Heaths often serve as a buffer zone, connecting people to their surroundings. They provide a home for a rich variety of specialist wildlife and are important to local people for leisure activities and tourism. Lowland heath is an internationally rare and unique habitat - 20% of the world's remaining heathland is in the UK. Heathlands are the product of man's activities over the centuries and require careful management. 2020VISION's key heathland projects were the Suffolk Sandlings Living Landscapes project and the restoration of the North Hampshire heaths.
Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / New Forest pony grazing on Latchmore Bottom at dawn, view from Dorridge Hill, The New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) perched on Heather twig, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Sunrise on Hatchet Moor, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sika deer (Cervus nippon), stag, hind and young, amongst flowering heather, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? This East Asian deer's name 'Sika' is the Japanese word for 'd...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Emerald damselfly {Lestes sponsa}, silhouette against water, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. September. Did you know? RSPB Arne is a diverse habitat for insects, birds, plants and mammals, and...
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) in bloom on lowland heathland, Caesar's Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK, August 2011
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sun rising through trees and mist, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, August. Did you know? Over half the area of Dorset is a listed as an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View over New Forest flood pool at Fritham Cross at dawn, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Exmoor Pony (Equus caballus) grazing, the ponies are used to manage grassland on the Sandlings heath, Suffolk, UK, February 2011. Photographer quote: 'These Exmoor ponies are used to replicate the gra...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small red damselflies {Ceriagrion tenellum} covered in morning dew, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August. Did you know? Male red damselflies have a red abdomen (not surprisingly), females ar...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on water, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly resting on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Flowering Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) on heathland, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wood ant (Formica rufa) Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Male Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) in flight, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July. Did you know? Dragonflies spend up to six years as drab aquatic nymphs for only a few weeks as colo...
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Ling (Calluna vulgaris) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) blooming on heathland with sun rising through tree. Pig Bush, Beaulieu, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August. Did you know?...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Dew covered spider's web with pink flowering heather in the background, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? Spiders silk is one of the strongest materials in nature, equallin...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Birdwatcher standing by a bench scanning for a visiting Osprey, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Children looking for wildlife and pointing from the edge of a track, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Retired couple sitting on bench, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Volunteers from Essex and Suffolk Water helping to clear gorse from heathland at Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, February 2011.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) beehives sited on edge of heathland for premium heather honey production, Suffolk, UK, August 2011.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Forestry workers with "forwarder" machine, removing felled timber from Dunwich Forest, Suffolk, UK, February 2011. Non-native Corsican pine trees planted in 1990 are gradually being removed by the For...
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Gore Heath with heather in bloom, Wareham, Dorset, England, UK, August 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Male Common darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) resting on the end of a twig, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View over New Forest heathland with Ling (Calluna vulgaris), Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) and pool. Fritham Cross, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), resting on flowering heather, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK September
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) singing in birch tree at Frensham Common nature reserve, Surrey, England, UK, April
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Tree silhoueted on the horizon at sunset, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) in flower, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) flowering on Vereley Hill, Burley, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August 2011
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Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Close-up of flowering Bell Heather (Erica cinerea), Caesar's Camp, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Close up of flowering Coomon heath / Ling (Calluna vulgaris) and pink Bell Heather (Erica cinerea), Caesar's Camp, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View over New Forest Ling (Calluna vulgaris) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) at Rockford Common in dawn mist. Linwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Flowering Heather and Bracken on lowland heath, with path in the background, Caesar's Camp, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, August
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close up of acorns and autumnal foliage ofEnglish oak (Quercus robur), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Did you know? In Greek mythology the oak tree was sacred to the god Zeus.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Pair of mating soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? In some areas this insect is called the “bloodsuck...
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum) and Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix) in flower, New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK, July
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Viviparous / Common lizard (Zootoca /Lacerta vivipara) portrait, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Common lizards are both able to lay eggs and give birth.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) feeding on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) flower, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wood ant (Formica rufa) Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wood ants (Formica rufa), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Wood ants are ecologically important, protecting trees from parasites and recycling nu...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) in early morning light, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebeius argus) at rest on plant, Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) in flight, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small red damselfly {Ceriagrion tenellum} resting on willow herb flower spike, covered in morning dew, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August
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Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Bog myrtle / Sweet gale (Myrica gale) flowers, Caesar's Camp, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, March.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) dragonfly, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, June
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) fruiting body. Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Female Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs, Cornwall, England, UK, April
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) flowering on Rockford Common, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August 2011
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) in flower, Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July. Did you know? Heather was once used for brewing ale and making baskets, ropes and mattresses.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Harvestman (Opiliones) on flowering heather, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View over New Forest heathland Ling (Erica cinerea) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea). Vereley Hill, Burley, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebeius argus) well-worn male at rest on Bell heather (Erica cinerea) Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View over New Forest heathland with Ling (Calluna vulgaris) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea). Mogshade Hill, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Adder (Vipera berus) basking in the spring, Staffordshire, England, UK, April
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Adder (Vipera berus) tasting the air with tongue, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Local resident Roy Peters holding two Adders (Vipera berus) male in foreground female behind, Caesar's Camp, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, May 2011. Model released.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Adder (Vipera berus) basking in the spring sunshine flicking tongue, England, UK, April. Did you know? The Adder is the only venomous snake in the UK.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Adder (Vipera berus) coiled, basking on moss in the spring sunshine, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. Photographer quote: ^OK so snakes are perhaps not as sexy as seals or foxes but I just can't get...
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Adder (Vipera berus) portrait, Staffordshire, England, UK, April
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) male perched, singing, Wales, UK, May
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus), New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) covered in dew, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Two Small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum) covered in morning dew. Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August . (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) male perched, singing, Wales, UK, May
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) on Bell heather (Erica cinerea), Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Male Common Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) in flight, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) adult female at rest on Bell heather (Erica cinerea), Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July
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Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Bog myrtle / Sweet gale (Myrica gale) flowers, Caesar's Camp, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, March.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebeius argus) male at rest on Bell heather (Erica cinerea) Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Viviparous / Common lizard (Zootoca / Lacerta vivipara) basking in the early spring, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. Did you know? Common lizards live further north than any other reptile species.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Bracken, flowering Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) and Ling (Calluna vulgaris). Rockford Common, Linwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK
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Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Highland cattle herd grazing at Foxlease and Ancells Meadows SSSI, Hampshire, England, UK, March.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View over New Forest heathland with Ling (Calluna vulgaris) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea). Fritham Cross at dawn, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Path through Heather in bloom on lowland heathland, Rockford Common, Linwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, dawn, August 2011
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sika deer (Cervus nippon) stag on salt marsh at Arne RSPB reserve, with Poole harbour visible in the background, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Bench overlooking landspace and flowering Common heather (Calluna vulgaris), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Path running through Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) in flower, with Brownsea Island in the distance, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Reflections in heathland pool. Vales Moor, Burley, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, September 2007.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View over New Forest heathland Ling (Calluna vulgaris) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea). Fritham Cross, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / RSPB reserves staff thinning woodland encroaching onto heath at Westleton Heath (Natural England), Suffolk, UK, February 2011.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Heather in bloom on lowland heathland, Rockford Common, Linwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, dawn, August 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Path through Heather in bloom on lowland heathland, Rockford Common, Linwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Birch trees and Heather / Ling (Calluna vulgaris) in flower on Westleton Heath NNR, Suffolk, UK, August 2011.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Birdwatcher sitting on a bench scanning for a visiting Osprey, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sign for a birdwatching hide, with a birdwatcher walking towards it in the background, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Bee keeper, Richard Emery, attending Honey bee (Apis mellifera) beehive at a heathland site in Suffolk, UK, August 2011. Model released
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker European honey bees (Apis mellifera) in beehive, Suffolk, UK, August
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker European honey bees (Apis mellifera) entering and leaving hive at a heathland site, Suffolk, UK, August
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / RSPB reserves staff scraping heath surface layer and litter at Dunwich Heath National Trust reserve, Suffolk, UK. This promotes a mosaic of new heather growth on the mature heath, while simultaneously...
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Warden using chain saw to cut birch and clear it from area for heather regeneration, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Sandlings heath, Suffolk, UK, February 2011, model released
Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / RSPB reserves staff removing birch trees from heathland and chipping waste for recycling, at Minsmere nature reserve, Suffolk, UK. February 2011.