My pc in for an upgrade so posting draft Bulletin here in case of delays. Draft since updated with further reports and information 28 July 2010. Roger ============================================ || || 25th 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** The LNU Weekly Bulletin *** 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 *** LNU Events Diary - Please Come Along *** For LNU meetings also see section 11 below and the website: www.lnu.org/events.php Updates details for next event: Sunday, August 08, 2010 Thorpe Culvert area Nr Wainfleet 12.00 for 13.00 start. Hosted by Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board Habitats: Pasture, Marsh, Pond, River The site includes three SNCIs, Thorpe Culvert Brick Pit, Fish Pond and the Old River Lymn. A location map and background notes are available. Leader: Chris Manning - Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board's Environmental Officer work chris.manning@LMDB.co.uk 01507 328095 07764 268236 home chris@lincsdeer.info Parking details, thanks to Brian Hedley: Entrance to site at TF469 606, off road between Gresswell's Bridge and Warth's Bridge. Park along bank of River Steeping just over cattle grid, alongside track to pumping station. *** Moth Night *** Carolyn Lovely writes: Grimsby & Cleethorpes LWT On Saturday 31st July 2010 we have a Moth Evening at The Blacksmith's Cottage, Irby on Humber near Grimsby starting at 8pm. Wrap up well, warm drinks will be served. All are welcome. Free event but donations to the Trust will be gratefully received. For further details please contact Jennie Redpath 01472 502858 *** 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/ *** Ants *** Alice Nunn writes: For several weeks now I have been aware of an ants nest, under the paving stones of the step, right by my back door. Most people would have applied " kill'em" or some similar substance. However for various reasons...laziness...not being bothered or? I didn't. This is now paying dividends because at various times of the day, mainly afternoons, blackbirds, thrushes, starlings and a few house sparrows (who for some reason never show up normally in my garden) descend on said step and snack on the ants, some of whom now have wings. I think I am seeing some "anting" going on especially among the starlings. They appear to be enjoying it. Interestingly despite my previous plea about stings and bites, the ants don't bother me at all, even if they do sting/bite. Jacquie Harrison adds: On Sunday 18th July, we travelled to Norwich to meet friends and green woodpeckers were very visible both there and as we drove across Lincolnshire, I wondered if this was due to the flying ants that were very noticeable on ground in Lincoln on 20th? In the 70s I used to work in an ex-country house at the edge of the North York Moors and the flying ants always seemed to be followed by the martins flocking before migration but I think that was usually late August/first days of September. Totally agree with the Avon solution to mosquitoes - worked very well for me this summer- and you smell less unpleasant than using many other formulas. Rodge Brownlow writes: This last week I have noticed a big increase in green woodpeckers numbers in four separate places, Sturton, Torksey, Brampton and Kettlethorpe. They are also extremely vocal and I think this is because the young ones have just fledged but the adults are still feeding them, anyone else seen similar? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 23/7/10 LINCS 4 Spoonbill. Gibraltar Point NNR, am + juv Med Gull, juv YlGull. 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. BOSTON 17/07/2010 ROY AND KATHLEEN PEARSON We have some lavender in our front garden and every year in July we have to take considerable care when closing our gate. The gate rests against the lavender when open and the ground bolt is in amongst the flowers. Each time we put our hands into the lavender to grasp the bolt, we risk a sting. Today we noticed the flowers were dying back and realised we had seen no bees amongst the flowers this year. Is this merely a peculiarity of our garden, or are naturalists over a wider area finding a shortage of bees? If our observations are typical, the situation is very worrying. Editor replies: A good question. Different flowering plants yield their nectar under often quite different conditions. A plant in flower may produce nectar at a particular time of day. I am told pumpkins produce their nectar early in the morning, which is why you seldom encounter a honeybee on their flowers. They did their visits before you were up! A plant under drought conditions may not produce nectar at all. e.g. we have missed the oil seed rape flow in dry springs. No significant nectar. Some plants, like white clover, tend to produce nectar under warm, moist conditions. Our clover flowers this year are being worked by 7 species of bumblebee, but no honeybees, despite the fact that we have a good hive in the garden. Bees will have a preference for the species they decide to work. Ease of nectar extraction is one factor, relative proximity another. Wind direction or strength may dictate preferred distance and flight path. Bees have their own reasons for working one species rather than another. The key question is if they are not working your lavender, what are they working instead? It may not be a lack of bees, though it could be. It could be because they have found something more yummy out at the same time. Or as Pooh puts it: You never can tell with Bees! But what ever the reason, it will be rational from their perspective. *** 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. BASTON GP 19 July 2010 Ian Misselbrook 1 Green Sandpiper CARLTON LE MOORLAND Jeremy Hutchinson SK 909 2581 Barn Owl -frequent sightings all week 17/7/10 -GS Woodpecker Buzzard Many more Swifts around now, seem to have had a successful breeding season. General note of interest: a colleague recently watched a Hedgehog pursue a large frog around her garden; it eventually caught and ate the frog! DEEPING LAKES NR 19 July 2010 Ian Misselbrook 20+ Common Blues Butterflies 2 Holly Blues 1 Small Skipper 1 Comma 5 Red Admirals 2 Speckled Woods 20+ Gatekeepers 5 Meadow brown 20+ Ringlets Large Whites Small Whites 5 Brown Hawkers 1 Southern Hawker 2 Common Darters 1 Beautiful Demoiselle Common Damselflys Azure damselfly Willow Warbler feeding fledged young Blackcaps in song Whitethroat Reed warblers Common Terns FOX WOOD Edge of Fox Wood, Bourne Woods 25 July 2010 (0945-11.30) Ian Misselbrook Brown Hawker Common Darter 9+ Purple Hairstreaks 1 Large Skipper 6+ Small skippers 4 Ringlets 20+ Gatekeepers 40+ Meadow browns 1 Comma 3 Peacocks Large whites Small Whites Pheasant Kestrel Stock Doves Woodpigeons Skylark singing Dunnock Wren Blackbird Coal Tits Blue Tits Great Tits GS Woodpecker Green Woodpecker Swallows Swifts Whitethroats Blackcaps Chiffchaffs Goldfinch Chaffinch 3 Bullfinches Yellowhammers LINCOLN Hartsholme Park 19-July-2010 Malcolm Johnson. Blackbird - 4 Black Headed Gull - 7 Canada Goose - 21 Coot - 6 Cormorant - 1 Greylag Goose - 21 Magpie - 2 Mallard - 26 Moorhen - 4 NORTON DISNEY Scotwater Bridge (SK 893588) Jeremy Hutchinson 16/7/10, 17.00 Curlew Grass Snake RIPPINGALE 18 July 2010 Ian Misselbrook Butterflies in the garden: 2 Ringlets 1 Meadow Brown 1 Gatekeeper 1 Essex Skipper 2 Holly Blues 1 Comma 3 Large whies 1 Small white TETNEY BLOW WELLS TA320007 Gary Hilton/Sharon Jacobs 18/07/2010 Comma 1 Common Blue 1 Gate Keeper 4 Large White more than 20 Meadow Brown approx 10 Peacock 1 Ringlet 2 Small Copper 1 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Small/Essex Skipper 1 Speckled Wood 1 Also of note were a a large number of froglets by the side of the path, a brown hare in the adjoining field and a great crested grebe and young chicks on Tetney Drain. WHISBY 19/7/10 Whisby Nature Park Malcolm Johnson Blackbird - 4 Black Headed Gull - 110 Canada Goose - 6 Chaffinch - 2 Common Tern - 18 Coot - 37 Cormorant - 4 Great Crested Grebe - 2 Great Tit - 2 Grey Heron - 1 Lapwing - 39 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Mute Swan - 7 Magpie - 7 Mallard - 35 Moorhen - 7 Sand Martin - 12 Wood Pigeon - 6. WILDMORE FEN TF216534 A & R Parsons 20/7/10 Brown hawker Comma Peacock Large white Small tortoiseshell - 12 Ringlet Red Admiral Small and large whites. Hummingbird hawkmoth. Grass snakes in compost bin seen 24th [2] and one active outside on 28th. One adult, our youngster. 3 kestrels in "territorial interaction" 28th. WILLOW TREE FEN LWT Reserve TF 174 223 18 July 2010 LNU Meeting led by Richard Chadd, attended by 16 people. This site can only get better for a whole range of wildlife with the proposed fenland recreation scheme. Plants included good show of lesser water-plantain. Other species included opposite-leaved pondweed, brookweed, marsh dock, blunt- flowered rush and tubular water-dropwort. Invertebrates included a Nationally Notable (Nb) water beetle, Rhantus grapii, which is possibly a new 10km grid square record. A good selection of dragonflies and damselflies were noted (14 species) including variable damselfly, red-eyed damselfly, ruddy darter, emperor and brown hawker. At least 12 butterfly species noted including Essex skipper, small copper and comma. Moths included Silver Y and brown china-mark. Both Roesel's and Dark Bush-crickets noted. 25 bird species noted including turtle dove, barn owl (pellets) and yellow wagtail. WOODHALL SPA Geoff Annibal Saw what looked to me like a dead polecat on a road near Woodhall Spa (TF221592) on 20th July. Head and body length estimated at 400mm and tail 175mm. Face pattern definitely looked like polecat rather than polecat ferret with very clear eye "mask". Is this unusual or are polecats known to be in the area? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 17/07/2010 Common Sandpiper Common Tern Curlew Sandpiper Gannet Green Sandpiper Greenshank Grey Partridge Kittiwake Little Egret Little Ringed Plover Little Tern Ruff Sand Martin Sandwich Tern Snipe Spoonbill 4 Swallow Swift Turnstone Turtle Dove Whimbrel Hummingbird Hawk Moth Red-eyed Damselfly Small Red-eyed Damselfly 18/07/2010 Black-tailed Godwit 45 Common Sandpiper Crossbill 19 Goldcrest Green Sandpiper Greenshank Little Stint Ruff Spoonbill 2 Treecreeper 2 Whimbrel 19/07/2010 Spoonbill 3 21/07/2010 Spoonbill 5 22/07/2010 Arctic Tern 2 Common Scoter 15 Common Tern 30 Eider 32 Greenshank 2 Herring Gull 950 Little Tern 30 Manx Shearwater 3 Merlin Redshank 310 Sandwich Tern 900 Spotted Redshank Whimbrel 12 Wood Sandpiper 1 22 July Darren Matthews Jackson's Marsh 56x Black tailed Godwit 1x Ruff 3x Common Sandpiper 2x Green Sandpiper 3x Yellow Wagtail 5x Spoonbill (all un-ringed) 33x Goldfinch mostly juv's 2x Common Snipe Visitor Centre 5x Yellow Wagtail 1x Grey Partridge 1x Barn Owl 2x Grey Plover 37xSwallow feeding over saltmarsh SALTFLEETBY THEDDLETHORPE NNR. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=41 John Walker 23/7/10 Flowers include, pignut, valerian,common and lesser centuary, ragwort, marsh willowherb, meadowsweet, marsh and nodding thistle sea lavendar. Butterflies include, small skipper, small copper, small tortoiseshell, red admiral, peacock, hedge brown, meadow brown, ringlet, common blue, small,large and green veined whites. Birds include, sandwhich, common and little terns, common and green sandpipers, greenshank,whimbrel, turnstone, gannet, eider, common scoter' RSPB WASH Reserves - Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore John Badley RSPB Lincs Wash Reserves sightings June 2010 RSPB Frampton Marsh http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh/index.asp 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 http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore/index.asp 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No reports yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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/ Chambers Farm Wood Adrian Royle various dates 12.6.10 Longhorn Beetles; Leiopus nebulosus 1 Agapanthea villosoviridescens 3 Rutpela maculata 3 not a good year for these, no large numbers seen yet. Anaglyptus mysticus 1 Stenocorus meridianus 1 Rhagium mordax 2 Wasp Beetle 10 other beetles; Pyrochroa serraticornis Red headed Cardinal Beetle 3 Hazel Leaf Roller 3 Thanasimus formicarius 2 Ruby-tailed Wasp 2 Marsh Fritillaries 2, looking very tatty. Broad-bordered Hawkmoth 2 Common Lizard 2, not many seen this year. 13.6.10 Woundwort Shieldbugs 2 Treehopper -Centrotus cornutus 1 Longhorn Beetles - Alosterna tabacicolor 7 these can be extremely common, but not so this year. 19.6.10 Agapanthea villosoviridescens 3 Stenocorus meridianus 1 Stenurella melanura 1 Alosterna tabacicolor 12 Rutpela maculata 1 Grammoptera ruficornis 1 20.6.10 micro moth - Endothenia nigricostana 1 only 2nd county record I believe 4.7.10 Rutpela maculata 20, still low numbers White Admiral 7 Banded Demoiselle 8 Marbled White 5 Stenurella melanura 1 Pyropterus nigroruber 1 later sightings indicate quite a good year for the rare beetle Wasp Beetle 1 Adonis Ladybird 1 11.7.10 White Admirals 18 Comma 10 Rutpela maculata 4 Hazel Leaf Rollers 6 Foest Shieldbug 1 17.7.10 Roesel's Bush Cricket adults 2 Troilus luridus 1 shieldbug Rutpela maculata 2 Centrotus cornutus Treehopper 1 18.7.10 Pyropterus nigroruber 2 Black Arches moth 1 Additional: Little Scrubbs Meadow 13.6.10 Adrian Royle Rhagonycha elongata 1 Soldier Beetle an extremely rare species in England, usually only found in the ancient pine forests of Scotland. Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/4750409654/ Chambers Wood 27-Jul-10 Malcolm Johnson. Blackbird - 3 Blue Tit - 8 Chaffinch - 4 Carrion Crow - 4 Coal Tit - 2 Collared Dove - 2 Goldfinch - 1 Greenfinch - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Great Tit - 4 Robin - 1 Siskin - 2 Sparrow - 4 Wood Pigeon - 4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. [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 Bulletin 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, 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 *** 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 *** 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, 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 Bardney Limewoods www.limewoods.co.uk limewoods@lincolnshire.gov.uk The Sir Joseph Banks Society Contact 01507 528223 or by email: enquiries@joseph-banks.org.uk. www.joseph-banks.org.uk EasyTide Check tide times on Admiralty EasyTide: http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx The Weatherb Outlook 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, August 08, 2010 Thorpe Culvert area Nr Wainfleet 12.00 for 13.00 start. Hosted by Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board Habitats: Pasture, Marsh, Pond, River The site includes three SNCIs' Thorpe Culvert Brick Pit, Fish Pond and the Old River Lymn. A location map and background notes are available. Leader: Chris Manning - Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board's Environmental Officer work chris.manning@LMDB.co.uk 01507 328095 07764 268236 home chris@lincsdeer.info Parking details, thanks to Brian Hedley: Entrance to site at TF469 606, off road between Gresswell's Bridge and Warth's Bridge. Park along bank of River Steeping just over cattle grid, alongside track to pumping station. 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 Hoplands Wood and Willoughby Branch Line, South of Alford. Both LWT Reserves. Fungus Foray 12.00 for 13.00 start. Hoplands 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. bustybeetle jowalk horiatis sistamartha slaphead johnbigland http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html ---------- ~ THE END ~ ----------- (..until next week!) Roger Parsons http://rogerparsons.info/