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Hornbeam samaras by Andy Brough

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Butterflies

Duke of Burgundy

A Scotch argus butterfly resting on a leaf, its brown wings open showing the orange patches and black-bordered white spots

Scotch argus

A wood white butterfly resting on a plant, with its distinctive oval wings closed

Wood white

Large heath butterfly

Large heath

High brown fritillary

High brown fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Large White butterfly

Large white

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

Small White butterfly

Small white

Comma butterfly

Comma

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Marbled White

Marbled white

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Grayling

Grayling

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

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