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Gall on nettle
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3679
Category: Galls
This gall is very common on nettles, and can appear on the stem, leaf stalk,... (more)
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Leaf gall on Colt's-foot
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
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Manchester Museum Vivarium, Cone-headed Lizard (Laemanctus longipes)
by David Dixon
for square SJ8496
One of the most popular and distinctive of all the Museum’s galleries, is the... (more)
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Manchester Museum Vivarium, Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis )
by David Dixon
for square SJ8496
The newly redeveloped vivarium, which opened in autumn 2013, is one of the most... (more)
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Meadowsweet Rust (Triphragmium ulmariae)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3976
Category: Fungi
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A slime mould - Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3983
Category: Slime mould
The substance that looks rather like ice in this photo, which was taken on a... (more)
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Christmas decoration, Bangor
by Rossographer
for square J5081
A new addition to the Christmas lights in Bangor this year is what appears to be... (more)
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"Lynch Cove" or Littlesea Bay as I knew it - from the holiday park
by Daniel Karmy
geograph for square SY6478
I remember having to climb quite a long way from the shore to get here, but I... (more)
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Push-bikes on the Thames Path west of Ashton Keynes
by Brian Robert Marshall
geograph for square SU0394
Category: Long Distance Footpath
The Thames Path along this stretch is just that, a path. It isn't a cycle... (more)
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The 'SeaRose FPSO' at Belfast
by Rossographer
for square J3676
Part of the bow of the 'SeaRose FPSO' in the Belfast Dry Dock - this... (more)
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Acorn knopper galls on oak
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
The galls are the red growths, gross distortions of some of the tree's... (more)
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Ramsons Rust (Puccinia sessilis)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS4274
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Life on the woodland floor
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
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Rust fungus galls on Alexanders
by Lairich Rig
for square NS4074
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Rust fungus on rose bud
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3879
The rose plant is growing beside a path from Millburn to Overton Road; the path... (more)
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Knopper Galls
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
A healthy acorn and an acorn distorted by the presence of the cynipid gall wasp... (more)
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A slime mould - Badhamia utricularis
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3983
In passing, I noticed these structures on a branch about six feet from the... (more)
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Comma (Polygonia c-album)
by Roger Jones
for square TQ8285
This comma settled on my jeans at Two Tree Island.
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
by Roger Jones
for square TQ8285
Seen on Two Tree Island.
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A slime mould - Badhamia lilacina (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3778
Category: Slime mould
Much of this moor consists of Sphagnum bogs, but this heather was growing at a... (more)
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Toothed resupinate fungus
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3978
Category: Fungi
["Resupinate" fungi are those which are spread out and flattened... (more)
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Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3976
Category: Wild flowers
This is a native species, common in wet places. Its common name may have arisen,... (more)
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Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Fungi
At the place where this picture was taken, there is a line of tree stumps on the... (more)
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A polychaete (bristle worm)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS4174
Category: Sea life
Polychaete means "many bristles"; what might appear to be numerous... (more)
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Acorn knopper galls on oak
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Galls
Knopper galls grow on acorns, and are caused by the gall wasp Andricus... (more)
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A liverwort - Pellia epiphylla
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Lichens and mosses
This liverwort was growing beside the footpath, and consists of small leafy... (more)
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A liverwort - Conocephalum conicum
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Lichens and mosses
The footpath here passes through dense woods, with a little stream flowing... (more)
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Common spangle galls on oak
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Galls
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A slime mould - Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3983
Category: Slime mould
More precisely, this is Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. fruticulosa, which is... (more)
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Olympic Torch Relay, Bangor
by Rossographer
for square J5081
The torch relay at Abbey Street in Bangor. A relay runner waits with his torch in hand.
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Forgotten Sight (3)
by john shortland
geograph for square SS7546
Category: Farming activity
Sheaves of oats stand in 'stooks' after being cut with an old... (more)
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Heron silhouette, Bangor
by Rossographer
for square J5082
Category: Heron
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Cottages at Sandsend
by Scott Robinson
geograph for square NZ8512
Category: Cottages
Quaint cottages lined up along Sandsend Beck.
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Bantham Estate Buggies
by Nick Cotter
for square SX6644
Buggies used to carry shooting parties to the boathouse on Jenkins Quay for the... (more)
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Common Twayblade
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3976
(Neottia ovata; formerly Listera ovata)
These plants were at the edge of the... (more)
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Swan carrying five cygnets
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3783
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Damaged Wall, Bucknall Hospital
by Stu JP
for square SJ9147
A hole in the wall surrounding Bucknall Hospital (closed down) shows a tree and a red car.
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More Sterling Work Done
by Keith Evans
geograph for square TM2521
The Walton and Frinton lifeboat crew on their three quarter mile cycle ride back... (more)
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Red deer in the sea at Traigh na Cille
by David Martin
geograph for square NB0433
Ten young bucks taking a shortcut across the bay.
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Black Guillemot, Bangor
by Rossographer
for square J5082
Black Guillemot on the Eisenhower Pier in Bangor. Note the ring on the left leg.... (more)
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Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae)
by Penny Mayes
for square SO1191
On the edge of the River Severn on a hot sunny April day.
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Exmoor: Meet of the Devon & Somerset Staghounds
by john shortland
geograph for square SS7643
Category: Hunt gathering
Followers on foot and horse at the meet at Brendon Two Gates looking towards... (more)
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New life from fallen trunk
by Roger Jones
geograph for square TQ4893
New life springs from the trunk of this fallen hornbeam pollard.
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Monkey-flower
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3481
(Or Monkeyflower. Erythranthe guttata syn. Mimulus guttatus)
A patch of these... (more)
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Mugwort
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3976
(Artemisia vulgaris)
This native plant is common in lowland areas, where it... (more)
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Purple Toadflax
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3679
(Linaria purpurea)
Several of these plants were growing with other colourful... (more)
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Green Tiger Beetle
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3778
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A Phyllobius beetle
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Phyllobius is a genus of weevils. As far as I could tell, this one is Phyllobius... (more)
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Flowering currant
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3577
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Reedmace detail
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3976
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