Friday, September 14, 2012

Raiders Road–1st September 2012

Our intention was to do the last of our butterfly surveys, however our transect near to Clatteringshaws was completely blocked off and there were people and cars everywhere-Merrick Rally arghhhh!
We headed for The Raiders Road Forest Drive as we hadnt been for some time and this was much quieter.4 Giant-in-the-Forest
We parked by The Otter Pool and saw signs for Giants in the Forest, we had a quick scout around and came across one!
Find out more about Giants in the forest here
1-toadstool
Russula sp
Lots of toadstools about too, must be autumn!
2-by-otter-pool
Weather not great, rain threatening
3-otter-pool

5-giant
Another photo of the giant
6-reeds
Moved on to Stroan Loch
7 stroan-loch
Reflected reeds
7-Stroan-bridge
Stroan Viaduct
8-stroan-loch
Stroan Loch
9-Stroan-Bridge
Stroan Viaduct, you can walk accross it along the old railway line
10-river
Black Water of Dee
11-river

12-river

13-caddisfly
Caddis Fly
14-river

15-rock

16-toadstools
Leccinum sp
17-toadstool
 Russula sp
18-july-highflyer
Distant shot of a July Highflyer moth
19-toad
Wee toad
20-stroan-loch
Stroan Loch
21-reflected-reeds
Reflected reeds
23-lilypads
Lilypads
24-rock
Reflected rock
25-weed
River weed
26-stroan-loch
Stroan Loch

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