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Ivy flowers in Autumn, so its nectar is important
to moths (and many other insects) which need to survive over winter.
(Similarly its fruit in early spring fills a gap for birds,
especially blackbirds,
thrushes, redwings and wood pigeons.)
On a sunny Autumn day, our
ivy bushes hum with insect life.
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