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Root Vegetables

Root vegetables are grown undergound. These edible tubers include: carrots, potatoes, parsnips, turnips, radishes and beetroot.
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Mint moth

A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.

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Dunnock

The shy dunnock can be seen hopping about under hedges as its other name, 'hedge sparrow', suggests. It inhabits gardens, woodlands, hedgerows and parks.

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Leafy Greens

Tender baby leaves or broad stemmed edible shoots, including: pea shoots, lettuce, spinach, kale, watercress and Swiss chard.
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Brimstone

One of the joys of a spring day is watching a fluttering, lemon-yellow brimstone alight on a flower - an early sign that the seasons are changing. It is commonly spotted in gardens, woodland and…

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Legumes

Legumes bear edible seeds or pods which can be sweet, earthy or nutty in flavour. These include peas, broad beans, runner beans, lentils and chickpeas.
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Wasp beetle

A clever mimic, the wasp beetle is black-and-yellow and moves in a jerky, flight-like fashion - fooling predators into thinking it is actually a more harmful common wasp. Look for it in hedgerows…

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St Piran’s hermit crab

This stunning hermit crab has only returned to our southern shores in recent years. Let us hope it stays for good this time!