Grid reference NJ3265
near to Garmouth, Moray, Scotland
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Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans)
This is a plant with a northern and western distribution, but it is plentiful on the Lein Nature Reserve.
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Concrete structure
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How are the Mighty Fallen!
This is the future that awaits NJ3265 : Tank Traps as the sea continues to encroach on this dynamic coastline, shifting the shingle banks inland.
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Still Frozen
Even today, when most of the snow has thawed, the pond on the Lein is still almost completely covered by a thin layer of ice.
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Obstructed by Storm Arwen
More storm damage, with fallen trees lying across the path, but again it was easy enough to walk round the obstacle.
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Coastal Trail West of Kingston
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Emerging Tank Traps
The Second World War defence line here had been engulfed by the encroaching shingle, but in the winter storms of 2023/2024, they have been exhumed as the shingle bank has shifted several metres inland.
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Windpump
Farmer at Gladhill has reclaimed land and this was probably used to pump water away.
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Toppled Tank Traps
All along the shore, tank traps which used to be well inland have been first buried by the shifting shingle, then exhumed, and now toppled. The furthest away ones have been broken up by wave action, and the rest will soon go the same way.... (more)
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Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
A single flower of this fairly common carnivorous plant of boggy ground, noticeably late in flowering this year.
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Remains of Tank Traps
The lumps of concrete are the remains of tank traps that have been undermined and toppled by the sea, which is now destroying them completely.
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Ephemeral Pond
I think this is the highest I've ever seen the level of this pond, which dries out completely in summer. The surface is completely frozen, but sadly the ice is not thick enough to skate on.
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