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Hawk-moth caterpillar identification: eight UK species
Hawk-moth caterpillars have one thing in common: they're pretty impressive. Usually large, distinctively marked and with a characteristic horn at the tail end, they're a good group to get to grips with when learning who's who.
Amy Lewis • 21 Jul 2021
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Andy Black - volunteer warden
Find out more about Andy's volunteering and why he was nominated for an award.
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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
Birch, silver
Pretty, pale, a symbol of purity. This common tree, with its silver-white bark, is favoured by gardeners who want to renew and purify their land for coming year.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Skipton Castle Woods
Skipton
14.88 ha (36.77 acres)
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When to prune apple and other fruit trees
Whether you're reviving an old fruit tree, shaping a new one, or encouraging a jumper crop, here's our top advice on what to do and when to do it. From apples and pears to peaches and plums.
Helen Keating • 02 Feb 2018
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Trees woods and wildlife
Ivy
Clingy, luscious, misunderstood. Ivy has long been accused of strangling trees, but it doesn’t harm the tree at all, and even supports at least 50 species of wildlife.