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    Vaughn Matthews

    The Wildlife Trusts is a movement made up of 46 Wildlife Trusts: independent charities with a shared mission.

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    Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

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    Tom Hibbert

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    David Tipling

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Species

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Wilder Future

The majority of the species we love have been getting less and less common, but there's still time to bring them back.

Join the Wildlife Trusts on our exciting adventure to a Wilder Future.

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwing

Pearl-bordered fritillary

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Grizzled Skipper butterfly

Grizzled skipper

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Small heath

Small heath

Ringlet

Ringlet

Meadow Brown

Meadow brown

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Grayling

Grayling

Marbled White

Marbled white

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Comma butterfly

Comma

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Purple emperor

Purple emperor

White admiral

White admiral

Large Blue butterfly

Large blue

Holly Blue butterfly

Holly blue

Common Blue

Common blue

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Purple hairstreak

Green Hairstreak butterfly

Green hairstreak

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