TJ Rich / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in species rich chalk grassland. Martin Down National Nature Reserve, Hampshire, England, UK. June.
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Paul Hobson / Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) in calcareous grassland. Cressbrook Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire. April 2017.
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Andy Sands / Downland bee-fly (Villa cingulata) female, this rare southern species is usually seen on calcareous grassland in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June
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Andy Sands / Downland bee-fly (Villa cingulata) female, this rare southern species is usually seen on calcareous grassland in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June
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Andy Sands / Downland bee-fly (Villa cingulata) male, this rare southern species is usually seen on calcareous grassland in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June
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Matthew Maran / Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) visiting a foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) on calcareous grassland, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Matthew Maran / Southern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) growing in calcareous grassland, near the village of Beer, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Matthew Maran / Species-rich calcareous grassland. This habitat represents one of Europe's rarest plant communities. Near the village of Beer, Devon, England, UK, June 2016.
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Nick Upton / Whitebeam tree (Sorbus sp.) with leaves in bud, Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Whitebeam tree (Sorbus sp.) with leaves in bud, Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) flowering in chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) flowering in chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.