Walked the North Esk river from Penicuik up to Penicuik House today - lovely walk in perfect summer weather. Several Bird Cherry trees completely covered in webs of the Cherry Ermine Moth caterpillar and many stripped to the bone.
Blackcap and Chiffchaff still singing. Small flock of Greylag on pond below the derelict house, which is currently being restored.
Pyrenean Valerian present in several places by the riverside - seems to be getting more common by riverbanks in the Lothian area. Apparently southern Scotland is the UK stronghold of this introduced species.
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Heard about the Cherry Ermine caterpillars on the news the other night - apparently Aberdeenshire is really badly affected this year.
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