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A good place to see bats |
How about this for a luxury hotel |
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A good place to see bats |
How about this for a luxury hotel |
Amphibians
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Common Frog (spawn) - Rana temporaria John F The frogspawn that you see floating in ponds is made up of thousands of single eggs, each one having a tiny black tadpole embryo surrounded in jelly. Frogs lay so many eggs because as they do not look after their young most do not survive to adulthood. From the three thousand eggs that one female lays, only around five will become adult frogs. The rest of the eggs or tadpoles may be eaten by birds, fish, newts, water beetles, dragonflies or simply dry up before hatching. At first each tadpole embryo will eat the jelly that is around it until it is ready to hatch. |
Bats
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Bees, Wasps, Ants
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Median Wasp - Dolichovespula media |
Beetles
| BioBlitz 2020 Click beetle - Elateridae sp. Green Dock Beetle - Gastrophysa viridula Harliquin Ladybird - Harmonia axyridis |
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle - Pyrochroa serraticornis Red-legged Shieldbug - Pentatoma rufipes Soldier Beetle - Cantharis livida Soldier Beetle - Cantharis rustica Two-spot Ladybird - Adalia bipunctata Water Scavenger Beetle - Helophorus brevipalpis |
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Red-legged Shieldbug - Pentatoma rufipes |
Birds
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BioBlitz 2022 Record Barn Owl - |
Jackdaw - Corvus monedula |
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| Blackbird - Turdus merula John F |
Blackcap (male) - Sylvia atricapilla John F |
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| Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus John Ellis |
Buzzard - Buteo buteo John Ellis |
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| Carrion Crow - Corvus corone John F |
Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs John F |
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| Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita John F |
Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto John F |
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| Dunnock - Prunella modularis John F |
Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis John F |
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| Great Tit - Parus major John Ellis |
Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris John F |
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| Green Woodpecker - Picus viridis Sue H |
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea John F |
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| Jackdaw - Corvus monedula John F |
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus John F |
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| Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus John F |
Magpie - Pica pica John F |
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| Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos John F |
Robin - Erithacus rubecula Helen O Jun 2022 BioBlitz |
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| Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos John F |
Starling - Sturnus vulgaris John F |
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| Swift - Apus apus John Ellis |
Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus John F |
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| Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes John F |
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Butterflies
| Recorded BioBlitz 2020 Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus |
Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria |
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| Brimstone (Female) - Gonepteryx rhamni John F |
Common Blue - Polyommatus Icarus Sue H |
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| Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta John F |
Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria John F |
Dragonflies & Damselflies
Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendensJohn F | BioBlitz 2022 Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa |
Flies, Gnats and Midges
| BioBlitz 2022 Black-horned Gem Fly - Microchrysa polita Crested dogstail - Cynosurus cristatus |
False Oat-grass - Arrhenatherum elatius Timothy - Phleum pratense Yorkshire-fog - Holcus lanatus |
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Muscid Fly (female) - Graphomya maculata |
Flowers and Plants
BioBlitz 2022 Amphibious Bistort - Persicaria amphibia |
Hedge Parsley (?) - Torilis japonica |
Fungi & Lichen
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Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus cornucopiae John F Nov 2016 The Moat So variable in size, shape and colour are the many kinds of oyster mushroom that confident identification of some species is tricky without resorting to microscopic analysis. The process is not helped by the fruiting habit of many Pleurotus species that seem to delight in emerging beyond reach, sometimes high up in the crowns of trees. |
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges
| BioBlitz 2022 Common Couch - Elytrigia repens Crested dogstail - Cynosurus cristatus |
False Oat-grass - Arrhenatherum elatius Timothy - Phleum pratense Yorkshire-fog - Holcus lanatus |
Grasshoppers & Crickets
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BioBlitz 2022 Speckled Bush Cricket - Leptophyes punctatissima |
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Hoverflies
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Drone Fly - Eristalis tenax John F Nov 2016 Alison's Acre The larva of the Drone Fly is a rat-tailed maggot. It lives in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water badly polluted with organic matter. The larva likely feeds on the abundant bacteria living in these places. The adult fly that emerges from the pupa is harmless. It looks somewhat like a drone honey bee, and likely gains some degree of protection from this resemblance to a stinging insect. The adults are called drone flies because of this resemblance. Like other hover flies, they are common visitors to flowers, especially in late summer and autumn, and can be significant pollinators. |
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Tapered Drone Fly - Eristalis pertinax John F Nov 2016 Alison's Acre Whilst similar to E. tenax, this species has a more tapering abdomen in the male and it also has pale front legs. The pair of orange markings on tergite 2 of the abdomen are nearly always present, but tend to be brighter in summer specimens. Found between March and November, with peaks in May and August. |
Mammals
Identified during BioBlitz 2020 Grey squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis |
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Moths
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| Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 32-37 mm. A common species over most of the British Isles, which doesn't tend to vary in appearance, except perhaps in the shade of brown of the forewings. It generally flies from May to July, with an occasional second brood in the south. Favouring suburban habitats as well as salt-marshes, the larval foodplants in the wild are usually orache (Atriplex) and goosefoot (Chenopodium), but it can sometimes attack cultivated tomatoes, feeding internally in the fruit. |
Common Swift - Korscheltellus lupulina BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 25-40 mm. The commonest of the Swift moths, distributed widely and sometimes abundantly throughout much of Britain, though rather more local in Scotland. It occurs in almost any grassy habitat. The adults fly in May and June. Feeding on the roots of grasses and small plants, the larvae live underground. |
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| Common Wainscot - Mythimna pallens BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 30-35 mm. With a similar distribution to the Smoky Wainscot (M. impura), occurring over much of Britain, this is another common species, though less so than impura in many parts, especially further north. The two moths show some variation, and can resemble one another, but this species generally has much cleaner whitish hindwings. In the south there are two generations, flying from May to October; further north there is just one, in July and August. Like the former species, grasses make up the larval foodplants. |
Crambus lathoniellus.jpg BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan c.20 mm. One of the earliest Crambids to be seen during the year, with the adults flying from May through to August. The whitish streaks on this moth are narrower than other similar species, and the males are darker than the females. Like several similar species, the moth is to be found in grassy areas, where the larvae feed on various types of grass stem. It is common throughout Britain in suitable habitat, and flies naturally at night, though it is easily disturbed in the daytime. |
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| Elephant Hawk-moth - Deilephila elpenor BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 45-60 mm. The English name of this moth is derived from the caterpillar's fanciful resemblance to an elephant's trunk. The adults are attractively coloured pink and green affairs, with a streamlined appearance. They fly from May to July, visiting flowers such as honeysuckle (Lonicera) for nectar. The larvae feed mainly on rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium), but also other plants as well, including bedstraw (Galium). |
Flame Shoulder - Ochropleura plecta Wingspan 25-30 mm. Quite a common species throughout Britain, occupying woodland fringes, gardens and meadowland. There are two generations, flying in May and June and again in August and September. Its only likely confusion species in Britain is Radford's Flame Shoulder (O. leucogaster), which is a very rare migrant to the south coast. The nocturnal caterpillars live on low plants such as dock (Rumex) and plantain (Plantago). |
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| Heart & Dart - Agrotis exclamationis BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 30-40 mm. One distinctive feature of this species is that it always has a black band across the front of the thorax, when viewed head-on. It is a common species throughout most of Britain, and flies from May to July, when it is readily attracted to light. Various wild and garden plants make up the foodplants of the larvae. |
Hebrew Character - Orthosia gothica BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 30-35 mm. Occurring in almost any habitat, this is a common species throughout. The typical forms have a distinct black mark on the forewing, but some forms, especially in northern parts, have this mark the same as the ground colour, or even paler. A typical Orthosia species, it flies in a single generation during March and April, and can be seen at sallow blossom, and regularly is attracted to light. The larval foodplants are a number of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. |
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| Ingrailed Clay - Diarsia mendica BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 28-35 mm. A highly variable species, ranging from rather pale individuals in the south, to much darker ones in Scotland, with some island variants in Orkney and Shetland being afforded subspecies status. It is common throughout Britain, and frequents woodland and moorland, flying in a single generation from June and July. The caterpillars hibernate and feed in the spring on a variety of shrubs and plants, including bramble (Rubus) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). |
Middle-barred Minor - Oligia fasciuncula BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 22-26 mm. A common species over most of Britain, occupying marshes, river banks and damp woodland. Quite variable in ground colour, but usually generally more rufous or sandy-coloured than the other 'minors', with a white mark on the rear edge of the forewing where the postmedian line ends. It flies in June and July, when it visits sugar and light. The larvae, like other Oligia species, feed on different types of grass. |
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| Shoulder-striped Wainscot - Leucania comma BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 32-37 mm. One of the more strongly marked Wainscots, this is a fairly common moth throughout most of Britain, occurring in a wide range of habitats. The single generation flies in June and July, and is attracted to light. The caterpillar feeds by night on various grasses, especially cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata). |
Small Square Spot - Diarsa rubi BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 28-33 mm. A common species throughout Britain, occurring in any suitable habitat, but perhaps preferring damp and marshy places. It is double-brooded, flying in May and June, and again in August and September. Where there are two broods, the first generation generally produces larger moths. The larval foodplants are a range of herbaceous species. |
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| Straw Dot - Rivula sericealis BioBlitz 2022 Wingspan 18-22 mm. Relatively common in the southern half of Britain, and becoming gradually scarcer further north, this moth is also a suspected immigrant. The two generations a year fly in June and July, and again in August and September. Damp meadows and woodland are its favourite haunts, and it flies from dusk into the night when it is attracted to light. Various grasses form the larval foodplants. |
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Slugs & Snails
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BioBlitz 2022 Brown-lipped Snail - Cepaea nemoralis Wandering Pond Snail - Ampullaceana balthica |
| Brown-lipped Snail - Cepaea nemoralis John F |
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Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Dogwood - Cornus sanguinea |
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BioBlitz 2022 Alder Blackthorn - Frangula alnus |
Dogwood - Cornus sanguinea Elder - Sambucus nigra Field Maple - Acer campestre Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna Hazel - Corylus avellana Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur Silver Birch - Betula pendula Walnut - Juglans regia |
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