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Hoverfly alights
if only for a moment
never stop too long
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by Scooj
Common Globetail
Tag: Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve
Common Twayblade
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Unseen green on green
delicate flowering spike
overlooked orchid
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by Scooj
Roman Snail
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Roman artefact
also known as escargot
grassland survivor
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by Scooj
- Roman snails are a naturalised species in the UK, thought to have been introduced by the Romans for food. This is the snail that is still prepared in France as ‘escargot’. However, some of the UK’s populations were decimated by people collecting them for cuisine or selling to such an extent that in 2008, the snails were given nearly total protection under the Wildlife & Countryside Act in order to save the remaining colonies. (Taken from a rather interesting RHS article)
Common Spotted Orchid
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On Leckhampton Hill
at home in limestone grassland
delicate orchid
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by Scooj
Natural adventures 