2017

NC2448 : Dying Sutherland hill loch

taken 7 years ago, near to Laxford Bridge, Highland, Scotland

Dying Sutherland hill loch
Dying Sutherland hill loch
Rather than lochs developing from dry ground as suggested by NC2448 : Shallow Lochan above Laxford Bridge, the opposite is true. In time the bogbean and reeds will cover this lochan, changing the open water to a marsh. Eventually other plants will colonise this, drying it out further allowing other different species to move in, completing the transition from lochan to valley bottom with a stream running through it. NF8447 : Dying loch, Benbecula shows an more advanced stage of this process.

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Geographical Context: Uplands Rivers, Streams, Drainage Lakes, Wetland, Bog Primary Subject: Lochan other tags: Colonisation Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lochan [4] · Ground [3] · Hill Loch [3] · Drying [2] ·
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AlastairG   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 8 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 May, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NC 2458 4829 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:23.2657N 5:0.1477W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NC 2455 4820
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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