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Tom Dullage

What have you spotted?

Have you spotted something unusual or exciting at one of our nature reserves? We'd love to hear all about your sightings, as this helps us monitor the wildlife at our reserves and how this changes over time.

Share your wildlife sightings

Trees and shrubs

Waxwing feeding on Cotoneaster berries in supermarket car park

Cotoneaster

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Field elm

Bilberry

Bilberry

Red Admiral on Buddleia

Buddleia

Black Poplar

Black poplar

English Oak

English oak

Sycamore

Sycamore

Wild Privet

Wild privet

Hybrid Black Poplar

Hybrid black poplar

Holm Oak

Holm oak

Conker (horse chestnut)

Horse chestnut

Lilac

Lilac

White Willow

White willow

Wych Elm

Wych elm

Purging Buckthorn

Purging buckthorn

Elderflower (c) Alexandrumagurean

Elder

Crack Willow

Crack willow

English Elm

English elm

Alder Buckthorn

Alder buckthorn

Wayfaring-tree

Wayfaring-tree

Goat Willow

Goat willow

London Plane

London plane

Large-leaved Lime

Large-leaved lime

Guelder-rose

Guelder-rose

Grey Willow

Grey willow

Common Hawthorn

Common hawthorn

Small-leaved Lime

Small-leaved lime

Yew

Yew

Common Osier

Common osier

Midland Hawthorn

Midland hawthorn

Common Lime

Common lime

Monkey-puzzle

Monkey-puzzle

Common Walnut

Common walnut

Common Whitebeam

Common whitebeam

Dogwood

Dogwood

Lawson Cypress

Lawson cypress

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