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An emperor dragonfly flying over a body of water

Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Where to see wildlife in summer

Summertime specials

Summer is a time of colour. By day, colours zip and dart along the waterside as kingfishers and dragonflies go about their business of hunting. Butterflies flit between flowers, reptiles bask in the sun, and seabirds clamour on the cliffsides. The activity goes on under cover of darkness - bats sweep swiftly through the air, natterjacks chatter and nightjars churr, while glow-worms adorn the night with pinpricks of light.

Toadlet on hand

Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Toadlets

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Dragonfly

Damselflies and dragonflies

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A brown hare sitting in a bright green field

Jamie Hall

Hares

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Meadow

Summer meadows

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A bee orchid at Wigan Flashes nature reserve

Dawn Monrose

Orchids

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Close-up of a common lizard basking on a rock in the sunshine

Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

Reptiles

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Bat

Bats

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A kingfisher sitting on a twig and shaking a fish from side to side

Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

Kingfishers

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A peregrin falcon perched on a cliff

Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

Peregrine falcons

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Rockpooling

Rockpools

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Skylark

Stefan Johansson

Skylarks

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Tern

Tom Hibbert

Terns

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