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The site is unusual in that it shows greater ecological similarities to the dune systems of the
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butterflies in Norfolk. Other butterflies recorded from here in numbers include
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breed in shallow pools within the site. The site, along with the adjoining
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they found that the dunes are the home to more than 300 pairs of the
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Winterton Dunes is also known as the first site in Britain where the
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The ponds among the dunes are home to many dragonflies including the
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dune
Norfolk
England
National Nature Reserve
Norfolk Coast AONB

Baltic
calcareous
heath
grassland
grazing marsh
birch
woodland
Natterjack toads
Horsey Dunes
dark green fritillary
grayling
small copper
common blue
common hawker
southern emerald damselfly
RSPB
little tern
UK
BBC Norfolk news report
Atropos
52°43′36″N 1°41′14″E / 52.7266°N 1.6873°E / 52.7266; 1.6873
Natural England - Winterton NNR
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Norfolk

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