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Falkender Wood
Todhills Melmerby Cumbria
1.43 ha (3.53 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Dog rose
A familiar, scrambling beauty that adorns hedgerows with its pale pink flowers. Dog rose clasps on to other shrubs with curved spines to grow.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Greater butterfly-orchid
Tall and glowing, the greater butterfly-orchid sways over unimproved grasslands and open woods. Though not so sweet-smelling as its lesser relative, keep a nose out for it in the early evening when it is at its most pungent.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Lily-of-the-valley
Charming, sweetly scented and highly poisonous, lily-of-the-valley is a romantic woodland stunner.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Wheatear
These migratory birds are seasoned travellers, embarking on an epic journey from Africa to the UK each spring. They favour upland habitats and nest in cavities between rocks.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Primrose
Primroses are a cheerful sign of spring. They are one of the first woodland blooms and an important nectar source for butterflies. Look out for their friendly yellow in woodland clearings.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Nightingale
Nightingales are relatively dull in colour but they are famed for their rich and distinctive song.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Sweet violet
Romantic and showy, sweet violet grows on woodland edges, its flowers providing nectar for butterflies in early spring.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Blackbird
Garden stalwarts. Famous songsters. Familiar friends. These sun-worshipping earthworm feasters are regular visitors to British gardens.
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With its dramatic rocky outcrops, raw and rugged beauty, and precious, endangered wildlife, Ausewell Wood is the lost world that needs your help.