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Trees woods and wildlife
Moths
While they may not be seen as quite as attractive as butterflies, moths have a beauty all of their own. A whole host of moth species live in woodland, using their camouflage skills to blend in with tree bark, leaves and other woodland features. There are over 2,500 species of moth in the UK.
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Cumbria County Council Wood
Barrow Steel Works & Slag Bank
Cumbria
7.56 ha (18.68 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Other invertebrates
Woodland supports thousands, probably millions, of insects and invertebrates that live among the leaves, under bark, in dead wood and on the woodland floor.
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Selby District Council Wood
Barlby Amenity Land
North Yorkshire
3.55 ha (8.77 acres)
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Privately owned Wood
Barbreck
Argyll and Bute
273.15 ha (674.95 acres)
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West Berkshire Council Wood
Barefoots Copse
Berkshire
1.62 ha (4.00 acres)
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Privately owned Wood
Bardonside
Moray
41.56 ha (102.69 acres)
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Privately owned Wood
Height Barn Farm
Lancashire
2.30 ha (5.68 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Cypress, Leyland
At the centre of many neighbour wars, Leyland cypress can reach great heights very quickly. It’s one of the fastest growing conifers and often towers over houses and gardens.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Land caddisfly
These clever case-builders break all the rules. They're the only species out of 200 UK caddisflies to spend their lives entirely on land.