Species that live in a habitat similar to the Northern colletes Results 1 - 20
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Scaly breck lichen (Squamarina lentigera)
This rare lichen is circular in shape, and white to pale grey-brown in colour...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Beaked beardless moss (Weissia rostellata)
Beaked beardless moss is a small moss that grows in tufts on damp soil and drying mud...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Sandbowl snail (Catinella arenaria)
One of the family of amber snails, this extremely rare snail has an amber-coloured shell, with three whorls and an almost circular...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)
This common, large beetle often crashes into lighted windows at night during early summer. It is a familiar beetle that belongs to...  More  12 Images  0 Videos
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Colt’s-foot (Tussilago farfara)
Colt’s foot is one of the earliest flowers each spring. The alternative name ‘son-before-father’ refers to the fact that the brigh...  More  11 Images  2 Videos
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Scrambled-egg lichen (Fulgensia fulgens)
As the common name suggests, scrambled-egg lichen has a thin, crust-like egg-yellow thallus (body), which consists of smaller rose...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Ground beetle (Harpalus froelichi)
This vulnerable ground beetle is black in colour, and has a long oval-shaped body with powerful mouthparts and relatively short le...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
As the alternative names of shepherd’s sundial and shepherd’s weather-glass suggest, scarlet pimpernel is well-known for its abili...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
The genus name of Silverweed, Potentilla, means ‘little powerful one’. The ability of this plant to survive trampling, coupled wit...  More  7 Images  2 Videos
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Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
The harebell, often known as 'bluebell' in Scotland, is a delicate, beautiful wildflower. It is a member of the bluebell family; t...  More  6 Images  2 Videos
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Wild asparagus (Asparagus prostratus)
This plant is our native asparagus species and is endemic to Western Europe. Recent evidence indicates that wild asparagus is a s...  More  12 Images  0 Videos
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Ground pine (Ajuga chamaepitys)
The ground pine is a small, greyish-green plant, which takes its name from its resemblance to a pine seedling. It also smells like...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
One of our best-known wild mammals, the rabbit was introduced to Great Britain during the Twelfth century AD by the Normans. Its h...  More  19 Images  11 Videos
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Cornish path moss (Ditrichum cornubicum)
This extremely rare moss was first discovered in 1963 and only identified as a distinct species in 1976. It appears as dull-green ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)
The chief distinguishing feature of the natterjack is the yellow stripe down its back. Shorter hind legs also tell the natterjack ...  More  16 Images  4 Videos
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Sandy stiltball (Battarrea phalloides)
This strange fungus has a small, rounded head borne on a shaggy ochre-brown stalk. The head is a mass of spores(5), which have a w...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yarrow is a common herb that has been highly regarded for its medicinal properties in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times. The erect s...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Mountain scurvygrass (Cochlearia micacea)
The mountain scurvygrass has small, white flowers at the end of slender stems that grow along the ground but are raised at the tip...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Greater copperwort (Cephaloziella nicholsonii)
Greater copperwort belongs to a group of plants called liverworts. They are closely related to mosses and, in many cases, resemble...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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