Forget winter, skip to summer

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The Guardian newspaper reports that we may have a new native - the Long-tailed blue butterfly.  It seems it's been detected laying eggs on the perpetual sweet-pea (not, I confess, a favourite of mine being pretty but scentless).  Click here for the full story. 

​No photo yet on Butterfly Conservation's website - but keep a look out next summer and perhaps yours could be there.

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