Blog: Askham Bog

A pale green brimstone butterfly hangs from a pink marsh thistle flower, using its proboscis to feed.

A nature paradise on the edge of the city: a visit to Askham Bog

I pick my way slowly through the tangle of vegetation, placing my welly-clad feet down carefully on the rough, marshy ground. This place is teeming with life – buzzing, fluttering, rustling.…

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