BBC Nature 22 May 2013 Last updated at 11:14

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State of Nature Report suggests 60% of UK wildlife has declined in the past 50 years Turtle dove, hedgehog, harbour seal, early bumblebee, small tortoiseshell butterfly, natterjack toad

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