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Species

Small pearl-bordered fritillary. Credit: Bob Coyle

Trees and shrubs

Waxwing feeding on Cotoneaster berries in supermarket car park

Cotoneaster

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Field elm

Bilberry

Bilberry

Common Beech

Common beech

Leyland cypress

Leyland cypress

Alder leaf

Alder

Sycamore

Sycamore

Hazel

Hazel

Common Juniper

Common juniper

Common Hornbeam

Common hornbeam

Conker (horse chestnut)

Horse chestnut

Field Maple

Field maple

European Larch

European larch

Sweet chestnut

Sweet chestnut

Purging Buckthorn

Purging buckthorn

Gorse

Common gorse

Sitka Spruce

Sitka spruce

Sessile Oak

Sessile oak

Alder Buckthorn

Alder buckthorn

Broom

Broom

Scots Pine

Scots pine

Holm Oak

Holm oak

Large-leaved Lime

Large-leaved lime

Dog-rose

Dog-rose

Aspen

Aspen

Wych Elm

Wych elm

Small-leaved Lime

Small-leaved lime

Sea-buckthorn

Sea-buckthorn

Black Poplar

Black poplar

English Elm

English elm

Common Lime

Common lime

Red Admiral on Buddleia

Buddleia

Hybrid Black Poplar

Hybrid black poplar

London Plane

London plane

Dogwood

Dogwood

Wild Privet

Wild privet

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