Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway includes Stranraer, Dumfries, Annan, Lockerbie, Moffat, Sanquhar, Langholm, Gretna

Great Britain Scotland Dumfries and Galloway
View from East Mount Lowther in the Lowther Hills
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Autumnal image of a long, straight, uphill road - Dalwhat Glen, Moniaive
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Early morning mist lifts as the sun rises - late Autumn - Nithsdale
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Crumble Cap (Coprinus Disseminatus) fungus, brief lived plant found in massive numbers in deiciduous woodland on rotted tree stumps.
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white-lipped snail (Capaea Hortensis) common snail of woods and hedges
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Oyster fungus (Pleurotus Ostreatus) fairly common bracket fungus found on the trunks of Beech and other trees. Whitish gills found underneath.
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Fairly common, inedible fungus of mixed, Russula Emetica, coniferous and deciduous woodland.
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A small-holder turns his hay in the late evening sun on his old tractor
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The Sitka Spruce (Picea Sitchensis) a tree commonly grown in many parts of Britain
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Built in the mid nineteenth century (1865) this clock tower dominates the village of Moniaive, Dumfries ansd Galloway.
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Kirkland Church, Kirkland, reflected in the flood waters in the fields - post-October floods and heavy rain
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Reflection in flood water of sheep and hills
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Red sandstone castle caerlaverock built 14th century with earlier buildings nearby dated to well before this time. Double towered gatehouse make this a significant and spectacular historic castle among the many across Scotland
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Looking South from the Criffel across the Nith Estuary and the solway.
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Mottled grouse moors near Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway. The moors are managed, burnt and maintained to encourage the development of red grouse (Lagopus Lagopus) for the shooting season.
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The sun sets to the West lighting up the East, in this case Bardennoch Brae, further contrast provided by the bruised sky in the background
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Children scramble to the Summit of Screel Hill near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Hestan Island and Balcary Bay in the background
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View from the beach along a rocky peninsula to Ailsa Craig, a small island off the West coast of Scotland.
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Tiny Glengar Loch and the remains of a jetty, probably used for fishing. A bank of conifers stand sentinal in the bckground
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Freezing cold water tumbles and roars down the river Scaur, some spray collects and freezes to form small icicles on the boulders in the water
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Image of the fading sunlight playing across a desolate and lonely farm cottage and yards with the small Nithsadle village of Moniaive in the back ground.
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An isolated cottage and conifer stand watch over a Nithsdale Village, Moniaive.
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The early morning sun lights a field covered in haw frost and the stubble of Kale eaten by sheep.
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The upper reaches of the River Scaur in the hills slowly meanders and snakes its way southwards.
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