Species Recorded at Maple Lodge - rsdesign.org

Species Recorded at Maple Lodge - rsdesign.org Species Recorded at Maple Lodge By the committee of Maple Lodge Conservation Society A record of the different flora and fauna species recorded within the Maple Lodge Nature Reserve. Last updated 7th Feb 2016 Page 1 of 75 CONTENTS INFORMATIVE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................... 4 SITE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 4 SITE NAME ..................................................................................................................... 4 LINKS ............................................................................................................................. 4 LOCATION ...................................................................................................................... 4 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................. 5 ECOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 6 Flora ............................................................................................................................... 6 Fungi............................................................................................................................... 6 Fauna – Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Fish. ........................................................... 6 Avifauna .......................................................................................................................... 6 Fauna – Invertebrates ...................................................................................................... 6 Fauna – Butterflies ........................................................................................................... 6 Fauna – Moths................................................................................................................. 6 Fauna – Dragonflies ......................................................................................................... 6 Fauna – Spiders .............................................................................................................. 6 Fauna – Others................................................................................................................ 7 HISTORY............................................................................................................................ 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................... 7 APPENDIX 1: Location Map of Maple Lodge ............................................................................ 9 APPENDIX 2: Larger Scale Map of the Location ..................................................................... 10 APPENDIX 3: Species Lists:................................................................................................... 11 APPENDIX 3a: Flora.............................................................................................................. 11 Plants and Flowers at Maple Lodge ..................................................................................... 11 Grasses at Maple Lodge .....................................................................................................19 Trees and Shrubs at Maple Lodge .......................................................................................19 Lichens at Maple Lodge ......................................................................................................21 APPENDIX 3b: Fungi ............................................................................................................ 23 Fungi at Maple Lodge ........................................................................................................ 23 APPENDIX 3c: Fauna – Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Fish .......................................... 25 Mammals at Maple Lodge .................................................................................................. 25 Amphibians at Maple Lodge ............................................................................................... 26 Reptiles at Maple Lodge .................................................................................................... 27 Fish at Maple Lodge .......................................................................................................... 27 APPENDIX 3d: Fauna – Birds................................................................................................ 28 Birds at Maple Lodge ......................................................................................................... 28 Page 2 of 75 Hertfordshire Red Data List for Birds................................................................................... 30 APPENDIX 3e Fauna – Invertebrates..................................................................................... 35 Invertebrates at Maple Lodge ............................................................................................. 35 APPENDIX 3f Fauna – Butterflies .......................................................................................... 39 Butterflies at Maple Lodge.................................................................................................. 39 APPENDIX 3g Fauna – Moths ............................................................................................... 43 Moths at Maple Lodge ....................................................................................................... 43 APPENDIX 3h Fauna – Dragonflies ....................................................................................... 48 Dragonflies at Maple Lodge................................................................................................ 48 APPENDIX 3i Fauna – Spiders .............................................................................................. 52 APPENDIX 3j Fauna – Other ................................................................................................. 57 Species recorded but not listed in categories above............................................................. 57 APPENDIX 4 Water Levels..................................................................................................... 71 Background........................................................................................................................ 71 Key Levels ........................................................................................................................ 72 APPENDIX 5 Document Version Control ................................................................................ 74 Page 3 of 75 SECTION A INFORMATIVE DESCRIPTION SITE DESCRIPTION SITE NAME Maple Lodge Nature Reserve LINKS a) Website and ‘Website Forum’: www.maplelodge.org If you wish to review the latest summarised sightings logs or see the annual nest box & bat box survey results then go to the (Website) Forum Page. You do not need to sign up to view the content of this site but if you do (free of charge) you can make comments, post relevant notices or open up a discussion topic – For this purpose, however, you are encouraged to use the below Facebook Forum instead. Recent „Website? Forum activity is listed at the bottom of every page of this website. b) Maple Lodge Conservation Society ‘Facebook Page?: www.facebook.com/maplelodgeconservationsociety The Society?s Facebook Page is used to post all the latest news & announcements and to show links to other liked organisations. It is the official Facebook Page for the Society and can be viewed by people who don?t even use Facebook. Used to promote the Society and Reserve to a wide public audience. c) Maple Lodge ‘Facebook Forum?: www.facebook.com/groups/1376832645919171/ We also have a Facebook Group. This is the Maple Lodge (Facebook) Forum where people can post their latest sightings, thoughts, suggestions, questions and photographs and get replies from other members via the link below. This can only be seen by people signed up to Facebook, but this is free and really easy to do. d) Maple Lodge ‘Flickr Group’: www.flickr.com/groups/maplelodge/pool/ From November 2014 we have a Maple Lodge Flickr group so that photographers, whether on Facebook or not, can share photos taken on the reserve. Many RSPB and Wildlife Trust reserves have their own Flickr groups; they are another way of capturing what?s happening on the reserve and sharing it with others. They are also beneficial from a publicity point of view. So feel free to start posting photos at this site. LOCATION a) Map showing geographical position of site relative to nearest town: See Appendix 1 b) Larger scale Map showing boundaries, main access points, access routes and public rights of way: See Appendix 2 c) Grid Reference: OS ref. TQ 036 925 d) Postal Address: Maple Lodge Reserve, Maple Lodge Close, Denham Way, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 9SN Page 4 of 75 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The designated area occupies approximately 16 hectares, the largest proportion of which is a product of past gravel extraction operation and refuse disposal, and includes various mounds and ditches The two large gravel pits are filled with water throughout the year, the level of which is dependent on the level of water in synclinal substrata. Both pits have been filled with sewage sludge to a depth of 4m. The water in the Clubhouse Lake varies in depth between .25 and 1.5 m, but that in the marsh lake is shallower and has been known to disappear in summer exposing the underlying sludge. A variety of habitats exist which originally developed in response to a combination of disturbance and neglect. The management of Maple Lodge Conservation Society has improved much of this original habitat. There are several different types of woodland, old grassland, phragmites, reed beds, willow scrub, an alder plantation, open water and the old „Barge Pond?. There is also a small copse and a mature oak aged approximately 240 years. There is also a hedge which has been designated an ancient hedgerow. Geology and Geomorphology The reserve lies in the boundary area between gravelly, fluvio-glacial river drift over chalk and alluvial deposits from the River Colne. Several river terraces exist across the valley but no trace of these exists on the site due to past disturbance. Several banks and ditches exist. The large bank between the two pits was formed by refuse disposal and contained remains of old cars, brickwork etc. The islands with the two pits are remnants from gravel extraction. Hydrology The two large gravel pits are filled with water throughout the year, the level of which is dependent on the level of water in synclinal substrata. A small inlet stream – from the industrial estate – feeds the northern („Clubhouse?) lake. The area near this stream is damp throughout the year and may be a natural spring. The larger southern gravel pit (the „Marsh Lake?) is is fed from “Clubhouse Lake” via an overflow stream at the western end of the bank between the 2 lakes. There is no sluice here, but a level of flow control is achieved by the placing or removing of blocks at the front of the stream. As the Marsh Lake water levels have been seen to rise even when this outlet is not running there also appears to be one or more springs feeding this lake. Both pits have been filled with sewage sludge to a depth of 4 metres. The water in the Clubhouse Lake varies in depth between .25 and 1.5 metres but in the Marsh is shallower (max 1.1 m) and has been known to virtually disappear in summer, exposing the underlying sludge. In the Southwest corner of the reserve is a pond (Barge Pond), surrounded by low mounds of overburden. This is where gravel was taken off the site and holds water (max depth .75m) throughout the year, fed via a pipe from Marsh Lake. A boundary ditch passes alongside the southern perimeter fence and joins a stream which issues from the South east corner of Marsh Lake (the Outlet stream). Water in this stream is dependent on the Marsh lake water level and can be regulated by a sluice situated in that corner. The stream dries completely in drier summers. The remnant ditches of old streams can be found beneath the hedgerow and woodland to the southeast of Marsh Lake. A sewage effluent ditch (disused) runs from the sewage works to the marsh. Soils Soils on this site are similar to the St. Albans series (Thomasson and Avery, 1970) and consist of mid to coarse textured sandy clay loams derived from gravelly fluvio-glacial river drift. There is however a dregree of variation due to past disturbance by gravel winning and sludge disposals. Areas of sludge have dried out and oxidised to form a deep structureless, friable sand loam which is anerobic at depths greater than 1 metre. Domestic refuse (razor blades, buttons, etc) can be found at all depths. Page 5 of 75 ECOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION In addition to the lists of species mentioned in the sections below, the document also includes (in ththe appropriate sections) species recorded during a BioBlitz Days (or similar), held since 15 Sepember 2013. Flora A complete botanical survey was made in 1982 and appeared in a report “Wildlife at Maple Cross“ by N.L.R.Gubbins The list of plants from the Gubbins report has been added to over the years from subsequent surveys and log records. Lists of plants and flowers, grasses, trees and shrubs recorded on the reserve appear in Appendix 3a. Fungi A brief fungi survey took place on the 26.10.1998. The results and subsequent records are listed in Appendix 3b. Fauna – Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Fish. A list of all species recorded appears in Appendix 3c. Avifauna A list of all bird species recorded appears in Appendix 3d. Systematic lists are available for the years 1971 to 1990. Systematic lists are available on the Maple Lodge Web Site from 2001. Unprocessed records for 1991 to 2000 may also be available. Also in Appendix 3d there is a copy of the Herts Red Data List for Birds, appended with an extra column for the Maple Lodge Status. Fauna – Invertebrates A survey was carried out by Pond Action on 24.11.1990. The results (and subsequent records, if any) appear in Appendix 3e. Fauna – Butterflies A list of butterflies which have been recorded in the reserve appears in Appendix 3f. Fauna – Moths Moth nights or trap nights have been held at Maple Lodge Nature reserve since 1983. To date over 400 species have been recorded. A list appears in Appendix 3g. Included on the list is the rare Balsam Carpet whose food plant is the Orange Balsam. This moth was present in the 1980s but has not been recorded since. Fauna – Dragonflies A list of dragonflies which have been recorded in the reserve appears in Appendix 3h. Fauna – Spiders A list of spiders found on the reserve in 2005 (and subsequently) appears in appendix 3i. Page 6 of 75 Fauna – Others A list of species found on the reserve but not listed in the above categories appears in appendix 3j. HISTORY a) Archaeological features: There are no archaeological features on the site. b) Land-use history / resource-use history: The gravel pits on the site were excavated between 1920 and 1950 and form part of a succession of pits throughout the Colne Valley. Before gravel extraction the area was farmed and Lynsters Farm still remains to the south. (This is present on the first edition Ordinance Survey Map, 1822). The area was bisected by hedges and woodlands, some of which were coppiced. Two hedges remain on the site which were planted before gravel extraction and an area of woodland exists which was present in 1822. Old coppiced hazel stools can be found in this woodland. By 1934, gravel extraction was in full swing and an area of about 3.2 acres had been excavated. Gravel was dredged in a northeast – southwest direction, which explains the distribution of the islands in the marsh. The use of the site for sludge disposal began after 1950 and ended in the mid-seventies. Poplars, which were planted for commercial reasons adjacent to the works access road, were felled and replaced by a selection of native trees, oak, ash and alder planted by Maple Lodge Conservation Society. Poplars were also planted between the two lakes and on the bank of the eastern edge of the marsh. Proposals to develop the whole area as an arboretum with trees from all over the world were dropped in favour of a more modest use of the site for nature study and amenity. c) Past management for nature conservation: Thames Water has funded the building of an information centre, the provision of a path and the building of a hide. This work followed the laying of a pipe line across a corner of the reserve. Maple Lodge Conservation Society has built a number of other hides on the reserve, planted numbers of trees and shrubs and kept the lakes clear of encroaching scrub willow. Encroaching reedmace has been controlled and a wild flower meadow has been established. The biodiversity of the site has been considerably enhanced. BIBLIOGRAPHY , “Where to Watch Birds – Thames Valley and the Chilterns” , 1982 “Wildlife at Maple Cross“ by N.L.R.Gubbins , Dissertation on the wild life at Maple Lodge by N.L.R. Gubbins , Degree papers for MSc Conservation University College. 1982 , The Maple Lodge web site and forum – , 30/07/2009 Flora survey by Jean Williamson, Jennifer Gilbert, Carol Smith, Paula Shipway, Sophia Vader and Michael Pearson , The reserve?s bird and non-bird log books Page 7 of 75 , A Report of Arachnida (Spiders and Harvestmen) found on the reserve up to May 2005 – Doug Marriott 25/07/2005 , Analsysis of bird diversity at Maple Lodge” by Kelly Murphy 2014 Page 8 of 75 SECTION B APPENDIX 1: Location Map of Maple Lodge Page 9 of 75 APPENDIX 2: Larger Scale Map of the Location Redrawn as above Nov & Dec 2013 Page 10 of 75 APPENDIX 3: Species Lists: Maple Lodge is a well maintained nature reserve. There is plantation woodland to the west with many standard oak, ash, alder and some cherry, hazel and black poplar. The understorey is mainly elder and the ground flora mainly nettles. There is a more open area to the south which has red campion, ground ivy, field forget-me-not, speedwells and various grasses e.g. wood meadow grass. The wet area north of Marsh Lake has a phragmites reedbed, clumps of yellow flag iris, water mint, purple loosestrife, some common reed, reed canary grass and bulrush. A drier area here (Rotunda meadow) also has a large colony of Southern Marsh Orchids. There is also a meadow area fenced off in the south (Barn Owl meadow) which contains an area of common and greater knapweed, some nettles, perforate St. Johns wort, creeping thistle, meadow crane?s-bill and grasses including creeping and common bent, cocksfoot, false oat and Yorkshire fog. There are well-defined paths throughout the site either open to woodland or bordered by trees and shrubs. There are several new plantings with shrubs and trees (not all of them native). [Note: All lists will be updated as a result of future surveys.] APPENDIX 3a: Flora Plants and Flowers at Maple Lodge It is not always possible to access the water margins in front of hides so some areas may not have been surveyed closely for plants. Also the area along the western boundary of the site is closed off and is often inaccessible so this area also has not been fully surveyed. The following have been recorded: Common Name Latin Name Notes National Local Angelica Angelica archangelica Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia Invasive weed Balsam Impatiens glandulifera thBee Orchid Orphrys sp. From 15 Jun 2012 Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Invasive weed Bird?s-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Common Common Bittersweet or Woody Solanum dulcamara Common Common Nightshade Blackberry Rubus fruticosus Black Horehound Ballota Nigra BioBlitz 2013 – Certain Found in clumps near the sluice. Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) Sep 2nd 2015 – Martin Parr. Black Knapweed / Lesser Centaura nigra Common Common Knapweed / Common Knapweed Black Medick Medicago lupulina Common Common Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Common Common Bladder Campion Sience vulgaris Blue Water-speedwell Veronica anagallis- Common Very local aquatica Page 11 of 75 Common Name Latin Name Notes National Local thBlueweed / Viper?s Echium vulgare Noted 30 Jun 2013 Bugloss Bluebell Endymion non scriptum Common Common thBog Pimpernel Anagallis tenella Noted 30 Jun 2013 Bramble Rubus fruticosus Common Common Brooklime / European Veronica beccabunga Likely (Bioblitz 2013) Speedwell Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Buddleia Buddleja davidii Butterfly bush Bugle Aluga reptans Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Common Rare Bulrush / Common Typha latifolia Common Local Reedmace Burdock / Greater Arctium lappa Burdock Bur Medick Medicago minima Common Common Butterbur Petasites hybridus Common Very local Buttercup Ranunculus sp. Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Common Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Common Chicory Cichorium intybus Cleavers Galium aparine Common Common Clustered Dock / Sharp Rumex conglomeratus Likely (Bioblitz 2013) Dock Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Common Cockscomb / Yellow Rhinanthus minor Logged onwards from st May 2012 Rattle 1 Common Comfrey Symphitum officinale Common Local Common Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Certain (Bioblitz 2013) Common Duckweed Lemna minor Common Common Common Field Speedwell Veronica persica Common Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Common Common Common Knapweed / Centaura nigra Common Common Black Knapweed / Lesser Knapweed Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Common Common Common Orache Aptriplex patula Photographed by Martin thParr Sep 19 2014 Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Common Common Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea Home to Cinnabar Moth Common Common caterpillars Common Reedmace / Typha latifolia Common Local Bulrush Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Common Common Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii 2004 (30-40) Common Kidneyvetch / Anthyllis vulneria Photo of Common Kidney Vetch / Carder Bee on Kidney Woundwort Vetch (?) by Gary Robson 2015 Common Vetch Vicia sativa Common Wintercress Barbarea vulgaris Common Common Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Common Cowslip Primula veris Crab Apple Malus sylvestris Common Common Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Common Page 12 of 75 Common Name Latin Name Notes National Local Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Common Common Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda Certain (Bioblitz 2013) – by Paddock Path (Linda Gould) Creeping Speedwell Veronica filiformis Likely (Bioblitz 2013) Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Common Cuckoo Flower / Lady?s Cardamine pratensis Smock Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Arum maculatum Ladies Curled Dock Bellis perennis Possibly (Bioblitz 2013) – Meadow Cut-leaved Crane?s-bill Geranium dissectum Common Common Daffodil Narcissus sp. Daisy Bellis perennis Common Common Dames Violet Hesperis matronalis Growing in the near corner of the Barn Owl meadow 31 May 2015 M.Parr Dandelion Taraxicum officinale Common Common Dead Nettle Lamium sp. Dock Rumex sp. Dog Rose Rosa canina Common Common Dog?s Mercury Mercurialis perennis Common Common Dove?s-foot Crane?s-bill Geranium molle Common Common Dyer?s Rocket / Dyer?s Ruseda luteola Photographed (on Weed / Yellow Weed / Website Gallery and Weld Facebook Forum) May 31st 2015 – Martin Parr. Early (Flowering) Marsh Dactylorhiza incarnata Orchid Enchanters Nightshade Circaea lutetiana Certain (Bioblitz 2013) European Speedwell / Veronica beccabunga Likely (Bioblitz 2013) Brooklime Fat Hen Chaenopodium album Common Common Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Common Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Common Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Common Common Garlic Mustard / Jack-by-Alliaria petiolata the-Hedge Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Common Common Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Common Common thGoat?s Beard Noted 30 Jun 2013 Goose Grass Eleusine indica Invasive species Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Common Common Greater Burdock / Arctium lappa Burdock thGreater Celandine Chelidonium majus Noted 5 Sep 2013 Greater Chickweed Stellaria neglecta Likely (Bioblitz 2013) – Paul Ward & Linda Gould Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Greater Plantain Plantago major Common Common Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua Local n/a Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Common Common Green Alkanet / Pentaglottis sempervirens Photographed (on Evergreen Bugloss / Website Gallery and Alkanet Facebook Forum) May 16th 2015 - Wendy Page 13 of 75 Common Name Latin Name Notes National Local Marks Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria Certain (Bioblitz 2013) Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea Common Common Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Can be seen in front of Common Local Clubhouse and Teal hides. Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) Sep 2nd 2015 – Martin Parr. Hairy Bittercress Cardamine hirsuta Certain (Bioblitz 2013) Hairy Sedge Carex hirta Common Local Hairy Tare / Hairy Vetch Vicia hirsuta Possibly (Bioblitz 2013) st– Meadow + Photo 1 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Common Common Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Common Common Hedge Parsley Torilis sp. Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Common Common Hemp Agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Herb Bennet Geum urbanum Certain (Bioblitz 2013) Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Common Common Hop Humulus lupulus Certain (Bioblitz 2013) – Paul Ward Hypericum Hypericum sp. Ivy Hedera helix Common Common Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Likely (Bioblitz 2013) – 1 In dried streambed in Paddock Jack-by-the-Hedge / Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard Kingcup / Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare Common Common Ladies Smock / Cuckoo Cardamine pratensis Flower Lady?s Bedstraw Galium verum Common Common Leafy Hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum Common Common Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Common Common Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Knapweed / Centaura nigra Common Knapweed / Black Knapweed Lesser Pond-sedge Carex acutiformis Common Local Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Common Common Lords-and-Ladies / Arum maculatum Common Common Cuckoo Pint Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Photo on Web Site and thFacebook Forum Jan 5 2016 – Tony Hulls Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas Likely (Bioblitz 2013) – Shell Hide path Marjoram Origanum majorana Marsh Dock Rumex palustris Marsh Marigold / Kingcup Caltha palustris Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Common Common Meadow (Tall / Giant) Ranunculus acris Common Common Buttercup Meadow Crane?s-bill Geranium pratense Common Rare Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Common Common Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Common Common Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Common Common Page 14 of 75 Common Name Latin Name Notes National Local Mullein Verbascum sp. Musk Mallow Malva moschata thNipplewort Lapsana communis Noted 30 Jun 2013 Nodding Bur-marigold Bidens cernua Local Very local Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Rare Rare Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Pale Brittlestem Psathyrella candolleana Likely (Bioblitz 2013) – pathway (Martin Smith) Perforate St. John?s Wort Hypericum perforatum Common Common Phragmites Phragmites australis Pink Purslane / Siberian Claytonia sibirica Photo on Web Site and Spring Beauty / Siberian Facebook Forum May Miner's Lettuce / Candy 16th 2015 – Wendy Flower Marks Polygonum / (Water) Polygonum sp. Bistort / Knotweed / Knotgrass Poppy Papaveraceae family Primrose Primula vulgaris thPrivet Ligustrum sp. Noted 10 Jul 2013 Privet Ligustrum vulgare Likely (Bioblitz 2013) Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Common Very local Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragweed Amrosia sp. Ramson (Wild Garlic) Allium Ursinum 06/13: Near corner of Barn Owl Box area. Raspberry Rubus idaeus Common Common Red Bartsia Odontites verna Common Common Lots of this can be seen on the meadow in front of Rotunda hide. Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) Sep 2nd 2015 – Martin Parr. Red Campion Silene dioica Common Local Red Clover Trifolium pratense Common Common Red Deadnettle Lamium purpureum Redshank Polygonum persicaria Common Common Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Common Rosebay Willowherb Epilobium angustifolium Common Common Rose Campion / Dusty Silene coronaria Miller / Mullein-pink / Bloody William Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus Likely (Bioblitz 2013) – (Linda Gould) Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Possible (Bioblitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) Scentless Mayweed Matricaria perforata Common Common Sharp Dock / Clustered Rumex conglomeratus Likely (Bioblitz 2013) Dock Sedge Carex sp. Certain (Bioblitz 2013) Self-heal Prunella vulgaris Common Common Sharp-flowered Rush Junca acutiflorus Likely (Bioblitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) Sheep?s Sorrel Rumex acetosella Common Common Shepherds Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris thSicilian Honey Garlic Nectaroscordum siculum Noted 30 Jun 2013 Siverweed / Common Argentina anserina Page 15 of 75 Common Name Latin Name Notes National Local Silverweed / Sliverweed Cinquefoil Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Small-flowered Crane?s-Geranium pusillum Common Rare bill thSnake?s head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Noted in log book 26 Mar 2012 onwards thSnowdrop Galanthus sp. Noted in log book 18 Feb 2012 Smooth Hawk?s Beard Crepis capillaries Common Common Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Common Common Soft Rush Juncus effusus Common Common thSouthern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Noted in log book 14 May 2012 onwards. Over 1400 counted in May 2015 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Common Common St John?s Wort Hypericum perforatum Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica Common Common Stitchwort Stitchwort is the common name of several plants of the following genera: Minuartia & Stellaria thSweet Rocket Hesperis matronalis Noted 30 Jun 2013 Sweet Violet Viola odorata Common Local Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia Common Common leptoclados Toad Rush Juncus bufonius Common Local Tree Mallow Lavatera sp. Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Local Very local Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Common Common Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica Likely (Bioblitz 2013) Violets ( inc Dames, White and Wood) thViper?s Bugloss / Echium vulgare Noted 30 Jun 2013 Blueweed Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis Common Common Water Chickweed Myosoton aquaticum Common Very local Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Likely (Bioblitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) Water Mint Mentha aquatica Common Common Water Speedwell Veronica sp. Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica Common Local Wavy Bittercress Cardamine flexuosa Certain (Bioblitz 2013) – (Linda Gould) Weld / Dyer?s Rocket / Ruseda luteola Dyer?s Weed / Yellow Weed Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica 30/5/13 and 2/5/15 (Dave Simms): Stream bank between weir & bridge. Welted Thistle Carduus crispus Likely (Bioblitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) White Bryony Bryonia dioica Common Common White Campion Silene latifolia, Common Common Melandrium album White Clover Trifolium repens Common Common White Deadnettle Lamium album Common Common Page 16 of 75 Common Name Latin Name Notes National Local Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Common Common Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Wood Anemone / Anemone nemorosa Also called Smell Fox Windflower due to musky smell of the leaves. Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Common Local thWoundwort Stachys sp. Noted 30 Jun 2013 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Common Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Common Common Yellow Flag / Iris Iris pseudacorus Common Local Yellow Rattle / Rhinanthus minor Logged onwards from stCockscomb 1 May 2012 thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Camera Certainty Owner & Photo id, Location. Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Likely Bittersweet Solanum dolcamara Certain Black Horehound Ballota Nigra Certain Blackberry Rubus fruticosus Certain Brooklime / European Veronica beccabunga Likely Speedwell Buddleia Buddleja davidii Certain Cleavers Galium aparine Certain Clustered Dock / Sharp Rumex conglomeratus Likely Dock Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Certain Common Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Certain Common Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Certain Common Hogweed Heracleum spondylium Certain Common Knapweed Centuarea nigra Paddocks and meadow Likely Common Nettle Urtica dioica Certain Common Ragwort Senecio Jacobaea Certain Common Reedmace / Typha latifolia Certain Bulrush Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Certain 1 Linda Gould 1623 – 4, by Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda Certain paddock path fine flower heads Creeping Speedwell Veronica filiformis Likely Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Certain Curled Dock Rumex crispus Meadow Possibly Daisy Bellis perennis Certain Daisy Bellis perennis Certain Dandelion Taraxacum spp. Certain Dog Rose species Rosa species Enchanters Nightshade Circaea lutetiana Certain Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Likely Field Scabious Knautia arvensis 1 Linda Gould – 1592 – 3 Likely Garlic Mustard / Jack-by-Alliaria petiolata Certain the-Hedge Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Certain Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus 1 Linda Gould 1574 – 77 Certain Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum 1 Paul Ward 0013 Certain Page 17 of 75 Greater Burdock / Arctium lappa 1 Paul Ward 0010 + 0023 Certain Burdock 1 Linda Gould 1652 & Paul Ward Greater Chickweed Stellaria neglecta Likely 0011 Greater Plantain Plantago major Likely Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria Certain Ground ivy Glechoma hederacea 1 Paul Ward 0033 Certain Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus 1 Paul Ward 0004 Certain Hairy Bittercress Cardamine hirsuta Certain Hairy Tare / Hairy Vetch Vicia hirsuta Meadow Possibly Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium lots Paul Ward 0071 Certain Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Certain Hemp Agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum 1 Paul Ward 0069 Certain Herb Bennet Geum urbanum Certain Hop Humulus lupulus 1 Paul Ward 0141 + 142 Certain Ivy Hedera helix Certain Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis 1 In dried streambed in Paddock Likely Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Certain Lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea 5+ Linda Gould 1578 Certain Lords-and-Ladies / Arum maculatum Certain Cuckoo Pint Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas Shell hide path Likely Meadow Crane?s-bill Geranium pratense Lots Certain Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Certain Musk Mallow Malva moschata Certain Nipplewort Lapsana communis Certain Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Certain 1 Martin Smith – 5321 – 22 (Ispot Pale Brittlestem Psathyrella candolleana Likely ID) on path Perforate st johns wort Hypericum perforatum Likely Phragmites Phragmites Australis 1 Paul Ward 0070 + 0082 Certain Privet Ligustrum vulgare Likely Purple Loosestrife Lythrum Salicaria lots Certain Red Campion Silene dioica Certain Ribwort Plantain Plantano lanceolata Certain Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium Certain Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus Photo LG 1595-96 Likely Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Near shell hide Possible Sedge Carex sp. Certain Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Certain Sharp-flowered Rush Junca acutiflorus 1 Paul Ward 0081 Likely Smooth Hawk?s Beard Crepis capillaris 5+ Linda Gould 1581 – 84 Likely Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus 3 Linda Gould 1579 – 80 Certain Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare 1 Paul Ward 0005 Certain Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Likely Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita 1 Paul Ward 0086 Certain Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica Likely Vipers Bugloss Echium vulgare Certain Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides 1 Paul Ward 0087 Likely 5+ Linda Gould – 1588 + Paul Water Mint Mentha aquatica Certain Ward 0024 Wavy Bittercress Cardamine flexuosa 1 Linda Gould 1604, 1636, 1637 Certain Welted Thistle Carduus crispus 1 Paul Ward 0132 Likely White Bryony Bryonia cretica Likely White Clover Trifolium repens Certain White Deadnettle Lamium album 1 Paul Ward 0003 Certain 5 Linda Gould 1597 – 1601 and Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Certain Paul Ward 90 Page 18 of 75 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Certain Yarrow Achillea millefolium Certain Yellow Flag / Iris Iris psuedacorus 1 Paul Ward 0083 Certain Key elements regarding plants and flowers: Species / Key Indirect Direct Outlying Flagship Keystone Maple Lodge Bluebell Yes Present Indirect Species threatened indirectly by human activities at the local level Direct Species with specific habitat requirements which are directly threatened by lack of or inappropriate management Outlying Species is at the edge of its range in the BAP area Flagship High profile species which can be used to illustrate wider issues in the environment Keystone Ecologically important species which can be used as direct indicators of habitat quality Grasses at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded: Common Name Latin Name Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Cock?s Foot Dactylis glomerate Common Bent Grass Agrostis tenuis Couch Grass Elymus repens Creeping Bent Grass Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatus False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Giant Fescue Festuca gigantea Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Red Fescue Festuca rubra Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea Rough Meadowgrass Poa trivialis Rye-grass Lolium perenne Sheep?s Fescue Festuca ovina Smooth Meadowgrass Poa pratensis Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus (mollis) Timothy Grass (or Cat?s-tail) Phleum pratense Tufted Hair Grass Descampsia cespitosa Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus Trees and Shrubs at Maple Lodge Guidelines for tree planting activities – select appropriate site – bearing in mind full growth size and shade (e.g. on way to double-decker hide), specify berry-bearing tree/shrub (for bird food, autumn into winter) varieties, aim for delivery in February (subject to weather), note size of site, don?t overcrowd (leave space for growth), use wire mesh for protectors, (mainly) native plants, spring/summer flowering, canes for support and plant in groups of the same variety.Thin as appropriate as they grow, leave dead wood to decay where it is. Page 19 of 75 The following have been recorded: Common Name Latin Name Alder Alnus glutinosa Alder Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula / Frangula alnus Apple Malus domestica Ash Fraxinus excelsior Beech (European) Fagus sylvatica Birch (Silver) Betula sp. Bird Cherry (Hackberry) Prunus padus Black-Poplar Hybrid (Certain – BioBlitz 2013) Populus x canadensis Blackthorn (Sloe) Prunus spinosa Box Buxus sempervirens Cherry Laurel (Likely – BioBlitz 2013) Prunus laurocerasus Buckthorn Rhamnus sp. Common Alder Alnus glutinosa Corsican Pine (Possible – BioBlitz 2013) Pinus nigra laricio Cotoneater (Himalayan) (Spreader) Cotoneater Simonsii Crack Willow (see Willows below) Salix fragilis Crab Apple (European) Mulus sylvestris Dogwood (Sangunta) (Common Dogwood – Europe) Cornus sanguinea Elder Sambucus nigra Elm Ulmus procera Field Maple Acer campestre Goat Willow or Sallow (Pussy Willow) (see Willows Salix caprea below) Grey Poplar Populus canescens Grey Sallow / Grey Willow (see Willows below) Salix cinerea oleifolia Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus Hawthorn (Quickthorn) Cretaegus mongyma Hazel Corylus avellana Holly Ilex aquifolium Honeysuckle Hornbeam (European) Carpinus betulus Hybrid Black-Poplar (2013 BioBlitz) Populus x canadensis Lawsons Cypress (Possible – 2013 BioBlitz) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lime (Large or Small) Tilia x europaea Osier (see Willows below) Salix viminalis Pendunculate (English) Oak Quercus robur Pyracantha (Red) (Firethorn) Pot grown Pyracantha saphyr red Rowan (Mountain Ash) (European) Sorbus aucuparia Service Tree Sorbus domestica Silver Birch (Certain – 2013 BioBlitz) Betula pendula Spindle / Spindleberry Euonymus europaeus Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Wayfaring Tree Viburnum lantana Weeping Willow (see Willows below) Salix babylonica Whitebeam Sorbus subg. Aria Wild Cherry Prunus avium Wild Privet (Semi Evergreen) Ligustrum vugare Wild Roses Rosa spinosissima (Red) Rosa glauca (Pink) Rosa rubiginosa (Pink) Willows (? = varieties of willow to confirm if on site or not) Bay Willow ? ? Salix pentandra Crack Willow Salix fragilis Goat Willow or Sallow (Pussy Willow) Salix caprea Grey Willow / Grey Sallow Salix cinerea oleifolia Osier (Common Osier) Salix viminalis Page 20 of 75 White Willow ? ? Salix alba Weeping Willow Salix babylonica Yew Taxus baccata thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Certainty Camera Owner & Photo id, Location. Alder Alnus glutinosa 1 Paul Ward 0015 Certain Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus 1 Linda Gould 1649 – 51 Certain Apple Malus domestica Certain Ash Fraxinus excelsior Sluice Certain Blackthorn Prunus Spinosa Certain Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Next to shell hide Likely Corsican Pine Pinus nigra laricio Photo LG 1642 Possible Crack Willow Salix fragilis Certain Elder Sambucus nigra 1 Paul Ward 0009 Certain Field Maple Acer campetsre Leaf Certain Grey Willow / Grey Sallow Salix cinerea oleifolia Lots Linda Gould 1646 – 47 Likely Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus Certain Hawthorn Crataegus monogyma Likely Hazel Corylus avellana 10 Certain on bend in path to Double Himalayan cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Likely decker Holly Ilex aquifolium 1 Paul Ward 0051 Certain Hornbeam (European) Carpinus betulus Certain Hybrid Black-Poplar Populus x canadensis Certain Lawson Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Possible Pendunculate (English) Oak Quercus robur Certain Rowan (Mountain Ash) Sorbus aucuparia 1 Paul Ward 0136 Likely (European) Silver Birch Betula pendula Certain Spindle / Spindleberry Euonymous europaeus 1 Paul Ward 0150 Certain Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Leaf Certain Wild cherry Prunus Avium Likely 1 Plantation and behind Shell Yew Taxus Baccata Certain Hide Lichens at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded: Common Name Latin Name Notes crustose type – not ID?d BioBlitz 2013 - 2 crustose types on bench Cushion Xanthoria Xanthoria polycarpa BioBlitz 2013 – Certain – On Apple tree in Paddocks Evernia Evernia prunastri BioBlitz 2013 – Certain – On Apple tree in Paddocks Flavoparmelia Flavoparmelia sp. BioBlitz 2013 – Certain – Fallen branch of Apple tree, paddock Hypogymnia sp. Hypogymnia physodes ? BioBlitz 2013 – Possible – Ye old oak Leafy Xanthoria Xanthoria parietina BioBlitz 2013 – Likely – On Apple tree in Paddocks Melanelixia sp. Melanelixia sp. BioBlitz 2013 – Certain – Pine tree (by ye old oak) Page 21 of 75 Common Name Latin Name Notes Parmelia sp. Parmelia sulcata ? BioBlitz 2013 – likely – On Apple tree in Paddocks Parmotrema Parmotrema chinense BioBlitz 2013 – Possible – Apple tree Physicia Physicia adscendens BioBlitz 2013 – Likely – On Apple tree in Paddocks Ramalina Ramalina farinacea BioBlitz 2013 – Likely – Paddocks and ye old oak thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013 by Amanda George: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Certainty Camera Owner & Photo id, Location. crustose type – not ID?d plus 2 crustose type on bench – not ID?d Cushion Xanthoria Xanthoria polycarpa Lots Amanda George Certain Evernia Evernia prunastri Some Amanda George Certain Flavoparmelia Flavoparmelia sp. Lots Amanda George Certain Hypogymnia sp. Hypogymnia physodes ? Some Amanda George Possible Leafy Xanthoria Xanthoria parietina Lots Amanda George Likely Melanelixia sp. Melanelixia sp. Few Amanda George Certain Parmelia sp. Parmelia sulcata ? Lots Amanda George Likely Parmotrema Parmotrema chinense Some Amanda George Possible Physicia Physicia adscendens Lots Amanda George Likely Ramalina Ramalina farinacea Few Amanda George Likely Page 22 of 75 APPENDIX 3b: Fungi Fungi at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded (After Oct 1999) Type Location(s) Beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) Possibly (Oct 2014) – On the Old Oak Tree Bleeding Broadleaf Crust (Stereum rugosum) Possible (BioBlitz 2013) – footpath between Sluce & Teal Hides (Paul Pashby) Blewitt (Clitocybe nuda, Synonym: Lepista Path to Rotunda Hide nuda) Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa) „Turkey Tail? photo by Keith Pursall on Web Site re- indentified as Blushing Bracket (via iSpot) in Jan 2016. Brown Mottlegill Hay Cap (Panaeolina foenisecii) Caprinus Spp Oak Tree at Long Hedge Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha) Clitocybe Spp Shell Hide Clouded Agaric (Clitocybe nebularis ) Oak Tree at Long Hedge Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata) Clustered Brittlestem (Psathyrella multipedata) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – lots on footpath chippings between Sluce & Teal Hides (Paul Pashby) Collared Parachute (Marasmius rotula) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – path to Beehive area (Paul Ward) Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) Cramp Ball / King Alfred?s Cakes / Coal Fungus Path to Rotunda Hide and to Double-Decker Hide (Daldinia concentrica) Dead Man?s Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) Near Wood Shed thDog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus) Discovered by Dave Simms with Martin Parr 16 Jan 2016 on ground beyond „Barge Pond? - Photo on Web thSite and Facebook Forum Jan 16 2016.. Fairies? Bonnets (Coprinellus disseminates) Funnel Cap (Clitocybe gibba ) Oak Tree at Long Hedge Glistening Inkcap (Caprinus Micaceus ) Path to Rotunda Hide. Later photo by Keith Pursall on Web Site Jan 2016. Golden Scalycap (Pholiota aurivella) In Poplar near Sluice Hide Hairy Curtain Crust (Sterium hisutum) On logs Hare?sfoot Inkcap (Caprinus Lagopus) Path to Rotunda Hide Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea) Dead Stump near Old Feeder Hide, New Hide Path Ink Cap Spp (Caprinus) Path to Rotunda Hide Inocybe Spp Main Path by Plantation & path to Beehive area Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricular) Dead Stump near Old Feeder Hide Jelly Rot (Phlebia tremellosa) Possible (BioBlitz 2013) – footpath between Sluce & Teal Hides ( Paul Pashby) Mycaenus Spp Oak Tree at Long Hedge Orange Jelly Fungus (Dacrymyces palmatus) Path to Rotunda Hide Oyster Fungus (Pleurotus ostreatus) Front corner of Plantation Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) Pleated Inkcap (Coprinus plicatilis) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – (Linda Gould) Pluteus dietrichii Possible (BioBlitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) Poplar Bracket (Oxyporos populinus) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – (Paul Pashby & Paul Ward) Puffball (in the division Basidiomycota) Purple Russula (Russula atropurpurea) Scarlet Elf Cup (Saracoscypha austriaca) Shaggy Parasol (Macrolepiota rhacodes) Footpath between Teal & Sluice Hides Silver Leaf Fungus (Chondostereum Shell Hide Purpureum) Page 23 of 75 Southern Bracket (Ganoderma austral) The Deceiver (Laccaria Caccatta) Path to Rotunda Hide Tripe Fungus (Auricularia mesenterica) Oct-Nov 2012 Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – (Jeremy Deacon & Paul Ward) – but see later Blushing Bracket entry. Velvet Shank (Flamminula velutipes) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) White Crust (Schizopora) Willow Rust (Melampsora spp.) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – (Linda Gould) Witches? Butter (Exidia glandulosa) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) Wood Mushroom (Agaricus silvicola) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Path to Double-decker Hide (Paul Ward) Wrinkly or Wrinkled Peach (Rhodotus Path to Rotunda Hide palmatus) Yellow Brain fungus (Tremella mesenterica) On tree in „Everglades? - Reported by Colin Rowe Jan th16 2016. Photo on Web Site and Facebook Forum Jan th16 2016 – Dave Simms. Yellowleg Bonnet (Mycena epipterygia) Possible (BioBlitz 2013) – (Linda Gould) thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Camera Owner & Certainty Photo id, Location. Bleeding Broadleaf 1 footpath slucehide & teal Paul Pashby - Stereum rugosum Likely Crust 4339 lots sluice hide & teal on chippings Photo Clustered Brittlestem Psathyrella multipedata likely MS 5319-20 & PP 4321-23 Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula 1 path to Beehive area Paul Ward 0166 Likely Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum Likely Cramp Ball / King Alfred?s Cakes / Coal Daldinia concentrica Path to Double-decker hide Possible Fungus Fungi Pluteus dietrichii 1 Paul Ward 0127 – 8 Possible Lots footpath sluice hide & teal Martin Smith Hare?sfoot Inkcap Coprinus lagopus – 5317 – 8 & Paul Pashby 4319,4320 & Likely Paul Ward 158 + 9 Inocybe spp Inocybe species 1 path to Beehive area Paul Ward 0161 Likely Auricularia uricular-Jelly Ear 1 Paul Ward 0130 + 140 Certain judae 1 footpath slucehide & teal Paul Pashby - Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa Possible 4324 Pleated Inkcap Coprinus plicatilis 1 Linda Gould 1594 Likely 1 Paul Pashby - 4328, 9 & Paul Ward Poplar Bracket Oxyporos populinus Likely 0157 1 footpath slucehide & teal Paul Pashby - Shaggy Parasol Macrolepiota rhacodes Likely 4332,35,36,37,38,41 Certain, but see later Blushing 1 Jeremy Deacon 035 + Paul ward 0037 + Turkey Tail Trametes versicolor Bracket 129 entry in above Fungi list. Velvet Shank Flamminula velutipes 1 Sluice Paul Ward 0138 Likely Willow Rust Melampsora spp. 1 Linda Gould 1648 Likely Witches? Butter Exidia glandulosa 1 Paul Ward 0036 Certain 1 Path to Double-decker hide Paul Ward Wood Mushroom Agaricus silvicola Likely 0123 – 26 Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia 1 Linda Gould 1653 Possible Page 24 of 75 APPENDIX 3c: Fauna – Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Fish Mammals at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded: Common Name Latin Name thBank Vole (including one logged 30 Mar 2013) Myodes glareolus Brandt?s Bat – tbc (noted / recorded by Chris Myotis brandtii Bessant / Jane Archer, with committee 17th Jun) Brown (or Common) Long-eared Bat – tbc Plecotus auritus (noted / recorded by Chris Bessant / Jane Archer, with committee 17th Jun) Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Cat (domestic) sp (Reported & Photographed rd(on web site) – Paul Baylis Feb 3 2010 & rdDave Simms Aug 23 2014) Common Pipistrelle Bat (noted in bat surveys, Pipistrellus pipistrellus including 6/5/11 and earlier) Common Shrew Sorex araneus Daubenton?s Bat (noted in bat surveys, Myotis daubentonii including 6/5/11 and earlier) Dormouse (not recorded since 1982) Muscardinus avellanarius European Badger Meles meles European Water Vole (last recorded 12/03/97) Arvicola aminates ; previously Arvicola terrestris Field Vole Microtus agrestis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hare Lepus europaeus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Leisler?s Bat (noted in bat surveys, including Nyctalus leisleri 6/5/11) Mink (only one record 06/07/97) Neovison vison (American Mink) or Mustela lutreola (European Mink) Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac (Indian or Common Muntjac) Muntiacus muntjak Nathusius? Pipistrelle Bat (noted in bat surveys, Pipistrellus nathusii including 6/5/11) Natterer?s Bat (reported detected Aug 2013 Myotis nattereri around back of reserve and playing field area). Noctule Bat (noted in bat surveys, including Nyctalus noctula 6/5/11 and earlier) Otter (photographed by Nick Haslett from Teal Lutra lutra (European Otter) thHide Sep 5 2014) Polecat (or escaped Ferret? Towards end of Mustela putoris (European Polecat) th2009) and one reported 14 Sep 2014 thPygmy Shrew (1 dead recorded Jun 30 1983) Sorex minutus thand one (with question mark) logged 4 July 2014. Rabbit (including black (melanistic) Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus photographed by Adrian Lee Jun 2015) Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Serotine Bat (noted in bat surveys, including Eptesicus serotinus 6/5/11) Page 25 of 75 Common Name Latin Name Soprano Pipistrelle Bat (noted in bat surveys, Pipistrellus pygmaeus including 6/5/11 and earlier) Stoat Mustela erminea thWater Shrew (recorded Aug 8 1983) Neomys fodiens Weasel Mustela erminea Wood Mouse (The true field mouse is the Apodemus sylvaticus Wood Mouse aka Long-tailed Field Mouse) thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Badger Meles meles Bank Vole * 5 Myodes glareolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel * 2 Sciurus Carolinensis Mole hill Talpa europaea Muntjac Deer * 1 Muntiacus Reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus Cuniculus Red Fox * 1 Vulpes Vulpes Shrew species * 1 Sorex sp. Soprano pipistrelle * 4 Pipistrellus pygmaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis Key elements regarding mammals: Species / Key Indirect Direct Outlying Flagship Keystone Maple Lodge Water Vole Yes Yes Last seen March 97 Indirect Species threatened indirectly by human activities at the local level Direct Species with specific habitat requirements which are directly threatened by lack of or inappropriate management Outlying Species is at the edge of its range in the BAP area Flagship High profile species which can be used to illustrate wider issues in the environment Keystone Ecologically important species which can be used as direct indicators of habitat quality We considered, with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, the possibility of reintroducing water voles. Amphibians at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded – frogs and toads are however not common on the reserve. Common Name Latin Name Common Frog Rana temporaria Common or European Toad (only photo on web site was Bufo bufo taken Sep 2014) Natterjack Toad (one recorded 15/05/90) unlikely. Epidalea calamita, formerly Bufo calamita Record discounted. Smooth or Common Newt Lissotriton vulgaris (formerly Triturus vulgaris) Page 26 of 75 thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Common Frog * 1 Rana Temporaria Smooth Newt * 2 Lissotriton vulgaris Key elements regarding amphibians: Species / Key Indirect Direct Outlying Flagship Keystone Maple Lodge Common Frog Yes Resident? Common Toad Yes Resident? Indirect Species threatened indirectly by human activities at the local level Direct Species with specific habitat requirements which are directly threatened by lack of or inappropriate management Outlying Species is at the edge of its range in the BAP area Flagship High profile species which can be used to illustrate wider issues in the environment Keystone Ecologically important species which can be used as direct indicators of habitat quality Reptiles at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded: Common Name Latin Name Viviparous or Common Lizard (one recorded 04/07/93) Zootoca vivipara (formerly Lacerta vivipara) Slow Worm Anguis frgilis Grass Snake (resident) Natrix natrix Fish at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded: Common Name Latin Name Common Roach (including one logged Sep 2011) Rutilus rutilus Common Rudd (including c200 seen from Long Hedge Scardinius erythrophthalmus Sep 2011 and another large shoal Jul 2012) Eel (one 13/10/92) (European) Anguilla anguilla Eurasian Minnow or Common Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus European Perch (identified by Andy Wiliams - 4-6oz fish Perca fluviatilis thcaught by Great Crested Grebe c 12 Apr 2015) Pike Esox lucius Three-spined Stickleback / Tiddler (shoals logged Sep Gasterosteus aculeatus 2011) onwards Page 27 of 75 APPENDIX 3d: Fauna – Birds Birds at Maple Lodge Over the last thirty years or so, the following bird species have been seen and reported on, over, or nearby the Maple Lodge Nature Reserve. Those marked with a star (*) are infrequent visitors, rarities or possible escapes. In a typical year over ninety different species can be seen. The forum area of the Maple Lodge Conservation Society website has postings of recent sightings of birds, moths and other wildlife. Also, Annual Bird Reports (the 1980’s and from 2001 onwards) are included on the ‘Birds Seen’ page of the Maple Lodge Conservation Society website. Read columns down and across to right. Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Great Crested Grebe Red Kite Common Tern Reed Warbler Little Grebe Marsh Harrier (*) Arctic Tern (*) Garden Warbler Cormorant Hen Harrier (*) Stock Dove Lesser Whitethroat (*) Bittern (*) Sparrowhawk Woodpigeon Whitethroat Grey Heron Buzzard (*) Feral Pigeon Blackcap White Stork (*) Two Kestrel Collared Dove Chiffchaff reported (by Peter Jones & Jill) flying over 10/5/14 - First record for the Reserve Cattle Egret (*) Merlin (*) Turtle Dove (*) Willow Warbler Little Egret Hobby Ring-necked Parakeet Goldcrest Mute Swan Peregrine (*) Cuckoo Firecrest (*) Black Swan (*) Osprey (*) Barn Owl Bearded Tit (*) Bewick?s Swan (*) Red-legged Partridge (*) Little Owl (*) Spotted Flycatcher Pink-footed Goose (*) Grey Partridge (*) Tawny Owl (*) Pied Flycatcher (*) White-fronted Goose Pheasant Swift Long-tailed Tit (*) Greylag Goose Water Rail Kingfisher Marsh Tit (*) Canada Goose Moorhen Green Woodpecker Willow Tit (*) Barnacle Goose (*) Coot Great Spotted Coal Tit (*) Woodpecker Bar-headed Goose (*) Oystercatcher (*) Lesser Spotted Blue Tit Woodpecker Egyptian Goose Little Ringed Plover (*) Skylark (*) Great Tit Snow Goose (*) Ringed Plover (*) Sand Martin Nuthatch (*) Shelduck (*) Golden Plover Swallow Treecreeper Mandarin (*) Lapwing House Martin Magpie Wood Duck (*) Dunlin (*) Meadow Pipit Jackdaw Wigeon (*) Jack Snipe (*) Yellow Wagtail Rook (*) Pintail (*) Snipe Grey Wagtail Crow Bahama Pintail (*) Woodcock (*) Pied Wagtail Raven (*) (2 flying over and calling on 11th Sep - First record for the Reserve) Teal Black-tailed Godwit (*) Waxwing (*) Jay Garganey (*) Curlew (*) Wren Starling Gadwall Redshank (*) Dunnock House Sparrow Mallard Greenshank (*) Robin Tree Sparrow (*) Shoveler Green Sandpiper Nightingale (*) Chaffinch Pochard Wood Sandpiper (*) Redstart (*) Brambling Page 28 of 75 Red-crested Pochard Common Sandpiper Wheatear (*) Greenfinch (*) Rosybill (*) Mediterranean Gull (*) Blackbird Goldfinch Identified from photo taken by Tony Hulls 01/11/15 - First record for the Reserve. Tufted Duck Common Gull Fieldfare Siskin Scaup (*) Little Gull (*) Song Thrush Linnet Goldeneye (*) Black-headed Gull Redwing Redpoll Smew (*) Herring Gull Mistle Thrush Bullfinch Goosander (*) Lesser Black-backed Cetti?s Warbler (*) First Yellowhammer (*) Gull breeding record 2014. Ruddy Duck – shot out Great Black-backed Gull Grasshopper Warbler (*) Reed Bunting in c2011 (*) Sedge Warbler Corn Bunting (*) Budgerigar (*) Earlier records (Pre 1985) include: Spotted Crake (*) Spotted Redshank (*) Black Redstart (*) Great Grey Shrike (*) Water Pipit (*) thBioBlitz – The following birds were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Barn Swallow Common Magpie Great Cormorant Red Kite Great spotted BlackBird Common Moorhen Robin Woodpecker Blackcap Common Pochard Great Tit Rook Black-headed Gull Common Wood Pigeon Green Woodpecker Rose-ringed Parakeets Blue Tit Eurasian Collared Dove Grey Heron Sedge Warbler Canada Goose Eurasian Coot Greylag Goose Stock dove Carrion Crow Eurasian Jay Herring gull Tufted Duck Chaffinch Eurasian Sparrowhawk Jackdaw Wigeon Common Buzzard Eurasian Teal Little Grebe Wren Common Chiffchaff Eurasian Treecreeper Long-Tailed Tit Common House Martin Feral Pigeon Mallard Common Kestrel Gadwall Northern Shoveler Common Kingfisher Goldcrest Pied Wagtail Key elements regarding birds: Species / Key Indirect Direct Outlying Flagship Keystone Maple Lodge Bittern Yes Yes Yes Occasional Winter Visitor Skylark Yes Occasional Song Thrush Yes Yes Breeding Resident Corn Bunting Yes Occasional Tree Sparrow Yes Very Rare Barn Owl Yes Regular Kingfisher Yes Breeding Resident Page 29 of 75 Pochard Yes Breeding Resident Snipe Yes Yes Regular Visitor Water Rail Yes Probable Resident Woodcock Yes Occasional Indirect Species threatened indirectly by human activities at the local level Direct Species with specific habitat requirements which are directly threatened by lack of or inappropriate management Outlying Species is at the edge of its range in the BAP area Flagship High profile species which can be used to illustrate wider issues in the environment Keystone Ecologically important species which can be used as direct indicators of habitat quality We took part in the Tree Sparrow Project with Herts Bird Club with nest boxes and a feeding station. We are also working on extending the phragmites bed with a view to encouraging more wintering bitterns and maybe bearded tits. Hertfordshire Red Data List for Birds Compiled by the Scientific Committee of the Herts Bird Club – K W Smith, C W Dee,, J H Terry, M Ilett, G Goodall, G White, E W Fletcher. December 2002 Modified February 2003 for Maple Lodge Conservation Society and two further columns added in 2013. Introduction There have been various approaches to the development of red lists at the county scale. Most use the national red lists as a starting point and then devise ways to include additional species of county interest. In Bedfordshire the approach was to include all species on the national red and amber lists, including both breeding and wintering species. Additional species of county interest were then added on the basis of declining (Atlas data) or small (<300pairs) populations. In Kent (Henderson, 2000) three categories were defined: KRDB 1 = species with < 26 pairs in Kent KRDB 2 = other national red list species with declining breeding populations KRDB 3 = BTO `alert? species and wintering species of importance in Kent. Suggested approach in Hertfordshire Each of these approaches has its advantages and disadvantages. In Hertfordshire we propose to adopt an approach which builds on the best aspects of those adopted in Bedfordshire and Kent. To help in deciding the best way forward for Hertfordshire it is worth thinking about why a red list is needed in the first place. Objectives of a county red list 1. To focus research, survey, monitoring and reporting effort on the key species. 2. To focus conservation action on the key species. 3. To assist in the identification of key sites in the county and provide a framework for their management. 4. To provide a basis for the development of environmental policies at the county level. With these objectives in mind we propose the following approach: Page 30 of 75 1. We will produce a single red list but provide details of why each species included. 2. All species on the national red list (Gregory et al, 2002) which occur in Hertfordshire in the appropriate season should be included. 3. National amber list species where Hertfordshire holds a significant fraction of the national population will be included. 4. National amber and green list species with particularly big declines in Hertfordshire will be included. As with the national list which is reviewed every five years, the Hertfordshire list should be seen as a working document subject to revision at regular intervals as more information becomes available and new trends emerge. Hertfordshire criteria Similar thresholds to those adopted in Kent are proposed but with allowance made for the smaller area of Hertfordshire. HL = Herts Local (<=10 breeding tetrads) – Herts Breeding Bird Atlas data HR = Herts rare (<25 breeding pairs) – Herts Breeding Bird Atlas data LD1 = Local decline (>50% decline 1970-1990) – Herts Breeding Bird Atlas data LD2 = Recent local decline (>25% decline 1994-2000) – Herts Breeding Bird Atlas data National Herts Herts Local Winter Herts Maple Herts Maple list Local rare (<25 decline status List Lodge List Lodge (2002) (<=10 breeding (>10% (2002) (2002) (2013) (2013) breeding pairs) national tetrads) total) Changes Changes greyed greyed Cormorant Amber P P Bittern Red RV Red RV Grey Heron HL Red P Red P Mute Swan Amber BR BR Greylag Goose Amber HL HR Red BR Red BR Canada Goose BR BR Barnacle Goose Amber Egyptian Goose RV P Shelduck Amber HL HR Red Red Mandarin HR Red RV Red Wigeon Amber RV WV Gadwall Amber BR BR Teal Amber HL HR Red WV Red WV Mallard BR BR Garganey Amber HL HR Red RV Red Shoveler Amber HL HR Red WV Red WV Pochard Amber HL HR Red BR Red BR Tufted Duck BR BR Ruddy Duck HL HR WS Red BR Red Red Kite Amber RV P Sparrowhawk P P Buzzard RV P Kestrel Amber LD2 Red BR Red P Hobby HR ? Red SV Red SV Red-legged Page 31 of 75 National Herts Herts Local Winter Herts Maple Herts Maple list Local rare (<25 decline status List Lodge List Lodge (2002) (<=10 breeding (>10% (2002) (2002) (2013) (2013) breeding pairs) national tetrads) total) Changes Changes greyed greyed Partridge Grey Partridge Red Red Red Quail Red HR Red Red Pheasant P P Lady Amherst?s HL Red Red Pheasant Water Rail Amber HL HR LD1 Red P Red P Moorhen BR BR Coot BR BR Stone Curlew Red HL HR LD1 Red Red Little Ringed HR Red RV Red RV Plover Ringed Plover Amber HR Red RV Red RV Golden Plover Lapwing Amber LD2 Red RV Red RV Jack Snipe RV Snipe Amber HR LD1 Red WV Red WV Woodcock Amber Red RV Red RV Curlew Amber RV RV Redshank Amber HR Red RV Red RV Greenshank RV RV Green Amber WV WV Sandpiper Common HL HR LD1 RV RV Sandpiper Black-headed Amber P BR Gull Common Gull Amber P P Lesser Black-Amber P P backed Gull Herring Gull Amber P P Gt Black-backed RV RV Gull Common Tern HL Red SV Red SV Stock Dove Amber BR BR Woodpigeon BR BR Collared Dove P P Turtle Dove Red Red Red Cuckoo SV Red SV Barn Owl Amber HR? LD1 Red P Red RV Little Owl P RV Tawny Owl BR P Long-eared Owl HL HR LD1 Red Red Short-eared Owl Amber Nightjar Red HL HR Red Red Swift SV SV Kingfisher Amber BR P Green Amber BR BR Woodpecker Great Spotted BR BR Woodpecker Page 32 of 75 National Herts Herts Local Winter Herts Maple Herts Maple list Local rare (<25 decline status List Lodge List Lodge (2002) (<=10 breeding (>10% (2002) (2002) (2013) (2013) breeding pairs) national tetrads) total) Changes Changes greyed greyed Lesser Spotted Red Red RV Red RV Woodpecker Woodlark Red HL Red Red Skylark Red ?? Red P Red RV Sand Martin Amber LD1 Red SV Red SV Swallow Amber SV SV House Martin Amber LD2 SV SV Tree Pipit Amber LD1 Red Red Meadow Pipit Amber WV Water Pipit WS Red Red Yellow Wagtail Amber SV Grey Wagtail Amber P Red P Pied Wagtail BR P Wren BR BR Dunnock Amber BR BR Robin BR BR Nightingale Amber HR LD1 Red Red Black Redstart Amber HL HR Red Red Redstart Amber HL HR LD1 Red Red Whinchat HL HR LD1 Red Red Stonechat Amber HL HR LD1 Red RV Red Wheatear HL HR LD1 RV Blackbird BR BR Fieldfare Amber WV WV Song Thrush Red Red BR Red BR Redwing Amber WV WV Mistle Thrush Amber BR P Cetti?s Warbler HL Red Red P Grasshopper Red HR ? LD1 Red Red Warbler Sedge Warbler BSV BSV Reed Warbler BSV BSV Lesser SV SV Whitethroat Whitethroat BSV BSV Garden Warbler BSV BSV Blackcap BSV BSV Wood Warbler Amber HR Red Red Chiffchaff BSV BSV Willow Warbler Amber LD2 Red SV Red SV Goldcrest Amber BR BR Firecrest Amber HL HR Red RV Red RV Spotted Red Red RV Red RV Flycatcher Pied Flycatcher HL Bearded Tit Amber Long-tailed Tit BR BR Marsh Tit Red Red Red Willow Tit Red ?? Red Red Coal Tit P Blue Tit BR BR Page 33 of 75 National Herts Herts Local Winter Herts Maple Herts Maple list Local rare (<25 decline status List Lodge List Lodge (2002) (<=10 breeding (>10% (2002) (2002) (2013) (2013) breeding pairs) national tetrads) total) Changes Changes greyed greyed Great Tit BR BR Nuthatch P Treecreeper BR BR Jay BR BR Magpie BR BR Jackdaw P P Rook P P Carrion Crow BR BR Starling Red Red BR Red House Sparrow Red Red BR Red Tree Sparrow Red LD Red RV Red Chaffinch BR BR Brambling RV Greenfinch BR BR Goldfinch BR P Siskin HL HR Red WV Red WV Linnet Red Red P Red P Redpoll Amber WV WV Crossbill HL HR Red Red Bullfinch Red Red P Red P Hawfinch Amber Red Red Yellowhammer Red P Reed Bunting Red Red BR Red BR Corn Bunting Red Red Red KEY BR Breeding Resident Present P SV Summer Visitor BSV Breeding Summer Visitor RV Rare Visitor WV Winter Visitor Page 34 of 75 APPENDIX 3e Fauna – Invertebrates Invertebrates at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded (More recent new records to be added as and when reported): Note. English names, where they exist, added in brackets. Local species marked with an asterisk. SPECIES HIRUDINEA (LEECHES) TRICHOPTERA (CADDIS FLIES) Helobdella stagnalis Agraylea multipunctata Hemiclepsis marginata COLEOPTERA (BEETLES) Theromyzon tessulaturn GASTROPODA (SNAILS) Haliplus aminates * Haliplus lineatocollis Armiger crista (Nautilus Ramsorn) Haliplus wehnckei Bithynia tentaculata Helophorus aequalis Gyraulus albus (White Ramshorn) Hydroporus palustris Hippeutis complanatus (Flat Ramshorn) Hygrofus inaequalis Physa sp. ? , resembling acuta Laccobius bipunctatus Laccobius minutus MALACOSTRACA (CRUSTACEANS) Limnebius nitidus Ochthebius minimus Asellus aquaticus ( A water slater or hog-louse) Crangonyx pseudogracilis ( A freshwater shrimp) ADDITIONAL TAXA HETEROPTERA (WATER BUGS) DIPTERA (TRUE FLIES) Hydrometra stagnorum (Water Measurer) Chironomidae (bloodworms, non-biting midges) Sigara lateralis (A lesser waterboatman) Muscidae Psychodidae (Owl-midges) MEGALOPTERA (ALDERFLIES) Scathopagidae Tipulidae (Crane-flies) Sialis lutaria ANNELIDA (SEGMENTED WORMS) Oligochaeta thAbove surveyed by POND ACTION: 24 November 1990 Page 35 of 75 The below was surveyed by Jane Archer (Pond Dipping at Maple Lodge) from May 2012 onwards: thDiscovery Day 9 Aug 2015 3 x Smooth Newt efts - Triturus vaulgaris Water Hog Louse - Ascellus aquaticus Diving Beetle x2 unidentified Dragonfly larva - probably migrant hawkers Lesser Water Boatman - 1 shed its skin – photo on web site ( note colour change from orange to brown) Daphnia species Midge larva - Tanypus 1 frog disturbed at pond edge - Rana temporaria Lumbriculus worms Pond olives - Cleon dipterum Cased Caddis fly larva (probably pupating) photo on web site Diving beetle larva I new species for pond dipping list: phantom crane fly larva - ptychoptera contaminate photo on web site. ththOpen Weekend 9 & 10 May 2015 9/5/2015 Agabus conspersus diving beetle larvae x 2 Dytiscuss sp Great diving beetle larva x 1 Lesser water boatmen present Corixidae family Water Measurer present Hydrometra sp Pond Skaters present Gerris sp Hawker dragonfly nymphs x 3 – not identified Waterflea - Daphnia Juvenile smooth newt x 1 Triturus vulgaris Grass snake x 1 Natrix natrix (not pond dipped!) 10/5/2015 Smooth newt from pond (gravid) x1 Triturus vulgaris Hawker Dragonfly nymphs x 3 Agabus conspersus diving beetle larvae x 3 Water measurer as above Pond skaters as above Hog Louse x 1 Asellus aquaticus Great diving beetle larva x 1 as above Leech x 1 Worms Lesser water boatman as above Empty cased caddis fly case- possibly Limnephilus genus x 1 ththOpen Weekend 11 & 12 May 2013 1. Water Hog Louse – Asellus aquaticus 2. Water fleas – Daphnia sp (Daphnia pulex – common) – abundant 3. Waterflea – Cyclops 4. Great diving beetle – male- Dytiscus marginalis 5. Aquatic worms – lumbricus sp 6. Flatworms (planaria) Polycelis nigra 7. Small shrimp – unable to identify 8. Pond skaters – Gerris sp 9. Water measurer – Hydrometridae sp 10. Dragonfly larva – Brown Hawker- Aeshna grandis 11. Mayfly larvae – Pond Olive- Cloeon dipterum 12. Case of a cased caddis fly larva – green and brown leaves making it difficult to id especially Page 36 of 75 as occupant not present. Possibly Limnephis decipens (green leaves) or Phacopteryx brevipennis (dark leaves) 13. Diving beetle larva - ? Agabus conspersus found in ponds according to one book but adults found in brackish pools in another book?? 14. Middle sized diving beetles - ? Agabus sp 15. Small diving beetles – not identified 16. Lesser water boatmen 17. Black midge larvae thPrevious Year – 12 May 2012 1. Water hog louse 2. Limpet 3. Phantom midge – Chaoborus sp 4. Bloodworms (tubifex)- Chironomidae sp 5. Mayfly larvae- pond olive 6. Diving beetles (female also logged Apr 2012) 7. Diving beetle larvae – Dytiscus sp (great diving beetle) – Acillus sp 8. Male smooth newt – Triturus vulgaris 9. Common Pond skaters - Gerris lacustris thEvening of 11 May 2012 1. Great silver diving beetle larva – Hydrophilus piceus thMinibeasts BioBlitz – The following were recorded on Minibeasts BioBlitz Day 13 Jul 2014: Common Name Latin / Scientific Name Notes: Number found, Certainty Observer, Location. Cased caddis sp. Mystacides longicornis 5, Jane Archer, Sluice Possible Caseless caddis Hydropsyche species 2, Jane Archer, Sluice Likely Common Fish louse Argulus foliaceus 10, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus species 5, Jane Archer / Nick Likely Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond Seed Shrimp Cypris species 3, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain (ostracoda) Water hog-louse Asellus aquaticus 4, Jane Archer / Nick Certain Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond Flatworm Polycelis nigra 4, Nick Bessant, Sanc. Certain Pond Black fly larvae Simulium species lots, Jane Archer, Sluice Likely Alder fly Sialis lutaria 1, Nick Bessant, Sanc. Likely Pond Bloodworm midge larvae Chironomid species 1, Nick Bessant, Sanc. Likely Pond Leech Helobdella stagnalis 1, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Leech Erpobdela species 1, Jane Archer, Sluice Likely Mayfly Cloeon dipterum lots, Jane Archer / Nick Likely Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond Common bythinia Bithynia tentaculata 1, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Nerite Snail Theodoxus fluviatilis 5, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Pea Mussel Sphaerium species 1, Jane Archer / Nick Likely Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond Wandering Pond Snail Lymnaea peregra lots, Jane Archer / Nick Certain Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond Page 37 of 75 Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail Planorbarius carinatus lots, Jane Archer / Nick Certain Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond Pond Skater Gerris species lots, Jane Archer / Nick Certain Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond Greater Waterboatman Notonecta glauca 3, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Lesser Waterboatman Corixa punctata 4, Jane Archer / Nick Certain Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond Lesser Waterboatman Sigara species 4, Nick Bessant, Sanc. Certain Pond Watermite Arrhenurus species 1, Jane Archer / Nick Likely Bessant, Sluice / sanc. Pond thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013 Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Certainty Camera Owner & Photo id, Location. Common Pond Skater Gerris lacustris 2 In pond 1 Jane Archer 1010202 - Water beetle Hydroporus palustris 204, Small beetle 3mm Possibly In Pond Water Flea Daphnia pulex few In pond Page 38 of 75 APPENDIX 3f Fauna – Butterflies Butterflies at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded: Common Name Notes Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) New Species just keep coming! Sue and Steve thPlace did their regular survey yesterday (25 July 2015) and found a Brown Argus. stPhotos taken by Chris Bessant (31 July 2015) of Brown Angus in Barn Owl Meadow on Facebook Forum and Web Site. Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) Comma (Polygoinia c-album) Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown (Pyronia tithonus) Green-veined White (Pieris napi) Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) Large White (Pieris brassicae) Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) Records from 1997 onwards Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamamines) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) Peacock (Inachis io) Purple Emperor - One record (Apatura iris) First recorded (and photographed) by Colin Rowe at thabout 8:15am Tuesday 16 July 2013 at far end of Paddock by the dried up stream. Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus) First recorded date unknown but first photographic record taken by Steve and Sue Place 11 Jul 2015 – see Web Site Gallery and Facebook Forum. Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) Silver-washed Fritillary - One record First recorded (and photographed) by Tony Hulls (Argynnis paphia) 18th July 2015 near Puddingstone – see Web Site Gallery and Facebook Forum. Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) Small White (Pieris rapae) Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) White-letter Hairstreak – One record First recorded (and photographed) by Tony Hulls (Satyrium w-album) 21st July 2015 near Puddingstone – see Web Site Gallery and Facebook Forum. Key to below annual Butterfly Surveys by Sue and Steve Place: 1-Path from clubhouse to first junction 2-Path from first junction to the rotunda hide & surrounds 3-Plantation 4-Path from plantation to sluice including buddleias Page 39 of 75 5-Wild flower meadow 6- From end of wild flower meadow to shell hide 7- Paddock The below was surveyed in 2015 by Sue and Steve Place from Apr 25th onwards: 2015: Species (20) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Brimstone 4/5 6 30/5 22/8 22 4,5,7 Browm Argus 25/7 3 1/8 15/8 6 Comma 25/4 16 25/7 19/9 42 1,2,4,5,6,7 Common Blue 7/6 3 1/8 1/8 5 2,5 Essex Skipper 4/7 3 25/7 1/8 6 5 Gatekeeper (Hedge Brown) 4/7 20 11/7 15/8 46 4,5,7 Green-veined White 25/4 13 25/7 & 29/8 55 1,3,4,5,6,7 1/8 Holly Blue 25/4 7 1/8 22/8 20 1,2,4,5 Large Skipper 28/6 1 11/7 & 25/7 2 2,5,7 25/7 Large White 4/5 4 22/8 29/8 14 4,7 Marbled White ( From 1997) 0 Meadow Brown 21/6 24 11/7 15/8 92 1,2,4,5,6,7 Orange Tip 25/4 9 4/5 30/5 15 5,6,7 Painted Lady 0 Peacock 4/5 7 4/5, 13/5 15/8 28 1,2,4,5 & 25/7 Purple Emperor 0 Purple Hairstreak 11/7 1 11/7 11/7 1 Red Admiral 30/5 4 11/7 & 19/9 14 1,4,5,7 25/7 Ringlet 4/7 18 4/7 1/8 23 5,7 Siver-washed Frittillary 0 Small Copper 0 Small Skipper 4/7 1 4/7 4/7 1 Small Tortoiseshell 4/5 12 21/6 11/7 17 1,4,5 Small White 13/5 10 25/7 19/9 16 5,6 Small or Essex Skipper 11/7 3 11/7 15/9 5 Speckled Wood 25/4 7 15/8 & 30/8 57 2,3,4,5,6,7 22/7 White-letter Hairstreak 0 Whites 25/4 16 22/8 19/9 113 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Total 600 2015 comments: NB - These results are from the regular monitoring visits by Sue and Steve Place. They made 14 monitor visits this year, 2 more than the last 2 years (+17%) but total numbers seen are up 86% on 2014 and and 102% on 2013. Other reserve records have also been gathered from other members sightings in the log book and via Facebook. These include 4 new species for the reserve! On 11th July 2015 a Purple Hairstreak, was seen and photographed by Sue and Steve Place near the puddingstone. On 18th July a Silver-washed Fritillary was seen and photographed by C.A.J. Hulls in the Puddingstone meadow - where on 21st July 2015 he also found and photographed a White-letter Hairstreak. Sue and Steve Place also found Brown Argus in the Barn Owl meadow on 25/7 - up to 3 seen. Marbled whites continue to struggle, none seen on the survey, but 2 reported by Geoff Lapworth in the book. The other meadow species, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Ringlet Page 40 of 75 have all doubled their numbers on 2014, and the skippers are stable. Small Copper was recorded in the book on 4 occasions, 30 and 31/7 and 2 and 7/8. The below was surveyed in 2014 by Sue and Steve Place from May onwards: 2014: Species (19) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Brimstone 5/5 3 5/5 30/8 14 1,2,3,4,6,7 Comma 28/6 4 23/8 30/8 34 1,2,3,4,5,7 Common Blue 13/7 2 9/8 16/8 6 4,5 Essex Skipper 13/7 4 13/7 13/7 4 5 Gatekeeper (Hedge Brown) 13/7 8 13/7 9/8 24 2,3,4,5,6,7 Green-veined White 5/5 4 27/7 30/8 32 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Holly Blue 27/7 2 2/8 16/8 6 1,4,5,6,7 Large Skipper 28/6 2 27/7 27/7 5 5 Large White 5/5 2 30/8 30/8 3 1,3,4,5,7 Marbled White ( From 1997) 0 Meadow Brown 28/6 10 13/7 9/8 47 2,4,5,6,7 Orange Tip 5/5 1 5/5 5/5 3 3,4,5,7 Peacock 5/5 3 27/7 9/8 19 2,4,5,6,7 Red Admiral 8/6 4 16/8 30/8 20 1,2,4,5,6,7 Ringlet 28/6 5 28/6 13/7 10 4,5 Small Skipper 0 Small Tortoiseshell 8/6 3 28/8 30/8 15 2,4,5,6,7 Small White 28/6 1 - 30/8 7 1,4,5,6,7 Small or Essex Skipper 0 Speckled Wood 14/5 4 30/8 30/8 27 1,3,4,5,6,7 Whites 5/5 4 27/7 30/8 49 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Total 323 2014 comments: Sad to note the lack of Marbled Whites and Small Skippers. There were a couple of reports of these but we know that the Marbled Whites were well down on recent years - and this has not been the case at other local sites. Small skippers reported may have been miss-id'd, so one to watch closely next year. We have opened up the area outside the fence in the Barn Owl meadow to try to return more of it to grass - and are tackling the bramble. Hopefully we can improve it and get the Marbled Whites back up again. The below was surveyed in 2013 by Sue and Steve Place from May onwards: 2013: Species (19) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Brimstone 1/5 4 1/5 18/8 21 2,4,5,6,7 Comma 7/5 8 17/5 1/9 34 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Common Blue 8/8 3 18/8 26/8 5 5 Essex Skipper 12/7 2 17/7 17/7 4 5 Gatekeeper (Hedge Brown) 8/8 3 8/8 18/8 4 5,6,7 Green-veined White 7/5 14 8/8 1/9 39 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Holly Blue 1/5 4 1/5 4/6 11 2,4,6,7 Large Skipper 17/7 1 17/7 17/7 1 7 Large White 8/8 9 8/8 1/9 16 1,3,4,5,6,7 Marbled White ( From 1997) 12/7 3 12/7 17/7 4 5 Meadow Brown 5/7 27 12/7 18/8 59 2,4,5,6,7 Orange Tip 1/5 4 16/5 14/6 16 1,2,4,5,6,7 Peacock 1/5 5 18/8 1/9 22 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Page 41 of 75 2013: Species (19) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Red Admiral 4/6 2 18/8 18/8 4 4,5,6 Ringlet 12/7 1 12/7 12/7 1 5 Small Skipper 17/7 2 17/7 17/7 2 5,7 Small Tortoiseshell 4/6 6 18/8 26/8 15 2,4,6,7 Small White 31/5 6 8/8, 18/8 1/9 21 4,5,6,7 Small or Essex Skipper 12/7 2 12/7 12/7 2 5 Speckled Wood 1/5 8 5/7, 1/9 1/9 45 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Whites 1/5 17 26/8 1/9 94 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Total 297 2013 comments: NB - These results are from the regular monitoring visits by Sue and Steve Place. Other reserve records have also been gathered from other member?s sightings in the log book and via Facebook. These include Small Copper seen on 29th July and 4th and 20th August in the meadow, along with a Ringlet there on 13/7 and 6 gatekeeper 0n 19/7, and a Large Skipper in the Paddocks on 9/7. The star find of the year was a Purple Emperor found on 16th July by Colin Rowe in the Paddocks. thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Certainty Camera Owner & Photo id, Location. 1 Chris Bessant report Comma Polygoinia c-album Certain Back of reedbed Green Veined White Pieris napi 1 Long Hedge Butterfly 1 Chris Bessant report Large White Pieris brassicae Certain Paddock 8 Paul Ward 0152 - 8 Peacock butterfly Inachis io Caterpillers, and adult Certain Beehive area Gill Parr 2717 & Paul Small White Pieris rapae Ward 0068 Rotunda Certain hide, Sluice, Meadow 1 Chris Bessant report Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Certain Paddock Page 42 of 75 APPENDIX 3g Fauna – Moths Moths at Maple Lodge Moth Nights have been held at Maple Lodge since 1983. To-date over 260 different species of macro moth and over 145 different species of micro moth have been recorded on the reserve. During a moth night, a light source is placed on a white plastic sheet on the ground in an appropriate clearing near a variety of hedges, bushes, plants and trees. The moths are attracted to the light. As they flutter around it or settle on to the sheet they are caught in a clear plastic container by a participant of the moth evening. We then take them back to the Clubhouse where they are identified (with the aid of a number of books and occasionally a moth expert) before being recorded and released. From 2008 onwards, instead of moth nights, we use moth traps put out overnight and emptied early the following morning. The following list shows those moth species that have been recorded at Maple Lodge. The date shown is the first year in which they were recorded on the reserve. [Please note there may be a small number of misidentifications]..... Macro Moths Macro Moths continued Micro Moths Angle Shades (1983) Lobster Moth (2010) Acleris cristana (Micro – 2011) Ash Pug (1983) Lunar Underwing (1983) Acleris emargana (Micro – 2009) August Thorn (2010) Lychnis (The) (2014) Acleris forsskaleana (Micro – 2008) Balsam Carpet (1983) Magpie (The) (1984) Aethes cnicana (Micro – 2009) Barred Sallow (2009) Maiden?s Blush (2007) Aethes rubigana (Micro – 2009) Barred Straw (1983) Mallow (The) (2009) Agapeta hamana (Micro – 2008) Barred Yellow (2008) Maple Prominent (2014) Agonopterix alstromeriana (Micro – 2010) Marbled Beauty (1983) Agonopterix heracliana (Micro – 2015) Beaded Chestnut (1983) Marbled Minor (1983) Agriphila straminella (Micro – 2010) Beautiful Golden Y (1984) Marbled White Spot (2009) Agriphila tristella (Micro – 2010) Beautiful Hook-tip (2008) March Moth (1984) Alabonia geoffrella (Micro – 2015) Birch Mocha (1983) May Highflyer (1983) Aleimma loeflingiana (Micro – 2008) Black Arches (2007) Middle-barred Minor (1983) Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Micro – 2010) Blair?s Shoulder-knot (2010) Miller (The) (1983) Ancylis achatana (Micro – 2009) Blood-vein (1983) Mottled Beauty (2008) Anthophila fabriciana (Micro – 2008) Blue-bordered Carpet (2009) Mottled Pug (2014) Apotomis betuletana (Micro – 2008) Bordered Beauty (2008) Mottled Rustic (1983) Apotomis turbidana (Micro – 2010) Bordered Pug (1983) Mottled Umber (2015) Apple Leaf Miner (Micro – 2014) Brick (The) (2009) Mouse Moth (1983) Argyresthia albistria (Micro – 2009) Bright-line Brown-eye (1983) Muslin Moth (2008) Argyresthia brockeella (Micro – 2014) Brimstone Moth (1983) November Moth (1983) Argyresthia curvella (Micro – 2010) Brindled Beauty (1984) Nutmeg (The) (2009) Argyresthia goedartella (Micro – 2008) Brindled Green (2007) Nut-tree Tussock (1986) Argyresthia spinosella (Micro – 2010) Brindled Pug (2008) Oak Beauty (2008) Argyresthia pygmaeella (Micro – 2011) Broad-bordered Oak Hook-tip (1983) Ash Bud Moth (Micro – 2009) Yellow Underwing (1985) Broken-barred Carpet (1983) Old Lady (1984) Aspilapteryx tringipennella (Micro – 2008) Broom Moth (1983) Olive (The) (2007) Barred Fruit Tree Tortrix (Micro – 2008) Brown-spot Pinion (1983) Orange Footman (2008) Beautiful China-mark (Micro – 2007) Brown-veined Wainscot (1996) Orange Swift (1983) Bee Moth (Micro – 2008) Buff Arches (1983) Pale Brindled Beauty (2010) Bird Cherry Ermine (Micro – 2008) Buff Ermine (1983) Pale Mottled Willow (1984) Blastobasis audustella (Synonym: lignea) (Micro – 2009) Buff Footman (2009) Pale Oak Beauty (1983) Blastobasis lacticolella (Synonym: decolorella) (Micro – 2010) Buff-Tip (1983) Pale Prominent (1983) Brachmia blandella (Micro – 2010) Page 43 of 75 Macro Moths continued Micro Moths Macro Moths Bulrush Wainscot (2009) Pale Tussock (2010) Bramble-shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) (Micro – 2008) Burnished Brass (1983) Peach Blossom (1983) Brown China-mark (Micro – 2008) Cabbage Moth (1983) Pearly Underwing (1983) Brown House-moth (Micro – 2000) Canary-shouldered Thorn (1983) Pebble Hook-tip (1983) Brown Oak Tortrix (Micro – 2010) Centre-barred Sallow (2009) Pebble Prominent (1983) Calamotropha paludella (Micro – 2010) Chestnut (The) (2010) Peppered Moth (1983) Caloptilia stigmatella (Micro – 2009) Chinese Character (1986) Pine Beauty (2010) Carcina quercana (Micro – 2008) Chocolate-tip (1983) Pink-barred Sallow (1983) Catoptria falsella (Micro – 2009) Cinnabar (The) (1989) Pinion-streaked Snout (2009) - an Catoptria pinella (Micro – 2009) unusual moth in Herts. Clay (The) (1984) Poplar Grey (1983) Celypha lacunana (Micro – 2009) Cloaked Minor (1983) Poplar Hawk-moth (1983) Celypha striana (Micro – 2010) Cloaked Pug (?) (1987) Poplar Kitten (1985) Chequered Fruit Tree Tortrix (Micro – 2008) Clouded Border (1983) Powdered Quaker (2010) Cherry-bark Moth (Micro – 2009) Clouded Drab (1983) Purple Thorn (2009) Cherry Fruit Moth (Micro – 2009) Clouded Silver (2008) Red-green Carpet (2009) Chilo phragmitella (Micro – 2009) Common Carpet (1983) Red Twin-spot Carpet (1983) Chrysoteuchia culmella (Micro – 2009) Common Emerald (2008) Red Underwing (1984) Clepsis consimilana (Micro – 2010) Common Footman (1983) Red-line Quaker (1983) Codling Moth (Micro – 2009) Common Marbled Carpet (1983) Riband Wave (1983) Coleophora hemerobiella (Micro – 2014) Common Pug (2010) Rivulet (The) (1985) Conobathra repandana (Micro – 2008) Rosy Rustic (1983) Crambus lathoniellus (Micro – 2010) Common Quaker (1983) Round-winged Muslin (1983) Crambus pascuella (Micro – 2010) Common Rustic (1983) Ruby Tiger (1983) Crambus perlella (Micro – 2010) Common Swift (1983) Rustic (The) (1983) Crassa unitella (Micro – 2014) Common Wainscot (1983) Rustic Shoulder-knot (1983) Cyclamen Tortrix (Micro – 2008) Common Wave (1984) Sallow (The) (1983) Cydia splendana (Micro – 2010) Common White Wave (1983) Sallow Kitten (1983) Dark Fruit Tree Tortrix (Micro – 2008) Copper Underwing (1983) Sandy Carpet (1983) Diamond-back Moth (Micro – 2009) Coronet (The) (2010 – Good Satellite (1983) Dipleurina lacustrata (Micro – 2011) record for Herts) Coxcomb Prominent (1983) Scalloped Hazel (1983) Donacaula forficella (Micro – 2011) Cream Bordered Green Pea Scalloped Oak (1986) Endotricha flammealis (Micro – 2008) (Scarce) (2008) Dark Arches (1983) Scarce Footman (2008) Epagoge grotiana (Micro – 2009) Dark Chestnut (2009) Scarce Silver-lines (2009) Epiblema cynosbatella (Micro – 2008) Dark Spectacle (2015) Scorched Carpet (1984) Epinotia bilunana (Micro – 2008) Dark Spinach (1985) Scorched Wing (2008) Epinotia demarniana (Micro – 2008) Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet September Thorn (1983) Epinotia nisella (Micro – 2010) (1983) Dingy Footman (1984) Seraphim (2008) Esperia sulphurella (Micro – 2010) Dingy Shears (1983) Setaceous Hebrew Character Eucosma cana (Micro – 2008) (1983) Dingy Shell (1983) Shaded Broad-bar (1985) Eudonia mercurella (Micro – 2009) Dot Moth (1983) Short-cloaked Moth (2009) Eudonia eclus (Micro – 2009) Dotted Border (1984) Shoulder Stripe (1984) European Corn-borer (Micro – 2009) Double Lobed (1987) Shoulder Striped Wainscot (2010) Euzophera pinguis (Micro – 2009) Double Square-spot (1983) Shuttle-shaped Dart (1983) Evergestis pallidata (Micro – 2009) Double Striped Pug (2007) Firethorn Leaf Miner (Micro – 2014) Drinker (The) (1983) Silver Y (1983) Garden Pebble (Micro – 2009) Dun-bar (The) (1983) Silver-ground Carpet (1983) Garden Rose Tortrix (Micro – 2009) Dusky Brocade (1983) Single-dotted Wave (1983) Gold Triangle (Micro – 2009) Dusky Thorn (1983) Six-striped Rustic (1983) Green Oak Tortrix (Micro – 1984) Dwarf Cream Wave (2008) Slender Brindle (2008) Grey Tortrix (Micro – 2008) Ear Moth (2007) Small Argent and Sable (1996) Gypsonoma dealbana (Micro – 2008) Early Moth (1984) Small Clouded Brindle (1983) Gypsonoma minutana (Micro – 2014) Early Thorn (1983) Small Dotted Buff (1983) Gypsonoma sociana (Micro – 2010) Elephant Hawk-moth (1984) Small Dusty Wave (2009) Hedya salcella (Micro – 2008) Page 44 of 75 Macro Moths continued Micro Moths Macro Moths Engrailed (The) (1983) Small Emerald (1987) Honeysuckle Moth (Micro – 2010) Eyed Hawk-moth (2010) Small Fan-foot (1983) Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner (Micro – 2010) Fan-foot (The) (2008) Small Fan-footed Wave (1985) Large Fruit Tree Tortrix (Micro – 2008) Feathered Gothic (1985) Small Phoenix (1983) Lathronympha strigana (Micro – 2010) Feathered Thorn (1983) Small Quaker (1983) Light Brown Apple Moth (Micro – 2008) Figure of Eighty (2008) Small Rivulet (1983) Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Micro – 2008) Flame (The) (1983) Small Scallop (2008) Meal Moth (Micro – 2014) Flame Carpet (1983) Small Seraphim (1983) Mompha propinquella (Micro – 2014) Flame Shoulder (1983) Small Square-spot (1983) Monopis obviella (Micro – 2010) Flounced Rustic (1983) Small Waved Umber (2010) Monopis weaverella (Micro – 2009) Foxglove Pug (2008) Small Yellow Wave (2008) Morophaga choragella (Micro – 2010) Frosted Green (2008) Smoky Wainscot (1983) Mother of Pearl (Micro – 1984) Garden Carpet (1983) Snout (The) (1983) Nematopogon swammerdamella (Micro – 2010) Garden Tiger (1983) Spectacle (The) (1983) Nemophora degeerella (Micro – 2010) Ghost Moth (1983) Sprawler (The) (2012) Nemophora fasciella - Horehound Longhorn (Micro – 2015) thGold Spot (2009 – Only 6 record Square-spot Rustic (1983) Nemophora metallica (Micro – 2014) for Herts) Gothic (The) (1996) Straw Dot (1983) Notocelia trimaculana (Micro – 2014) Green-brindled Crescent (2009) Straw Underwing (1983) Nut Bud Moth (Micro – 2010) Green Carpet (1983) Svensson?s Copper Underwing Oak Tree Tortrix (Micro – 2008) (2011) Green Pug (2008) Swallow Prominient (1983) Oegoconia quadripuncta (Micro – 2014) Grey (or Dark?) Dagger (1986) Swallow-tailed Moth (1983) Pammene aurita (Micro – 2009) Grey Shoulder-Knot (2011) Pammene regiana (Micro – 2010) Gypsy Moth (2011) Tawny Pinion (2009) Paraswammerdamia lutarea (Micro – 2010) Heart and Club (2008) Tawny Speckled Pug (1986) Perinephela lancealis (Micro – 2014) Heart and Dart (1983) Tawny-barred Angle (1987) Phalonidia manniana (Micro – 2010) Hebrew Character (1983) Treble Brown Spot (1984) Phlyctaenia ecluse (Micro – 2008) Herald (The) (1983) Treble Lines (2008) Phyllonorycter harrisella (Micro – 2014) Hummingbird Hawk-moth (1987) Tree-lichen Beauty (2014) Phtheochroa rugosana (Micro – 2008) Ingrailed Clay (2009) Turnip Moth (2007) Phycita roborella (Micro – 2010) Iron Prominent (1983) Twin-spot Carpet (1983) Phycitodes binaevella (Micro – 2010) July Highflyer (1983) Twin-spotted Quaker (2009) Phyllocnistis xenia (Micro – 2014) Juniper Pug (1983) Twin-spotted Wainscot (2010) Phyllocnistis saligna (Micro – 2008) Knot Grass (2010) Uncertain (The) (2008) Phyllonorycter tristrigella (Micro – 2010) Lackey (The) (2011) V-pug (The) (2010) Plum Tortrix (Micro – 2009) Large Emerald (1983) Vapourer (The) (2006) Plutella porrectella (Micro – 2014) Large Twin-spot Carpet (2009) Vine?s Rustic (1983) Pseudargyrotoza conwagana (Micro – 2011) Large Yellow Underwing (1983) Waved Black (Scarce B) (2008) Pyrausta aurata (Micro – 2010) Latticed Heath (1986) White Ermine (1983) Red Barred Tortrix (Micro – 2008) Lead-coloured Drab (2008) White-Spotted Pug (1983) Rhomboid Tortrix (Micro – 2009) Least Black Arches (2008) Willow Beauty (1983) Ringed China-mark (Micro – 2008) Least Carpet (2007) Winter Moth (1984) Scoparia ambigualis (Micro – 2009) Least Yellow Underwing (1983) Yellow Shell (1984) Skin Moth Monopis laevigella (Micro – 2010) Leopard Moth (1983) Yellow-barred Brindle (1983) Small China-mark (Micro – 2009) Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Yellow-line Quaker (1983) Small Magpie (Micro – 1984) Underwing (1983) Lesser Swallow Prominent (2009) Yellow-tail (1985) Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Micro – 2014) Lesser Yellow Underwing (1983) Stathmopoda pedella (Micro – 2009) Light Arches (1983) Syndemis musculana (Micro – 2015) Light Emerald (2007) Tinea semifulvella (Micro – 2009) Page 45 of 75 Macro Moths continued Micro Moths Macro Moths Lilac Beauty (1983) Tinea trinotella (Micro – 2010) Lime-speck Pug (1985) Tortricodes alternella (Micro – 2009) Trachycera advenella (Micro – 2010) Triaxomera paraditella (Micro – 2014) Udea olivalis (Micro – 2008) Udea prunalis (Micro – 2010) Variegated Golden Tortrix (Micro – 2009) Water Veneer (Micro – 2008) Wax Moth (Micro – 2009) Ypsolopha parenthesella (Micro – 2010) Ypsolopha scabrella (Micro – 2009) Ypsolopha sequella (Micro – 2010) Zeiraphera isertana (Micro – 2010) thMinibeasts BioBlitz – The following were recorded on Minibeasts BioBlitz Day 13 Jul 2014 from 2 traps put out by Simon Buckingham: Macro moths: 3 Buff Ermine, 3 Snout, 7 Common Footman, 13 Dingy Footman, 10 Single-dotted Wave, 7 Large Twin-spot Carpet, 3 Swallow-tailed Moth, 1 Common Rustic agg., 1 Pebble Hook-tip, 1 Chocolate-tip, 3 Least Carpet, 11 Clouded Border, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Swallow Prominent, 2 Small Seraphim, 7 Small Fan-footed Wave, 5 Riband Wave, 2 Poplar Hawkmoth, 1 Poplar Grey, 1 Double Square-spot, 1 Mottled Pug, 1 Fan-foot, 3 Pale Prominent, 2 July Highflyer, 1 Common Wave, 1 Spectacle, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Buff-tip, 1 Engrailed, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Heart and Dart, 2 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 2 Mottled Beauty, 1 Purple Thorn, 1 Drinker, 2 Dun-bar, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 Black Arches, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Uncertain, 1 Coronet, 1 Yellow-tail and 1 Common Emerald. Micro moths: 245 Mother of Pearl, 7 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix, 60 Garden Grass Veneer, 15 Eudonia lacustrata, 36 Scoparia ambigualis, 2 Eudonia mercurella, 11 Small Magpie, 5 Bird-cherry Ermine, 1 Acleris forsskaleana, 7 Eucosma cana, 23 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana, 4 Celypha lacunana, 2 Agapeta hamana, 2 Red-barred Tortrix, 3 Diamond-backed Moth, 1 Bee Moth, 1 Water Veneer, 3 Carcina quercana, 1 Ancylis achatana, 1 Bramble Shoot Moth, 3 Endotricaha flammealis, 2 Phlyctaenia coronate, 2 Udea prunalis, 1 Stenoptilia pterodactyla **, 2 Brown House Moth, 1 Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner, 2 Argyresthia goedartella, 1 Hedya nubiferana, 2 Nut Bud Moth, 1 Phyllocnistis xenia **, 1 Gypsonoma minutana **, 1 Argyresthia brockeella **, 2 Gypsonoma dealbana and 5 Crassa unitella. ** denotes a new moth for the reserve list 571 moths 80 species thAdditionally – The following moths were recorded on Minibeasts BioBlitz Day 13 Jul 2014: Common Name Latin / Scientific Name Notes: Number found, Certainty Observer, Location. Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae 15+, Andy Clark, Puddingstone Certain thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Camera Certainty Owner & Photo id, Location. Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea 1 Mothtrap Certain Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 3 Mothtrap Certain Page 46 of 75 Mother of Pearl Moth Pleuroptya ruralis lots Paddock Likely 1 Beehive area (Z 13) Paul 156, Nettle-tap (micro moth) Anthophila fabriciana Certain GD 2713, colin 2570 ispot Notched-winged tortricid Acleris emargana 2 Mothtrap Certain (micro moth) The Snout (Moth) Hypena proboscidalis 1 Mothtrap Certain Page 47 of 75 APPENDIX 3h Fauna – Dragonflies Dragonflies at Maple Lodge The following have been recorded - A Dragonfly and Damselfly survey was carried out by Sue and Steve Place in 2013: Common Name – Scientific Name Notes / Years observed on Site during Survey periods since 2013 (see survey results below this table). Damselflies – Zygoptera Calopterygidae – Damoiselles Banded Demoiselle – Calopteryx spendens 2013, 2014, 2015 Coenagrionidae – Red and Blue/black damselflies Azure Damselfly – Coenagrion puella 2013, 2014, 2015 Common Blue Damselfly – Enallagma cyathigerum 2013, 2014, 2015 Red-eyed Damselfly – Erythromma najas Blue-tailed Damselfly – Ischnura elegans 2013, 2014, 2015 Large Red Damselfly – Pyrrhosoma nymphula 2014, 2015 Lestidae – Emerald damselflies Emerald Damselfly – Lestes sponsa Platycnemiddae – White-legged damselflies White-legged damselfly – Platycnemis pennipes Dragonflies – Anisopera Aeshnidae – Hawker Dragonflies Brown Hawker – Aeshna grandis 2013, 2014, 2015 Emperor Dragonfly – Anax imperator 2013, 2014, 2015 Hairy Dragonfly – Brachytron pratense Including one settled on a nettle for hours giving excellent close-up views to May 2011 Open Weekend visitors. 2014, 2015 Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta 2013, 2014, 2015 Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea 2013, 2014, 2015 Libellulidae – Chasers, Skimmers and Darters Broad-bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa 2013, 2015 Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum 2013, 2014, 2015 th Black Darter – Sympetrum danae 1 (unconfirmed) logged 30 Jun 2014. Highly unlikely. Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum 2013, 2014, 2015 Ruddy Darter – Sympetrum sanguineum 2013, 2014, 2015 Key to below annual Dragonfly and DamselflySurveys by Sue and Steve Place: 1-Path from clubhouse to first junction 2-Path from first junction to the rotunda hide & surrounds 3-Plantation 4-Path from plantation to sluice including buddleias Page 48 of 75 5-Wild flower meadow 6- From end of wild flower meadow to shell hide 7- Paddock The below was surveyed in 2015 by Sue and Steve Place from 25 Apr onwards to 19 Sep: 2015: Species (15) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Azure Damselfly 13/5 36 30/5 25/7 88 1,2.3,4,5,7 Banded Demoiselle 4/7 3 4/7 1/8 7 4,6,7 Black-tailed Skimmer 4/7 1 4/7,11/7 11/7 2 2,5 Blue-tailed Damselfly 13/5 11 21/6 1/8 33 2,3,4,5,6,7 Broad-bodied chaser 30/5 3 30/5 11/7 5 2 Brown Hawker 4/7 7 25/7 29/8 22 1,2,4,5,6,7 Common Blue Damselfly 13/5 280 7/6 29/8 788 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Common Darter 15/8 13 29/8 19/9 22 2,4,5,7 Emperor (Blue) Dragonfly 4/7 2 4/7,11/7 29/8 7 2,4,6 Hairy (Hawker) Dragonfly 4/5 1 4/5 4/5 1 4 Large Red Damselfly 4/5 10 13/5 21/6 14 2,3,4,6 Large Red-eyed Damselfly 4/7 1 7/6,29/8 29/8 2 2,4 Migrant Hawker 1/8 8 29/8,19/9 19/9 21 2,4,5,6,7 Ruddy Darter 11/7 3 22/8,29/8 29/8 10 2,4,6 Southern Hawker 25/7 2 25/7 29/8 3 1,3,4 Total 1025 2015 comments: With nearly 4000 Common Blue damselflies recorded on 2014, these accounted for 97% of sightings last year. This year numbers of these were down by 80% YOY, which skews the YOY totals. However taking these out of the totals the overall number of individuals of other species counted doubled YOY. Blue Tailed, Azure and Large Red Damsels and Brown Hawker, Broad Bodied Chaser and Common Darter all increased well, the rest were slightly lower with Hairy the worst at only one sighting, down from 9 in 2014. The plantation area saw a huge increase in numbers and species YOY. In 2014 only 6 Common Blue Damsels were counted there, (0.15% of the year’s total) in 2015 there were 180 of these (23% of the year’s total) plus 9 individuals of 4 other species. ththThe below was surveyed in 2014 by Sue and Steve Place from 5 May onwards to 30 Aug: 2014: Species (14) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Azure Damselfly 14/5 2 1/6 1/6 3 4,7 Banded Demoiselle 28/6 4 2/8 23/8 7 4,7 Black-tailed Skimmer 28/6 4 28/6 13/7 5 4,5 Blue-tailed Damselfly 1/6 3 23/7 23/8 13 1,2,4,5,6 Broad-bodied Chaser - - - - - - Brown Hawker 13/7 4 13/7 16/8 7 4,5,6 Common Blue Damselfly 5/5 1240 1/6 30/8 3925 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Common Darter 27/7 4 27/7 30/8 8 2,4,5,6,7 Emperor (Blue) Dragonfly 28/6 5 13/7 2/8 10 4,5,6 Hairy (Hawker) Dragonfly 5/5 4 30/8 30/8 9 2,5,7 Large Red Damselfly 1/6 2 8/6 8/6 3 4,6 Large Red-eyed Damselfly 28/6 2 13/7 23/8 4 4,6 Migrant Hawker 9/8 9 16/8,30/8 30/8 29 4,5,6,7 Page 49 of 75 2014: Species (14) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Ruddy Darter 27/7 8 23/8 30/8 29 2,4,5 Southern Hawker 27/7 1 27/7,2/8, 16/8 4 4,5,7 9/8,16/8 Total 4052 2014 comments: The favoured locations for Ruddy Darters are the new pond by Sanctuary hide and the pools between the Pudding stone and the path up to Teal hide. Next year we plan to further study distributions of species within the Reserve. Suggested management – keep such pools open, sunny and warm by cutting back vegetation which also allows good views of the dragonflies and damselflies by visitors. The wildflower meadow is as good for dragonflies and damselflies as butterflies due to its insect populations. ststThe below was surveyed in 2013 by Sue and Steve Place from 1 May onwards to 21 Sep: 2013: Species (13) First Last date Dates Seen date Azure Damselfly 31/5 12/7 31/5,4/6,5/7, 12/7 Banded Demoiselle 18/8 18/8 18/8 Black-tailed Skimmer 12/7 17/7 12/7,17/7 Blue-tailed Damselfly 16/5 12/7 16/5,31/5,4/6, 14/6,12/7 Broad-bodied Chaser 5/7 5/7 5/7 Brown Hawker 12/7 26/8 12/7,17/7,8/8, 18/8,26/8 Common Blue Damselfly 16/5 1/9 16/5,31/5,4/6, 14/6,5/7,12/7, 17/7,8/8,18/8, 26/8,1/9 Common Darter 18/8 1/9 18/8,26/8,1/9 Emperor (Blue) Dragonfly 5/7 17/7 5/7,12/7,17/7 Hairy (Hawker) Dragonfly - - - Large Red Damselfly 1/5 4/6 1/5,31/5,4/6 Large Red-eyed Damselfly - - - Migrant Hawker 18/8 21/9 18/8,26/8,1/9, 21/9 Ruddy Darter 8/8 26/8 8/8,18/8,26/8 Southern Hawker 8/8 26/8 8/8,26/8 thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Certainty Camera Owner & Photo id, Location. 1 Jane Archer 1010205 – 6 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Certain larvae In pond 1 Gill Parr 2702, 2703 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Certain Paddock 1 Colin Rowe 2548 Long Common Darter (Fem) Sympetrum Striolatum Certain Hedge, Sluice 1 Martin Smith - 5324, Southern Hawker Aeshna Cyanae Certain Paul ward 163, 165, 167, Page 50 of 75 168, 170, 171 & Colin 2697, 2600 Outside feeder hide Page 51 of 75 APPENDIX 3i Fauna – Spiders A May 2005 Report of Arachnida (Spiders and Harvestmen) found on the reserve Over the last few years the author has made a significant number of visits to the reserve to investigate the arachnid fauna of the site, and this culminated in 2004 when permission was granted for a limited amount of pitfall trapping to be carried out. The survey was an endeavour to generate records for the site, for Hertfordshire and eventually for the records to be submitted to the national organiser of the Spider Recording Scheme of Gt. Britain. The main method of collecting specimens in the past has been sweeping the vegetation and beating the foliage and this has produced many records and will be continued in the future. However there are many spider species whose habitat is on the ground and pitfall trapping is a convenient method for finding these spiders many of which are only 1-2 mm in length. The traps, which are plastic cups of the coffee dispenser variety, are inserted into the ground, in this survey 3 cups per site at approximately 1 metre apart, and contain a solution of 25% Ethylene Glycol (Anti-Freeze) in water with a dash of Teepol (Washing up liquid) to reduce surface tension. These are left for periods of a week or more, then the contents are sieved out for identification and the cups replenished. In this survey the traps were installed at the end of March 2004 and serviced every week or two until they were lifted and trapping ceased on 09/11/2004. Three sites were chosen in places where there would be little or no disturbance to the bird life of the reserve. Site A was in woodland to the left of the main path fairly close to the perimeter fence. Site B was at the western extremity of the reserve in undergrowth near to the brook and Site C was in the wild flower meadow. A total of 37 species were identified over the trapping period. This is a somewhat disappointing result, I would have expected more species, but my traps seemed to lose their efficiency after some weeks of use and needed replacing but suitable replacement cups could not be found the design having changed. The complete list of species identified over the last 12 years is shown below. The reserve list totals 64 species of spiders and 5 species of harvestmen. All these are reasonably common spiders, only Philodromus albidus is a nationally notable B species and this designation may not now be justified as it turns up in lots of places in Hertfordshire. There are undoubtedly many more species to be discovered on the reserve including some very common ones, and significant areas of the reserve, particularly beyond Shell Hide, remain to be investigated. I would expect a list in excess of 100 species to be the final result and I hope to be able to continue to my search to add to the knowledge of the invertebrate fauna of the reserve. Doug Marriott 25/07/2005. A spreadsheet of the spiders caught above can be found on the „Spiders? page of the Maple Lodge Conservation Society website. Maple Lodge Nature Reserve BioBlitz 2013, Araneae — Spiders thThe identification of the specimens collected on the 15 September has now been completed. Only 14 different species were identified, five of which were new to the previous list from the reserve. A large number of the specimens were immature spiderlings which were unidentifiable to species and were discarded. Fourteen species for a whole days collecting is very low but given that the previous days were predominately wet and the vegetation on the day was still very wet and so collecting methods restricted to mainly observation together with a limited amount of sweeping and beating, the low species total is understandable. The Page 52 of 75 spiders collected were mainly the most common species. The most notable capture was Nuctenea umbratica, a spider with a large orb web. This species is largely nocturnal and with a flattened body secretes itself in cracks and under bark during the day. Although fairly common, its niche habitat makes its collection a pleasant surprise. With these five new discoveries a total of 69 species has now been identified on the reserve since I started recording in 1993. Undoubtedly there are many more species, some very common, awaiting discovery on another day, but I would recommend that other collecting strategies will need to be utilised, i.e. extensive grubbing of the ground layer on hands and knees together with beating the tree vegetation and also more pitfall trapping. To do this you will need more trained volunteers and ideally arachnologists , a very scarce resource in Hertfordshire. Doug Marriott re 15/09/2013 – BioBlitz Day. Below is the complete list of ARACHNIDA – ARANEAE (Spiders) species of Maple Lodge Nature Reserve TQ 037925 to 18/5/2005 + 15/09/2013 – BioBlitz Day + 13/07/2014 – Minibeasts BioBlitz Day: Theridiidae (comb-footed spiders) Recorded date Anelosimus vittatus (m&f) 18/05/2005 Steatoda bipunctata (imm) 14/08/2004 Theridion pictum (f) 13/06/1997 Neottiura dimaculata (m&f) 26/05/2004 Enoplognatha ovata (m&f) 08/07/1993 + 13/07/2014 – Minibeasts BioBlitz Day Certain – 3 seen, Doug Marriott, Arachnida , Theridiidae, Paddock Enoplognatha thoracica (m) 22/06/2004 Robertus lividus (m) 09/06/2004 Linyphiidae (Money Spiders) Walckenaeria nudipalpis (m) 13/04/2004 Walckenaeria obtusa (t) 12/05/2004 Walckenaeria acuminata (f) 13/04/2004 Entelecara acuminata (f) 18/05/2005 Hylyphantes graminicola (m) 08/07/1993 + 13/07/2014 – Minibeasts BioBlitz Day Certain – 1 seen, Doug Marriott, linyphiidae Gongylidium rufipes (f) 23/09/2003 Dismodicus bifrons (m) 12/05/2004 Oedothorax fuscus (f) 08/07/1993 Monocephalus fuscipes (m) 13/04/2004 Gongylidiellum vivum (f) 26/05/2004 Savignia frontalis (f) 26/05/2004 Micrargus apertus (m) 09/06/2004 Micrargus herbigradus (m) 13/04/2004 Diplocephalus latifrons (m) 26/04/2004 Erigone dentipalpis (f) 08/07/1993 Erigone atra (m&f) 06/07/1993 Meioneta beata (m) 22/06/2004 Microneta viaria (m&f) 13/04/2004 Page 53 of 75 Centromerus sylvaticus (f) 09/11/2004 Saaristoa abnormis (m) 09/06/2004 Bathyphantes parvulus (m) 09/06/2004 Bathyphantes gracilis (f) 06/07/1993 Bathyphantes nigrinus (f) 05/10/2004 Kaestneria dorsalis (f) 18/05/2005 Diplostyla concolor (2m) 26/04/2004 Lepthyphantes minutus (f) 15/09/2013 – BioBlitz Day Lepthyphantes tenuis (If) 26/07/2004 Lepthyphantes zimmermanni (m&f) 22/06/2004 Lepthyphantes flavipes (m) 09/06/2004 Lepthyphantes ericaeus (m&f) 26/04/2004 Lepthyphantes pallidus (m&f) 02/05/2004 Tetragnathidae (Long-jawed Orb Web Spiders) Tetragnatha ecluse (m) 06/07/1993 Tetragnatha extensa (m&f) 26/05/2004 Tetragnatha montana 13/07/2014 – Minibeasts BioBlitz Day Certain – 2 seen, Doug Marriott, Arachnida, tetragnathidae Pachygnatha clercki (f) 13/04/2004 Pachygnatha degeeri (m) 12/08/2004 Metellina segmentata (m&f) 23/09/2003 Mettelina mengei (m) 15/09/2013 – BioBlitz Day Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders) Pardosa pullata (m&f) 12/05/2004 Pardosa prativaga (f) 12/05/2004 Pardosa amentata (f) 26/04/2004 Alopecosa pulverulenta (m&f) 26/04/2004 Trochosa ruricola (m) 13/04/2004 Pirata hygrophilus (m) 26/05/2004 Pirata latitans (m) 09/06/2004 Agelenidae Tegenaria gigantean (Giant House Spider) (f) 15/09/2013 – BioBlitz Day Araneidae (Orb Web Spiders) Araniella cucurbitina (Cucumber Green Orb From photo by Andy Clarke Spider) 5/5/14 – id to be confirmed. Larinioides cornutus (f) 06/07/1993 Larinioides sclopetarius (f) 14/08/2004 Nuctenea umbratica (f) 15/09/2013 – BioBlitz Day Zygiella x-notata (f) 14/08/2004 Hahniidae (Smaller Cobweb Spiders) Hahnia nava (m) 26/05/2004 Dictynidae (Mesh-webbed Spiders) Dictyna uncinata (f) 13/06/1997 Liocraniidae (Ground Running Spiders) Phrurolithus festivus (m&f) 26/05/2004 Page 54 of 75 Gnaphosidae (Ground Spiders) Drassyllus pusillus (m&f) 26/05/2004 Zelotes latreillei (m&f) 26/04/2004 Micaria pulicaria (f) 22/06/2004 Clubionidae (Foliage Spiders) Clubiona reclusa (f) 26/05/2004 Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders) Philodromus albidus (m) 18/05/2005 Philodromus dispar (m) 13/06/1997 Tibellus oblongus (f) 06/05/2004 Thomisidae (Crab Spiders) Xysticus cristatus (f) 26/05/2004 Salticidae (Jumping Spiders) Euophrys frontalis (m) 26/05/2004 rdMarpissa Mucosa Photograph 3 Aug by Phill Luckhurst on Facebook Forum and Web Site. Pisauridae (Nursery Web Spiders) Pisaura mirabilis 13/07/2014 – Minibeasts BioBlitz Day Certain – 1 seen, Doug Marriott, Arachnida, pisauridae. Photo on Web Site June 2015. Opiliones – Harvestmen Nemastomatidae Nemastoma bimaculatum 13/04/2004 Mitostoma chrysomelas 26/05/2004 Phalangiidae Paroligolophus agrestis 15/09/2013 – BioBlitz Day Pholcus phalangioides - Cellar spider or 01/06/2015 – Photographed Daddy Long-legs spider (aka Skull spider) by Martin Parr. Oligolophus tridens 26/07/2004 Mitopus morio 12/08/2004 Dicranopalpus ramosus (Fork-palped 15/08/2015 - Photograph by Harvestman) Colin Rowe on Facebook Forum and Web Site. Leiobunidae Leiobunum rotundum 12/08/2004 D.Marriott 18/5/2005 and 15/09/2013 – BioBlitz Day and 13/07/2014 – Minibeasts BioBlitz Day thMinibeasts BioBlitz – The following were recorded on Minibeasts BioBlitz Day 13 Jul 2014: Page 55 of 75 Common Name Latin / Scientific Name Notes: Number found, Observer, Certainty Location. Spider Enoplognatha ovata 3, Doug Marriott, Arachnida , Certain Theridiidae, Paddock Spider Tetragnatha montana 2, Doug Marriott, Arachnida, Certain tetragnathidae Spider Hylyphantes graminicola 1, Doug Marriott, Arachnida, Certain linyphiidae Spider Pisaura mirabilis 1, Doug Marriott, Arachnida, Certain pisauridae thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Camera Certainty Owner & Photo id, Location. 1 Arachnida , Agelenidae Long Giant House Spider Tegenaria gigantean Certain hedge hide Paul Ward Photo 151 – with Harvest man Mitopus morio Likely speckled legs Beehive area 3 Opiliones, Leiobunidae – Linda Opiliones (Harvestmen) Leiobunum rotundum Certain Gould 1619, Paul Ward 174 – 76 6 Opiliones, Phalangiidae Long Opiliones (Harvestmen) Paroligolophus agrestis Certain hedge , Puddingstone Spider Araneus diadematus 1 Arachnida , Araneidae Paddock Certain Spider Enoplognatha ovata 1 Arachnida , Theridiidae Paddock Certain 2 Arachnida , Linyphiidae Long Spider Hylyphantes graminicola Certain hedge Spider Larinioides cornutus 1 Arachnida , Araneidae Paddock Certain 1 Arachnida , Araneidae Sluice Spider Larinioides scopletarius Certain area 1 Arachnida , Linyphiidae Long Spider Lepthyphantes minutus Certain Hedge hide 4 Arachnida , Linyphiidae LG 1638 Spider Linyphia triangularis Certain Paddock, beehive, Teal path 1 Arachnida , Tetragnathidae Long Spider Metellina mengei Certain hedge 19 Arachnida , Tetragnathidae Long Spider Metellina segmentata Certain hedge, paddock, beehive, Teal path 1 Arachnida , Araneidae Long Spider Nuctenea umbratica Certain hedge hide 2 Arachnida , Tetragnathidae Spider Tetragnatha extensa Certain Paddock 1 Arachnida , Tetragnathidae Long Spider Tetragnatha montana Certain hedge Spider Zygiella x-notata 1 Arachnida , Araneidae Paddock Certain Page 56 of 75 APPENDIX 3j Fauna – Other Species recorded but not listed in categories above The following have been recorded in the Maple Lodge „non?bird? log book and/or on the web site or Facebook Forum (mostly) from 2013 onwards - A Bumblebee survey was carried out by Sue and Steve Place in 2013 & 2014. th- A BioBlitz Day took place on 15 Sep 2013. th- A Minibeasts BioBlitz Day took place on 13 Jul 2014. Beetles Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) 14-spot Ladybird (Propytes 16-punctata) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook thForum) 5 May 2014 (Martin Parr) 16-spot Ladybird (Tytthaspis 16-punctata) Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Barn Owl meadow (Holly Skittles Thynne) 24-spot Ladybird Jun 2012 7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) Oct 2012 + Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Skittles Thynne) Black Clock Beetle (Pterostichus madidus) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – 1 by Jubilee Oak Tree (Colin Rowe). Black-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa Jun 2013 coccinea) Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha Possible (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Barn Owl meadow tenebricosa) (Holly Skittles Thynne) Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) Pre 2013 Cream-spot Ladybird (Calvia 14-guttata) Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Skittles Thynne) Devil?s Coach-horse Jun 2013 Flea Beetle (Alitca palustris) Probable. Photographed (on Website Gallery and thFacebook Forum) 5 May 2014 (Martin Parr) Flea Beetle (Aphthona sp. (Poss Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Long Hedge (Linda Gould). Lutescens)) thGarden Chafer Beetle (Phylloertha Jun 15 2015 (Martin Parr) horticola) Green Dock-leaf Beetle 2014 (Holly Thynne) Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) Pre 2013 + Aug 2013 + Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Skittles Thynne) Kidney Spot Ladybird (Chilocorus Photographed (on Facebook Forum and Website renipustulatus) Gallery) - 28 Aug 2015 by Martin Parr. Lesser Stag Beetle (Dorcus Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Outside Clubhouse (Martin parallelipipedus) Parr). Lesser Water Boatman (Corixa punctate) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Pond (Jane Archer). Longhorn Beetle sp (Leptura maculata) Pre 2013 Longhorn Beetle sp (Leptura Photographed (on Facebook Forum and Website Quadrifasciata) - Four-Banded Longhorn Gallery) by Sharon Monahan Sep 2015. Beetle Longhorn Beetle sp (Rutpela maculate Photographed (on Facebook Forum) by Graeme Kemble (formerly Strangalium maculate)) -Black and July 2014) and Website Gallery (M Parr 24 June 2015) Yellow, also called Spotted. Longhorn Beetle sp (Stenocorus Seen by G.Lapworth 22 Jul 2015, photographed by Tony meridianus) - Variable Longhorn Hulls and Martin Smith and posted on Facebook Forum and Web Site Jul/Aug 2015. Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Malachite Beetle sp (Anthocomus rufus) Forum) August18th 2015 (Martin Parr) Mint Leaf beetle (Chrysolina menthastri) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Outside Clubhouse (Paul Page 57 of 75 Beetles Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) Ward). Orange (16-) Spot Ladybird (Halyzia Aug 2013 (Martin Parr). „Not common, very local?. sedecimguttata) Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Jun 2013 Sailor Beetle (Cantharis rustica) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) May 16th 2015 (Wendy Marks) Sausage Ground Beetle (Carabus Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Granulatus) Forum) - Sharon Monahan 10th August 2015 and Keith thPursall 17 Sep 2015. Sexton beetles (Silphidae) June 2013 (Martin Parr): We had 2 specimens of one of the Nicrophorus sp. – Burying beetles also known as Sexton beetles (Silphidae) feeding under a dead mole by the Pudding stone. Not sure which of the 5 possible species they were but N. Interruptus seems closest in markings and shape. Soldier Beetle (Cantharis decipiens) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum). First recorded by Martin Parr 3 June 2015 Soldier Beetle (Cantharis livida) 2014 (Martin Patten) Soldier Beetle (Rhagonchya fulva) Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Skittles Thynne) Strawberry Beetle (Galeruca tanaceti) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Meadow (Colin Rowe, Paul Ward & Martin Parr). Thick-Legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Barn Owl Meadow nobilis) also known as False Oil Beetle or (Holly Skittles Thynne). Photographed (on Website Swollen-Thighed Beetle Gallery and Facebook Forum) - Adrian Lee 21st June 2015 Thistle Tortoise Beetle (Cassida rubiginosa) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) by Martin Parr 21 May 2015 Tortoise Beetle (probably Cassida Vibex or Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Cassida rubiginosa) Forum) on Burdock leaf by the sluice - Martin Parr 20th June 2015. Two-coloured Leaf Beetle May 2013 Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) 2014 (Martin Parr) Water Beetle Larva (Hyphydrus ovatus) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – 2 in Barge Pond. Water Ladybird (Anisosticta Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook thnovemdecimpunctata) Forum) 18 Aug 2015 (Martin Parr) Bees, Wasps & Hornets Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) + First Year (with dates) observed on Site during Survey period. Blue Mason bee (Osmia caerulescens) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook rdForum) first recorded 3 June 2015 (Martin Parr) Bronze Furrow-bee (Halictus tumulorum) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook thForum) 17 Aug 2015 (Martin Parr) thBuff-tailed Bumblebee 30 Jun 2011 + 2013: 21/4 (first logged - Sue & Steve Place), 7/5, 5/7, 8/8, 18/8, 26/8 Cerceris rybyensis (Wasp) Possible – see photo by Martin Smith on Web Site Gallery and Facebook Forum – taken 20 Jul 2015. Common Carder Bumblebee 2013: 1/5 (first logged - Sue & Steve Place), 16/5, 31/5, 4/6, 14/6, 17/7, 8/8, 18/8 Common Wasp (Vespula vugaris) Early Bumblebee 2013: 4/6 (first logged - Sue & Steve Place), 14/6, 8/8, 18/8, 26/8 thEuropean Alder Leafminer (Fenusa dohrnii) Ched George 25 Oct 2015 Page 58 of 75 Bees, Wasps & Hornets Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) + First Year (with dates) observed on Site during Survey period. - (wasp) Field Cuckoo Bee 2014 27/7 (first logged in 2014 Bumblebee Survey – Sue & Steve Place) Garden (Long-tongued) Bumblebee 2013: 4/6 (first logged - Sue & Steve Place), 14/6, 12/7 (Bombus hortorum) Gasteruption jaculator (Parasitic wasp) Possible – see photo by Phill Luckhurst on Web Site Gallery and Facebook Forum – taken 19 Jul 2015. Honey Bee (Apes mellifera) Jul 2013 + Likely (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Barn Owl Meadow (Andy Clark) Ichneumon (Pimpla rufipes) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook rdForum) 3 Aug 2015 (Phill Luckhurst) Ichneumon Fly or wasp (Amblyteles Pre 2013. Ichneumon flies are not flies at all, they are armatorius) more closely related to wasps. Ichneumon Wasp (probably either Ephialtes Photo (26 Sep) by Martin Parr on Web Site Gallery and or Dolichomitus). Facebook Forum. European Hornet (Vespa crabro) Sep 2010 + May 2013. Photo Martin Smith Jun 2015 and 20 Jul 2015. thJewel Wasp (or Ruby-tailed Wasp?) 2 logged by Martin Parr on 24 Jun 2015. Photo (25 Jul) (Chrysis ignita agg.) - It?s an agg. as there by Martin Parr on Web Site Gallery and Facebook are 50+ other Chrysis species that can't be Forum separated from a pic. Leafcutter Bee sp Pre 2013. Plus see photo by Wendy Marks on Web Site stGallery and Facebook Forum – taken 1 Aug 2015. Leafcutter Bee (Megachile willughbiella) Photo of female on Web Site Gallery and Facebook Forum – taken 31 Aug 2015 by Martin Parr following alert from Paul Lewis. Oak Common Spangle Gall Wasp Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Linda Gould). (Neuroterus quercusbaccarum) Oak Knopper Gall Wasp (Andricus Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Linda Gould). quercuscalicis) Oak Ramshorn Gall Wasp (Andricus aries) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Linda Gould). Oak Silk button Spangle Gall Wasp Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Linda Gould). (Neuroterus numismalis) Potter Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) See photo by Martin Smith on Web Site Gallery and Facebook Forum – taken 20 Jul 2015. Red-tailed Bumblebee 2013: 21/4 (first logged - Sue & Steve Place), 8/8, 18/8, 26/8 Ruby-tailed Wasp (see Jewel Wasp above) 2014 (Martin Parr) Southern Cuckoo Bee (Bombus vestalis) 2015: 25/7 (first logged - Sue & Steve Place during regular survey). New Species just keep coming! Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) 2013: 16/5 (first logged - Sue & Steve Place), 14/6, 5/7, 8/8 + Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Skittles Thynne) White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) 2013: 4/6 (first logged - Sue & Steve Place), 14/6, 5/7, 12/7, 17/7, 8/8, 18/8 Key to below annual Bumblebee Surveys by Sue and Steve Place: 1-Path from clubhouse to first junction 2-Path from first junction to the rotunda hide & surrounds 3-Plantation 4-Path from plantation to sluice including buddleias 5-Wild flower meadow 6- From end of wild flower meadow to shell hide 7- Paddock Page 59 of 75 thThe below was surveyed in 2015 by Sue and Steve Place from 25 Apr onwards to 19 Sep: 2015: Species (8) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Buff-tailed Bumblebee 30/5 12 25/7 15/8 20 1,2,4,5,6,7 Common Carder Bumblebee 7/6 11 25/7 19/9 34 1,2,4,5,6,7 Early Bumblebee 30/5 5 25/7 15/8 18 1,2,4,5,6 Field Cuckoo Bumblebee - - - - - - Garden Bumblebee 13/5 7 7/6 25/7 16 2,4,5,6,7 Red-tailed Bumblebee 4/7 4 25/7 1/8 11 4,5 Southern Cuckoo Bumblebee – 25/7 1 25/7 25/7 1 4 new to list 25/7/15 Tree Bumblebee 4/5 5 21/6 29/8 21 1,2,4,5,6,7 White-tailed Bumblebee 30/5 9 25/7 1/8 24 1,2,4,5,6,7 2015 comments: These results are from the regular monitoring visits by Sue and Steve Place. Some good increases in Meadow to Shell hide (section 6) and Rotunda path (section 2) following willow clearance work, all bar one section well up YOY. No Field Cuckoo this year and Early down slightly, but all others up and Red tailed back from nil last year and a thSouthern cuckoo recorded too - a new species for ML 25 July 2015. ththThe below was surveyed in 2014 by Sue and Steve Place from 5 May onwards to 30 Aug: 2014: Species (7) First Peak Peak Last date Total Sections date count date count Buff-tailed Bumblebee 1/6 4 1/6 9/8 13 1,4,5,6,7 Common Carder Bumblebee 5/5 2 14/5, 23/8 11 1,2,4,5,7 27/7, 2/8 Early Bumblebee 5/5 7 1/6 16/8 24 1,2,4,5,7 Field Cuckoo Bumblebee – 27/7 3 9/8 9/8 5 1,4,5 new to list 27/7/14 Garden Bumblebee 14/5 2 1/6 1/6 3 4,5,7 Red-tailed Bumblebee - - - - - - Tree Bumblebee 5/5 8 1/6 13/7 16 2,4,5,6,7 White-tailed Bumblebee 14/5 5 1/6 9/8 15 1,2,4,5,6,7 2014 comments: Sections 4 (part), 5 and 7 are the most open, warm and sunny and best for flowers providing pollen and nectar and therefore best for insects including bumblebees. Opening up the long path in Section 4 would benefit the insects. A Field Cuckoo recorded too th- a new species for ML 27 July 2014. stthThe below was surveyed in 2013 by Sue and Steve Place from 21 Apr onwards to 26 Aug: 2013: Species (7) First Last date Dates Seen date Buff-tailed Bumblebee 21/4 26/8 21/4, 7/5, 5/7, 8/8, 18/8, 26/8 Common Carder Bumblebee 1/5 18/8 1/5, 16/5, 31/5, 4/6, 14/6, 17/7, 8/8, 18/8 Early Bumblebee 4/6 26/8 4/6, 14/6, 8/8, Page 60 of 75 2013: Species (7) First Last date Dates Seen date 18/8, 26/8 Garden Bumblebee 4/6 12/7 4/6, 14/6, 12/7 Red-tailed Bumblebee 21/4 26/8 21/4, 8/8, 18/8, 26/8 Tree Bumblebee 16/5 8/8 16/5, 14/6, 5/7, 8/8 White-tailed Bumblebee 4/6 18/8 4/6, 14/6, 5/7, 12/7, 17/7, 8/8, 18/8 2013 comments: Dates only. Shieldbugs Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) ndBirch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus Photo taken by Martin Parr 22 Sept 2012 - on Web Site interstinctus) and Facebook Forum cJul/Aug 2015. stBlue Shieldbug (Zicrona caerulae) Photo taken by Martin Parr 1 Sept 2011 - on Web Site and Facebook Forum cJul/Aug 2015. thBronze Shieldbug (Troilus luridus) Found and photographed by Martin Parr 5 May 2011 – This photo on Web Site and Facebook Forum cJul/Aug 2015. Also photo of nymph on Web Site and Facebook Forum July 2015 (Tony Hulls). Dock (Leaf) Bug (a Shieldbug) (Coreus Photo on Web Site and Facebook Forum May 16th 2015 marginatus) (Wendy Marks) and Martin Parr 28 Aug 2015. Forest (Red-legged) Shieldbug (Pentatoma Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – 2 in Beehive area. Photo by Rufipes) Phill Luckhurst taken 11 Oct 2015 on Site and Facebook Forum. Green Shieldbug (Palomina prasina) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Rotunda Reed. Photo of Instar on Web Site and Facebook Forum Aug 2015 (Colin Rowe). Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma Aug 2013 haemorrhoidale) ththFound and photographed by Martin Parr 18 or 19 Oct Parent Shield Bug (Elasmucha grisea) 2012 in an Alder by the Teal Hide – This photo on Web Site and Facebook Forum cJul/Aug 2015. Also photo on thWeb Site and Facebook Forum 19 July 2015 – Phill Luckhurst. Pied Shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor) Mar 2014 (Martin Parr) found 20+ of these under the Stick screen near to the sluice. They are ground dwellers and lay eggs in the soil, but feed on Black Horehound and other labiates so they climb around to feed. These were all over the nettles and ground ivy there. Shieldbug sp. Pre 2013 Sloe Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarus) aka Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Hairy Shieldbug Skittles Thynne). Photo on Facebook Forum and Website by Martin Parr, 17 & 28 Aug 2015. Southern Green Shieldbug (Nezara viridula) Sep 24 2014 (Paul Davis – Creaturesnapper) Tortoise Shieldbug (Eurygaster testudinaria) Photo of nymph by Phill Luckhurst 19 Aug 2015 on Facebook Forum and Website. Woundwort Shieldbug 2014 (Martin Smith) True Flies Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) Bluebottle (Calliphora vomitoria) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – 1 by Sluice. 2014 Certain (Martin Page 61 of 75 True Flies Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) Parr) Common Horse Fly (or Notch-horned Cleg 2014 Fly) (Haematopota pluvialis) Dance Fly sp - (Empis livida) Photo by Martin Parr 25 July 2015 on Facebook Forum and Web Site. Drone Fly Pre 2013 Flesh Fly Pre 2013 Fly (Anthomyia pluvalis) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Gill Parr). Photo on Facebook Forum and Web Site by Sharon Monahan 17 Aug 2015. Fly (Anthomyia procellaris) Photo by Martin Parr 17 Aug 2015 on Facebook Forum and Web Site. Fly (Dixella aestivalis) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Teal Hide (Colin Rowe). Fly (Helina aesarte) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Meadow (Gill Parr). Fly (Melieria omissa) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Linda Gould). Fly (Mydaea scuterellis) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Outside Clubhouse (Paul Ward). Fly (Norillisoma spinimanum) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Gill Parr). Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook thForum) 24 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Fly (Sicus ferrugineus) Parasite on Bumble Bees – 2014 (Martin Parr) Tachinid Fly sp (Eriothrix rufomaculata) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) by Martin Parr 17th Aug 2015.. Tachinid Fly sp (Eurithia anthophila) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) by M.Parr 6th Aug 2014. thTachinid Fly sp (Tachina fera) May 26 2015 (Martin Parr) + Photographed (on thWebsite Gallery and Facebook Forum) 20 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Fly (Volucella inflate) 2014 (Dave Simms) Greenbottle (Lucilia aesar) Likely (BioBlitz 2013 – Paddock, Sluice & Long Hedge (Linda Gould, Gill Parr & Paul Ward) Horsefly Pre 2013 House Fly (Musca domestica) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Meadow (Gill Parr). thHoverfly (Anasimyia contracta) Photographed 28 May 2015 (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) – Martin Parr. thHoverfly (Callicera aurata) - Plain Golden Aug 18 2013 (Martin Parr) – On teasel by Sluice. Very rare – only 3 records in Herts and 155 in the UK ever. Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum bicinctum) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) by Colin Rowe 3rd Aug 2015. Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) - The Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Marmalade Hoverfly Forum) 28 July 2015 (Peter Jones) - although very common a new one for the records. Hoverfly (Eristalis arbustorum) Along Long Hedge - Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) Martin Parr 20th June 2015 Hoverfly (Eristalis horticola) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook rdForum) 3 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Hoverfly (Eristalis intricarius) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) Martin Parr 20th June 2015 Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum (was E. Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook interruptus)) Forum) Martin Parr 24th June 2015 Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) 1st Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Hoverfly (Helophilus hybridus) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook ththForum) 28 May & 8 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) - The Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Rotunda Hide (Linda Gould) + Footballer Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Page 62 of 75 True Flies Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) Skittles Thynne). Hoverfly (Leucozona lucorum) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook thForum) 5 May 2014 (Martin Parr) thHoverfly (Myathropa florea) Recorded 19 Oct 2014 by Martin Parr. Look for the batman symbol on the thorax. Hoverfly (Parhelophilus sp) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook th Forum) 26 May 2015 (Martin Parr) Hoverfly (Parhelophilus versicolor or Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook thfrutetorum) But these can only be split by Forum) 6 June 2015 (Martin Parr). the presence of a tuft of black hairs under the hind femur on the male P.frutetorum. Hoverfly (Platycheirus albimanus) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook thForum) 10 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Hoverfly (Rhingia campestris) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook ththForum) 5 May 2014 (Martin Parr) + 2 recorded 27 Sep th2014 by Martin Parr + 26 May 2015 (Phill Luckhurst) + later. Hoverfly (Rhingia rostrata) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook thForum) 10 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) and Aug 2015 (Colin Rowe). Hoverfly (Riponnensia splendens) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook rdForum) 3 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Oak Tree (Gill Parr). Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook rdForum) – Phill Luckhurst 3 Aug 2015 Hoverfly (Syritta pipiens) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) - Martin Smith 18th June 2015 Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) – Common Pre 2013 + Photographed (on Website Gallery and stHoverfly Facebook Forum) 1 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Hoverfly (Tropidia scita) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook rdForum) 3 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Hoverfly (Volucella inanis) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) Martin Parr 28th July 2015 (7 seen this day). Can be confused with V. zonaria, but that has thicker bands and a deep chestnet coloured thorax and pronotum. Hoverfly (Volucella inflata) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) Martin Parr 28th July 2015 Hoverfly (Volucella pelluscens) – Great Pied Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Hoverfly Forum) Martin Parr 25th June 2015 and Dave Simms 8 Aug 2015 Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) - Hornet Mimic Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Hoverfly Forum) Martin Parr 25th June 2015 Hoverfly (Xanthogramma pedissequum) Likely (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Barn Owl Meadow (Holly Skittles Thynne). Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) Martin Parr 20th June & th28 August 2015. Hoverfly (Xylota segnis) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook strdForum) 1 & 3 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) ndHoverfly (Xylota sylvarum) 2014 (Martin Parr) + 22 May 2015 (Paul Lewis). thLeaf Mining fly (Agromyza alnivora) –(fly) Ched George 25 Oct 2015 Lesser House Fly (Fannia canicularis) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013 – Paddock, Rotunda, Beehive, Oak (Gill Parr & Paul Ward) Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana) Pre 2013. Photos on Web Site. Robber Fly (Machimus atricapillus) Robber Fly (Machimus atricapillus) Sawfly sp. Pre 2013 Sawfly sp - (Arge cyanocrocea) - Bramble May 2014 (Martin Parr) Page 63 of 75 True Flies Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) Sawfly Sawfly sp – (Eriocampa ovata) - Wooly Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook rdAlder Sawfly Forum) 3 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Sawfly sp – (Macrophya albicincta) 2014 (Martin Patten) Sawfly sp – (Macrophya rufipes) – one of Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook the Tenthredinidae Forum) near the Puddingstone - Martin Parr 15th June 2015 Sawfly sp – (Tenthredo mesomelas) 2014 (Martin Smith) ththSawfly sp – (Tenthredo scrophulariae) - Larva – Oct 4 2014 (Dave Simms). Adults – Jun 24 Figwort Sawfly 2015 Sicus ferrugineus is a species of fly from the Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook genus Sicus in the family Conopidae. Forum) Martin Parr 10th June 2015. Scorpion Fly 2014 (Martin Patten) Snipe Fly - Chrysopilus cristatus Pre 2013. (Photo on Web Site by Martin Parr – Jun 2015) Soldier Fly sp - (Stratiomys potamida) – Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum thndBanded General - Adrian Lee 19 July 2015, Martin Smith 22 July 2015 th& Peter Jones 24 July 2015. Tachnid fly sp (Eurithia anthophila) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) by M.Parr 6th Aug 2014. Tachnid fly sp (Nowickia ferox) Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum) by M.Parr 31 Jul 2015. thTechnid Fly sp (Tachina fera) May 26 2015 (Martin Parr) + Photographed (on thWebsite Gallery and Facebook Forum) 20 Jun 2015 (Martin Parr) Yellow Dung Fly 2014 (Martin Patten) Others Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) Acorn Weevil (Curculio elaphas) Sep 2011 & BioBlitz 2013 Alder Spittlebug (Aphrophora alni) – A Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook „large? froghopper. Forum) by Colin Rowe Aug 2015. Aphid sp. Pictures on Web Site since 2015 Assassin Bug sp. Aug 2013 (Martin Parr). Aggressive beneficial insect. Banded White-lipped Snail Banded White-lipped Snail Bee Fly (Bombyliidae) Jul 2013 Bloodworm midge larvae (Chironomidae Calliphora vomitoria larvae) Brown Centipede (Lithobius forficatus) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Outside Clubhouse (Paul Ward) Brown Garden Snail (Helix aspersa) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – (Colin Rowe & Paul Ward) Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis) Pre 2013 Bulrush Bug (Chilacis typhae) Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum - thMartin Parr 17 August 2015. Caddisfly (Limnephilus lunatus?) Likely - Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook thForum – Paul Lewis 15 Sep 2015. Caddisfly larvae (Glyphotaelius pellucidus) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – In pond (Jane Archer) Centipede sp. (Necrophloeophagus Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Beehive area (Paul Ward) longicornis) Common Amber Snail ((Succinea putris) Possible. Photograph on Web Site, taken by K. Pursall st15 Aug 2014 and C. Bessant 31 Jul 2015 Common / European Earwig (Forficula Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – (Colin Rowe & Paul Ward) auricularia) Common Flower Bug (Anthocornis Likely (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly nemorum) Skittles Thynne) Common Green Capsid (Lygocoris Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook - Martin pabulinus) Parr 29th June 2015 Page 64 of 75 Others Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) Common Green Grasshopper Pre 2013 Common / Meadow Froghopper (Philaenus Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Beehive area and Paddock spumarius) Common Red Ant / European Fire Ant Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Linda Gould) (Myrmica rubra) Cranefly (Tipula paludosa) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Meadow, Rotunda & Long Hedge (Colin Rowe & Linda Gould) Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond (Paul Ward) Figwort Weevil (Cionus scrophulariae) Martin Parr 17th June 2015 Fine Streaked Bugkin (Miris striatus) 2014 (Martin Patten) Flatworm (Dendrocoelum lacteum) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond Flatworm (Dugesia polychroa) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond Freshwater Shrimp (Gammarus sp) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond Garden Slug / Darkface Arion (Arion Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Rotunda Hide (Paul Ward) Distinctus) Grey Garden Slug (Deroceras reticulatum) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – (Colin Rowe) Keeled Ramshorn Snail (Planorbis Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond carinatus) Large / European Red Slug (Arion rufus) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Beehive area (Paul Ward). Photo on Website Gallery and Facebook Forum August 27th 2015 (Keith Pursall). Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Leafhopper Bug sp (Adarrus ocellaris). Forum) August18th 2015 (Martin Parr). Leafhopper Bug sp (Cicadella viridis) - Photographed (on Website Gallery and Facebook Green Leafhopper Forum) August17th 2015 (Martin Parr). Leech (Helobdella stagnalis) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – 2, Barge Pond Lesser Marsh Grasshopper (Chorthippus Likely (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Barn Owl meadow albomarginatus) (Andy Clark) Leopard / Great Grey Slug (Limax maximus) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Outside Clubhouse (Paul Ward) Long-winged coneheads (Conocephalus Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum - stdiscolor) Martin Parr 31 July 2015. Taken in Rotunda meadow. The straight ovipositor on the female is the key way to tell this is not a short winged conehead. We had a conehead record on the bioblitz on 15th Sept 2013 but with no ovipositor to check we settled for short- winged,(they like wet meadows) so that record is now in doubt (see Short-winged conehead below). There were lots of these in Rotunda meadow where the previous record was logged. Marsh Damselbug (Nabis limbatus) Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum - Martin Parr 28th August 2015. Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum – parallelus) Keith Pursall 10 July 2014. Mirid Bug sp (Calocoris stysi) Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum - Martin Parr 24th June 2015 Mirid Bug sp (Closterotomus Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum - fulvomaculatus) Martin Parr 20th June 2015 Mirid Bug sp (Deraeocoris lutescens) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Oak Tree (Colin Rowe) thMirid Bug sp (Deraeocoris ruber) Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum 30 July 2015 – Gary Armstrong stMirid Bug sp (Dryophilocoris Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum 1 flavoquadrimaculatus) June 2015 – Martin Parr thMirid Bug sp (Liocoris tripustulatus) – Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum 17 thCommon Nettle Bug June 2015 – Martin Parr, and Phill Luckhurst 19 Jul 2015. thMirid Bug (Lygus sp) - there are 5 very Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum 17 Page 65 of 75 Others Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) similar species, and 2 of them are almost Aug 2015 – Martin Parr impossible to tell apart (L. pratensis or L. wagneri). Miridae sp. Aug 2013 (Martin Parr). Variety of leaf bug. rdMiridae sp. (Cyllecoris histrionius) Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum 3 June 2015 – Martin Parr. Miridae sp. (Pantilius tunicatus) Likely (Nov 2014) – By Sanctuary Hide (Dave Simms) (not Capsid (Heteroptera) bug sp – (Lygus pratensis) as first thought) Mosquito species (Culicidae species) Likely (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Skittles Thynne) thNettle ground bug (Heterogaster urticae) Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum 15 Jun 2015 – Martin Parr thNettle Weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus) Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum 25 May 2015 – Martin Smith and Adrian Lee 22nd June 2015. Parhelophilus Frutetorum or versicolor 2014 (Martin Parr) Pfeiffers Amber Snail (Oxyloma elegans) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Linda Gould) rdPhantom Crane-fly (Ptychoptera Photographed – on Web Site and Facebook Forum 3 contaminate) Jun 2015 – Martin Parr & Martin Patten. Photo of Larva thby Jane Archer taken 9 Aug 2015 also on Web Site. Phantom Midge larva (Chaoborus sp) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond Red-eared Terrapin or Slider (Trachemys Non-native invasive species – singles record at Maple scripta elegans) Lodge - (26/06/92, 26/08/95 & 21/09/13) Red Velvet (or Strawberry) Mite Photographed (on Facebook Forum) by Martin Parr July (Trombidium holosericeum) 2014. Roesel?s Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeseli) Pre 2013 + Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Skittles Thynne Rose Aphid (Macrosiphum rosae) Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz 2014) – Puddingstone (Andy Clark) Scentless Plant Bug sp.(Corizus hyoscyami) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Paddock (Colin Rowe). Known to Dutch as Cinnamon Bug Photo by Colin Rowe 3rd Aug 2015 on Facebook Forum and Web Site and by Martin Smith. Aka Squash Bug sp (Corizus hyoscyami) -Photo by Sharon Monahan 17 Aug 2015 on Facebook sometimes called the Black and Red Forum and Web Site. Squash Bug. Short-winged Conehead (Conocephalus Certain? (BioBlitz 2013) – Rotunda (Colin Rowe). dorsalis) -> record in doubt -> see Record now (Aug 2015) in doubt – see Long-winged comments ,. coneheads (Conocephalus discolor) above. thSignal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Jun 17 2015 (Martin Parr). This, the North American signal crayfish is now considered an invasive species across Europe and Japan, ousting native species there. stSlender Groundhopper (Tetrix subulata) 21 May 2015 by Puddingstone (Martin Parr) Snail (Bithynia teutauilata) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond Snail (Bithyuia leachi) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes Sep 2011 + Aug 2013 + Certain (Minibeasts BioBlitz punctatissima) 2014) – Puddingstone (Holly Skittles Thynne). Photo of nymph by Colin Rowe Aug 2015 on Facebook Forum and Web Site. Squash Bug (Coreus marginatus) 2014 (Martin Smith) Tree Damsel Bug (Himacerus apterus) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – Beehive area (Martin Parr) Tipula maxima (Large Crane-fly) Tipula maxima (Large Crane-fly) Water Hoglouse / Waterlouse (Asellus Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Barge Pond & Clubhouse pond Aquaticus) Page 66 of 75 Others Comments / earliest (logged) record (mostly 2013 onwards) thWater Scorpion 25 Aug 2011 + Jan 2013 White-lipped Snail (Cepaea hortensis) Certain (BioBlitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) Woodlouse (Armadilliduim vulgare) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Beehive area Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus) Possibly (BioBlitz 2013) – Sluice area (Colin Rowe) Woodlouse (Philoscio muscorum) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – Outside Clubhouse, Lynsters (Paul Ward) Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flavus) Likely (BioBlitz 2013) – (Paul Ward) thMinibeasts BioBlitz – The following were recorded on Minibeasts BioBlitz Day 13 Jul 2014: Common Name Latin / Scientific Notes: Number found, Observer, Certainty Name Location. Rose aphid Macrosiphum rosae 1, Andy Clark, Puddingstone Certain Honey bee Apes mellifera 8, Andy Clark, Barn owl meadow Likely Tree Bumble bee Bombus hypnorum 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain Puddingstone Bloody-nosed beetle Timarcha tenebricosa 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Barn owl Possible meadow Soldier beetle Rhagonchya fulva 20+, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain Puddingstone Thick-kneed flower Oedemera nobilis 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Barn owl Certain beetle meadow Common Flower bug Anthocornis 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Likely nemorum Puddingstone Cased caddis sp. Mystacides 5, Jane Archer, Sluice Possible longicornis Caseless caddis Hydropsyche species 2, Jane Archer, Sluice Likely Roesels bush cricket Metrioptera roeseli 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain Puddingstone Speckled Bush Cricket Leptophyes 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain punctatissima Puddingstone Common Fish louse Argulus foliaceus 10, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus species 5, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Likely Sluice / sanc. Pond Seed Shrimp Cypris species 3, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain (ostracoda) Water hog-louse Asellus aquaticus 4, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Certain Sluice / sanc. Pond Flatworm Polycelis nigra 4, Nick Bessant, Sanc. Pond Certain Black fly larvae Simulium species lots, Jane Archer, Sluice Likely Alder fly Sialis lutaria 1, Nick Bessant, Sanc. Pond Likely Bloodworm midge Chironomid species 1, Nick Bessant, Sanc. Pond Likely larvae Lesser Marsh Chorthippus 1, Andy Clark, Barn owl meadow Likely Grasshopper albomarginatus Meadow grasshopper Chorthippus 2, Holly Skittles Thynne, Barn owl Likely parallelus meadow Hoverfly Xanthogramma 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Likely pedissequum Puddingstone The footballer Helophilus pendulus 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain Puddingstone 16-spot ladybird Tytthaspis 16-1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Barn owl Certain punctata meadow Page 67 of 75 7 spot Ladybird Coccinella 7-punctata 2, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain Puddingstone Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia 14-guttata 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain Puddingstone Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain Puddingstone Leech Helobdella stagnalis 1, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Leech Erpobdela species 1, Jane Archer, Sluice Likely Mayfly Cloeon dipterum lots, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Likely Sluice / sanc. Pond Common bythinia Bithynia tentaculata 1, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Nerite Snail Theodoxus fluviatilis 5, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Pea mussel Sphaerium species 1, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Likely Sluice / sanc. Pond Wandering Pond Snail Lymnaea peregra lots, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Certain Sluice / sanc. Pond Whirlpool Ramshorn Planorbarius lots, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Certain snail carinatus Sluice / sanc. Pond Mosquito species Culicidae species 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Likely Puddingstone Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae 15+, Andy Clark, Puddingstone Certain Pond skater Gerris species lots, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Certain Sluice / sanc. Pond Sloe Shieldbug (aka Dolycoris baccarus 1, Holly Skittles Thynne, Certain Hairy Shieldbug) Puddingstone Spider Enoplognatha ovata 3, Doug Marriott, Arachnida , Certain Theridiidae, Paddock Spider Tetragnatha montana 2, Doug Marriott, Arachnida, Certain tetragnathidae Spider Hylyphantes 1, Doug Marriott, Arachnida, Certain graminicola linyphiidae Spider Pisaura mirabilis 1, Doug Marriott, Arachnida, Certain pisauridae Greater waterboatman Notonecta glauca 3, Jane Archer, Sluice Certain Lesser Waterboatman Corixa punctata 4, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Certain Sluice / sanc. Pond Lesser waterboatman Sigara species 4, Nick Bessant, Sanc. Pond Certain Watermite Arrhenurus species 1, Jane Archer / Nick Bessant, Likely Sluice / sanc. Pond thBioBlitz – The following were recorded on BioBlitz Day 15 Sep 2013: Common Name Latin Name Notes: Number found, Camera Certainty Owner & Photo id, Location. 1 Colin Rowe 2550 Oak tree by Acorn Weevil Curculio elaphas Likely Jubilee Beetle Larva Hyphydrus ovatus 2 Barge Pond Likely 2 Colin Rowe 2552 - 3 Outside Black Clock Beetle Pterostichus madidus Possibly Hide Black-headed Cardinal Wiggly Thing Paul W 0056 Pyrochroa coccinea Likely beetle Outside Clubhouse Bloodworm midge Chironomidae larvae 2 Barge Pond Certain larvae Bluebottle Calliphora vomitoria 1 Sluice Likely 1 Paul Ward 0040 + 62 Outside Brown Centipede Lithobius forficatus Likely Clubhouse lots Colin Rowe 2577 + Paul Ward Brown Garden Snail Helix aspersa Likely 0106 Sluice Hide Page 68 of 75 Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis 1 Linda Gould 1643 Bramble Likely 1 Jane Archer 1010194 - 98, case Glyphotaelius Caddis fly larvae made of dead leaf fragments In Likely pellucidus pond Necrophloeophagus Centipede 1 Paul Ward 0134 Beehive area Likely longicornis Common / European lots Colin Rowe 2556 + 2560 & Forficula auricularia Certain Earwig Paul Ward 0052 Oak Tree Common / Meadow GD file 2712 Beehive area, Philaenus spumarius Likely Frog hopper Paddocks 1 Gill Parr 2708, 2709, 2710 & Common Carder Bombus pascuorum Paul Ward 95, 96, 111,113,115 Certain Bumblebee Rotunda hide Common Red Ant / Myrmica rubra 1 Linda Gould 1616 Paddocks Likely European Fire Ant Common Wasp Vespula vugaris 1 Paul Ward 0044 Paddock likely 1 Linda Gould 1628 & Colin Rowe Cranefly Tipula paludosa 2558 Meadow, Rotunda, Long Likely hedge Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris 1 Paul Ward 0046 Barge Pond Likely Dendrocoelum Flatworm 1 Barge Pond Certain lacteum Flatworm Dugesia polychroa lots Barge Pond Certain Aphthona sp. (Poss 1 Linda Gould 1640 - 41 Long Flea Beetle Possibly Lutescens) hedge Fly Anthomyia pluvalis 1 Gill Parr 2706 Paddock Possibly 1 Photo Colin 2572-3 & 2567, (like small cranefly or mossie) In Fly Dixella aestivalis Teal Hide Possible Fly Helina duplicata 1 Gill Parr 2718 Meadow Possibly LG 1617 on thistle , grey legs Fly Melieria omissa Possibly Paddocks 1 Paul Ward 0048 Outside Fly Mydaea scuterellis Possible Clubhouse Norillisoma 1 Gill Parr 2705 and 2714, 2715, Fly Possibly spinimanum 2716 red fly Paddock Forest Shieldbug Pentatoma Rufipes 2 Beehive area Certain Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus sp lots Barge Pond Certain Garden Slug / Arion Distinctus 1 Paul Ward 0121 Rotunda hide Likely Darkface Arion Green Shieldbug Palomina prasina Rotunda Reed Certain LG 1612 + 1629 + 1645 and GP Greenbottle Lucilia caesar 2707 and PW 0120 Paddock, Likely Sluice, long hedge Deroceras Grey Garden Slug 1 Colin Rowe 2554 Outside Hide Likely reticulatum House Fly Musca domestica 1 Gill Parr 2719 Meadow Possibly Sphaerophoria Hoverfly GP 2720 Oak Tree Possibly scripta Keeled Ramshorn Planorbis carinatus 1 Barge Pond Certain Snail Large / European Red 1 Paul Ward 0137 + 148 Beehive Arion rufus Likely Slug area Leech Helobdella stagnalis 2 Barge Pond Certain Leopard / Great Grey 1 Paul Ward 0059 Outside Limax maximus Likely Slug Clubhouse Page 69 of 75 1 Gill Parr 2704 + 2721 & Paul Lesser House Fly Fannia canicularis Ward 155 Paddock, rotunda, Possibly beehive, Oak Dorcus Lesser Stag Beetle Martin P Outside Clubhouse Certain parallelipipedus 1 Jane Archer 1010199 - 201 In Lesser Water Boatman Corixa punctata Certain Pond Chrysolina 1 Paul Ward 0008 + 76 Outside Mint Leaf beetle Certain menthastri Clubhouse Deraeocoris Mirid Bug Colin 2559 to ispot Oak Tree lutescens Mesembrina Noon Fly 1 Linda Gould 1626 Long hedge Certain meridiana Oak Common Spangle Neuroterus Lots Linda Gould 1589 Paddock Certain Gall Wasp quercusbaccarum Oak Knopper Gall Andricus Lots Linda Gould 1621 Paddocks Certain Wasp quercuscalicis Oak Ramshorn Gall Andricus aries 1 Linda Gould 1591 Paddock Certain Wasp Oak Silk button Neuroterus Lots Linda Gould 1589 Paddock Certain Spangle Gall Wasp numismalis 1 Linda Gould 1615 on thistle Pfeiffers Amber Snail Oxyloma elegans Likely Paddocks Phantom Midge larva Chaoborus sp lots Barge Pond Certain 1 Colin Rowe 2590, 2593 - red and black bug on nettles Scentless Plant Bug Paddocks. sp. Known to Dutch as Corizus hyoscyami Certain Photo by Colin Rowe 3rd Aug 2015 Cinnamon Bug on Facebook Forum and Web Site and by Martin Smith. Short-winged Conocephalus 2 Colin Rowe 2579, 2580. 2584, Certain Conehead dorsalis 2586 Rotunda hide Snail Bithynia teutauilata 5 Barge Pond Certain Snail Bithyuia leachi 2 Barge Pond Likely 1 Colin Rowe 2588, 2589 and Strawberry Beetle Galeruca tanaceti Paul Ward 0054, Martin Parr 8978, Likely 9045 Meadow The Footballer Pauls 89, Linda Gould 1608 Helophilus pendulus Certain Hoverfly (Hover fly) Rotunda hide 1 Martin Parr 8978, 9045 Beehive Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus apterus Certain area Water Hoglouse / Asellus Aquaticus lots Barge Pond, clubhouse pond Likely Waterlouse White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis 1 Paul Ward 0077 Certain White-tailed Bombus lucorum Path to Doubledecker Likely Bumblebee Woodlouse Armadilliduim vulgare Beehive area Likely Woodlouse Oniscus asellus 1 Colin Rowe 2569 Sluice area Possibly Woodlouse Philoscio muscorum 1 Paul Ward 0045 Likely 1 Paul Ward 0045 Outside Woodlouse Porcellio scaber Likely Clubhouse, Lynsters Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus 1 Paul Ward 0101 Likely Page 70 of 75 APPENDIX 4 Water Levels A constant supply of water is essential in maintaining a wetland reserve. See Objectives in Management Plan). Maple Lodge Water levels (1999-2015) Teal hideClubhouse hide 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 Height2.00 0.00 -2.00 -4.00 31/05/99 30/11/99 31/05/00 30/11/00Latest update 02/12/1531/05/01 30/11/01 31/05/02 30/11/02The above water levels were recorded between May 1999 and December 2015. 31/05/03 30/11/03Background 31/05/04 30/11/042002: There have been no firm proposals from Thames Water for a sustainable water supply. 31/05/05We had a communication in 2002 from the Environment Agency - They had been monitoring 30/11/05the water levels in the lakes down the valley and asked various questions about our lakes and 31/05/06 the effects of varying levels on the ecology of the reserve. Needless to say we stressed the 30/11/06 31/05/07importance of maintaining the lake levels. 30/11/072009: The proposed development of “Maple Park” circa 2009, with offices and a hotel was 31/05/08modified at the last moment. It now seems that there will be no building on the cricket field, a 30/11/08small concession but very welcome. Although the plans showed proposals for an 31/05/09environmental area, on land on which building would not be feasible anyway, we were 30/11/09concerned about the possible effects of the drainage that would be required for such new 31/05/10buildings. 30/11/10 31/05/11Jan 2013: Using the water levels measured data over the last 13 years, the results are being 30/11/11analysed. This information will be very useful in planning for the reserve, and we need to have 31/05/12 30/11/12a strategy for managing the water level - as far as we can - to enable us to make decisions. 31/05/13 30/11/13 31/05/14Trends and forecast 30/11/14 31/05/152012: With major draughts in 1998, 2005/6 and 2011/12 we should expect a few years grace 30/11/15now (hopefully) before the next dry-out. However there does appear to be an increasing trend for the levels to drop below the 6 - 8 norm (Teal Hide measure post) in Summer, whether through lower rainfall (climate change?) or extra extraction. Page 71 of 75 Jan 2013: The Marsh Lake is at its highest level, although the Clubhouse Lake has been slightly higher historically. The data measured via the new boards has not been entered as the boards have moved against the old ones over the period shown by up to 1 unit. We should however continue recording these in the hope that they settle at a permanent level - in which case we have a formula ready so that they can be inserted and back dated. This would become urgent if the old boards deteriorate, so that we can switch over, but otherwise is of little import. Dec 2013: Interesting to note that while the Teal hide is showing the highest levels ever recorded for most of this year, this is not reflected in Marsh lake readings - which are lower than average if anything. So either there is more water entering Marsh lake now via other sources than previously - or the board has moved! As we have not noticed worse than normal flooding in the plantation area, then possibly the latter - other explanations are being sought. Dec 2015: Clubhouse lake has been higher since we added some blockages to the outlet stream sluice (Clubhouse to Marsh) in Jan 2014. No reference found to the Sluice Boards being put in at a higher level in late 2012 to account for the higher recorded level on Marsh lake subsequently - but it looks likely as we had hardly exceeded 8 prior to that but have done so regularly since. On the longer term trend, it does seem likely that we will have another big dry spell in the next year or two. It seems unlikely that this will be this winter now given the current jet stream flow of storms, but maybe next year? Key Levels Below is a grid showing the current key levels (Outlet flow, Teal path flooding etc) but we do need to add the level where flow from Clubhouse to Marsh Lake starts. There is little evidence of a lag in the filling of Marsh Lake, which perhaps indicates that direct rainfall, run-off and other input sources play a larger role than expected in filling Marsh Lake. It may be desirable to add an extra sluice to the Clubhouse lake outlet so that we can store excess water here to top up Marsh Lake as needed, or to hasten the drop in Marsh Lake at key times to encourage waders on migration. Key Levels Level at lake Clubhouse Teal 9 Everglades path starts to flood 8.75 8.5 8.25 Rotunda meadow flooded in front of hide 8 7.75 Output all the way 7.5 Water at top board of Kingfisher Sluice 7.25 7 Seldom any flow at all at Kingfisher Sluice 6.75 6.5 6.25 Water stops flowing over Kingfisher Sluice 6 5.75 5.5 5.25 5 4.75 4.5 4.25 Page 72 of 75 Level at lake Clubhouse Teal 4 3.75 3.5 3.25 3 2.75 2.5 2.25 2 Teal channel reduced to pools 1.75 1.5 1.25 1 0.75 0.5 0.25 0 Islands showing -0.25 -0.5 -0.75 -1 -1.25 -1.5 -1.75 -2 Query At what level does Clubhouse Sluice start to flow? Rotunda Meadow - measure floodplain at key levels What level is boat viable? Page 73 of 75 APPENDIX 5 Document Version Control Version History Version Date Comments 121002 10 Oct 2012 First draft (as part of Management Plan) for committee review prepared by Dave Simms, based on updates to previous 2005 management report and related documents. 130320 20 Mar 2013 Updates to water levels, moth and fungus lists, etc. 130620 20 Jun 2013 Updates to bird list and addition of Pond Dipping survey. Additional Fauna section added to list species not included elsewhere in this document. 130723 23 Jul 2013 More species added to lists. Latin names added. Records added. 130925 25 Sep 2013 Records added. Butterfly, Dragonfly and Bumblebee survey results added. Spiders updated (following BioBlitz). 131106 06 Nov 2013 Herts List 2013 status added. Site Map redrawn. BioBlitz 2013 results added throughout. 131204 04 Dec 2013 Water Levels updated and Site Map had car park added. 131224 24 Dec 2013 Lichens at Maple Lodge added. 140331 31 Mar 2014 Web and Facebook links added. Pied Shieldbug also added. Added Geology & Geomorphology, Hydrology and Soils to the Physical Description section. 140512 12 May 2014 Added to the species recorded following recent finds. Added 2013 (vs 2002) Status of Herts and ML birds. 140625 25 Jun 2014 New species records added (recorded from photos posted on Facebook Forum). 141111 11 Nov 2014 More additions from Facebook Forum & moth trappings. Minibeast BioBlitz (13/07/14) updates also added. Shieldbugs now listed together (under Shieldbugs). 2014 Butterfly, Dragonfly, Damselfly and Bumblebee Survey summary added. 150116 16 Jan 2015 Species removed from Management Plan and now recorded in this new separate document. 150121 21 Jan 2015 Added additional True Fly, Beetle and Amber Snail records from 2014 photographs published on the Facebook Forum and Web Site. Added Flickr link. Added Hen Harrier from old accepted record. 150411 11 May 2015 Perch and Minnow added 02/05/15 and 2 new moths 11/05/15. 150601 01 Jun 2015 2015 Open Weekend pond dipping results and more species thadded following recent photos (up to 26 May 2015) posted on Facebook Forum. Page 74 of 75 150723- 23 Jul 2015 – New species (mainly insects) as posted for May, Jun, Jul & 31 Aug 2015 Aug (including new butterfly records) 2015 on Facebook 150831 Forum and Web Site plus new records from (non-bird) log book. Plus some old records now added. Plus minor revisions to Moth list. 150920 20 Sep 2015 Correction to Flea Beetle. Sausage Beetle added. 151013- 13 Oct 2015 – Caddisfly and others added including Leaf miners, Kidney 25 Oct 2015 Spot Ladybird and Marsh Damsel Bug. 151025 151114 14 Nov 2015 2015 Butterfly survey results added plus first record of Med Gull. 151121 21 Nov 2015 2013-2015 Dragonfly and Damselfly and Bumblebee surveys updated. 151213 13 Dec 2015 Updated Water Levels Chart – now May 1999 to Dec 2015. 160116- 16 Jan 2016 – Dog Stinkhorn, Yellow Brain Fungus, Blushing Bracket and Lungwort added to the Species List. 160127 27 Jan 2016 160207 07 Feb 2016 Species of Hoverfly, Soldier Beetle, Bee and others added from June 2015 records. Page 75 of 75