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A lichen isn’t a plant and it isn’t an animal, it is a composite organism.
Northern February Red Stonefly (Brachytera putata)
The Northern February red is a priority conservation species in the UK because it is both endemic and declining.
Moon jellyfish or common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
Gaelic: Muir-tèachd Where to look The Moon jellyfish, Britain’s most common jellyfish, is widespread in…
Cuckoo
A familiar, summer visitor to the UK and although falling numbers are of concern in the south, still widespread in Scotland.
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
In northern Scotland we are privileged to live close to, and occasionally see, one of the rarest native mammals found in Britain – the Pine marten
Lichen: Xanthoria parietina
A foliose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae which is common throughout the UK and Ireland.
