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Trees woods and wildlife
Stinkhorn
Pungent and a little indecent, some Victorians were so embarrassed by these fungi that they would attack them with cudgels lest any impressionable young ladies might see them.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Common frog
Smooth. Slick. Slippery. These quick-jumping masters of disguise are regular visitors to garden ponds.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Penny bun
Weighty, fat and delicious with a cap like a crusty, well-baked bun. Penny buns, or ceps, are prized for their taste and benefits to woodland, tree and human health.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Glow-worm
Emitting an eerie yellow-green glow at night, female glow-worms use bioluminescence to attract mates. Not worms at all, they are actually beetles that lurk in lowland Britain.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Common inkcap
Sticky and useful, inkcaps were used as a source of ink for important documents to guard against forgeries.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Poplar leaf beetle
A bright-coloured, picky eater. The poplar leaf beetle spends its time munching on the leaves of willows and, you guessed it, poplars.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Lemon slug
Slimy, secretive and quite the picky eater. The fungus-loving lemon slug relies on ancient woodland to survive.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Great tit
A familiar face. Great tits are among our most common birds, bringing a dash of green and yellow to woodland and gardens across the country.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Kirkless Wood
Wigan
7.37 ha (18.21 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Lottie's Wood
Sunniside
17.99 ha (44.45 acres)