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This article describes the observation of the elusive Purple Emperor Apatura iris butterfly in Maulden Wood, Bedfordshire. Details of other woodland species observed are provided: White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album, saproxylic beetles including new records for Rhagium mordax and Stenocorus meridionalis, Greater Bladderwort Utricularia vulgari...
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... was followed by the observation of a second specimen taking minerals from the path on 15 th July. As always, the Maulden Wood complex revealed many other treasures, including the glorious sight of a woodland pool full of flowering insectivorous plants (Figure 6). These Greater Bladderworts Utricularia vulgaris are a very rare sight in Bedfordshire, and unfortunately, I heard that this population had subsequently been damaged by dogs that were 'playing' in the pond. ...