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  • Wide angle view from operating cab of combine harvester
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  • Wide angle view from operating cab of combine harvester
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  • Wide angle view from operating cab of combine harvester
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  • Wide angle view from operating cab of combine harvester
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  • Wide angle view from operating cab of combine harvester
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  • MARSH FOXTAIL Alopecurus geniculatus Height to 50cm<br />
Tufted, grey-green perennial with stems bent at sharp angles at the base, and at joints. Grows in damp grassland. FLOWERS are borne in cylindrical, purplish heads, 5-6cm long, the spikelets with long awns and blunt ligules (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are smooth below. STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • Meadow Buttercup - Ranunculus acris
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  • Urospermum - Urospermum dalechampii
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  • Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria
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  • Meadow Buttercup - Ranunculus acris
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  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula, Stoke Woods, Bicester, Oxfordshire owned by the Woodland Trust
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  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula, Stoke Woods, Bicester, Oxfordshire owned by the Woodland Trust
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  • Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria, Stoke Wood, Bicester, Oxfordshire
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  • Hybrid Lady x Monkey orchids - Orchis x angusticruris
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  • Monkey Orchid - Orchid simia - Kent
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  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes - Shakespeare Cliff/Samphire Hoe, Kent
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  • Richardson's Ground Squirrel - Urocitellus richardsonii
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  • Richardson's Ground Squirrel - Urocitellus richardsonii
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  • Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria, Stoke Wood, Bicester, Oxfordshire
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  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula, Stoke Woods, Bicester, Oxfordshire owned by the Woodland Trust
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  • Walker on the Thames Path in Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Modern combine harvester in barley
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  • Modern combine harvester in barley
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  • Large sitka spruce in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands, Uk. Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis (Pinaceae) HEIGHT to 52m. Large conical evergreen tapering to a spire-like crown. Trunk is stout and buttressed in large specimens. BARK Greyish-brown, becoming purplish and scaly in older specimens. BRANCHES Ascending with slightly pendent, hairless side-shoots. LEAVES Needles, to 3cm long, stiff and flattened with a distinct keel, bright green above with 2 pale-blue bands below; appear crowded on upper surface of shoot, with lower surface more exposed. General impression is of tough, sharply spined, blue-green foliage on a sturdy tree. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Female cones are yellowish and small at first, growing to about 9cm, becoming cylin¬drical and shiny pale brown, covered with papery toothed scales. STATUS AND DISTRIBTION Native of high-rainfall areas on W coast of North America. The largest spruce species and some specimens, guarded in National Parks, have reached heights of 80m. Introduced to our region and widely planted for commercial forestry and sometimes for ornament.
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  • Small-leaved Lime - Tilia cordata
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  • Small-leaved Lime - Tilia cordata
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  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes
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  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula
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  • Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
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  • Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
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  • Meadow Buttercup - Ranunculus acris - Goring meadow, Berkshire
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  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea
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  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula
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  • Common Twayblade - Neottia ovata
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  • Burnt Orchid - Neotinea ustulata
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  • Military Orchid - Orchis militaris
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  • White helleborine - Cephalanthera damasonium
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  • Small-leaved Lime - Tilia cordata
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  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes
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  • Small-leaved Lime - Tilia cordata
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  • Small-leaved Lime - Tilia cordata
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  • WHITE MULLEIN Verbascum lychnitis (Scrophulariaceae) Height to 1.5m. Upright biennial. Stems are rounded below but angled and downy above. Grows in dry, grassy places, mainly on calcareous soils. FLOWERS are 15-20mm across, 5-lobed and white with whitish hairs on all the stamens; borne in branched spikes (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are egg-shaped capsules. LEAVES are ovate, shiny dark green above and downy below. STATUS-Local and rather scarce in S England; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • WHITE MULLEIN Verbascum lychnitis (Scrophulariaceae) Height to 1.5m. Upright biennial. Stems are rounded below but angled and downy above. Grows in dry, grassy places, mainly on calcareous soils. FLOWERS are 15-20mm across, 5-lobed and white with whitish hairs on all the stamens; borne in branched spikes (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are egg-shaped capsules. LEAVES are ovate, shiny dark green above and downy below. STATUS-Local and rather scarce in S England; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • Herring Gull Larus argentatus - tangled up with fishing litter. L 56-62cm. Noisy, familiar bird and our most numerous large gull species. Often follows boats. Bold when fed regularly. Sexes are similar. Adult in summer has blue-grey black and upperwings, with white-spotted, black wingtips; plumage is otherwise white. Legs are pink, bill is yellow with orange spot, and eye is yellow with orange-yellow ring. In winter, similar but with dark streaks on head and nape. Juvenile and 1st winter are mottled grey-brown with streaked underparts. Legs are dull pink, bill is dark and spotted pale tail has dark tip. Adult plumage acquired over 3 years. 2nd winter bird is similar but has grey back and grey areas on upperwing. Tail is white with dark tip. 3rd winter resembles winter adult but has more black on wingtips and hint of dark tail band. Voice Utters distinctive kyaoo and anxious ga-ka-ka. Status Common, mainly coastal in summer, nesting on seacliffs and in seaside towns. Widespread and more numerous in winter due to migrant influx.<br />
Kimmeridge bay september.
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  • Angler fishing in the last light of evening at Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset
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  • Lone sea angler casting from the beach at Hurst Spit, Hampshire at sunset
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  • Small Angle Shades - Euplexia lucipara
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  • Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa Length 25-27mm. A striking and distinctive moth with unmistakable markings. Usually rests with forewings creased lengthways; this feature combined with forewing markings and jagged outer margin makes the moth look like a dead leaf. Adult has dull greenish and pinkish-buff forewings, with a dark triangle on the leading edge. On the wing in almost any month but flies mostly May-October. Larva feeds on a range of herbaceous plants, including potted pelargoniums. Widespread throughout but commonest in southern and central Britain.
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  • Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa Length 25-27mm. A striking and distinctive moth with unmistakable markings. Usually rests with forewings creased lengthways; this feature combined with forewing markings and jagged outer margin makes the moth look like a dead leaf. Adult has dull greenish and pinkish-buff forewings, with a dark triangle on the leading edge. On the wing in almost any month but flies mostly May-October. Larva feeds on a range of herbaceous plants, including potted pelargoniums. Widespread throughout but commonest in southern and central Britain.
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  • Tawny-barred Angle - Macaria liturata
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  • Small Angle Shades - Euplexia lucipara
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  • Tawny-barred Angle - Macaria liturata
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  • Pintail - Anas acuta - female.  L 51-66cm. Recognised by elongated appearance; male is unmistakable. In flight, male’s grey wings and green speculum are striking; female’s white trailing edge on inner wing is obvious. Sexes are dissimilar in regards. Adult male has chocolate brown head and nape, with white breast extending as stripe up side of head. Plumage is otherwise grey and finely marked but note cream and black stern, and long, pointed tail, often held at an angle. In eclipse, resembles adult female but retains wing pattern. Adult female has mottled buffish brown plumage. Juvenile is similar to adult female. Voice Male utters a whistle, female’s call is grating. Status Rare breeding species (on freshwater marshes) but fairly common in winter, often on estuaries.
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  • Père David’s Maple Acer davidii (Aceraceae) HEIGHT to 16m <br />
Spreading, open tree. BARK With a pattern of green and brown vertical stripes when young. BRANCHES Mainly upright. LEAVES To 15cm long, either unlobed and ovate or with shallow lobes; dark green above, paler below, on red petioles. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Yellowish, in 6cm-long drooping racemes. Fruits have wings at a shallow angle. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of China, grown here for its ornamental bark.
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  • Pintail Anas acuta L 51-66cm. Recognised by elongated appearance; male is unmistakable. In flight, male’s grey wings and green speculum are striking; female’s white trailing edge on inner wing is obvious. Sexes are dissimilar in regards. Adult male has chocolate brown head and nape, with white breast extending as stripe up side of head. Plumage is otherwise grey and finely marked but note cream and black stern, and long, pointed tail, often held at an angle. In eclipse, resembles adult female but retains wing pattern. Adult female has mottled buffish brown plumage. Juvenile is similar to adult female. Voice Male utters a whistle, female’s call is grating. Status Rare breeding species (on freshwater marshes) but fairly common in winter, often on estuaries.
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  • 73.114 (2305)<br />
Small Angle Shades - Euplexia lucipara
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  • Angle Shades - Phlogophora meticulosa - 73.113 (2306)
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  • Purple Thorn Selenia tetralunaria Wingspan 32-38mm. A beautifully marked moth that rests with its wings held at an acute angle or folded above body at rest. Adult has angular, jagged margins to its wings. The undersides of the wings (that seen at rest) are purplish-brown, flushed orange-brown towards the base. Each wing has a white, angular crescent-moon mark. Flies April-May, and sometimes in August as a second brood. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and fairly common.
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  • Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris - male (top) - female (bottom). Wingspan 25mm. An active butterfly with a buzzing flight. Fond of sunbathing with its wings held at an angle; often visits thistles and knapweed flowers. Adult has orange-brown upperwings and orange-buff underwings. Brown underside to antennal tip distinguishes it from similar Essex skipper. Flies July–August. Larva is nocturnal and feeds on various grasses. A common and widespread meadow species.
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  • Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Wingspan 25mm. An active butterfly with a buzzing flight. Fond of sunbathing with its wings held at an angle; often visits thistles and knapweed flowers. Adult has orange-brown upperwings and orange-buff underwings. Brown underside to antennal tip distinguishes it from similar Essex skipper. Flies July–August. Larva is nocturnal and feeds on various grasses. A common and widespread meadow species.
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  • Pintail - Anas acuta - male in flight. L 51-66cm. Recognised by elongated appearance; male is unmistakable. In flight, male’s grey wings and green speculum are striking; female’s white trailing edge on inner wing is obvious. Sexes are dissimilar in regards. Adult male has chocolate brown head and nape, with white breast extending as stripe up side of head. Plumage is otherwise grey and finely marked but note cream and black stern, and long, pointed tail, often held at an angle. In eclipse, resembles adult female but retains wing pattern. Adult female has mottled buffish brown plumage. Juvenile is similar to adult female. Voice Male utters a whistle, female’s call is grating. Status Rare breeding species (on freshwater marshes) but fairly common in winter, often on estuaries.
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  • September Thorn Ennomos erosaria Wingspan 30-34mm. A well-marked moth that rests with its wings held at acute angle, creating a leaf-like appearance. Adult has angular, jagged margins to its wings. The forewings are yellowish-brown and marked with two dark cross lines: outer third of wing is dusky brown while inner two thirds are yellowish brown. Flies July-October. Larva feeds mainly on birches and oaks. Widespread but commonest in south.
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  • Dusky Thorn Ennamos fuscantaria Wingspan 36-40mm. An attractive moth that rests with its wings held at acute angle creating a leaf-like appearance. Adult has angular, jagged margins to its wings. The forewings are divided into three by two dark lines: outer third is dusky brown while inner two thirds are yellowish brown. Flies August-September. Larava feeds on Ash. Common only in central and southern Britain.
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  • Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria Wingspan 38-42mm. A colourful and distinctive moth that rests with its wings held at an angle. Adult has angular, jagged margins to wings. Wings are brown with dark lines and marbling; head and thorax are fluffy yellow. Flies July-October. Larva feeds on a range of deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and common.
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  • Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria Wingspan 38-42mm. A colourful and distinctive moth that rests with its wings held at an angle. Adult has angular, jagged margins to wings. Wings are brown with dark lines and marbling; head and thorax are fluffy yellow. Flies July-October. Larva feeds on a range of deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and common.
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  • Coxcomb Prominent Ptiodon capucina Length 20-22mm. A richly-coloured moth that rests with its wings held in tent-like manner, at an acute angle; sideways on, the buffish coxcomb-like tuft at the head end is distinctive. Adult has reddish brown forewings with a scalloped outer edge. Double-brooded: flies April-May and August-September. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and common in lowland Britain.
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  • Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria Wingspan 38-42mm. A colourful and distinctive moth that rests with its wings held at an angle. Adult has angular, jagged margins to wings. Wings are brown with dark lines and marbling; head and thorax are fluffy yellow. Flies July-October. Larva feeds on a range of deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and common.
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  • Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Wingspan 25mm. An active butterfly with a buzzing flight. Fond of sunbathing with its wings held at an angle; often visits thistles and knapweed flowers. Adult has orange-brown upperwings and orange-buff underwings. Brown underside to antennal tip distinguishes it from similar Essex skipper. Flies July–August. Larva is nocturnal and feeds on various grasses. A common and widespread meadow species.
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  • Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Wingspan 25mm. An active butterfly with a buzzing flight. Fond of sunbathing with its wings held at an angle; often visits thistles and knapweed flowers. Adult has orange-brown upperwings and orange-buff underwings. Brown underside to antennal tip distinguishes it from similar Essex skipper. Flies July–August. Larva is nocturnal and feeds on various grasses. A common and widespread meadow species.
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  • Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria Wingspan 38-42mm. A colourful and distinctive moth that rests with its wings held at an angle. Adult has angular, jagged margins to wings. Wings are brown with dark lines and marbling; head and thorax are fluffy yellow. Flies July-October. Larva feeds on a range of deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and common.
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  • Purple Thorn Selenia tetralunaria Wingspan 32-38mm. A beautifully marked moth that rests with its wings held at an acute angle or folded above body at rest. Adult has angular, jagged margins to its wings. The undersides of the wings (that seen at rest) are purplish-brown, flushed orange-brown towards the base. Each wing has a white, angular crescent-moon mark. Flies April-May, and sometimes in August as a second brood. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and fairly common.
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  • Père David’s Maple Acer davidii (Aceraceae) HEIGHT to 16m <br />
Spreading, open tree. BARK With a pattern of green and brown vertical stripes when young. BRANCHES Mainly upright. LEAVES To 15cm long, either unlobed and ovate or with shallow lobes; dark green above, paler below, on red petioles. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Yellowish, in 6cm-long drooping racemes. Fruits have wings at a shallow angle. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of China, grown here for its ornamental bark.
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  • Red Maple Acer rubrum (Aceraceae) HEIGHT to 23m <br />
Fast-growing, spreading tree with an irregular crown.BARK Grey and smooth. BRANCHES Mostly ascending, but arch outwards. LEAVES To 10cm long and almost as wide, with 3–5 toothed lobes less than half the leaf width; red-tinged above at first, greener later, and silvery below, with a red petiole. Turn various shades of red and yellow in autumn. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS small red flowers in dense clusters on thin pedicels, open in spring before leaves. Males and females are separate. Bright-red winged fruits are about 1cm long, the wings diverging at a narrow angle. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of E North America, usually growing in damp habitats, grown here for its autumn foliage.
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  • Père David’s Maple Acer davidii (Aceraceae) HEIGHT to 16m <br />
Spreading, open tree. BARK With a pattern of green and brown vertical stripes when young. BRANCHES Mainly upright. LEAVES To 15cm long, either unlobed and ovate or with shallow lobes; dark green above, paler below, on red petioles. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Yellowish, in 6cm-long drooping racemes. Fruits have wings at a shallow angle. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of China, grown here for its ornamental bark.
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  • Saw/Great Fen Sedge (Cladium mariscus) HEIGHT to 2.5m. Imposing plant of fens and lake margins. Sometimes forms dense stands, and still cut commercially in E Anglia. FLOWERS Glossy reddish-brown spikelets, in branched clusters (July- Aug). FRUITS shiny, dark brown. LEAVES Long, saw-edged, often bent at an angle.
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  • Pintail Anas acuta L 51-66cm. Recognised by elongated appearance; male is unmistakable. In flight, male’s grey wings and green speculum are striking; female’s white trailing edge on inner wing is obvious. Sexes are dissimilar in regards. Adult male has chocolate brown head and nape, with white breast extending as stripe up side of head. Plumage is otherwise grey and finely marked but note cream and black stern, and long, pointed tail, often held at an angle. In eclipse, resembles adult female but retains wing pattern. Adult female has mottled buffish brown plumage. Juvenile is similar to adult female. Voice Male utters a whistle, female’s call is grating. Status Rare breeding species (on freshwater marshes) but fairly common in winter, often on estuaries.
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  • Pintail Anas acuta L 51-66cm. Recognised by elongated appearance; male is unmistakable. In flight, male’s grey wings and green speculum are striking; female’s white trailing edge on inner wing is obvious. Sexes are dissimilar in regards. Adult male has chocolate brown head and nape, with white breast extending as stripe up side of head. Plumage is otherwise grey and finely marked but note cream and black stern, and long, pointed tail, often held at an angle. In eclipse, resembles adult female but retains wing pattern. Adult female has mottled buffish brown plumage. Juvenile is similar to adult female. Voice Male utters a whistle, female’s call is grating. Status Rare breeding species (on freshwater marshes) but fairly common in winter, often on estuaries.
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  • Pintail Anas acuta L 51-66cm. Recognised by elongated appearance; male is unmistakable. In flight, male’s grey wings and green speculum are striking; female’s white trailing edge on inner wing is obvious. Sexes are dissimilar in regards. Adult male has chocolate brown head and nape, with white breast extending as stripe up side of head. Plumage is otherwise grey and finely marked but note cream and black stern, and long, pointed tail, often held at an angle. In eclipse, resembles adult female but retains wing pattern. Adult female has mottled buffish brown plumage. Juvenile is similar to adult female. Voice Male utters a whistle, female’s call is grating. Status Rare breeding species (on freshwater marshes) but fairly common in winter, often on estuaries.
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  • Pintail Anas acuta L 51-66cm. Recognised by elongated appearance; male is unmistakable. In flight, male’s grey wings and green speculum are striking; female’s white trailing edge on inner wing is obvious. Sexes are dissimilar in regards. Adult male has chocolate brown head and nape, with white breast extending as stripe up side of head. Plumage is otherwise grey and finely marked but note cream and black stern, and long, pointed tail, often held at an angle. In eclipse, resembles adult female but retains wing pattern. Adult female has mottled buffish brown plumage. Juvenile is similar to adult female. Voice Male utters a whistle, female’s call is grating. Status Rare breeding species (on freshwater marshes) but fairly common in winter, often on estuaries.
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  • 70.214 (1893)<br />
Tawny-barred Angle - Macraria liturata
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  • Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Wingspan 25mm. An active butterfly with a buzzing flight. Fond of sunbathing with its wings held at an angle; often visits thistles and knapweed flowers. Adult has orange-brown upperwings and orange-buff underwings. Brown underside to antennal tip distinguishes it from similar Essex skipper. Flies July–August. Larva is nocturnal and feeds on various grasses. A common and widespread meadow species.
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  • Red Maple Acer rubrum (Aceraceae) HEIGHT to 23m <br />
Fast-growing, spreading tree with an irregular crown.BARK Grey and smooth. BRANCHES Mostly ascending, but arch outwards. LEAVES To 10cm long and almost as wide, with 3–5 toothed lobes less than half the leaf width; red-tinged above at first, greener later, and silvery below, with a red petiole. Turn various shades of red and yellow in autumn. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS small red flowers in dense clusters on thin pedicels, open in spring before leaves. Males and females are separate. Bright-red winged fruits are about 1cm long, the wings diverging at a narrow angle. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of E North America, usually growing in damp habitats, grown here for its autumn foliage.
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  • Père David’s Maple Acer davidii (Aceraceae) HEIGHT to 16m <br />
Spreading, open tree. BARK With a pattern of green and brown vertical stripes when young. BRANCHES Mainly upright. LEAVES To 15cm long, either unlobed and ovate or with shallow lobes; dark green above, paler below, on red petioles. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Yellowish, in 6cm-long drooping racemes. Fruits have wings at a shallow angle. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of China, grown here for its ornamental bark.
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  • 70.169 (1849)<br />
Angle-barred Pug - Eupithecia innotata
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  • The Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Length 17-19mm. An appropriately-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings with a right-angle tip; they are chestnut-brown with dark grey, jagged cross lines. Overwinters (hibernating in cold spells) and flies September-May. Larva feeds on oaks, birches and other deciduous trees. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
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  • The Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Length 17-19mm. An appropriately-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings with a right-angle tip; they are chestnut-brown with dark grey, jagged cross lines. Overwinters (hibernating in cold spells) and flies September-May. Larva feeds on oaks, birches and other deciduous trees. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
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  • The Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Length 17-19mm. An appropriately-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings with a right-angle tip; they are chestnut-brown with dark grey, jagged cross lines. Overwinters (hibernating in cold spells) and flies September-May. Larva feeds on oaks, birches and other deciduous trees. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
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  • 73.211 (2313)<br />
Angle-striped Sallow - Enargia paleacea
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  • WILD TEASEL Dipsacus fullonum (Dipsacaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Biennial of damp and disturbed grassland on heavy soils. Stems are angled, with sharp prickles on the angles. FLOWERS are pinkish purple and carried in egg-shaped heads, 6-8cm long, adorned with numerous spiny bracts; borne on tall stems (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are dry, papery and borne in the dry flower heads; popular with Goldfinches. LEAVES are spine-coated and appear as rosettes in the 1st year; in 2nd year, these die back and stem leaves are opposite and joined at the base, the resulting cup collecting water. STATUS-Widespread and common in the S; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • WILD TEASEL Dipsacus fullonum (Dipsacaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Biennial of damp and disturbed grassland on heavy soils. Stems are angled, with sharp prickles on the angles. FLOWERS are pinkish purple and carried in egg-shaped heads, 6-8cm long, adorned with numerous spiny bracts; borne on tall stems (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are dry, papery and borne in the dry flower heads; popular with Goldfinches. LEAVES are spine-coated and appear as rosettes in the 1st year; in 2nd year, these die back and stem leaves are opposite and joined at the base, the resulting cup collecting water. STATUS-Widespread and common in the S; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • WILD TEASEL Dipsacus fullonum (Dipsacaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Biennial of damp and disturbed grassland on heavy soils. Stems are angled, with sharp prickles on the angles. FLOWERS are pinkish purple and carried in egg-shaped heads, 6-8cm long, adorned with numerous spiny bracts; borne on tall stems (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are dry, papery and borne in the dry flower heads; popular with Goldfinches. LEAVES are spine-coated and appear as rosettes in the 1st year; in 2nd year, these die back and stem leaves are opposite and joined at the base, the resulting cup collecting water. STATUS-Widespread and common in the S; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • Purple Emperor - Apatura iris. Wingspan 65mm. An impressive and iconic butterfly of broadleaved woodlands with tall oaks and mature Goat Willows (the larval foodplant). Adult has brown upperwings marked with a white band; the male has the purple sheen, only seen at certain angles. Underwings of both sexes are chestnut with a white band. Flies July-August. Larva is green with diagnostic ‘horns’ at head end. Rare and local, restricted to a few good woodlands in southern England.
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  • Meadow Vetchling - Lathyrus pratensis. Height to 50cm. Scrambling perennial with long, angled stems. Favours grassy places. FLOWERS are 15-20mm long and yellow; borne in open, long-stalked terminal clusters of 4-12 flowers (May-Aug). FRUITS are 25-35mm long pods that ripen black. LEAVES comprise 1 pair of narrow leaflets with a tendril and large stipules. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • Purple Emperor - Apatura iris - male (top row) - female (bottom row). Wingspan 65mm. An impressive and iconic butterfly of broadleaved woodlands with tall oaks and mature Goat Willows (the larval foodplant). Adult has brown upperwings marked with a white band; the male has the purple sheen, only seen at certain angles. Underwings of both sexes are chestnut with a white band. Flies July-August. Larva is green with diagnostic ‘horns’ at head end. Rare and local, restricted to a few good woodlands in southern England.
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  • Large Skipper - Ochlodes venatus. (Male - top; Female - bottom) Wingspan 34mm. Colourful little butterfly that typically holds its wings angled in a moth-like manner. Adult has dark brown upperwings with pale markings. Underwings are buffish orange with paler spots. Flies June–July. Larva is nocturnal and feeds on various grasses. Common and widespread in England and Wales in a wide range of grassy habitats.
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  • Six-spot burnet Zygaena filipendulae Length 16-18mm. Well-marked and distinctive day-flying moth. Adult has dark forewings (with a greenish-blue iridescence at certain angles) and six red spots; hindwings are red with a dark border. Larva is yellow with black spots; feeds on Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Pupates in a yellow cocoon attached to plant stem. Widespread and locally common in grassland habitats.
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  • Purple Emperor Apatura iris Wingspan 65mm. An impressive and iconic butterfly of broadleaved woodlands with tall oaks and mature Goat Willows (the larval foodplant). Adult has brown upperwings marked with a white band; the male has the purple sheen, only seen at certain angles. Underwings of both sexes are chestnut with a white band. Flies July-August. Larva is green with diagnostic ‘horns’ at head end. Rare and local, restricted to a few good woodlands in southern England.
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  • Purple Emperor Apatura iris Wingspan 65mm. An impressive and iconic butterfly of broadleaved woodlands with tall oaks and mature Goat Willows (the larval foodplant). Adult has brown upperwings marked with a white band; the male has the purple sheen, only seen at certain angles. Underwings of both sexes are chestnut with a white band. Flies July-August. Larva is green with diagnostic ‘horns’ at head end. Rare and local, restricted to a few good woodlands in southern England.
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  • Purple Emperor Apatura iris Wingspan 65mm. An impressive and iconic butterfly of broadleaved woodlands with tall oaks and mature Goat Willows (the larval foodplant). Adult has brown upperwings marked with a white band; the male has the purple sheen, only seen at certain angles. Underwings of both sexes are chestnut with a white band. Flies July-August. Larva is green with diagnostic ‘horns’ at head end. Rare and local, restricted to a few good woodlands in southern England.
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  • Purple Emperor Apatura iris Wingspan 65mm. An impressive and iconic butterfly of broadleaved woodlands with tall oaks and mature Goat Willows (the larval foodplant). Adult has brown upperwings marked with a white band; the male has the purple sheen, only seen at certain angles. Underwings of both sexes are chestnut with a white band. Flies July-August. Larva is green with diagnostic ‘horns’ at head end. Rare and local, restricted to a few good woodlands in southern England.
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