I took this photograph while out on a bike ride with the kids at the end of March this year. I had been thinking about urban biodiversity after reading an article on Nature Deficit Disorder and this view captured my train of thought. We are in Robroyston Park, one of Glasgow's parks which is designated as a Local Nature Reserve. A diverse range of habitats are present. The pond at centre frame attracts the swans pictured and other birds, insects, fish and amphibians. To the right of the frame is deciduous woodland providing cover for small mammals and birds, including a heron which nests in the trees and to the left we have rough grassland which is attractive to many insects and various ground nesting birds. Juxtaposed in the background are several blocks of high rise flats - a potent symbol our densely populated urban environment.
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