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Trees woods and wildlife
Pear, Plymouth
Rare, charming, foul-smelling. Plymouth pear was named after where it was found in the 1800s. Its fruit feeds wildlife, and its blossom, though beautiful, has quite a smell.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Hemlock, western
Dense and graceful, the western hemlock is a handsome tree with drooping branches of soft needles. Introduced in the 1800s, the tree casts such heavy shade that not much can live beneath it.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Sparrowhawk
With brilliant yellow eyes and long yellow talons, this small yet skilful predator swoops down to ambush its prey unawares. Strongly reliant on woodland, the sparrowhawk has been threatened in the past but is currently widespread throughout the UK.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Greater horseshoe bat
Rare and highly agile. Look out for the greater horseshoe bat along woodland edges at dawn and dusk. The longest-lived bat in the UK, it has become scarce due to a loss of insect prey and habitat.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Field vole
Cute and in huge numbers, but rarely seen. The grass-tunnelling field vole is our most abundant mammal and represents a vital link in the food chain.
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Wood
Bolton Arboretum
Greater Manchester
2.68 ha (6.62 acres)
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Wokingham Town Council Wood
Holt Copse
Berkshire
2.70 ha (6.67 acres)
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St Albans City & District Council Wood
St Julians Wood
Hertfordshire
2.56 ha (6.33 acres)
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Privately owned Wood
Greengates
Merseyside
3.87 ha (9.56 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Belhus Chase
Aveley
55.44 ha (136.99 acres)