Species that live in a habitat similar to the Fen orchid Results 1 - 20
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Dune tiger beetle (Cicindela maritima)
The dune tiger beetle was once thought to be a subspecies of the very similar species Cincindela hybrida, but is now recognised as...  More  5 Images  1 Video
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Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida)
This very handsome beetle is predominantly dark red all over its body, but there is a slight greenish sheen, as well as incomplete...  More  8 Images  0 Videos
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Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
The sand lizard is larger than the common lizard, and somewhat stockier. Sand lizards have an attractive pattern of dark spots wit...  More  7 Images  5 Videos
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Dune gentian (Gentianella uliginosa)
Dune gentian is a diminutive plant, which is capable of flowering when it is just 5 mm tall, but more usually grows to 15 cm. It h...  More  3 Images  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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Long-leaved thread moss (Bryum neodamense)
Long-leaved thread moss is one of the easiest of the Bryum group of mosses to identify. It grows in tufts, is a reddish-green in c...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
Bogbean is an aquatic or bog plant, hence the common name. The ‘bean’ part of the name refers to the smooth-edged shiny leaves, wh...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Water germander (Teucrium scordium)
Water germander is similar in appearance to a mint, although the flowers are bigger. The leaves, which occur in opposite pairs on ...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii)
Petalwort is a tiny, delicate liverwort, with a flattened pale green thallus, featuring crisped raised projections called 'lamella...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Shore dock (Rumex rupestris)
A rare member of an otherwise familiar group of plants, shore dock has greyish green leaves and tiny green or reddish-brown flower...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus)
The yellow iris is a robust plant with beautiful bright yellow flowers. The roots and bulbs are thick and fleshy, and the narrow s...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Cliff tiger beetle (Cicindela germanica)
The cliff tiger beetle is the smallest tiger beetle in Britain. It is typically dull green in colour with a coppery sheen, but it ...  More  4 Images  1 Video
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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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Suffolk ant-lion (Euroleon nostras)
Ant-lions are fascinating insects that belong to the same order as the more familiar lacewings. Free-flying Euroleon nostras adult...  More  1 Image  4 Videos
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Rock sea-lavenders (endemic) (Limonium spp)
The rock sea-lavenders comprise a group of closely related, beautiful and delicate plants that have cushions of leaves close to th...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Stiletto fly (Spiriverpa lunulata)
The stiletto fly Spiriverpa lunulata is a pale grey colour, and covered in fine downy hairs that give the fly a 'fluffy' appearanc...  More  2 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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Bird’s-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
The humble and diminutive bird’s-foot-trefoil goes by a plethora of local names; Geoffrey Grigson, in ‘The Englishman’s Flora’ cou...  More  10 Images  2 Videos
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Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg)
Dandelions are well-known, robust weeds; the common name derives from the French 'dent de lion', meaning 'lion's tooth', which ref...  More  11 Images  3 Videos
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