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  • Osier - Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. Rarely reaches full potential, being regularly cropped for long flexible twigs (‘withies’), used for weaving. Natural crown is narrow with slightly pendulous branches. SHOOTS Straight twigs are flexible, covered with greyish hairs when young, becoming smoother and shiny olive-brown with age. LEAVES Narrow, tapering, to 15cm long, the margin usually waved and rolled under; underside has grey woolly hairs. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, to 3cm long, appear before leaves on separate trees; erect or slightly curved. Males are yellow, females browner. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common native tree in wet habitats. Often planted for withies, masking its true native range.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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  • Osier Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. Rarely reaches full potential, being regularly cropped for long flexible twigs (‘withies’), used for weaving. Natural crown is narrow with slightly pendulous branches. SHOOTS Straight twigs are flexible, covered with greyish hairs when young, becoming smoother and shiny olive-brown with age. LEAVES Narrow, tapering, to 15cm long, the margin usually waved and rolled under; underside has grey woolly hairs. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, to 3cm long, appear before leaves on separate trees; erect or slightly curved. Males are yellow, females browner. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common native tree in wet habitats. Often planted for withies, masking its true native range.
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  • Crack-willow - Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • Prickly Juniper or Cade Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae) HEIGHT to 14m. Spreading evergreen shrub or small untidy tree. BARK Brown, sometimes tinged with purple; peels away in vertical strips. LEAVES Sharply pointed needles arranged in whorls of 3; upper leaf surface has 2 pale bands separated by slightly raised midrib, and lower surface has pronounced midrib. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Female cones are rounded or pear-shaped, and mature to a reddish colour. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of S Europe, generally preferring dry habitats.
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  • Osier Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. Rarely reaches full potential, being regularly cropped for long flexible twigs (‘withies’), used for weaving. Natural crown is narrow with slightly pendulous branches. SHOOTS Straight twigs are flexible, covered with greyish hairs when young, becoming smoother and shiny olive-brown with age. LEAVES Narrow, tapering, to 15cm long, the margin usually waved and rolled under; underside has grey woolly hairs. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, to 3cm long, appear before leaves on separate trees; erect or slightly curved. Males are yellow, females browner. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common native tree in wet habitats. Often planted for withies, masking its true native range.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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  • Prickly Juniper or Cade Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae) HEIGHT to 14m. Spreading evergreen shrub or small untidy tree. BARK Brown, sometimes tinged with purple; peels away in vertical strips. LEAVES Sharply pointed needles arranged in whorls of 3; upper leaf surface has 2 pale bands separated by slightly raised midrib, and lower surface has pronounced midrib. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Female cones are rounded or pear-shaped, and mature to a reddish colour. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of S Europe, generally preferring dry habitats.
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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • Osier - Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. Rarely reaches full potential, being regularly cropped for long flexible twigs (‘withies’), used for weaving. Natural crown is narrow with slightly pendulous branches. SHOOTS Straight twigs are flexible, covered with greyish hairs when young, becoming smoother and shiny olive-brown with age. LEAVES Narrow, tapering, to 15cm long, the margin usually waved and rolled under; underside has grey woolly hairs. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, to 3cm long, appear before leaves on separate trees; erect or slightly curved. Males are yellow, females browner. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common native tree in wet habitats. Often planted for withies, masking its true native range.
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  • White Willow - Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • Osier Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. Rarely reaches full potential, being regularly cropped for long flexible twigs (‘withies’), used for weaving. Natural crown is narrow with slightly pendulous branches. SHOOTS Straight twigs are flexible, covered with greyish hairs when young, becoming smoother and shiny olive-brown with age. LEAVES Narrow, tapering, to 15cm long, the margin usually waved and rolled under; underside has grey woolly hairs. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, to 3cm long, appear before leaves on separate trees; erect or slightly curved. Males are yellow, females browner. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common native tree in wet habitats. Often planted for withies, masking its true native range.
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  • Osier Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. Rarely reaches full potential, being regularly cropped for long flexible twigs (‘withies’), used for weaving. Natural crown is narrow with slightly pendulous branches. SHOOTS Straight twigs are flexible, covered with greyish hairs when young, becoming smoother and shiny olive-brown with age. LEAVES Narrow, tapering, to 15cm long, the margin usually waved and rolled under; underside has grey woolly hairs. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, to 3cm long, appear before leaves on separate trees; erect or slightly curved. Males are yellow, females browner. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common native tree in wet habitats. Often planted for withies, masking its true native range.
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  • Osier Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. Rarely reaches full potential, being regularly cropped for long flexible twigs (‘withies’), used for weaving. Natural crown is narrow with slightly pendulous branches. SHOOTS Straight twigs are flexible, covered with greyish hairs when young, becoming smoother and shiny olive-brown with age. LEAVES Narrow, tapering, to 15cm long, the margin usually waved and rolled under; underside has grey woolly hairs. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, to 3cm long, appear before leaves on separate trees; erect or slightly curved. Males are yellow, females browner. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common native tree in wet habitats. Often planted for withies, masking its true native range.
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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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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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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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  • Prickly Juniper or Cade Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae) HEIGHT to 14m. Spreading evergreen shrub or small untidy tree. BARK Brown, sometimes tinged with purple; peels away in vertical strips. LEAVES Sharply pointed needles arranged in whorls of 3; upper leaf surface has 2 pale bands separated by slightly raised midrib, and lower surface has pronounced midrib. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Female cones are rounded or pear-shaped, and mature to a reddish colour. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of S Europe, generally preferring dry habitats.
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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • Grey Willow Salix cinerea (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Variable, usually a large shrub or sometimes a small tree with characteristic thick, downy, grey twigs. Represented by ssp. cinerea and ssp. oleifolia (pka S. c. atrocinerea or S. atrocinerea). SHOOTS If bark is peeled off 2-year-old twigs, wood shows a series of fine longitudinal ridges. LEAVES Oblong and pointed, usually about 4 times as long as broad, on short petioles with irregular stipules. Leaves often have inrolled margins and are grey and downy below. Upper surface is matt and downy in ssp. cinerea but glossy and hairless in ssp. oleifolia. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Catkins appear in early spring on separate trees, before leaves: male catkins ovoid and yellow, female catkins similar but greener, eventually releasing finely plumed seeds. This species and Goat Willow S. caprea, are often called ‘Pussy Willow’ when their silky-grey buds, resembling cats’ paws, followed by bright-yellow catkins, appear in spring. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common across much of our region usually growing in wet habitats such as fenlands, streamsides and damp woodlands
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  • Prickly Juniper or Cade Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae) HEIGHT to 14m. Spreading evergreen shrub or small untidy tree. BARK Brown, sometimes tinged with purple; peels away in vertical strips. LEAVES Sharply pointed needles arranged in whorls of 3; upper leaf surface has 2 pale bands separated by slightly raised midrib, and lower surface has pronounced midrib. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Female cones are rounded or pear-shaped, and mature to a reddish colour. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of S Europe, generally preferring dry habitats.
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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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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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  • Osier Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m <br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. Rarely reaches full potential, being regularly cropped for long flexible twigs (‘withies’), used for weaving. Natural crown is narrow with slightly pendulous branches. SHOOTS Straight twigs are flexible, covered with greyish hairs when young, becoming smoother and shiny olive-brown with age. LEAVES Narrow, tapering, to 15cm long, the margin usually waved and rolled under; underside has grey woolly hairs. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, to 3cm long, appear before leaves on separate trees; erect or slightly curved. Males are yellow, females browner. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Common native tree in wet habitats. Often planted for withies, masking its true native range.
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  • Crack-willow Salix fragilis Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Large, domed tree with a thick bole. Bark Grey-brown with criss-crossed ridges. Branches Basal. Shoots Reddish, brightest in spring. Leaves Long, glossy, with toothed margins. Reproductive parts Male catkins yellow and pendulous; female catkins green and pendulous; on separate trees. Status Common in damp habitats.
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  • White Willow Salix alba Salicaceae Height to 25m<br />
Broadly columnar tree. Bark Dark grey. Shoots Yellowish grey, downy at first. Leaves Blue-grey. Reproductive parts Male catkins small and ovoid. Female catkins longer and green. Status Common in damp, lowland habitats.
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  • Meadow - SHORT-TAILED VOLE HABITAT
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  • Meadow - SHORT-TAILED VOLE HABITAT
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  • POND - PALMATE NEWT HABITAT
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  • Mediterranean Maquis Habitat
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  • POND - GREAT CRESTED NEWT HABITAT
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  • Rusty Sallow - Salix cinerea oleifolia
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  • MEADOW AND WOODLAND EDGE
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  • Chalk Stream, River Itchen, Hampshire, UK
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  • Chalk Stream, River Itchen, Hampshire, UK
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  • Scrub Patch
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  • Country Garden
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  • Country Garden
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  • Reedbed, Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk
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  • Danube Delta, Romania
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  • Cricket-bat Willow Salix alba caerulea has a straight trunk, purplish red shoots and almost hairless leaves, bluish below. Planted as source of timber for cricket bats. So-called Coral-bark Willow cultivars are popular in parks and gardens.
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  • Purple Willow Salix purpurea (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m<br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. BARK Grey and shiny. SHOOTS Shiny and reddish purple when young. LEAVES Elongate ovate, broadest towards the blunt tip and up to 12cm long; hairless, the margin toothed only near the tip. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male catkins are golden-yellow with reddish purple anthers. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native, widespread but rather local; absent from, or scarce in, SE England, W Britain and the Scottish Highlands. Grows in damp ground, beside rivers and ponds and in marshes
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  • Purple Willow Salix purpurea (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m<br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. BARK Grey and shiny. SHOOTS Shiny and reddish purple when young. LEAVES Elongate ovate, broadest towards the blunt tip and up to 12cm long; hairless, the margin toothed only near the tip. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male catkins are golden-yellow with reddish purple anthers. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native, widespread but rather local; absent from, or scarce in, SE England, W Britain and the Scottish Highlands. Grows in damp ground, beside rivers and ponds and in marshes
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  • Loch and Machair, South Uist, Hebrides, Scotland, UK
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  • LIMESTONE PAVEMENT
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  • LIMESTONE PAVEMENT AND GRASSLAND<br />
MALHAM COVE, YORKSHIRE
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  • Limestone Pavement Damage, Carnforth, UK
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  • Limestone Pavement, Malham Tarn, Yorkshire, UK
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  • Reedbed
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  • Meadow
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  • Chalk Stream, River Itchen, Hampshire, UK
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  • Chalk Stream, River Itchen, Hampshire, UK
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  • POND
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  • Deciduous Woodland in Spring
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  • Chalk Downland, Martin Down, Hampshire, UK
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  • Lowland Bog, New Forest, Hampshire, UK
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  • Reedbed
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  • ASHDOWN FOREST, SUSSEX
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  • COASTAL GRASSLAND, PORTLAND
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  • Lowland Stream
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  • Steppe Grassland, Kazakhstan
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  • Stipa Steppe Grassland, Kazakhstan
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  • Semi-desert, Kazakhstan
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  • Purple Willow Salix purpurea (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 6m<br />
Spreading shrub or small tree. BARK Grey and shiny. SHOOTS Shiny and reddish purple when young. LEAVES Elongate ovate, broadest towards the blunt tip and up to 12cm long; hairless, the margin toothed only near the tip. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male catkins are golden-yellow with reddish purple anthers. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native, widespread but rather local; absent from, or scarce in, SE England, W Britain and the Scottish Highlands. Grows in damp ground, beside rivers and ponds and in marshes
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  • Prince Albert’s Yew Saxegothaea conspicua (Podocarpaceae) HEIGHT to 18m. Often resembles a large yew, with a strong ribbed bole. BARK Reddish or purple-brown bark, peeling off in rounded scales. LEAVES Flattened, curved needles up to 3cm long, arranged untidily on the shoot. Tinged purple at first, becoming greener later. Note two pale bands on underside. Crushed leaves have a smell of grass. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male flowers are purplish, growing in leaf axils on undersides of shoots. Female flowers are small and blue-grey, and give rise to tiny greenish conelets that are borne at tips of shoots. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of forests of S Chile and Argentina, preferring damp, sheltered sites. Best specimens outside native area are found in Ireland and SW England.
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  • Prince Albert’s Yew Saxegothaea conspicua (Podocarpaceae) HEIGHT to 18m. Often resembles a large yew, with a strong ribbed bole. BARK Reddish or purple-brown bark, peeling off in rounded scales. LEAVES Flattened, curved needles up to 3cm long, arranged untidily on the shoot. Tinged purple at first, becoming greener later. Note two pale bands on underside. Crushed leaves have a smell of grass. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male flowers are purplish, growing in leaf axils on undersides of shoots. Female flowers are small and blue-grey, and give rise to tiny greenish conelets that are borne at tips of shoots. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of forests of S Chile and Argentina, preferring damp, sheltered sites. Best specimens outside native area are found in Ireland and SW England.
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  • Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum (Ericaceae) HEIGHT to 5m. Evergreen ornamental shrub. BARK Reddish and scaly. BRANCHES Dense and tangled. LEAVES Shiny, leathery, elliptical and dark green. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Flowers are 4-6cm long, bell-shaped and pinkish red; borne in clusters in May and June. Fruits are dry capsules that contain numerous, flat seeds. STATUS AND DISTRUBUTION Native of Himalayas, widely planted here and naturalised in some areas. Favours acid, damp soils.
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  • GREATER BIRD’S-FOOT-TREFOIL Lotus pedunculatus (Fabaceae) Height to 50cm. Hairy, hollow-stemmed perennial found in damp grassy places and fens. FLOWERS are 15mm long and yellow; in heads on stalks up to 15cm long (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are slender pods; splayed like a bird’s foot when ripe. LEAVES have 5 dark green leaflets but appear trifoliate (lower pair sited at stalk base). STATUS-Locally common.
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  • Reedbed and Lake
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  • Meadow and Woodland Edge
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  • GARDEN POND
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  • GARDEN POND
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  • Desert, Isreal
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  • Steppe Grassland
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  • Tundra, Snaefellsnes, Iceland
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  • Oak Trees in Farmland Southrepps, Norfolk
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  • Cricket-bat Willow Salix alba caerulea has a straight trunk, purplish red shoots and almost hairless leaves, bluish below. Planted as source of timber for cricket bats. So-called Coral-bark Willow cultivars are popular in parks and gardens.
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  • Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum (Ericaceae) HEIGHT to 5m. Evergreen ornamental shrub. BARK Reddish and scaly. BRANCHES Dense and tangled. LEAVES Shiny, leathery, elliptical and dark green. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Flowers are 4-6cm long, bell-shaped and pinkish red; borne in clusters in May and June. Fruits are dry capsules that contain numerous, flat seeds. STATUS AND DISTRUBUTION Native of Himalayas, widely planted here and naturalised in some areas. Favours acid, damp soils.
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  • Crack Willow - Salix fragilis
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  • GREAT WILLOWHERB Epilobium hirsutum (Onograceae) Height to 2m. Downy perennial with a round stem. Favours damp habitats such as fens and riverbanks. FLOWERS are 25mm across and pinkish purple with pale centres, and a 4-lobed stigma; in terminal clusters (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are pods that contain cottony seeds. LEAVES are broadly oval, hairy and clasping. STATUS-Widespread and common, except in the N.
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  • GREAT WILLOWHERB Epilobium hirsutum (Onograceae) Height to 2m. Downy perennial with a round stem. Favours damp habitats such as fens and riverbanks. FLOWERS are 25mm across and pinkish purple with pale centres, and a 4-lobed stigma; in terminal clusters (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are pods that contain cottony seeds. LEAVES are broadly oval, hairy and clasping. STATUS-Widespread and common, except in the N.
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  • GREAT WILLOWHERB Epilobium hirsutum (Onograceae) Height to 2m. Downy perennial with a round stem. Favours damp habitats such as fens and riverbanks. FLOWERS are 25mm across and pinkish purple with pale centres, and a 4-lobed stigma; in terminal clusters (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are pods that contain cottony seeds. LEAVES are broadly oval, hairy and clasping. STATUS-Widespread and common, except in the N.
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  • Common Lizard Lacerta vivipara Length 10-15cm Widespread legged lizard. Fond of sunbathing. Hibernates Oct-April. Gives birth to live young. Adult has rather slender body with angular, pointed snout. Ground colour is variable but brown is usual. From above, note vertebral row of dark spots or patches, and parallel rows of dark markings on flanks, bordered above by pale spots. Some have green or reddish flush to head. Mature male has bright yellow or orange underparts studded with dark spots. Juvenile resembles a miniature adult but with relatively much shorter tail; uniformly black for first few weeks of life. Has declined markedly. Still very locally common in open habitats, notably heathland.
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  • Mediterranean Garrigue Habitat
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  • River Ystwyth, Ceredigion, with well developed shingle banks. Habitat of Arctosa cinerea. Some of the Rivers in Mid and North Wales have well developed shingle banks that support  populations of rare, specially adapted, invertebrates including the large River Bear-Spider Arctosa cinera
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  • Aquatic Warbler habitat - Belarus
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  • Aquatic Warbler habitat - Belarus
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  • Grass cutter - Used for Aquatic Warbler habitat in Belarus
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  • saltmarsh habitat, hampshire, hayling island
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  • Limpkin - Aramus guarauna
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