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• Cinnabar moth
• Click beetle
• Cockchafer
• Common blue butterfly
• Common blue damselfly
• Common darter
• Common frog
• Common newt
• Common toad
• Compost heap
• Cornelian cherry
• Cotoneaster
• Crab apple
• Cranefly

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Cinnabar moth Cinnabar moths can be found throughout Britain, except northern Scotland, and can be easily spotted because of its bright red and black colouration. More...

Click beetle When threatened, attacked or overturned, these beetles can flick themselves into the air emitting an audible click – hence their name. More...

Cockchafer This familiar beetle has a black thorax, rusty brown elytra (wing cases) and brown legs. It has characteristic antennae that fan out, and are often seen on May evenings buzzing around the garden. More...

Common darter This small dragonfly is a regular visitor to all types and sizes of garden. It is one of the latest species on the wing each year, being seen well into the autumn. More...

Common frog Common frogs are widespread in mainland Britain. They have smooth skin that varies in colour from grey, olive green and yellow to brown, which they are able to lighten or darken to match their surroundings. More...

Common newt Common newts are olive green or pale brown with a bright orange, black spotted underside. In the breeding season males develop a wavy crest from their heads to their tails, and entice females by wafting a glandular secretion. More...

Common toad Common toads have broad, squat bodies and warty skin, and tend to walk rather than hop. These toads are widespread and common in mainland Britain. More...

Common blue butterfly Male common blues have pale violet-blue upper wings with grey-beige undersides. However, females vary from those with predominantly brown upper wings and orange crescents, usually more common in the south, to those with more blue, found farther north and west. More...

Common blue damselfly Common blue damselflies are common throughout Britain. The male has a blue abdomen with black spots; the female, a yellow or bluish abdomen with variable dark markings. More...

Compost heap A compost heap is important in any garden. You can use it to recycle all your kitchen and garden waste into rich, organic compost that's great for the soil and plants. More...

Cornelian cherry A hardy, winter flowering plant which grows well in most soils. More...

Cotoneaster There are many different kinds, and many are semi-evergreen through winter. More...

Crab apple Crab apples which have attractive pink or white blossom in spring, make ideal trees for the garden, producing colourful fruits in autumn, much loved by birds. More...

Cranefly Also known as a daddy longlegs, this slender, long-legged fly is grey-brown with dark brown leading edges to its wings. More...

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