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    Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebeius argus) worn male at rest on bell heather (Erica cinerea). Minsmere RSPB reserve in Suffolk. July 2011. - Chris Gomersall/2020VISION

    We've been acting as a voice for wildlife in the region for more than 50 years. Working across Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Stockport, Warrington, Tameside, Trafford and Wirral. We manage around 40 nature reserves with habitats ranging from grasslands and wet meadows to reedbeds, coastal dunes and woodland.

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    Delamere Mossland c. Claire Huxley

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    Children with binoculars c. Claire Huxley

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    Red admiral on verbena c. Claire Huxley

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    Hedgehog c. Tom Marshall

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