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4 Sep 2014: Patrick Barkham looks back on a disappointing year for butterflies, but notes that a fine September could still bring some surprises -
29 Aug 2014:
Sea turtles, kingfishers and butterflies are among the pick of this week’s images from the natural world
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19 Aug 2014:
Athene Donald: Structural colours are more visible and vivid than those that use pigments – as many examples from the natural world demonstrate. But sometimes pure white is what is required
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13 Aug 2014: Country diary: Lower Ouseburn valley, Newcastle: Traffic growled overhead, but here was a fragile insect of exquisite beauty, in what was once one of the most polluted parts of the city
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12 Aug 2014: Editorial: The butterfly’s resurgence feels like an emblem of summer 2014
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10 Aug 2014:
Originally published in the Guardian on 13 August 1964: At the end of May, red admiral butterflies arrived in Norfolk as migrants from the South
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10 Aug 2014: Stephen Moss: Bee-eaters, stilts and rare butterflies have appeared in the UK for the first time in years, tempted by the unusually hot summer sunshine
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7 Aug 2014: Pristine chalky outcrop is a treasure trove of plant species and a butterfly haven untouched by modern farming since Iron age
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1 Aug 2014:
Country diary: Frohawk Ride, New Forest: The butterfly sighting was a splendid way to celebrate Frohawk’s birthday, though it’s sad the insect has declined here
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31 Jul 2014:
Patrick Barkham rejoices in the reappearance of a butterfly that was once the rarest ever seen on these shores
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18 Jul 2014:
Ghost bats, beaver babies and desert elephants are among the pick of this week's images from the natural world
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18 Jul 2014:
UK-wide sightings could hit 1m but rarest and commonest British butterfly are hard to tell apart
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3 Jul 2014: Patrick Barkham is optimistic that one of our prettiest species, recently become a rarity, is about to enjoy a change of fortunes
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1 Jul 2014: Sycamore seeds are well developed and hawthorn berries are already red, says National Trust
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26 Jun 2014:
Country diary, South Uist: The body moves forward in a series of movements like a traditional draper moving fabric past a measure
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