A MBB check sheet for some ancient woodland indicators for volunteers.
Local Wildlife Site Annual Monitoring Report 2020-2021
This Annual Monitoring Report gives an overview of monitoring of Local Wildlife Sites (LWSs) in North Merseyside for the survey period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. The report includes methods used to survey each site, results and discussion on any trends observed. Local Wildlife Sites (LWSs) are non-statutory designated sites which aim to...
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle – Agapanthia villosoviridescens
This species is found mainly in moist meadows and hedgerows where adults feed mainly on umbellifers such as Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) and Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley). It is also found on nettles and thistles. Their flight time is May to August but numbers peak in May and June. It is a stem boring species who’s...
Celebrating 50 year of the Biological Records Centre
The UK is extremely fortunate in its rich history of naturalists – such as Gilbert White with his 1789 classic Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne or the army of Victorian enthusiasts (often vicars) who pressed flowers, collected butterflies and documented their parishes. These enthusiasts required structures, which led to an array of societies, such...