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Wood Ants

Wood Ants

by catherine, 18 April, 2008, 5 comments

You might barely notice it at your feet, but the wood ant is important. It is an “indicator species”, that is, their presence indicates healthy woodland. Read more...
The Giant Oak Aphid

The Giant Oak Aphid

by Chris, 14 August, 2007, 0 comments

The woodlands blog sometimes suggests ‘things that you can do'’ that can help various national organisations build up a picture of how our wildlife, climate or ecosystems might be changing.   This week you might like to have a look at the buglife website. Read more...
Moths Count 2007

Moths Count 2007

by catherine, 22 June, 2007, 1 comments

The Moths Count project, run by Butterfly Conservation, is holding a number of events this summer to record national distribution of moths and to raise public awareness. The public are invited to take part in a programme of recording events: all you need is a torch and a pencil to record your findings. Read more...
Can you help with more surveys?

Can you help with more surveys?

by Mike Thompson, 13 June, 2006, 0 comments

Apart from the bluebell and ladybird surveys, various other learned bodies / organisations are appealing for help in recording certain insects. For example, the British Dragonfly Society Biological Records Centre would like people to look out for a damselfly called the banded demoiselle. The adult banded demoiselle may be found flying (between May and September) near rivers, canals and streams with abundant waterside vegetation. Read more...
Lethal ladybirds?

Lethal ladybirds?

by Chris, 6 June, 2006, 7 comments

There are presently some 46 species of ladybirds found in the UK. For an excellent sheet on identifying the most common species, click here. However, some of these species may now be under threat due to the arrival of the Harlequin Ladybird. This was introduced to the United States in 1988 and now is the most widespread ladybird there. A single female can lay a thousand eggs. To learn how to identify this new arrival click Read more...
Moths, moth species and their prevalence

Moths, moth species and their prevalence

by Mike Thompson, 24 May, 2006, 1 comments

Moths, along with butterflies, belong to the taxonomic classification Lepidoptera. The name Lepidoptera derives from the Greek lepis (scale) and pteron (wing). For information on how to distinguish between a butterfly and a moth, click here. Almost 2,500 species of moth are thought to reside in the British Isles and these have in turn been grouped as macro-moths and micro-moths. As with most artificial Read more...
Where have all the hedgehogs gone?

Where have all the hedgehogs gone?

by Chris, 16 May, 2006, 5 comments

The number of hedgehogs has declined in recent years. This is evidenced by surveys like that of the Mammals Trust UK, which has undertaken road surveys since 2001. Figures suggest that the hedgehog population has fallen significantly in the last few years, in some areas of the East and South East the fall in numbers has been particularly dramatic (see Read more...

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