cottages lined up along Sandsend Beck.

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Buggies used to carry shooting parties to the boathouse on Jenkins Quay for the... (more)

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(Neottia ovata; formerly Listera ovata) These plants were at the edge of the... (more)

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For context, see NS3783 : Loch Lomond at Duck Bay; the same swan appears in that picture.

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A hole in the wall surrounding Bucknall Hospital (closed down) shows a tree and a red car.

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The Walton and Frinton lifeboat crew on their three quarter mile cycle ride back... (more)

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Ten young bucks taking a shortcut across the bay.

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Black Guillemot on the Eisenhower Pier in Bangor. Note the ring on the left leg.... (more)

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On the edge of the River Severn on a hot sunny April day.

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Followers on foot and horse at the meet at Brendon Two Gates looking towards... (more)

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New life springs from the trunk of this fallen hornbeam pollard.

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From a few feet away I noticed these growing about a metre off the ground on an... (more)

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This looks like the caterpillar of a moth or butterfly, but it is a sawfly... (more)

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See NS3379 : Lyleston Wood for context; this particular group of fruiting bodies can be... (more)

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The mushrooms are in a mycorrhizal association with (that is, they are... (more)

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For context, see NS7894 : Sculpture: Teasels and Goldfinches and NS7894 : Path from Ballengeich Road.

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The picture was taken on a NS3778 : Footpath alongside Carman Reservoir. My attention had been caught by... (more)

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There are many species of tachinid fly, but this one is perhaps an example of... (more)

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