Thursday, May 02, 2013

Loch Trool to Loch Dee–27th April 2013

NB All photographs on this blog are copyright Valerie Harrison, if you wish to use ANY of my photographs please ask first!

A fine day but still a bit cold, we decided on a long linear walk from Loch Trool to Loch Dee. We parked near the end of Loch Trool in the Bruce’s Stone car park.

1-coltsfoot

Coltsfoot still out, late this year.

2-willow-warbler

Willow Warbler, lots of these singing

3-dog-violet

Dog Violet

4-track

I don’t like the new surfaces the Forestry Commission have laid everywhere

5-pied-wagtail

Pied Wagtail

6-view

Galloway Hills

7-tadpoles

Tadpoles!

8-tree

Lone tree

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10-lichen

Lichen

11-redstart

Another new tick for me this year-a Redstart!

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I think there were a few about

13-glentrool-oak-woods

 

14-waterfall

Gairland Burn falls

15-waterfall

 

16-bridge

Glenhead

17-track

We have left the men behind!

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Deer damage

19-galloway-hills

 

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21-red-deer

Red Deer

22-Stenodema-holsata

Mirid Bug Stenodema holsata

23-giant-axe-head

The Giant Axehead

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25-loch-dee

Loch Dee

26-newt

Newt, most likely Palmate

27-tadpoles

Frogspawn

28-lamb

Cute lamb

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Loch Dee (click for larger image)

30-loch-dee-panorama

Loch Dee panorama (click for larger image)

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Loch Dee with 7 Stanes sign

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7 Stanes Sign

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37-rubbish

Fishermen no doubt!

38-rubbish

 

39-plug

Giant plug!

40 Notiophilus sp 1

Beetle Notiophilus sp

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Loch Dee and Giant Axehead

46-giant-axehead

 

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48-burn

burn

49-glenhead

Glenhead

50-harvestman-Nemastoma-bimaculatum-male

Harvestman Nemastoma bimaculatum (male)

51-bruces-stone

Bruces Stone

52-loch-trool

Loch Trool

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This is a thoroughly enjoyable walk with lots of wildlife and great views!

NB All photographs on this blog are copyright Valerie Harrison, if you wish to use ANY of my photographs please ask first!

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