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Explore wild species across the UK:

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Butterflies

Grayling

Grayling

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Ringlet

Ringlet

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

White admiral

White admiral

Small heath

Small heath

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Small Skipper

Small skipper

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