============================================ || || The Lincolnshire Wildlife News Bulletin || *** 5th July 2009 *** || || LNU Website: http://www.lnu.org/ || || News of Lincolnshire Wildlife || ============================================ In this issue..... 1. Readers hints, tips and requests 2. Wildlife Highlights 3. Wildlife reports from around the county 4. News from the Lincolnshire Coast NNRs 5. News from Far Ings NNR 6. News from Lincolnshire Limewoods NNR 7. Sending in Reports - contributors please read! 8. Contact information 9.. Notes about these wildlife reports 10. Bulletin publicity policy 11. Events Diary ....and finally..... ============================================ The Lincolnshire Naturalists Union Bulletin is read by 890 people each week and we are keen to encourage even more readers to subscribe. LNU Wildnews Bulletins are available on: http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Each address contains the relevant date. Note: Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Lincolnshire Naturalists Union or any associated organisations. Please make contact via the LNU Website: http://www.lnu.org/ or e-mail wildlifenews@lnu.org, or contact the Editor to join up and contribute articles or reports. [Or cancel!] E-mail: rparsons@enterprise.net ============================================ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Readers hints, tips and requests ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Finding the Bulletins *** LNU Wildnews Bulletins are available on: http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Note: Each address contains the relevant date. Please keep sending in reports/articles/news. Thanks. Roger *** Hummingbird Hawk Moths *** Please keep a lookout over the summer for Hummingbird Hawk Moths. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/hawkmoths/index.php Then send in your records to the Bulletin and to the Butterfly Conservation website. http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/sightings/1096/humming_bird_hawk_moth.html *** BioBlitz 2009 *** Margaret Haggerty: 10th and 11th July, Horncastle Join us for the fourth annual 24 hour recording event at Banovallum House, with Lincolnshire Biodiversity Partnership, Lincolnshire Naturalists Union and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. The main activities will be taking place from 10.00 until 16.00 on Saturday, including bird ringing, pond dipping and different techniques for catching invertebrates. However, we will be recording on site from 16.00 on Friday, including looking for moths and bats once it gets dark, so you are welcome to join us at any time. Experts will be present on Saturday to help with species identification. There will also be childrens activities on Friday afternoon and Saturday daytime. *** Mink *** John Walker: Mink are a serious threat to waterside birds and watervoles. Would it be useful to post an appeal for sightings on your newsletter? *** Moth and Bat Night at Coningsby *** There will be a Moth and Bat night at The Pingle Local Nature Reserve in Coningsby on Friday 17th July, starting 9pm. All welcome, no charge. For more information contact Roger on rparsons@enterprise.net *** Bumblebee Deaths *** Allan Phillips responds: Lots of people periodically report seeing numbers of dead bumblebees but this is just a natural consequence of an ageing population. Most workers only live a couple of weeks. Look for tatty wings, faded colours and loss of hair in older ones. Large numbers of dead ones in one spot may be something different, and could be a consequence of internal parasitism by such organisms as nematodes or the effect of other parasites like conopid and beeflies, both of which can affect bee populations at a local level. The only way to be certain of such parasitism would be by dissection of the dead bees or keeping the dead bees to see if anything hatches out of them. I have not experienced it myself, but it has been reported that large numbers of dead bees have been found below lime trees as the nectar can be toxic if consumed in large quantities, but this only happens if more suitable forage plants are in short supply. It is hard to know what species large type bumblebees refers to but at the moment I am noticing large numbers of males of the cuckoo bumblebee Bombus vestalis. These can be quite large, and are often found in large numbers feeding together. Being males, once they have left the nest they do not return to rest there overnight so have to take what the elements throw at them, so a shower of rain may kill quite a few if they cannot take shelter to dry out. These look like the usual buff tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris (their host) but often lack the yellow band at the front of the abdomen. They usually have, often faint, yellow side patches adjacent to the whitish tail, and like most cuckoo bees, have a rather short head and less hair over the body. Like all male bees, they have longer antenna (males have 13 segments, females 12) and longer abdomens (males 7 segments, females 6). Whilst it is hard to count the segments on living bees, they still usually give the impression of having longer than usual antenna and abdomens. For a species identification, please feel free to email a photo of the dead bees (although for most species photo ID's can never be relied on, but can at least give some idea), or even mail a couple of the dead specimens to me. Contact email: norwegica@yahoo.co.uk By the way: Bombus hypnorum has now been recorded at Whisby by Phil Porter, and also by someone at Swinderby. *** Barton LWT *** Viv Rowett: Barton group Lincs Wildlife Trust events for July: Two Monday evening walks: 6th July Elsham Hill and Water park (6.30 start). Meet and park in the free public car park on the left hand side (down a byway) of the road going into Elsham village from the Old A15 (Barton to Scunthorpe) road. The venue has small lakes with fen vegetation, wood and chalk wold land. 20th July Barton; Westfield Road, western end (6.30 pm start). Park on the verge at the end of metalled surface near the two disused quarries and large beech tree (TA007222). We will walk west along the track and right of way to Leggotts wood and Quarry and Barton Cliff. We will see Chalk flowers, birds and views over the Humber. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Wildlife Highlights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Birdnews from FOCALPOINT *** UPDATED DETAILS. Sign up for local and national news for only £15 p.a. with text messaging also available, details of this and other services at www.fpoint.co.uk 28/6/09 LINCS 2 Spoonbill. Alkborough Flats, 9.25am. We are very grateful to FOCALPOINT for allowing us to reproduce Lincolnshire Birdcall reports, and strongly encourage keen birders to sign up to receive these on a regular basis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Wildlife news from around the county ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** The Roger Goy Column *** Remembering Roger Goy's wildlife information work. SLEAFORD Diane Maltby Sleaford, New Life Centre, NG34 7JP The robins I mentioned earlier fledged w/c 22/6/09. For the first week the parents were regularly coming to the table for mealworms and taking them into the wild area adjoining. This week they have been seen less frequently. 30/6/09 The children discovered a large toad in the tent which had been left erected overnight. We saw a dead juvenile last Autumn; this was the first time we’d seen a live one. 1/7/09 At least 5 magpies seen on roof of an old lorry [?] in same waste land. 2/7/09 A common lizard ran up one of the walls, on to the plastic at the top where it appeared not to be able to get a grip, fell over 10ft, landed on its feet and ran back to the wild area. [We have some concerns because there is planning permission to build on this land and it seems to be home to a lot of wildlife] *** County Wildlife Reports From Readers *** Please keep your reports coming, We rely on you to send in your observations and We welcome information from all readers, be they beginners or professionals. Thanks. BOOTHBY PAGNELL NG33 4DH Ernest Roberts We were delighted to see a family of three newly out of the nest of Spotted Flycatchers in our garden on the 28th of June, along with their parents feeding them from a perch of our garden fence, considering last year I never saw a Spotted Flycatcher at all. By next morning they had moved on along a hedge row out of sight from the garden. CARLTON LE MOORLAND Jeremy Hutchinson Earlier this week (23/24th June) we had a Cuckoo still singing its full song here at Carlton le Moorland. This morning I was heading towards Newark at 11.10 when I saw a large raptor circling on a thermal at 300 to 400 feet over Stapleford, the smoothest I've ever seen. I was unsure of its ID, so stopped and got out my binoculars. I came to the conclusion that it was a Black Kite. After a few minutes circling it glided south in a shallow dive and vanished. I could not find it again. I have just looked on the net re. ID, which has confirmed the Black Kite theory. Much broader wngs than the Red Kite, only a shallow notch in the tail and much straighter leading edge to the wings when soaring. I recall there was one around Nocton Heath 2 to 3 years ago, but I couldnt find it when I had a look. Have there been any other reports recently? DENTON RESERVOIR. SK 8733. 28/06/2009. David Clarke. A walk around the reservoir today reveled masses of Damselflies including Banded, Common Blue and Azure. The same with Dragonflies including some Broad Bodied Chasers. A large hatching of Mayflies also observed. A good showing of butterflies. Small White. Ringlet. Meadow Brown. Speckled Wood. Red Admiral. x 3 We heard a commotion which sounded like Kestrels becoming agitated. Then we saw two male Kestrels appearing to tumble out of a high tree fighting with each other whilst a female who was calling loudly from the next tree looked on.We are not quite sure what was happening. Two buzzards soaring above. DODDINGTON Ian Macalpine-Leny Writing on 27/6/09 Spotted Flycatchers Two pairs have bred in our 1 ¼ acre garden at Doddington ever since I can remember, but disappeared two years ago. One solitary bird was spotted for the first time this year on 23 June. EASTON WALLED GARDEN (Nr Grantham) SK930 267 Brian Hedley 28 June 2009 Banded Agrion 5 Painted Lady 1 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Meadow Brown 15 Ringlet 25 Red Admiral 2 Large White 2 Buzzard 6 Kingfisher 1 GREETWELL HOLLOW LWT Reserve TF 00 72 Brian Hedley 29 June 2009 Marbled White 2 Small White 2 Large White 3 Red Admiral 2 Meadow Brown 45 Ringlet 200+ Small Heath 8 Small Skipper 9 Speckled Wood 3 Comma 2 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Common Blue 6 Large Skipper 3 Six-spot Burnet moths Tree Pipit 2 males in song. MESSINGHAM LWT Reserve SE 915 034 Brian Hedley and family 3 July 2009 Unsuccessful search for glow worms but we did see: Common Pipistrelle Bat 5 Hedgehog 2 alive plus 1 roadkill Common Toad 10 Common frog a few adults plus 100s of froglets Pike Brown Hawker 1 Blue-tailed Damelfly 50+ Common Blue Damselfly 30 Common swift moths 10 Cinnabar caterpillers Water Rail 1 Ruddy Duck 2 Pochard 2 families Cuckoo male and female Bullfinch 6 Barn Owl 1 Kingfisher 1 Green woodpecker 2 Oystercatcher 1 Mixed flock of 200 sand martins and swallows coming into reedbed roost. STICKNEY TF322569 Gail Cartwright Blackbird 2 Chaffinch 2 Dunnock 2 Greenfinch 2 Pied wagtail 2 Pigeon 8 Pheasant 1 Robin 1 Swallow 2 Sparrow TRENT PORT, MARTON SK835 815 Brian Hedley 29 June 2009 Black-tailed Godwit 1 (full summer plumage) Green Sandpiper 1 Teal 4 30 June 2009 Green Sandpiper 2 Yellow wagtail family Lapwing 8 Curlew 1 Oystercatcher 1 Common Darter 1 Black-tailed Skimmer 3 Ringlet 15 Meadow Brown 50 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Large Skipper 2 Small White 1 Large White 2 Painted Lady 2 Brimstone Moth 1 1 July 2009 Currant Clearwing moth. 1 on riverside blackcurrant bush. Comma 2 Painted Lady 2 WILDMORE FEN TF 216534 [unless otherwise stated] R & A Parsons 29/6/09 5 Washhouse Swallows fledged early on 29th June. 1 predated on 30th June. Probably a cat kill. So now it is 4, one a bit of a runt. 30/6/09 Fox roadkill at TF 218548. Young adult. Several swifts, 7+ hunting over garden and circling house, but no sign they are again nesting in our roof. 2/7/09 The 4 swallow chicks today vacated wash house where they had hatched. They had spent the time since fledging beam hopping, dozing and being fed, unperturbed by human activity. Fox on Hurnbridge Road at 7.45pm. TF 216542. Close to rabbit warren. It has been an outstanding year for fox sightings in the area. 3/7/09 3 swallow chicks back at base for a rest after what must have been a busy day. No sign of the runt of the clutch. Hummingbird hawkmoth in garden. 8am. Red Admiral – 5pm. 4/7/09 Humming hawkmoth again seen. Lots of Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Small tortoiseshell. 3 Swallow fledglings spent last night back at base. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Lincolnshire Coast NNRs including RSPB Wash Reserves See: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/birds/index.php http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/lwt/seals/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIBRALTAR POINT N.N.R. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/gib/index.php Katherine Bocock No report yet. SALTFLEETBY THEDDLETHORPE NNR. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=41 John Walker 1/7/09 A good hatch of ringlet and small skippers this week Flora looking very good at present especially at Rimac, with marsh helleborine, fairy flax, bee orchid, common spotted orchid, pyramidal orchid, vipers bugloss, restharrow (giving off a lovely scent), ladys bedstraw, trefoils, hawkbits, etc. Sea lavender is also coming into flower, and a few migrant waders and gulls are now seen on the foreshore. RSPB WASH Reserves - Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh/index.asp http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore/index.asp Lincs Wash Reserves recent [April] sightings No current report. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News from Far Ings NNR http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/far_ings/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAR INGS NNR Week ending 4.7.09 BIRDS Max. Numbers = avocet 15 + 6 juvs. (3 chicks had to be rescued from the fast traffic on Far Ings Road on 1.7.09) bearded it 4+8 juvs. bittern blackbird 30+ blackcap 4 black headed gull 20+ black taled godwit 24 blue tit 16 bullfinch 4 canada goose 20 carrion crow 4 Cetti's warbler (singing male) chaffinch 12 chiffchaff 3 collared dove 4 common gull common tern 6 coot 100+ cormorant 8 dunnock 8 goldfinch 6 grasshopper warbler GBB gull 2 GC grebe 4 GS woodpecker great tit 10 greenfinch 4 grey heron 2 greylag goose 250 GS woodpecker herring gull house martin 8 house sparrow 10 kingfisher lapwing 8 linnet little grebe 4 little gull long tailed tit 12 magpie 10 mallard 30+ marsh harrier M+F mistle thrush moorhen 20+ mute swan 14 oystercatcher 12 pheasant 2 pied wagtail 2 pochard 12 reed bunting 15 reed warbler 100+ robin 10 ruddy shelduck 2 sand martin 6 sedge warbler 12 shelduck 4 song thrush 2 sparrowhawk starling 15 swallow 20+ swift 50+ tawny owl 2 + 3 juvs. tree sparrow 6 tufted duck 20 turtle dove 2 water rail 5 whitethroat 12 willow tit 2 wilow warbler 6 wood pigeon 15 wren 14 Butterflies: painted lady, small tortoiseshell, meadow brown, ringlet, small white, red admiral. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. News from Bardney Limewoods NNR http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Limewoods/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reports from the following locations will now be posted here to give an overview of Limewoods ecology. The NNR includes the following sites: Chambers Farm Wood (please detail specfic area when reporting e.g. Ivy Wood, Little Scrubbs Meadow etc); College Wood, Cocklode & Great West Woods, Hardy Gang Wood, Newball Wood, Scotgrove Wood, Southrey Wood, Wickenby Wood Other woods included in the NNR but without public access: Stainfield Wood; Stainton & Fulnetby Woods (access by public bridleway only) Adrian Royle’s website for photos of species from the Limewoods. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/sets/72157616635241942/ LIMEWOODS Adrian Royle It seems to be an excellent year for longhorn beetles. Lots of species and individuals. In the Limewoods I have been finding them in good numbers. Contacts down south have also reported a similar situation. To add a little excitement I have found several species which are new to me. So far this year a total of 13 species, 12 of which were in the Limewoods, 1 at Crowle. To help identification I use an excellent two part article British Wildlife Magazine published in 2007 with illustrations by Richard Lewington, well worth getting hold of back issues from the magazine's website. Plus of course our local expert Annette Binding. Limewoods longhorn list so far to 28.6.9; Rhagium mordax Stenocorus meridianus Grammoptera ruficornis Alosterna tabacicolor Rutpela maculata Poecilium alni Anaglyptus mysticus Clytus arietis Agapanthia villosoviridescens Pogonocherus hispidus Leiopus nebulosus Phytoecia cylindrica At the moment there are many Rutpela maculata around the woods, usually to be found on umbellifer heads. Today I counted 59 of them but I'm sure there are plenty more to be seen and counted. Five species seen today, which is poor by recent standards as I have been seeing 7 species regularly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. Sending in reports to Roger Parsons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The purpose of the Bulletin is to encourage biological recording in Lincolnshire using modern Information and Communication Technology. We hope to increase the number of people reporting observations to LNU Recorders and improve the quality of reports, as well as the quantity and the geographical coverage. In return for this FREE service, we ask you to provide reports, questions, news or relevant articles from time to time. Descriptive pieces are welcome - you don't have to stick to lists! Mailing times vary, depending on what I am doing. The Bulletin usually goes out on Sundays. Please e-mail in your contributions as early as possible to ensure they are included, to: rparsons@enterprise.net [A backup e-mail address you can use if ever you experience problems with my "Enterprise" address is: aintree2@yahoo.co.uk ] When sending in reports please follow this layout to save reediting: Place Name: IN CAPITALS with Grid Reference if you have it. Your Name: Real names please, not aliases. Put it in each time, for each location Date: Species list [Alphabetical?] & numbers [and observations?] e.g. Blackbird - 24 [And please, no home-grown abbreviations. Names in full.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. Contact Information & Useful Websites ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please let me know ASAP if any of these weblinks fail! *** Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union Website *** A full list of LNU Country Recorders is given here. http://www.lnu.org/ LNU e-mail: info@lnu.org If you are not yet a member, the LNU needs good naturalists like you! Anyone interested can get membership application forms via Tori Sandilands at the Lincs Wildlife Trust Horncastle office, e-mail vsandilands@lincstrust.co.uk LNU publications [listed on LNU website] may be ordered via: csmith@countrywidefarmers.co.uk *** Contacts List *** PC Nigel LOUND Wildlife Crime Officer - Community Safety Police HQ Deepdale Lane Nettleham Lincs LN57PH Tel 01522 558684 e-mail: nigel.lound@lincs.pnn.police.uk or Nige LOUND Wildlife Crime Officer County Police Station Sea Lane Ingoldmells Lincs PE24 44XX Tel: 01522 558684 *** Lincs Amphibian and Reptile Group *** The Lincolnshire ARG (Amphibian & Reptile Group) has assembled a committee in order to access funding sources, develop training courses and survey for reptiles and amphibians in Lincolnshire. For further details please contact ashleybutterfield@btinternet.com tel.07984 66 5847 *** The Lincolnshire and Rutland Limestone Grassland Project *** We need as many volunteers as possible over the next two summers to help us survey roadside verges in your area. You will not need previous experience as a wild flower ID guide and training will be provided. Contact: Mark Schofield, Limestone Grassland Project Officer, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, Banovallum House, Manor House Street, Horncastle, LN9 5HF, mschofield@lincstrust.co.uk, Mobile: 07825970930, Switchboard: 01507 526667. *** Local Bat Helpline *** Gounded bats, bat problems, advice and information? Contact Annette and Colin Faulkner on 01775 766286 or e-mail: A.Faulkner@care4free.net *** Bat Recorder *** You may send confidential bat records direct to Annette Faulkner on: A.Faulkner@care4free.net *** Butterfly Conservation Recorder *** Allan Binding asks contributors of butterfly records to the Bulletin to include their address or contact telephone or e-mail address and Grid Reference if possible. e-mail: allan.binding@ntlworld.com See: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/bfly/index.php *** LNU Bees and Wasps Recorder *** Dr Michael Archer 17 Elmfield Terrace, Malton Road, York YO31 1EH. [Willing to check or identify any aculeate wasp or bee specimen. Such a specimen usually has to be relaxed and mounted on a pin before it can be examined. If more than a few specimens are sent in, they must be mounted.] *** Bombus hypnorum the Tree Bumblebee *** Alan Phillips writes: BWARS in association with BBCT are again mapping the distribution of this relatively new bumblebee species to the UK. Although widespread in Europe, Bombus hypnorum, which has coined the name Tree Bumblebee because of its habit of nesting in tree cavities or bird nestboxes, was first found on the south coast of England in 2001. Since then it has gradually spread north as far as Northumberland (see map below). In Lincolnshire at present we have just one record for the species from Gosberton Clough near Spalding 2008. With records coming in from Yorkshire I'm sure its going unnoticed in this county so please keep an eye out especially in the south and west. So, have you seen one? Or possibly have a photo? If so, visit http://www.bwars.com/bombus_hypnorum_map.htm for further info on this bumblebee, how to recognise it, and details on how to report your sightings. Further photos here: http://www.bwars.com/bombus_hypnorum.htm *** OTTERS *** Readers are reminded that all dead Otters should be reported to the Environment Agency on 0800 807060. Mammal records can reported to chris_j_manning@hotmail.com *** LNU Moths Gallery *** There is now a moth page on the LNU Website, to promote the recording of moths across the county. http://www.lnu.org/ Also see: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/hawkmoths/index.php *** LNU Plant Galls Recorder *** Graeme Clayton 2 The Dene Nettleham Lincoln LN2 2LS g.clayton@ntlworld.com Willing to check or identify any plant gall material. Recording forms www.british-galls.org.uk *** Slug ID Help *** Chris du Feu will help with slug identification. You can telephone him on: 01427 848400 or e-mail: chris@chrisdufeu.force9.co.uk *** Lincolnshire Badger Group *** If you have important information about badger activity or badger road casualties please e-mail the information to: Ian Frudd, e-mail address Fruddfolk@tiscali.net *** Bird Club Recorder *** LBC County Bird Recorder Steve Keightley: steve.keightley@btinternet.com *** Other Useful Websites *** Key links are now being posted on the LNU website. http://www.lnu.org/ This should save space in the Bulletin, Check it out. Suggestions for other useful Websites are welcome. English Nature is now "Natural England" http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ Still includes SSSI Information and "Nature on the Map" Lincolnshire Environmental Awards http://www.lincsenvironmentalawards.org.uk/ Lincs. Wildlife Trust Website http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/ Useful emergency numbers for wildlife crises. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/factsheets/ Lincs Environmental Records Centre Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre newsletters can be downloaded from: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/wildlife/ Development Officer, Margaret Haggerty's e-mail: mhaggerty@lincstrust.co.uk Tornado and Storm Research Organisation www.torro.org.uk Contact Ian Loxley on colarain@tiscali.co.uk RSPB Contact Details RSPB Website: www.rspb.org.uk www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh John Badley, Site Manager for RSPB Lincolnshire Wash reserves e-mail: freistonshore@rspb.org.uk South Lincs RSPB Local group's website address: http://www.southlincsrspb.org.uk/ Sub Regional Country Park North Kesteven District Council The concept of the Sub Regional Country Park (SRCP) is to create an easily accessible network of managed outdoor places by developing links and routes between existing green spaces and facilities, and exploring the opportunities for creating new, sustainable recreational facilities and supporting nature conservation objectives. This might include the restoration of old quarries; constructing new all purpose paths; or simply providing access to new areas of woodland, lakes and open land for countryside focussed activities. Contact: Luisa McIntosh Project Officer, Sub Regional Country Park North Kesteven District Council Tel: 01529 414155 ext 2469 Direct Line: 01529 308069 www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/subregionalcountrypark Bardney Limewoods www.limewoods.co.uk [New URL] limewoods@lincolnshire.gov.uk *** Harlequin Ladybird Survey *** To report your sightings: www.harlequin-survey.org/ *** Sir Joseph Banks *** The Sir Joseph Banks Society is based at the Sir Joseph Banks Centre in Horncastle and a programme of events has been arranged for both members and non-members. New members to the Society are always welcome. Contact 01507 528223 or by email: enquiries@joseph-banks.org.uk. Latest newsletter and related articles are available on: www.joseph-banks.org.uk *** Trent Aegirs *** Don't forget that the bore often comes up to half an hour before the expected time. www.environment-agency.gov.uk and go to Midlands link or search for 'Trent Aegir'. or try: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Leisure/timetable_2-Trent.pdf *** Before You Set Out. *** Check tide times on Admiralty EasyTide: http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx Check the weather forecast for the location or postcode: http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/ *** Other Useful E-mail Addresses *** Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union: info@lnu.org Gibraltar Point: gibpoint@lincstrust.co.uk Far Ings: farings@lincstrust.co.uk Whisby Nature Park: whisbynp@lincstrust.co.uk NEW Syke's Farm: lwt@sykesfarm.org.uk Lincs. Trust HQ: The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust main e-mail address: info@lincstrust.co.uk Lincolnshire FWAG: lincoln@fwag.org.uk Chambers Farm Wood NEW contact - Mary Porter Mary.porter@forestry.gsi.gov.uk Lincolnshire Bird Club Secretary - Janet Eastmead: janet.eastmead@talktalk.net Membership Secretary - Mike Harrison: michael@michaelharrison1.wanadoo.co.uk If you would like your e-mail listed here, please let me know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9. Notes about these wildlife reports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We do our best to ensure accuracy in our reporting but these records are sent in by a variety of reporters, from complete beginners to professionals. They therefore vary in reliability and in certain cases they are impossible to verify. If further information is needed on locations or reporters, or if you wish to question/confirm any of these records, contact: rparsons@enterprise.net Bulletins are sent to Biological Recorders at the Lincs. Wildlife Trust, Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union and Lincolnshire Bird Club. [Note: Where plants are reported, this is usually because they have been seen "in flower".] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. The Bulletin's publicity policy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We will not be giving precise details of the location of rare or endangered species. Please point out any sensitive or "tricky" reports of this kind. We ask that you respect the interests of wildlife and site owners if you report to national networks. Make a point of explaining site sensitivity and any restrictions on access. An interest in wildlife is not a licence to act irresponsibly/thoughtlessly to landowners, who may well be partners in important conservation work. [Remember - views expressed in the Bulletin do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions on the LNU or associated organisations. In particular this applies to such agencies, especially charities, taking a political stance.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11. LNU Events Diary For LNU meetings also see www.lnu.org/events.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Field Meetings 2009 *** Sunday, August 23, 2009 River Glen 12 for 1pm start. Park at TF144 176. This is the Car Park used for Baston Fen NR and is located on the minor road between Baston and Tongue End. Cross over concrete bridge and park along track to left. Do not park on track straight on from bridge. Habitats: River, drains and marsh. Leader Richard Chadd richard.chadd@environment-agency.gov.uk & Ian Cappitt ian.heidi@virgin.net Saturday, September 19, 2009 Humberstone Blow Wells + National Moth Night A small blow wells site just south of Humberston. Private site. 12.00 for 13.00 start. Later meeting at 19.00 for bats and moths. Park on verge of South Sea Lane at TA 313 048 near where track leads south to site (might be able to park closer depending on harvesting activity). Habitats: small woodland, ditches, marsh, pools and cattle pasture. Leaders: Brian Hedley (afternoon) 01427 718320 brian_hedley@hotmail.com Colin Smith (evening) csmith@countrywidefarmers.co.uk. Sunday, October 18, 2009 Fungus Foray - Roughton Moor Wood, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Reserve Fungus Foray 12.00 for 13.00 start. Site located off Moor Lane, a minor road between Woodhall Spa and Kirkby on Bain. Restricted parking along Moor Lane (do not block tracks). Meet at site entrance at TF210 631. Habitats: Mixed Woodland and heathland. Leaders: Ken Rowland 01522 686900 and Ray Halstead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....and finally..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** MailFails This Week *** The following address(es) gave an error message. I have deleted them from the mailing list. If you recognise any, please pass on a message: Contact me if you wish to continue to receive the Bulletin. Thanks. Roger Mailfails johnedavis ---------- ~ THE END ~ ----------- (..until next week!) Roger Parsons http://rogerparsons.info/