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Common Lizard
Common Lizards vary quite a bit in colour, from green to brown. Photo: © Natural England/Paul Lacey
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Hand Lenses and How to Use Them
What a fabulous time to be out and about investigating our rich and varied flora! Even if you are not interested in naming species, a hand lens is a portal into a fascinating microscopic world of architecture and form. A hand lens is a simple device, and here are a few thoughts about getting the…
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Sparrowhawk
Although the Sparrowhawk breeds in woodland, it can be spotted hunting across many habitats. Photo: © Natural England/Andy Neale
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Sand Martin
In the spring and early summer, look out for breeding Sand Martins. They nest in burrows in sandy banks and cliffs. Photo: Myosotis Scorpioides at en.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL]
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Ramsons
In spring and early summer, the garlic scent of Ramsons is everywhere in the deciduous woodlands, hedges and verges round the Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Peter Wakely
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Wood-sorrel
Wood-sorrel blooms in April and May. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Basking Shark
These gentle giants of the seas can be spotted round the Lizard coastline in the summer. Look out for their dorsal and tail fins above the waves. Photo: Greg Skomal
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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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