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Bar-tailed Godwit
Look out for this long-beaked wader round The Lizard coastline in winter, or on passage in spring and autumn. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Spring and summer usher in hoverflies – there are so many species that only a handful have common names. Photo: Andy Pay
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Bluebells
You know it is spring when bluebells start to bloom. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Cuckoo
Cuckoos migrate back to the UK in the spring. Photo: Dougy Wright
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Early Forget-me-not
In the spring, look out for the tiny and delicate blue flowers of Early Forget-me-not nestling on sandy cliff-top and heathland soils round The Lizard. Photo: Steve Townsend
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Thrift
The lollipop heads of Thrift start to bloom in April, all pink and gorgeous on the clifftops. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Brassica Bug
Look out for gorgeous little Brassica Bugs on crucifer species, such as Scurvy-grass or Garlic Mustard. Photo: Sally Luker
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Peacock
Peacock butterflies emerge into the sunshine from their winter sleep in the spring. Photo: © Natural England/Paul Glendell
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Linnet
Look out for the smart chestnut breasts of male Linnets in their summer plumage. Photo: © Allan Drewitt/Natural England
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Scurvygrass – Lizard Connections
Well April 1st seems a perfect day to get our bodies out of winter torpor, clean off the walking boots and head off to the promised- land that we all […]
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Windmill Farm Nature Reserve
The nature reserve was purchased in 2001 with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and over the last 14 years the owners, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Cornwall Bird Watching […]
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Linking the Lizard
The Linking the Lizard Partnership is a partnership between the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, National Trust and Natural England who are working with the National Farmers Union, The Cornwall National Landscape […]
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Lizard Horizons Project – further information
Archaeological interestMost of the nature reserve (80%) lies within an Area of Great Historic Value (AGHV) and the windmill tower itself is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade […]
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.Lizard Horizons – The Landewenack Windmill Conservation & Environmental Education Project
Supported by: CBWPS Lizard Horizons Project Windmill Farm nature reserve on the Lizard is jointly owned by Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society. […]
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House Martin
House Martins arrive back in the UK in the spring. Photo: Ken Billington
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Primrose
It must be spring when there are primroses. Photo: © Natural England/Peter Roworth
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