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Natural world of Penicuik, geology, geo collections 🇺🇦

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Cover of The geology of the Orkneys. A Black and white photo of a cliff with prominent angular folds in the rock. At the top of the cliff a man with flat cap sits on the right while to the left a man stands gazing out to sea

Cover of The geology of the Orkneys. A Black and white photo of a cliff with prominent angular folds in the rock. At the top of the cliff a man with flat cap sits on the right while to the left a man stands gazing out to sea

A screenshot from GeoGuide showing a map of Orkney with a large density of blue points. The points are links to text.

A screenshot from GeoGuide showing a map of Orkney with a large density of blue points. The points are links to text.

Orkney. Recent addition to GeoGuide. Enhanced with over 2000 grid references, links hand coloured BGS County series maps and photos geoguide.scottishgeologytrust.org/p/bgs_ork/bg... #geology #orkney

25.02.2026 08:13 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Looking from underneath towards the pore covered underside of the cap. An orange slime mould rises up the stem and branches out on the underside of the cap, vein like in places

Looking from underneath towards the pore covered underside of the cap. An orange slime mould rises up the stem and branches out on the underside of the cap, vein like in places

Winter fungus covered in slime mould #slimemould

14.02.2026 23:43 — 👍 228    🔁 9    💬 6    📌 1
Looking up a small burn, green moss covered tree on the left, overhanging mossy branches. Patch of bright russet ferns. The burn tumbling down towards the bottom right of the photo where there are stone structures either side of the burn- the remains of an old cow catcher

Looking up a small burn, green moss covered tree on the left, overhanging mossy branches. Patch of bright russet ferns. The burn tumbling down towards the bottom right of the photo where there are stone structures either side of the burn- the remains of an old cow catcher

The Hare Burn

14.02.2026 23:39 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A panoramic photo taken on a sunny day. Foreground open field, middle woodland, distance a long line of rounded smooth hills. All snow covered

A panoramic photo taken on a sunny day. Foreground open field, middle woodland, distance a long line of rounded smooth hills. All snow covered

The wide view

14.02.2026 23:35 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Looking from underneath, the cap has fine whitish pores. Rim of the fungus is brown

Looking from underneath, the cap has fine whitish pores. Rim of the fungus is brown

Winter polypore #fungi

14.02.2026 23:34 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A dark almost black smooth branch with bright orange spots of fungus

A dark almost black smooth branch with bright orange spots of fungus

Coral spot #fungi

14.02.2026 23:32 — 👍 40    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
A snow scene, dull day, looking across a wooded valley with snow covered trees. Distant line of bare hills, snow covered.

A snow scene, dull day, looking across a wooded valley with snow covered trees. Distant line of bare hills, snow covered.

Cold day

14.02.2026 23:29 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A track through the woods in the snow. Lots of small trees with fine brances all covered in snow

A track through the woods in the snow. Lots of small trees with fine brances all covered in snow

Local woods

14.02.2026 23:27 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Cover page for Durham Rocks: 50 extraordinary places that tell the story of the Durham landscape. Photograph shows a rocky coastline, a swirling sea with an old rusty axle, metal wheels in the foreground. Cliffs in the distant left, a sunset sky, light cloud.

Cover page for Durham Rocks: 50 extraordinary places that tell the story of the Durham landscape. Photograph shows a rocky coastline, a swirling sea with an old rusty axle, metal wheels in the foreground. Cliffs in the distant left, a sunset sky, light cloud.

Recently uploaded to GeoGuide: Ian Jackson's richly illustrated guide to Durham geology for the non-expert. geoguide.scottishgeologytrust.org/p/nr_durh/nr...

14.02.2026 21:18 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
A screenshot of the GeoGuide webpage. On the left is a webGIS showing coverage for Northern England, Southern Scotland. On the right is 'About GeoGuide and links to types of content on the site.

A screenshot of the GeoGuide webpage. On the left is a webGIS showing coverage for Northern England, Southern Scotland. On the right is 'About GeoGuide and links to types of content on the site.

GeoGuide home page — explore! #geology
geoguide.scottishgeologytrust.org

14.02.2026 08:54 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

The rain helps!

01.02.2026 12:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A irregular crust fungus growing on a fallen beech tree

A irregular crust fungus growing on a fallen beech tree

Wrinkled crust #fungi

31.01.2026 22:56 — 👍 116    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 1
A leafy like lichen growing on a branch

A leafy like lichen growing on a branch

#lichen

31.01.2026 22:53 — 👍 201    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1
Two velvet shank, one overlapping the other. The caps are sticky and very high gloss. Distorted images of the surrounding trees can be seen in the reflections

Two velvet shank, one overlapping the other. The caps are sticky and very high gloss. Distorted images of the surrounding trees can be seen in the reflections

Velvet shank #fungi

31.01.2026 22:50 — 👍 257    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 1
Two bright scarlet elf cups in a bed of bright green moss

Two bright scarlet elf cups in a bed of bright green moss

Scarlet elf cup #fungi

31.01.2026 22:45 — 👍 447    🔁 30    💬 3    📌 1
Looking up towards a group of velvet shank fungi. two large and four small ones underneath. Translucent rich colour

Looking up towards a group of velvet shank fungi. two large and four small ones underneath. Translucent rich colour

Group of velvet shank #fungi

31.01.2026 22:43 — 👍 37    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
A single velvet shank fungus viewed from slightly underneath so the gills can be seen. The cap is wavy and translucent, a golden colour. The stem is black. Its growing on a fallen branch with a line of green moss

A single velvet shank fungus viewed from slightly underneath so the gills can be seen. The cap is wavy and translucent, a golden colour. The stem is black. Its growing on a fallen branch with a line of green moss

Velvet shank #fungi

31.01.2026 22:38 — 👍 612    🔁 48    💬 6    📌 3
Two red belted bracket fungi, one growing above the other. Dark red, getting lighter towards the creamy edge

Two red belted bracket fungi, one growing above the other. Dark red, getting lighter towards the creamy edge

Couple of bracket fungus #fungi

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Yes, they are rare up here! I've watched it grow for a while scotfot.smugmug.com/Latest-image...

31.01.2026 20:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
close-up photo of a tiny pink hazel flower emerging from a bud

close-up photo of a tiny pink hazel flower emerging from a bud

Hazel flower

31.01.2026 20:31 — 👍 115    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
Local woods, small beech trees still with brown leaves. Beyond, a mass of fine branches and a few trees. Backlit sun making all shine

Local woods, small beech trees still with brown leaves. Beyond, a mass of fine branches and a few trees. Backlit sun making all shine

Local woods - a while back

30.01.2026 23:37 — 👍 149    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
Bowl like scarlet elf cup with in-turned rim. The inside is shiny and darker red. Its surrounded by succulent green mosses with brownish sporophytes extending up

Bowl like scarlet elf cup with in-turned rim. The inside is shiny and darker red. Its surrounded by succulent green mosses with brownish sporophytes extending up

Scarlet elf cup #fungi

30.01.2026 23:33 — 👍 467    🔁 36    💬 3    📌 0
A single velvet shank fungi, a slightly folded cap, bright orange, highly glossy and sticky. A small drop of rainwater on the forward edge

A single velvet shank fungi, a slightly folded cap, bright orange, highly glossy and sticky. A small drop of rainwater on the forward edge

Velvet shank #fungi

30.01.2026 23:27 — 👍 335    🔁 18    💬 2    📌 3
Dark red to black bracket fungus growing on a fallen beech log. Its wet and highly glossy, bur irregular lumpy surface

Dark red to black bracket fungus growing on a fallen beech log. Its wet and highly glossy, bur irregular lumpy surface

Bracket fungus #fungi

30.01.2026 23:25 — 👍 549    🔁 38    💬 11    📌 1
Looking down on several irregular cup shaped lichen with bright red tips

Looking down on several irregular cup shaped lichen with bright red tips

Cladonia #lichen

30.01.2026 23:22 — 👍 565    🔁 39    💬 9    📌 0
Small irregular cup shaped lichen with bright red rounded tips

Small irregular cup shaped lichen with bright red rounded tips

Cladonia #lichen

30.01.2026 23:20 — 👍 29    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Bright orange fungus growing from the side of log. Viewed from underneath, translucent showing gills. A large one at the top, three smaller ones underneath

Bright orange fungus growing from the side of log. Viewed from underneath, translucent showing gills. A large one at the top, three smaller ones underneath

Velvet Shank #fungi

30.01.2026 23:16 — 👍 1448    🔁 120    💬 15    📌 2

About the same size...

17.01.2026 14:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An angled view looking into one acorn cup of a pair. Sitting on moss.

An angled view looking into one acorn cup of a pair. Sitting on moss.

Turkish oak acorn cup

17.01.2026 09:04 — 👍 547    🔁 42    💬 14    📌 7
A few chunky wisps of very fine hair ice on the woodland floor. It has fallen from a log

A few chunky wisps of very fine hair ice on the woodland floor. It has fallen from a log

Fallen hair ice

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