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    Glaslyn Nature Reserve in August

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    Nora, Dyfi female osprey defending her nest from intruding osprey © MWT/Emyr Evans

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    Volunteers at Llanymynech Rocks © MWT

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    Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly in close up © MWT/Tammy Stretton

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    Cottongrass flowering at Glaslyn Nature Reserve in June

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    Hazel Dormouse in hand © MWT/Tammy Stretton

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Butterflies

Duke of Burgundy

A Scotch argus butterfly resting on a leaf, its brown wings open showing the orange patches and black-bordered white spots

Scotch argus

A wood white butterfly resting on a plant, with its distinctive oval wings closed

Wood white

Large heath butterfly

Large heath

High brown fritillary

High brown fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Common Blue butterfly male

Common blue

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Small heath

Small heath

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Ringlet

Ringlet

White admiral

White admiral

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Large White butterfly

Large white

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

Small White butterfly

Small white

Comma butterfly

Comma

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

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