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Matthew Oates

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The Times Nature Notebook writer. Love of Nature, butterflies esp. Emperors, Knepp, rewilding. South Country man. Ex National Trust staff. Fighting arthritis.

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Welcome to the 2025 Purple Emperor season! It could be a cracker. The first male was seen this afternoon at Bookham Commons, Surrey, by an experienced observer (Colin Kemp). And the weather's set fair...

Welcome to the 2025 Purple Emperor season! It could be a cracker. The first male was seen this afternoon at Bookham Commons, Surrey, by an experienced observer (Colin Kemp). And the weather's set fair...