Sunday, February 03, 2013

Loch Trool Circular–20th October 2012

This walk is good any time of year but particularly great in autumn!

1-from-carpark
This is the view from the Caldons carpark, which is where we parked. Unfortunately parts of the route were closed due to the felling of larch because of disease, but this didn’t cause us too many problems.

2-caldons
Caldons, I remember when the campsite was here!

3-red-berries
Cotoneaster x watereri pos

4 black-darters
Black Darters mating (Sympetrum danae)

5-glentrool
Autumnal hills

6-Toadstool-1-Cortinarius-sp
Cortinarius

7-moving-water
Tumbling burn

8-Wrinkled Club (Clavulina rugosa)
Wrinkled Club (Clavulina rugosa)

9-Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club (Clavulina rugosa)

10-Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club (Clavulina rugosa)

11-Toadstool russula sp
Russula sp

11-toadstool-2
Russula sp

12-Bay Bolete (Boletus badius)
Bay Bolete (Boletus badius)

13-sickener Russula emetica
The Sickener Russula emetica

14-sickener Russula emetica
The Sickener Russula emetica

15-russula
Russula sp

16-Brown Rollrim (Paxillus involutus)
Brown Rollrim (Paxillus involutus)

17 Brown Rollrim (Paxillus involutus)
Brown Rollrim (Paxillus involutus)

18-Pluteus
Pluteus sp

19-suillus-sp
Suillus sp

20-view
View through the trees

21-Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina)
Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina)

22-Yellow Stagshorn (Calocera viscosa)
Yellow Stagshorn (Calocera viscosa)

23-loch-trool
Loch Trool

24-autumn-colours
Autumn colours

25-refections-loch-trool
Reflections

26-autumn-loch-trool


27-waterfall
Mini waterfall

28-waterfall


29-russula
Russula sp

30-loch-trool
Autumn gold

31-autumn-Glentrool


32-new-footpath-glentrool
Part of the new path

33 Glentrool Panorama-2
Panorama, click to see larger

34-Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)
Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)

35-fungi
Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

36-Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)
Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

37-Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)
Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

38-Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)
Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

39-Peltigera hymenina lichen
Dog Lichen Peltigera hymenina

40-white toadstool
?

41 diurnea-lipsiella
Moth - diurnea-lipsiella

42-waterfall
Love this spot, a great place to play around with shutter speeds!

43-waterfall


44-bridge


45-waterfall


46-waterfall


47-waterfall


48-tumbling-river


49-Glentrool-oak-woods
Glentrool Oak Woods, well managed and full of life!

50-looking-back
View back down the track

51-common-darter
Common Darter

52-galloway-hills


53-gate


54-broken-tree


55-bridge-text
Buchan Bridge inscription

56-bridge-text-2


57 larch-ladybird
Look what Mike found on Bruces stone!
Larch Ladybird (Aphidecta obliterata)

58-bruces-stone
Bruces Stone

59-loch-trool
Loch Trool

60 Glentrool-Panorama1
Panorama-click to see larger

60-toadstool-and-leaf
Leaf on toadstool

61 Glentrool-Panorama-3
Panorama-click to see larger

62-Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)
Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

63-tall-pines
Scots Pines and blue sky

64-towards-the-merrick


65-silver-birch
Silver Birch and blue sky

66-darter
Another darter

67-storm-approaching
Looks like we are back to the car just in time, dark skies approaching!

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