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… Viper's-bugloss … Echium vulgare … The upright, blue flower spikes of Viper's-bugloss can be spotted on chalk grassland, sand … cliffs and banks. Its spotted stem is thought to resemble a viper. … Viper's-bugloss …

… Lesser weever fish … Echiichthys vipera … One of the only venomous fish to be found in …

… Crosswort … Cruciata laevipes … Crosswort gets its name from the position of its …

… is harmless to us. The female uses her long, stinger-like ovipositor to lay eggs in pine trees, where the larvae then …

… Great green bush-cricket … Tettigonia viridissima … At nearly 7cm long (including the female's long ovipositor), the Great green bush-cricket certainly lives up … its name! It can be found in grassland, scrub and woodland rides in Southern England and Wales. … Great green …

… Adder … Vipera berus … Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be …

… Common lizard … Zootoca vivipara … Look out for a common lizard basking in the warm …

… their hibernation but rarely leave the nest. 2. Adder (Vipera berus) … Like other reptiles and amphibians, adders … periods in unseasonably warm weather. 3. Ladybird (Coccinellidae) … It’s looking like a mass migration year for … homes can result in them waking up prematurely, before aphids or other food are available, so it’s good to provide …

… juniper as a low-growing shrub. Hawthorn and blackthorn provide shelter, nesting habitat, and berries for birds, as well … stained-glass-like orange panels. Its eggs are typically laid under the leaves of cowslip or primrose and, like the … also unique in its food preference, opting for plants like viper’s bugloss for nectar!  … Birds Despite the lack of …

… ) Broad bean ( vicia g faba ) Buddleia ( buddleia davidii ) Bugle ( ajuga reptans ) Catmint ( nepeta ) Chives ( … ) Toadflax ( linaria vulgaris ) Verbascum ( verbascum ) Viper’s bugloss   ( echium vulgare ) Woundworts ( stachys … Late flowers Aubretia (aubretia) Buddleia (buddleia davidii) Dandelion (taraxacum) Ceanothus (ceonothus) English …

… bison were released into woodland in Canterbury in a bid to boost biodiversity and the Wilder Blean Project’s … were concerned the woodland recorded 178 species of spider which could make the Blean one of the most significant … inspecting the presence of dormice, slow worms and Viviparous lizards did see an increase in numbers. However, …

… across in a garden centre, choosing native plants helps a wider variety of species. This is because local native … marigold Bellflower Betony Hemp agrimony Purple loosetrife Vipers bugloss Common knapweed Bugle Primrose Honeysuckle … one of the key ingredients for a good wildlife garden, providing space for insects to hibernate rest or breed is …