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    Glaslyn lake & blooming heather

    Glaslyn Nature Reserve in August

    We are Montgomeryshire’s leading wildlife conservation charity. Working in partnership with 45 other Wildlife Trusts across the UK, we aim to create an environment rich in wildlife for everyone.

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    Nora, Dyfi female osprey defending her nest from intruding osprey

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

    Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust has been working to protect the wildlife and wild places where you live for over 30 years.

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    Volunteers at Llanymynech Rocks copyright MWT

    Volunteers at Llanymynech Rocks © MWT

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    close up of Pearl-bordered Fritillary

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

    Montgomeryshire’s varied landscape still holds a wide range of habitats supporting a great diversity of species. Discover more here!...

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    Cottongrass flowering at Glaslyn Nature Reserve

    Cottongrass flowering at Glaslyn Nature Reserve in June

    Discover more about our 18 nature reserves, across Montgomeryshire

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    Hazel Dormouse curled up in hand copyright MWT

    Hazel Dormouse in hand © MWT/Tammy Stretton

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Species

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

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 butterfly

Grizzled skipper

Small White butterfly

Small white

Comma butterfly

Comma

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Marbled White

Marbled white

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Grayling

Grayling

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Common Blue

Common blue

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Humming-bird hawk-moth

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Small heath

Small heath

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