{"id":235,"date":"2021-09-24T14:07:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2024-08-17T08:27:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T08:27:35","slug":"nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/?page_id=235","title":{"rendered":"Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"235\" class=\"elementor elementor-235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ed9f80d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ed9f80d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46bc980f\" data-id=\"46bc980f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae75d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ae75d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nature<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52a04183 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52a04183\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c13cd3d\" data-id=\"c13cd3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5463fa78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5463fa78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Urban green spaces<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ee62ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50ee62ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gmail-western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">North Merchiston is an old cemetery, which is rarely used for burials now. It has become a haven for wildlife and the aim is to manage the area with nature in mind. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Most of the cemetery is wooded. There are a number of burial mounds, which are open areas of grassland, rich in plants.<\/span><\/p><p>The importance of cemeteries as urban green spaces is often overlooked.\u00a0 Relatively untouched by surrounding urban development, cemeteries often act as green oases, providing a range of important natural habitats for many different \u2013 and often rare \u2013 plant life and animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b2dd93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b2dd93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbd87f\" data-id=\"7bbd87f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997eedd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"997eedd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to expect<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55d1b6db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55d1b6db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93774b4\" data-id=\"93774b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5974d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5974d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/robin-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/robin-1024x791.png 1024w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/robin-300x232.png 300w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/robin-768x593.png 768w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/robin-1536x1186.png 1536w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/robin.png 1826w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce18ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bce18ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">birds<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c889a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c889a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are numerous bird species using the cemetery.<\/p><ul><li>Robin (pictured)<\/li><li>Tits &#8211; Great, Coal, Blue, Long Tailed<\/li><li>Chaffinch<\/li><li>Great Spotted Woodpecker<\/li><li>Sparrowhawk<\/li><li>Buzzard<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-806e2c9\" data-id=\"806e2c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e440196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e440196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/albino-squirrel-cover.png\" title=\"albino-squirrel-cover.png\" alt=\"albino-squirrel-cover.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-315836a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"315836a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mammals<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3c919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3c919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a surprising number of mammals to be found at the cemetery.<\/p><p>Species include<\/p><ul><li>Grey Squirrel<\/li><li>Albino Grey Squirrel (pictured)<\/li><li>Stoats<\/li><li>Fox<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c9336c\" data-id=\"6c9336c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40bf22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c40bf22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"365\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elm.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elm.png 623w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elm-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a29e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a29e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">trees <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de40170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de40170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North Merchiston Cemetery has a wide selection of native and introduced species.<\/p><ul><li>Sycamore<\/li><li>Birch<\/li><li>Linden (Lime)<\/li><li>Dogwood<\/li><li>Laburnum<\/li><li>Horse Chestnut<\/li><li>Elm (pictured)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04c7360 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04c7360\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b58ea\" data-id=\"27b58ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e86a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38e86a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"535\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/butterfly.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/butterfly.png 748w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/butterfly-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c1dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72c1dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">butterflies<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe01a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe01a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ringlet butterflies<\/li><li>Speckled Wood\u00a0<\/li><li>Small Tortoiseshells (pictured)<\/li><li>Peacock<\/li><li>Orange Tip<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-065c771\" data-id=\"065c771\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff6ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dff6ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-longhorn-moth-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-longhorn-moth-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-longhorn-moth-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-longhorn-moth-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-longhorn-moth-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-longhorn-moth.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1c4c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc1c4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">moths<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8873d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8873d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Cinnabar moths<\/li><li>Green Longhorn moth (pictured)<\/li><li>Ashy Button Moth<\/li><li>Nettle Tag moth<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a2bdc8\" data-id=\"7a2bdc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08a193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f08a193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"389\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/marmaladehoverfly.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/marmaladehoverfly.png 604w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/marmaladehoverfly-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ef5ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9ef5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hoverflies<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1a01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db1a01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Marmalade Hoverfly (pictured)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Pellucid Hoverfly<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Banded Hoverfly<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Footballer Hoverfly<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1276526 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1276526\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0343c48\" data-id=\"0343c48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686f03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"686f03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"485\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/commonspottedorchid.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/commonspottedorchid.png 608w, http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/commonspottedorchid-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ef0bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95ef0bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">wild flowers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db03cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0db03cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242684912_399266021767998_8058021551011459496_n.jpg\" title=\"242684912_399266021767998_8058021551011459496_n\" alt=\"242684912_399266021767998_8058021551011459496_n\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9beb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9beb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ladybirds<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b9674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05b9674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Pine Ladybirds<\/li><li>2-spot<\/li><li>10-spot<\/li><li>Cream spot ladybirds (pictured)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28d18f2\" data-id=\"28d18f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e7efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8e7efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/236382116_376837107344223_2652716561217325597_n.jpg\" title=\"236382116_376837107344223_2652716561217325597_n\" alt=\"236382116_376837107344223_2652716561217325597_n\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd5cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bd5cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other insects<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea80945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea80945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Waxwing Lacewings<\/li>\n<li>Click Beetles<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Red Legged Shield Bug (pictured)<\/span><br><\/li>\n<li>Tree Bumblebee<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">St Mark&#8217;s Fly<\/span><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nature Urban green spaces North Merchiston is an old cemetery, which is rarely used for burials now. It has become a haven for wildlife and the aim is to manage the area with nature in mind. \u00a0Most of the cemetery is wooded. There are a number of burial mounds, which are open areas of grassland, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1640,"href":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235\/revisions\/1640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fonmc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}