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Fairy foxglove, Millport
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Fairy foxglove (Erinus alpinus) in Millport. Popularly grown in rockeries or alpine gardens, semi-evergreen. Native to Central and Southern Europe, and also to Morocco and Algeria. Naturalised in Scotland
23 May 2017
Lunar eclipse of 28 September 2015 from Millport
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Lunar eclipse of 28 September 2015 from Millport harbour, Great Cumbrae
28 September 2015
Arran from the Crocodile Rock, Millport
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Arran from the Crocodile Rock, Millport, Great Cumbrae on the Firth of Clyde
26 September 2020
Lace-webbed spider, Millport
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Millport, Firth of Clyde
Lace-webbed spider (Amaurobius sp.) at Millport, Great Cumbrae. The specimen would have to be viewed under a microscope to identify the precise species. It could be Amaurobius fenestralis, found more commonly in woodland, under stones and moss or Amaurobius similis which is typically found in cracks and crevices of buildings and outhouses. Both are common species of Lace-webbed spider in the UK.
31 March 2019
Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) tree in the grounds of the Cathedral of the Isles, Millport
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Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) tree in the grounds of the Cathedral of the Isles, Millport. There were lots of Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterflies sipping sap oozing from the trunk
29 September 2019
Turkey oak tree leaves, Cathedral of the Isles, Millport
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Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) tree leaves, Cathedral of the Isles, Millport
29 September 2019
Turkey oak tree leaves, Cathedral of the Isles, Millport
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Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) tree leaves Cathedral of the Isles, Millport
29 September 2019
Red Admiral butterflies on a Turkey oak, Cathedral of the Isles, Millport
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterflies on a Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) tree in the grounds of the Cathedral of the Isles, Millport
29 September 2019
Red Admiral butterfly, Millport
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Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Hazel (Corylus avellana), in the grounds of the Cathedral of the Isles, Millport, Great Cumbrae
29 September 2019
Red Admiral butterfly, Millport
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Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta), on an Oak (Quercus sp.) tree, in the grounds of the Cathedral of the Isles, Millport, Great Cumbrae
