============================================ || || 18th July 2010 || || 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 being read by 898 people and we are keen to encourage even more readers to subscribe. LNU Wildnews Bulletins are available on: http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Note: Each address contains the relevant date. 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** LNU Events Diary - Please Come Along *** For LNU meetings also see section 11 below and the website: www.lnu.org/events.php Next event: Sunday 18th July Willow Tree Fen, between Bourne and Spalding. New LWT Reserve. Proposed Fenland re-creation site. 12.00 for 13.00 start. Reserve located off the minor road between Pode Hole and Tongue End. Lots of parking at TF17438 22377 - access at TF18189 21280 (off the road near Bank House Farm). Habitats: Farmland, ditches, River Glen. Leader: Richard Chadd 07990 564519 richard.chadd@environment-agency.gov.uk Important Update: Evening Session 9pm. Bats and Moths. People intending to come along to the evening session need to book with Annette, please. Everyone very welcome. E-mail Annette now! a.faulkner@care4free.net Annette says: I'd like people to book so that we know who's coming and don't lose anyone! *** Building up your Library *** www.lnu.org/publications.php *** Training Courses *** Via Brian Hedley Wednesday 4th August, Species Identification, Butterflies and Moths, same details as above... Please ask people to contact me, preferably by email, if they would like to joint the course, or if they want any more details. Gill Wilde: g.wilde@btcv.org.uk *** Butterfly Conservation Open Day and Moth Night *** Lesley Robinson writes: Butterfly Conservation Lincolnshire Branch’s moth night & open day at Chambers Farm Wood, Wragby - TF147740 On the 24th July there is the moth night planned from 9pm until late. Meet at the Education Centre. Open Day & AGM on 25th July. Guided walks from the Education Centre are arranged for 11am & 2pm to see the woodland butterflies e.g. White Admiral, Purple Hairstreak. AGM to start at 4:30pm There will be light refreshments available in the Education Centre, plus some of the moths caught the previous evening. A display of the Branch activities will be available to peruse plus some sales items. Editor adds: It is that time of year when you can record Painted Lady and Humminghbird Hawk moth records via Butterfly Conservation's: www.butterfly-conservation.org/ *** Congratulations *** John Redshaw writes: Congratulations to Ian Misselbrook who, I think, has recorded Lincolnshire's first adult White-legged Damselfly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 14/7/10 LINCS ad Caspian Gull. Whisby Nature Park, pm on Teal Lake + 3ad YlGull, Green Sand. 15/7/10 LINCS ad Spoonbill Frampton Marsh RSPB, from 360 Hide + Curlew Sand, 5 Greenshank, 5 Green Sand, Spot Redshank, 660 Blk-t Godwit, 5 Ruff. 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. GARTHORPE Paul Gee Garthorpe Tuesday 13th July Fields between Luddington and Garthorpe Male Marsh Harrier Quartering wheat fields only 10-20 feet above ground. Observed for nearly 15 minutes before flying Northwards. *** 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. BURTON Lincoln 955751 Gordon Hickmore 10 July Swifts 30 - large flock feeding over field of wheat, Woodcote lane Swallows - Nest in roof apex - brood of 5 fledglings flew on 1 July returned to the nest overnight on 3 nights. Nest now reoccupied by another pair of swallows. Muntjac and Roe deer observed hares 4 GREETWELL HOLLOW LWT Reserve, Lincoln TF00 72 Brian Hedley 14 July 2010 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet moth 2 6-spot Burnet moth 100's Eucosma conterminana 1. A nationally scarce (Nb) micro moth. Silver Y 1 Dwarf cream wave 1, Essex Skipper 2, Small skipper 30 Common Blue butterfly 1, Small Heath 1, Gatekeeper 36 Meadow Brown 15, Ringlet 24, Large white 7 Green-veined white 2, Comma 1 MARTON SK842820 Brian Hedley 9 July 2010 Hummingbird hawk nectaring at white valerian (6pm). Tried-out MV bulb again in garden, carefully trying to screen it off from neighbours. Another good selection of moths in morning with about 80 species including: Elephant hawk 13, Poplar hawk 1, Privet hawk 1 Calamotropha paludella 1 female (Nationally Scarce Nb) Leopard moth 1, Scarce footman 3, Buff arches 3 Coronet 2, Barred yellow 1, Double square-spot 3 Dot moth 2, Endotricha flammealis 1, Yellowtail 1 Ruby tiger 2, Wormwood pug 2, Scalloped oak 1 Small blood-vein 2, Shark 1, Sycamore 2, Miller 2 Plain Golden Y 1, Small dotted buff 2, Meal moth 1 Udea lutealis 1 Most abundant moths were: dark arches, riband wave, uncertain, smoky wainscot and common footman. OWLET PLANTATION (Woodland Trust Reserve) SK827 953 Brian Hedley 11 July 2010 Purple Hairstreak 2 Small Copper 6 Comma 3 Ringlet 36 Meadow Brown 26 Gatekeeper 2 Speckled wood 2 Large red damselfly 20 Treecreeper 2 SOUTH RAUCEBY TF0245. 11/07/2010. David Clarke. Blackbird 3 BlueTit 2 Buzzard 1 Chaffinch 2 Chiffchaff 1 Carrion Crow 3 Goldfinch 9 Greenfinch 4 Green Woodpecker 1 House Martin 9 House Sparrow 11 Jay 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Wood Pigeon 31 Yellowhammer 1. Butterflies. Meadow Brown 13 Red Admiral 2 Small Tortoishell 9 Speckled Wood 2. Mammals. Stoat 1. Flowers. Bladder Campion Corn Chamomile Coltsfoot Field Bindweed Great Willowherb Meadow Crane's bill. Red Campion. BOAT TRIP FROM WISBECH TO THE WASH Geof Lee Saturday, 10th July, 2010. Highlights. Barn owl - 1 hunting the river bank, 9.00 A.M. Little egret - flock of 11 on the marsh. Black tailed godwit - flock of 19, mostly males in full breeding plumage. Common sandpiper - 5 along river margins. Heron - 3 Common tern - 12 Sandwich tern - 7 Gannet - 3, 1 adult and 2 yearlings Shelduck - large number of families, biggest 12, at least 5 families of 10 ducklings Common seal - large number of adults with pups, a colony of about 50 can be seen from the footpath east of Peter Scott's lighthouse at the mouth of the river Nene at low tide - binoculars needed. WILDMORE FEN TF216534 A & R Parsons 11/7/10 Green woodpecker on lawn. Calling frequently from tres in garden. No further cuckoos calling. 17/7/10 Tawnby owl hunting, m Marsh Harrier over 11am. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 10/07/2010 Avocet 45 Black-tailed Godwit Curlew Golden Plover Green Sandpiper Greenshank Little Egret 30 Little Ringed Plover Sandwich Tern 600 Marsh Harrier Turtle Dove Whimbrel Essex Skipper Dragonfly species 11 11/07/2010 Avocet Black-tailed Godwit Green Sandpiper 2 Little Egret 41 Ruff Sand Martin Spotted Redshank Spoonbill 4 Turtle Dove SALTFLEETBY THEDDLETHORPE NNR. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=41 John Walker No report yet. 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 John Badley RSPB Lincs Wash Reserves sightings June 2010 RSPB Frampton Marsh The wader highlights were a Pectoral Sandpiper from 6th to 8th, a Temminck’s Stint on 6th and a female Red-necked Phalarope from 16th to 17th with possibly a different bird on 21st. Small numbers of Wood and Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, Spotted Redshanks and Ruff were also recorded throughout the month. A female Montagu’s harrier put in an appearance on 12th and 13th other raptors seen included Red Kite, Hobby, Peregrine and Buzzard. A Spoonbill graced the scrapes on 21st and 22nd, followed by an unseasonal Whooper Swan from 24th onwards. Up to three Garganey were present early in the month and eight Little Gulls throughout. RSPB Freiston Shore The highlights were three Egyptian Geese on 5th, a Black Tern on 9th and the first Roseate Tern of the year on 26th. Impressive numbers of Avocets (up to 109) and Common Terns (up to 125), along with the occasional Greenshank were present throughout the month. Hobby, Barn Owl and Marsh Harrier were also seen frequently. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News from Far Ings NNR http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/far_ings/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAR INGS NNR Week ending 17.07.10 BIRDS Max. Numbers = avocet 2 bearded tit 10+ blackbird 10 blackcap 3 black headed gull 150+ black tailed godwit 20 blue tit 10 bullfinch 2 canada goose 20 carrion crow 2 Cetti's warbler chaffinch 10 chiffchaff 2 collared dove 3 common gull 100+ common tern 8 coot 60+ cormorant 8 dunnock 4 gadwall 2 goldfinch 5 GBB gull 2 GC grebe 2 great tit 5 greenfinch 7 grey heron 4 greylag goose 80+ herring gull 4 house martin 10 house sparrow 8 jackdaw 2 kingfisher 2 lapwing 6 LBB gull 12 lesser whitethroat linnet 2 long tailed tit 12 magpie 3 mallard 17 marsh harrier M mistle thrush 2 moorhen 20 mute swan 15 oystercatcher 2 pheasant pied wagtail 2 pochard 5 reed warbler 30+ reed bunting 8 robin 10 sand martin 20+ sedge warbler 11 shelduck 2 shoveler 2 song thrush 2 starling 17 sparrowhawk swallow 60+ swift 10 tufted duck 8 turtle dove 2 water rail 4 whitethroat 5 willow tit 2 willow warbler 6 wood pigeon 7 wren 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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/ No reports yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 Saturdays. 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 editing: 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: csmith668@btinternet.com *** 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 e-mail: nigelound@btinternet.com *** Lincs Amphibian and Reptile Group *** The Lincolnshire ARG (Amphibian & Reptile Group) For further details please contact ashleybutterfield@btinternet.com tel.07984 66 5847 *** Limestone Grassland Project *** 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 *** Butterfly Conservation Lincolnshire link *** BC Lincolnshire Branch website. http://www.lincolnshire-butterflies.org.uk/index.html *** 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.] *** OTTERS *** Readers are reminded that all dead Otters should be reported to the Environment Agency on 0800 807060. Mammal records can reported to chris@lincsdeer.info Mink reports also of interest and can be sent via the Bulletin. *** New Met Office Service *** The Met Office website now offers an email notification service for severe weather and other matters which may interest readers. Worth having a look and signing up. Be warned of the possibility of severe weather. See: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr20090727.html *** LNU Moths Gallery *** There is 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 Update *** Ally Townsend of the Weirfield Wildlife Hospital, writes: If you would like to give people the Lincoln number 01522 530428 a member of staff will record the sighting or RTA. Or use the Weirfield website: http://www.weirfield.co.uk/ where a reporting page can be used to send in reports. *** 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. 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 The Lincolnshire Biodiversity Partnership (of which LERC is a part) Contact: Charlie Barnes, cbarnes@lincstrust.co.uk or for more general queries: info@lincsbiodiversity.org.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/ *** Wash Birdwatching Cruises from the South Lincs. R.S.P.B. *** Jeremy Eyeons,South Lincs RSPB press officer writes: For more information about the cruises and to make a booking please call 07531 495521 or visit www.southlincsrspb.org.uk. Sub Regional Country Park North Kesteven District Council Contact: Project Officer, Luisa McIntosh 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 Bird of Prey Photography Days Lewis Phillips the photographer says: I am running local Bird of Prey Days again. All the info is on my new website at www.wildshots.org.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: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Leisure/timetable_2-Trent.pdf EasyTide 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 and identified 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Indoor Meetings are held on Saturdays at the Whisby Education Centre, Whisby Nature Park, Moor Lane, Thorpe on the Hill, Lincoln and start at 2pm. Sunday 18th July Willow Tree Fen, between Bourne and Spalding. New LWT Reserve. Proposed Fenland recreation site. 12.00 for 13.00 start. Reserve located off the minor road between Pode Hole and Tongue End. Lots of parking at TF17438 22377 - access at TF18189 21280 (off the road near Bank House Farm). Habitats: Farmland, ditches, River Glen. Leader: Richard Chadd 07990 564519 richard.chadd@environment-agency.gov.uk Sunday 8th August. To be Confirmed. Thorpe Culvert area Nr Wainfleet 12.00 for 13.00 start. See LNU website for details. Habitats: Pasture, Marsh, Pond, River Leader: Chris Manning 07752 353303 chris@lincsdeer.info Sunday 12th September Sailors Home area, Wrangle, NE of Boston 12.00 for 13.00 start. Take Sea Lane off of A52 south of Wrangle and follow towards coast. Park on minor road verge at approx TF444 492. Take care to avoid blocking field entrances. Habitats: Saltmarsh, rough grassland and ditches. Leaders: Brian Hedley 07989 665794 brian_hedley@hotmail.com and Paul Kirby. Sunday 10th October Hopland’s Wood and Willoughby Branch Line, South of Alford. Both LWT Reserves. Fungus Foray 12.00 for 13.00 start. Hopland’s Wood site first. This wood is found on the Willoughby-Claxby road, about 4 km (2.5 miles) south of Alford and 1 km (0.6 miles) west of the B1196 road. Park on verge at TF459 718. Willoughby Branch Line located at TF474 736. Habitats: Mixed Woodland, grassland, scrub, disused railway. Leader: Ray Halstead 07772 613640 ray.halstead@tiscali.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....and finally..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** MailFails This Week *** If you hear of anyone bemoaning the lack of a Bulletin, please refer them to the Bulletin Portal where they will find a copy. http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html I have changed my Broadband service to "3". A lot of delivery problems seem to have stemmed from my using T-mobile's 3G. Recent mailfails: slaphead sistamartha1on jowalk ae359 Barners If you recognise any failed address, please ask them to contact me with a new address if they wish to continue to receive the Bulletin. Thanks. Roger *** Boosting Bulletin Readership *** At present we have just under 900 readers. I would love to get it up to the 1000 point. If you know anyone who might enjoy receiving it, please tell them about it. They can sign up via: http://www.lnu.org/wildnews.php ---------- ~ THE END ~ ----------- (..until next week!) 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