dead wood

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Dead tree, possibly Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa

European rhino beetle Oryctes nasicornis dorsal view cut to whtie

European Stag beetle Lucanus cervus showing glowing mahogony back and massive adapted mandibles

Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules in side view, facing right, showing enormous horn

Giant African Long horn beetle Pterognatha gigas showing pale wing cases, brown clour, and long antennae, dorsal view, cut to white

Snipe flying across a ride clearing in woodland with forestry behind showing how to manage and harvest trees and related prodcuts such as charcoal, coppicing and timber; a distant pool and alder carr gives way to clear fell forestry on distant hills and patchy clearings; in the foreground wild flowers and butterflies are shown growing […]

Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major on side of a tree, ready to drill for insects