Hi, As far as I am aware Notts lacks a wildlife discussion group for butterflies, dragonflies, mammals (other than birds), moths, plants etc etc. I have...
Hello Richard Congrats on the new group. I hope when you get a few more members I shall have some memories stirred of my time around Retford in north Notts....
Welcome, So, the first person to join this list lives in Norfolk! But I understand you worked near Retford for 30 years. Six others have joined this morning...
Last weekend I was told that harlequin ladybirds have been found in Wollaton Park and opposite the QMC. They particularly like the lime trees. I went to look...
Thanks. I suspect they will be hardy enough to cope the cold nights like last night. I am hoping to get out from work for an hour today to look for Migrant ...
I have just 'approved' six more members - welcome to you. Apologies for any delays but my email seems to have been hit and miss for the last few days. Some...
... snip ... How about this then received today no less Dear Ian Thank you very much for your ladybird photo. You have correctly identified a harlequin,...
Ian A Dunn
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Nov 1, 2006 7:42 pm
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Hello Ian, Glad to see you here in this group. Where did you take photograph you sent off to the ladybird survey? Richard...
I haven't seen the larvae cases in the last few years after the infestation of the turn of the millennium. Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing....
... Ah , on the lounge table :-) I put it in the fridge first to slow it up so it wouldn't run away ! Ian...
Ian A Dunn
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Nov 1, 2006 9:21 pm
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Welcome Andy, I have to admit that I had to look up Parthenolecanium corni on Google: Brown scale (Parthenolecanium corni) Many plants are affected, especially...
The annual Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Entomological Society 'insect show' is being this Saturday see http://www.danes-insects.org.uk/annualshow.htm I am not...
Three Common Darters, one 7-spot ladybird and one Comma early afternoon @ Attenboro. Also saw a Red Admiral in Chilwell. I am not sure if I should discuss...
Richard. I suspect that the grebes have taken advantage of the mild autumn and tried for a 2nd brood: successfully! Cheers, Neil. ... From: "richard rogers"...
Neil Glenn
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Nov 3, 2006 9:30 pm
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What a great forum! It's what Notts has been crying out for though I never realised it! There was a spate of grass snake records in and around Keyworth this ...
Hi Andy I came across lots of these in 1999 (in Keyworth and Long Eaton) but I didn't associate them with an infestation. I don't recall seeing them recently...
Thanks Neil, welcome and I agree :) The only reliable place I know of for Grass Snakes (assuming good weather conditions) is in the Bennerley Marsh area. Saw...
... there are plenty of Grass Snakes in Bunny Old Wood Reserve... but
they're not at all easy to spot except on warm sunny evenings; so I wouldn't
head there...
James Burgess
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Nov 4, 2006 11:16 am
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"Frogs & Friends" by Sheila Wright et al gives the distribution of Adders as a big black blob in Central Notts, to protect the site. I believe they were found...
The harlequin is now being found all over Notts. I have several recent records from the City, Harrisons Plantation, University Jubilee campus, Stonebridge City...
Hi Neil Grass snakes can be found in Cotgrave Country Park! Lynne From: "Neil Pinder" <neil.pinder@...> Reply-To:...
Lynne Demaine
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Nov 4, 2006 6:50 pm
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There are resident grass snakes in the gardens of the 100 year old houses in Barratt Lane, Attenborough. We have encountered them several times each summer for...
Hilary Hodkinson
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Nov 4, 2006 8:56 pm
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OK Neil thanks. When I say infestation, I just meant they were everywhere. A fascinating insect with about four life stages including a virgin birth hence...
Have you sen anything bizarre or arresting? Post it here. I'll start it off... A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in my Mother's car and noticed that a...
Saw and photographed a Common Darter today, spotted on a fence alongside the Willoughby Top Cut at side of Awsworth bypass. Has anyone else seen dragonflies...
Lilian Walker
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Nov 5, 2006 1:16 pm
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We have seen grass snakes in our garden in Awsworth every year for the last few years. They have depleted our small pond of every frog and newt this year....
