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Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
The commonest large thistle, and the only one native to Scotland. This, which... (more)
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Creeping Thistles at Falahill Cottages
by M J Richardson
for square NT3955
Creeping Thistles [Cirsium arvense], with the RH plant infected by Creeping... (more)
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Spear Thistle
by Jonathan Kington
for square SJ8959
One of many Spear Thistle plants growing in the pasture on Biddulph Grange... (more)
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Sonchus arvensis
by Bob Harvey
for square SK9716
I think this is a Sow Thistle, but you have to be careful with common names of... (more)
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Moorland thistle
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT5964
Plentiful on a wet moorland roadside in the Lammermuir Hills. probably Marsh... (more)
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Cirsium vulgare
by Bob Harvey
for square SK9829
The Common Thistle. These look to me like plants in their second year. The... (more)
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Fasciated thistle, Glenlivet
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NJ2623
This thistle has grown in an abnormal way, giving it a cactus-like appearance... (more)
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Docks and Thistles
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF0105
Just after the local and long distance paths diverge (I am on the long distance... (more)
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Some sort of thistle
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
There is debate on the Facebook group for 'the friends of Bourne... (more)
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Cirsium arvense
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
The thistles are coming into flower. This one, with its spineless stem and lack... (more)
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Thistle Seedhead
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4400
I think it may be a Scotch Thistle, but am open to correction. I just know... (more)
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Big chap at the roadside
by Richard Dorrell
geograph for square NG3740
There are plenty of these thistles on the roadsides, but this is one of the... (more)
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Thistle flowers
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
along the edge of the wire fence in the Blind Well field are several clumps of... (more)
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Thistle head
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
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Thistle by the Whiteadder Water
by M J Richardson
for square NT6763
I think this is a Marsh Thistle [Cirsium palustre], one of many in rough pasture... (more)
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Thistly pasture in the Whiteadder valley
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT6763
With Dog Law beyond. The thistles are, I think, Marsh Thistles [Cirsium... (more)
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Bee on a thistle
by Jonathan Kington
for square SJ8959
This Red-tailed Bumblebee was enjoying the nectar provided by the flower on a... (more)
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Thistles in the forest
by Jim Barton
for square NT3836
Thistles were abundant alongside the track here on Middlebar Knowe in Elibank... (more)
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Thistle heads
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
Some of the thistle flowers are opening
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A thistle patch
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF0820
A bunch of thistles are growing next to the fence that separates the footpath... (more)
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Thistle above Baltic Wharf
by Derek Harper
for square SX8059
A thistle in seed in the steep meadow down which the rerouted Dart Valley Trail... (more)
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Thistle, Helen's Bay - July 2016(2)
by Albert Bridge
for square J4482
A thistle, not yet in flower, beside the path from Coastguard Avenue to the shore.
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Thistle, Helen's Bay - July 2016(1)
by Albert Bridge
for square J4482
A thistle, in full flower, beside the path from Coastguard Avenue to the shore.
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Thistle, Comber Greenway, Dundonald (August 2015)
by Albert Bridge
for square J4272
A thistle, at the height of flowering, growing along the Comber Greenway, beside... (more)
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Thistle flower, Victoria Park, Belfast (July 2015)
by Albert Bridge
for square J3675
Spear thistle Link and... ( more) |
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Thistle at A1 Service Area, Grantham, Lincolnshire
by Christine Matthews
for square SK8839
Pleasant area to walk the dog during a break from a long journey. There were... (more)
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Thistle by the fence, Greystone Head
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NT1658
Looking towards the hills on the opposite side of the North Esk Reservoir.
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Creeping Thistle Seedhead
by Anne Burgess
for square NO4799
There's a large patch of Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) by the track... (more)
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Aphids on a thistle stem
by M J Richardson
for square NT2469
A colony of black aphids on the stalk of a thistle by the bank of the Braidburn... (more)
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Thistle heads
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
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Spindly thistle
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
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Thistles along Renald Lane
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE2505
With a view of Haigh Common beyond.
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Shades of green, Lower Denby Lane
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE2307
Thistles in the hedgerow, grass in the fields, and slightly autumnal trees in... (more)
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Seed head, Belfast
by Rossographer
geograph for square J3575
Teasel Link seed head by the Titanic Walkway... ( more) |
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Big Bold Thistle
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
Tall, majestic even, and not yet in flower.
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Spear Thistle - Cirsium vulgare
by M J Richardson
for square NT2469
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Spear Thistle - Cirsium vulgare
by M J Richardson
for square NT2469
Young and older flowering heads by a path in the Braid Hills.
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Fields, by Drynie Park
by Craig Wallace
geograph for square NH5651
Fields and a few scattered houses, in this area of the Black Isle.
This is a... (more)
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3 butterfly species on one plant
by Pauline E
for square SE8675
A small skipper, a ringlet and a meadow brown, all feeding on thistle flowers in... (more)
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Thistle near Thornbon Beck, Ellerburn, Yorkshire
by Christine Matthews
for square SE8484
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Closeup of a Giant Thistle
by Mat Fascione
for square SO8177
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Seeding thistle flower heads at Philiphaugh
by Walter Baxter
for square NT4527
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Hoverfly & Whitetailed Bumbelbee
by Glyn Baker
for square TL6125
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Peacock butterfly on thistle flower
by Pauline E
for square SE8390
Showing the darker underwing.
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Thistles near Castleton
by Derek Harper
for square SK1483
A species of thistle - maybe welted or marsh - in early morning sunshine by... (more)
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Small tortoiseshell at Cley Marshes
by Pauline E
for square TG0544
Aglais urticae - Lots of these beauties around today feeding on the thistles.
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The head of Monk's Dale
by Andrew Hill
geograph for square SK1275
Looking up the valley. Beyond the narrow corner, the valley continues as Peter... (more)
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Thistles at the Edge
by Colin Smith
geograph for square SU9150
Jaggy thistles at the margin of a barley field near Wyke. A telecommunications... (more)
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Footpath through the thistles, Dearne Valley
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE2612
The path is part of both the Dearne Way and the Emley Boundary Way.
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Footpath through thistles
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE3936
A slightly damp corner of a field.
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