============================================ || || 12th September 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 Whisby Nature Park 7. Sending in Reports - contributors please read! 8. Contact information 9. Wildlife News from Around the county. 10. Notes about these wildlife reports 11. Bulletin publicity policy 12. 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 *** For LNU meetings and updates also www.lnu.org/events.php 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 *** Lincoln LWT talk on Plant Galls *** Richard Davidson writes: Thursday the 16th of September, 7:30pm Whisby Nature Park Education Building Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Lincoln Area Group talk 'Looking at plant galls' by Tom Higginbottom, Chairman of the British Plant Gall Society Admission £2.50 including refreshments. Editor adds: All welcome and well worth attending. *** Grimsby & Cleethorpes LWT *** Carolyn Lovely writes: Grimsby & Cleethorpes LWT On Sunday 19th September you are invited to join us in exploring Grimsby's newly lanscaped Peoples' Park with leader Mark Tyszka. There are interesting trees, fine flower beds, shrubberies and a fine ornamental lake to admire. Furthermore there is a Floral Hall and cafe to visit. Please meet at the entrance to the Floral Hall at 2pm. The walk will last until 3.30pm and is on good footpaths and lawns. All are welcome to join us. For further information contact Jenny Redpath Grimsby 502858 *** Future Events of the Grantham Branch of LWT *** Marion Ellis writes: Fri. 8th Oct 7.30pm Barkston & Syston Village Hall, A607 east of Grantham FORTY LINCOLNSHIRE TREES Jane Ostler Jane's illustrated talk follows the publication of the Tree Awareness Group's book celebrating forty special Lincolnshire trees. Includes champions (largest), veterans, legends and rarities. Members free, visitors £2 suggested donation *** Free Grassland Management Course *** Brian Hedley sent in the following information: Free Course Wednesday September 15th – Introduction to Grassland Management Venue – Trent Port, Marton – parking at the end of Trent Port Road, DN21 5AL (follow track on left towards pumping station) Time: 10am to 4pm, bring packed lunch. To book place contact: Gill Wilde, Training Coordinator, East Midlands, BTCV, Conservation Training Centre, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, NG14 5DZ, Tel: 0115 931 3316, email g.wilde@btcv.org.uk *** Marsh Moth Training day *** Roger Briggs semt in the following information: Thursday 16th September Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve Marsh Moth Training Day with Dr Paul Waring Meet at the NNR office at Sea View 11am Please bring a packed lunch and waterproofs if wet. The following is background information provided by Paul Waring: The Marsh Moth was formerly reported in several counties, from East Anglia north to Yorkshire, with even one record from Hampshire, but currently it is known in the British Isles only from two coastal sites in Lincolnshire – Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve and Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, where it has become rare. Numbers of adult moths and caterpillars are monitored annually. The training event aims to explain how the latter is done and to train helpers. It involves sifting purpose-made piles of grass-cuttings in a standard way. This is an opportunity to see one of Britain's rarest and most endangered resident insects and to learn about what is being done to prevent its extinction in the British Isles. *** RSPB Coach Trip *** Jeremy Eyeons writes: COACH TRIP TO OLD MOOR RSPB RESERVE, SOUTH YORKSHIRE. Sunday 17th October. The South Lincs RSPB has organised a coach trip to this superb reserve, with excellent facilities, in the heart of The Dearne Valley. A wonderful place for wildlife with fens, reedbeds, marshland and open water which attract thousands of migrating birds. Coach leaves Boston 9am. Adults £12-50, child £6. Please book early-spaces are limited. Contact 01529-241615. *** Volunteering days at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe *** Roger Briggs writes: Volunteering days at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve Sunday 19 Sept Beachwatch 2010 Crook Bank car park 2pm Take part in the Marine Conservation Society's annual beach survey to record levels and sources of litter on beaches throughout the UK. Please bring an old pair of gloves. Saturday 30 Oct Invasive Scrub Clearance Crook Bank car park 10am - 3pm Help save this nationally-scarce habitat. Please bring a packed lunch. Saturday 4 Dec Invasive Scrub Clearance Crook Bank car park 10am - 3pm More help needed to save this nationally-scarce habitat. Please bring a packed lunch. For more information contact roger.briggs@naturalengland.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Wildlife Highlights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Bird News from Rare Birds Alert *** Rare Bird Alert has kindly given permission to reproduce reports. A bit thank you from us all. Interested readers should have a look at the Bird Alertwebsite: http://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/ Note: I am adapting website and SMS information for the Bulletin by elimnating or summarising/consolidating repeated messages. When there is a lot of information I will stick to highlights. Please visit the RBA website for updates or fuller details. 04/09/10 05/09/10 Lapland Bunting, Skegness, Ponderosa, 9.29 11 Pied Flycatcher, Donna Nook, 08.49 2 Spoonbill, Gibraltar Point NNR, Jackson's Marsh/saltmarsh. 2 Little stints, Freiston Shore. 06/09/10 2 Firecrest @ Donnk Nook. Pyes Hall, reported 20.06 Sabine's gull S past Freiston Shore RSPB 6.30pm. Brambling Saltfleet Haven nr car park reported 22.03 Little Stint, Covenham Reservoir Curlew Sandpiper, Kirkby on Bain GP 17.23 Greenish Warbler, Saltfleet Haven, 2.44pm. Lapland Bunting, Rimac foreshore, early am. 07/09/10 Common rosefinch, Humberston Fitties early pm. Red breasted Flycatcher Donna Nook, Stonebridge Car Park, 11.15am Black Tern, Toft Newton reservior, 1pm Curlew Sandpiper, Kirkby on Bain GP, 11am Garganey f Boultham Mere, 14.51 08/09/10 3 Curlew Dandpiper, Saltflee 2 Firecrest, Donna Nook, Pyes Hall. Lapland Bunting, Humberstone Fitties Quail, Conisholme 10 Redstarts, Donna Nook. Wryneck, Gibraltar Point NNR Osprey over Cleethorpes Coast LNR 7am Red breasted Flucatcher, Donna Nook, Sonebridge Car Park Bittern, Far Ings NR + Ring-necked parakeet 9/9/10 Osprey, Messingham Sand Quarry, LWT. Black Redstart, Rimac, Sea View Farm, + Redstart. Black-necked Grebe, Millennium Green, North Hykeham. 10/9/10 Bittern, Far Ings NNR Ness Hide + Hobby + Cetti's warbler. 2.50pm Gargany f, Boultham Mere LWT, + Hobby + Whinchat. Osprey, Far Ings NR 11.40 25 Ruff, Rimac. 11/9/10 Little Stint, Saltfleet, Paradise Pool. Gargany f, Boultham Mere LWT. Pied Flytcatcher, Donna Nook, Pyes Hall. 12/9/10 5 Little Stints, Frampton Marsh Gargany f, Boultham Mere LWT 4pm Curlew Sandpiper, Kirkby on Bain gravel pits. Red necked grebe, RAF Woodhall gravel pits. 3.10 Bird Alert website: http://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/ Here you can register free to use the site and get free trials of their subscription services. [Please mention the Bulletin if you decide to subscribe.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Wildlife news from around the county ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** The Roger Goy Column *** Remembering Roger Goy's wildlife information work. LINCOLN Doddington Park. M.Scott. Sunday 5, Sept. 30, Blue tits on Feeders most I have ever had. 1 Blackbird. 2 Collared Doves 1 Wren 1 Robin 6 Starlings 4 Woodpigeons Also the Hedgehog that goes through my garden has found the Hedgehog Box and I think he or she is trying it out as when I looked inside of it the hay had been curled up and looks like it could be nesting in it. I hope so. *** 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. BOSTON 07/09/10 Roy and Kath Pearson We had a Firecrest in our garden today. We had spent Monday working in the garden and had severely pruned a bush some three metres from our kitchen window to which the birds in the garden took a liking, probably because many insects had been disturbed. We then saw a small bird creeping about in the bush, somewhat reluctant to appear, but patience prevailed and it emerged for a few seconds onto an outer branch where the clear white supercilium confirmed its identity. It was quite a surprise given the paucity of its near relative the Goldcrest in our garden this year. RUSKINGTON FEN TF 121 519 Norman Osborne 0745 07/09/2010 Avocet USSELBY PLANTATION Ray Halstead 4th Sept. 2010 Hypholoma fasciculare Sulphur Tuft Laccaria laccata The Deceiver Amanita rubescens The Blusher Amanita fulva Tawny Grisette Rhodocollybia maculata Spotted Toughshank Pluteus cervinus Deer Shield Fomes fomentarius Tinder Fungus Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca False Chanterelle Paxillus involutus Brown Rollrim Boletus edulis Edible Bolete Leccinum scabrum Brown Birch Bolete Russula ochroleuca Ochre Brittlegill Russula nitida Purple Swamp Brittlegill Russula betularum Birch Brittlegill Russula fragilis Fragile Brittlegill Russula versicolor Variable Brittlegill Lactarius tabidus Birch Milkcap Lactarius torminosus Woolly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Ugly Milkcap Lactarius mitissimus Mild Milkcap WADDINGTON RAF Waddington. Brian Eke 07/09/10. Mistle thrush 16 Yellow wagtail 7j / 2a Marsh harrier 2 Wheatear 5 j/f White wagtail 2 Common blue 2 Hare 27 Rabbit too many for accurate count (150+) 08/09/10. Wheatear 3 j/f Tree sparrow Yellow wagtail 3j Magpie 2 Tree pipit Coal tit 5 airfield first Marsh harrier Green woodpecker 09/09/10. Wheatear 3 j/f Red legged partridge 25 Buzzard 10/09/10. Herring & Lbb gull lump of 450 on the runway in heavy rain at 0610 Buzzard pm Yellow wagtail 8j/2a Marsh harrier Slow but steady movement of Pipits across the airfield at the moment migrating southwards, I expect it to slowly increase into october with a similar plot for swallows & house martins. WILDMORE FEN TF216534 A & R Parsons Prob f Peregrin along road 12.9.2010 Much sparrowhawk activity this week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. No report yet. RSPB WASH Reserves - Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore John Badley RSPB Lincs Wash Reserves sightings August 2010 awaited. RSPB Frampton Marsh http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh/index.asp Wader passage included a Curlew Sandpiper from 20th, with two on 30th, a peak of 30 Greenshanks on 14th, up to three Little Stints from 18th onwards, up to 18 Ruffs and occasional single Wood Sandpipers. Birds of Prey were represented by female Montagu’s Harriers, from 4th – 10th, 16th and 30th, an Osprey from 6th – 24th and the first returning Short- eared Owl of the year on 31st. An Arctic Skua on the Reedbed from 1st to 3rd was rather out of character. Other sightings included up to two Garganeys, two Black Terns on 27th, up to five Whinchats and a good count of 750 Teal on 28th. RSPB Freiston Shore http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore/index.asp On the sea there were 33 Common Scoter on 17th, two Black Terns on 27th, up to three Arctic Skuas and a Great Skua on 15th. Up to two Curlew Sandpipers were present from 10th – 16th, early returning Merlins appeared on 16th and 25th, an Osprey on 10th (the same as the Frampton bird) and a Montagu’s Harrier on 15th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News from Far Ings NNR http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/far_ings/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAR INGS NNR Week ending 11.09.10 BIRDS Max. Numbers = barnalce goose bearded tit 4 bittern 2 blackbird 10 black headed gull 20+ blue tit 10 canada goose 30 carrion crow 2 Cetti's warbler 2 chaffinch 6 chiffchaff 2 collared dove 2 common gull 20 coot 80+ cormorant 6 curlew 12 dunnock 5 gadwall 3 goldfinch 20 GBB gull GC grebe 4 GS woodpecker great tit 4 grey heron 2 herring gull 4 hobby house sparrow 8 jay kestrel kingfisher lapwing 3 lesser whitthroat 2 linnet 2 little grebe 2 magpie 4 mallard 30 meadow pipit 5 moorhen 15 mute swan 7 osprey peregrine pheasant 2 pied wagtail 2 pochard 6 redshank 2 reed bunting 4 robin 10 sand martin 2 sedge warbler shelduck 6 shoveler 2 snipe 2 song thrush starling 20 sparrowhawk 3 swallow 30+ tawny owl teal 18 tufted duck 18 water rail 6 willow tit 2 wood pigeon 8 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 report 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. [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 TWO - The Weather 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 sometimes withhold precise details of the location of rare or endangered species. Please point out any sensitive or "tricky" reports of this kind. Sensitive data should go directly to county recorders, please. 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 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. http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Recent mailfails: w.h.ricks 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 *** Seals: Don't try this at Donna Nook! *** http://sanssouciblogs.multiply.com/video/item/93/This_will_make_your_week ---------- ~ THE END ~ ----------- (..until next week!) 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