Species

• Lapwing

  Lapwing

  

  Easily recognised by their black head crest, lapwings put on dramatic aerial displays, tumbling through the air, accompanied by their piercing 'peewit' call, which gives them their other, common name.

  To nest needs 15,000m² = £10,000

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• Reed bunting

  Reed bunting

  

  Weighing just 21 grams, these are sparrow-sized birds which live in reedbeds and wetlands. Male birds have a distinctive white collar and 'moustache'.

  A pair need 7,500m² = £5000

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• Water Vole

  Water Vole

  

  Water voles have a chubby whiskery face, and are wholly vegetarian, needing luxurious bankside vegetation.

  Needs 750m² = £500

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• Common lizard

  Common lizard

  

  Lives on grassland and hunts insects and spider. If threatened they can lose their tail, which keeps wriggling to confuse the predator!

  Needs 150m² = £100

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• Norfolk Hawker

  Norfolk Hawker

  

  One of Britain’s rarest dragonflies, the norfolk hawker is a splendid dragonfly with a striking tan-brown body, green eyes and clear wings. Norfolk hawker needs ditches and dykes in good quality fen and grazing marsh.

  Needs 75m² = £50

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• Water Scorpion

  Water Scorpion

  

  An underwater predator with grabbing pincers, the water scorpion is found around the shallow edges of marshland. It is not a true scorpion and is a poor swimmer, preferring to move by walking.

  Needs 30m² = £20

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