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Trees woods and wildlife
Cedar
Stately, aromatic, gigantic. Find out more about one of the most majestic of all planted trees.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Harpsden & Peveril Woods
Harpsden
18.74 ha (46.31 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Whitethroat
A summer visitor with a scratchy song. Around one million of these birds head to the UK each year to breed.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Nor Wood, Cook Spring & Owler Car
Dronfield
30.57 ha (75.54 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Musk beetle
Aromatic and iridescent. Spot this musk-scented longhorn beetle glimmering on the trunks of trees.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Buzzing spider
Keep a keen ear out for this leaf-lover with real rhythm. Look for the buzzing spider on leaves and stems of deciduous trees and shrubs in woods and parks.
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Protecting trees and woods
How to object to a planning application
If you are opposing a development threat to a wood or tree, you will need to make an objection in writing to the local planning authority.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Lesser horseshoe bat
Plum-sized and pink-faced, the lesser horseshoe bat is one of the smallest bats in the UK. Look out for them at dusk in woodland, but not in winter when they hibernate underground in caves and tunnels.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Rhinoceros beetle
Big and bold deadwood lovers. These impressive insects need trees to feed and breed.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Privet hawk-moth
Gentle giants of the moth world. These strong fliers are brightly coloured as both caterpillars and adults, going from vibrant green to blushing pink.