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    Red squirrel feeding on the woodland floor (c) Ronald Surgenor

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Species

Badger in woodland (c) Jon Hawkins 

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Grayling

Grayling

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Large White butterfly

Large white

Ringlet

Ringlet

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Small heath

Small heath

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Humming-bird hawk-moth

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Elephant Hawk-moth

Elephant hawk-moth

Common Blue

Common blue

Small White butterfly

Small white

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Green Hairstreak butterfly

Green hairstreak

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Comma butterfly

Comma

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Emperor Moth

Emperor moth

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

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