Nature Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail or Peter
  2. 5. There are many varieties of this flower but an “early purple” one can be seen on Hutton Roof.
  3. 6. Grows from an acorn
  4. 7. Man's best friend
  5. 10. Furry acrobat it's hard to keep off the
  6. 11. Very small but very loud insect eater
  7. 13. Probably your commonest bird-table diner
  8. 14. Just one does not make a Summer
  9. 17. This bird knows its way home
  10. 18. make it when the sun shines
  11. 19. Stinging weed - annoy
  12. 22. Mrs Tiddywinkle and family
  13. 23. The male is this, but his Mrs is brown
  14. 26. Native bird named for the colour of its head
  15. 27. Wildflower - seen on lapels in November
  16. 28. Black predator - boast
Down
  1. 1. Known for murmurations
  2. 3. for sauces
  3. 4. Colourful flowering spring bulbs
  4. 7. They grow in crowds or hosts according to Wordsworth
  5. 8. Lawn - give away secrets
  6. 9. Flowering climber
  7. 12. Red-faced but named for its wing colour, a very pretty bird table visitor
  8. 13. Fast - Makes a flying visit in summer
  9. 15. Micky or Minnie
  10. 16. Hunter known for his eyesight
  11. 20. You may turn over a new one?
  12. 21. Known for pale blue flower - sounds like a
  13. 24. Christmas card bird
  14. 25. Native evergreen associated with
  15. 26. Tree once used for caning naughty children