Monitoring Report 2018

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ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT 2018

Contents

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Context 1

A. Systematic Recording 7 Results 9 Reflections and Recommendations 35

B. BioBlitz 38 Reflections and Recommendations 43

C. References 44

LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 The Location of The Plain on Wimbledon and Putney Commons 4 Figure 2 Notice requesting public cooperation with Temporary Restricted Access across the 11 Conservation Zone of The Plain Figure 3a Standing water on the Recreation Zone of The Plain close to Inner Windmill Road 12 12th April 2018 Figure 3b Vista of The Plain showing patchy waterlogging in the foreground and along the 12 central pathway through the Conservation Zone 12th April 2018 Figure 4a Bulbous Buttercup - The Plain 9th May 2018 14 Figure 4b Common Field Speedwell in the Sward- The Plain, 9th May 2018 14 Figure 5 The Bed of Bluegate Gravel Pit Pond - 11th September 2018 showing Marsh 16 Cudweed and Marsh Pennywort with stems of Trifid Bur-marigold (top right) Figure 6 Red Kite 17 Figure 7 The Four Standard Bird Walks at Wimbledon Common (after Dawson 2009) Figure 8 19 Figure 8 Blue Tit - the Most Frequently Observed Bird Species on the Standard Walks 21 Figure 9 Purple Hairstreak 24 Figure 10 Keeled Skimmer at Farm Bog 2018 26 Figure 11a Italian Tubic (Metalampra italica) a Species new to Wimbledon and Putney 27 Commons in 2018 Figure 11b Sprawler (Asteroscopus sphinx) Another new Species found at Wimbledon and 27 Putney Commons in 2018 Figure 11c Striped Wainscot (Mythimna pudorina) 28 Figure 12a Frog Spawn at Bluegate Gravel Pit 12th March 2018 30 Figure 12b Heathland Depression Near the Junction of Ladies Mile and Inner Park Ride 30 12th March 2018 Figure 13 Russula amoenolens (Camembert Brittlegill) on Wimbledon Common 16th 32 September 2018 Figure 13a General vista showing distinguishing pruinose cap Figure 13b Highlighting the distinctive pink stem base Figure 14 Hedgehog Captured on a Night Camera at Putney Lower Common, 10th April 2018 34 Figure 15 Buzz at the Base Camp - Bioblitz 2018 38 Figure 16 Preparing the Small Mammal Traps 39 Figure 17 Heron 40 Figure 18 The BioBlitz Walk Route 40

LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Mowing Dates for the Conservation Zone of the Plain 2008-2017 5 Table 2 Summary of Systematic Recording in 2018 and Recent Years 8 Table 3 Recording Effort and Overall Plant Species Counts on The Plain 2014-18 15

Table 4 The Habitat Patches 15 Table 5 A Summary of Bird Sightings for The Plain 2018 - Extracted from the Bi-monthly 17 Reports of Amateur Observers Used to Compile the Annual Report Table 6 Bird Standard Walk Data - The Most Frequently Observed Species and Some Target 20 Species of Special Conservation Interest for WPCC Table 7a Re-established Long-term Transect (After Gay Carr and Now Including Plateau Sites 23 including The Plain) Table 7b New Transect Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood 23 Table 8 Dragonflies and Damselflies – Diversity at the Main Recording Locations 2018 26 Table 9 Summary of Common Lizard sightings reported in 2018 29 Table 10 Mammals Sighted or Evident from Other Signs -Wimbledon and Putney Commons 31 2018 Table 11 The Fauna detected at Putney Lower Common and Barnes Common during the 34 Night Camera Survey (extracted from Carbone and Cates, 2018) Table 12 Winter-Early Spring and Spring and Summer Rainfall at Raynes Park (SW20) 2018 35 Table 13 Summary of BioBlitz Sightings 2018 42

LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 The Wildlife and Conservation Forum and Volunteer Recorders 45 Appendix 2 Wildlife and Conservation Events at Wimbledon and Putney Commons 46 Appendix 3a Floral Records for The Plain-2018 47 Appendix 3b Wider Bioblitz communities, Habitat Patches 53 Appendix 4a Standard Bird Transect Walk A 55 Appendix 4b Standard Bird Transect Walk B 57 Appendix 4c Standard Bird Transect Walk C 59 Appendix 4d Standard Bird Transect Walk D 61 Appendix 5a Butterflies on the Long-established Route on Wimbledon Common 63 Appendix 5b Butterflies - Woodland Transect - Wimbledon Common and Fishponds Wood 64 Appendix 6 Dragonflies and Damselflies of Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath 65 Appendix 7 Moths Recorded at 1 Thatched Cottage Wimbledon Common, Jan-Dec 2018 71 Appendix 8 Wimbledon Common Fungi 2018 83 Appendix 9a Putney Lower Common – Monthly Walk-About Records from the Conservation and 85 Engagement Officer Appendix 9b W&C Forum Walk-About at Putney Lower Common 87 Appendix 10 Rainfall Figures 2018 89 Appendix 11a Bioblitz Fauna 2018 90 Appendix11b Bioblitz Moths 96

THANKS ARE DUE TO EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS REPORT; TO THE WILLING VOLUNTEERS; FOR THE SUPPORT OF WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION FORUM MEMBERS; AND FOR THE RECIPROCAL ENTHUSIASM OF WIMBLEDON AND PUTNEY COMMONS STAFF. A SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES TO ANGELA EVANS-HILL FOR HER HELP WITH PROOF READING, CHASING MISSING DATA AND ASSISTANCE WITH THE FINAL FORMATTING, COMPILATION AND PRINTING OF THE REPORT.

Wimbledon and Putney Commons ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AT WIMBLEDON AND PUTNEY COMMONS 2018

CONTEXT

2018 was a year of climatic contrasts. Extreme winter cold was followed by a heat wave summer across Britain and Europe. Prolonged dry and exceptionally warm weather set in from mid-May until August with just a short showery interlude in late July. Meteorological Office records report 50 days without rain at recording stations from around Britain (National Climate Information Centre, 2018). The extreme heat and drought of summer 2018 equalled the previous outstanding heat-wave summer of 1976. February saw a period of intense cold and snow, in the popular jargon at the time, termed the ‘Beast from the East’. The cold and snowy weather was repeated to a lesser degree in mid-March when similar meteorological conditions temporarily brought a return of sub-zero day- time temperatures and snow, the so-called ‘Mini-beast’. These early cold periods led to a delayed spring but were then followed by a brief warm spell in April with a return to cooler weather in late April and early May. From mid-May onwards intense heat and dry conditions set in and across the Commons ponds gradually shrank. By late summer it was possible to walk across the bed of Bluegate Gravel Pit pond and terrestrial plants were spreading across the exposed bed while Bog Mosses (Sphagnum spp.) turned crispy. Though the Commons’ spring-fed ponds had largely recovered by the end of the year, the solely rainwater-fed sites remained only patchily filled (Bluegate) or with lower than usual water levels e.g. Hookhamslade, Rushmere. Water levels at 7- post pond, which also receives road runoff, did however seem fully restored by January 2019.

What, if anything, will be the longer term implications of these weather extremes for habitats and wildlife remains to be seen (Harvey, 2018). Impacts on the periodicity of flowering and synchronicity between different organism groups, such as bud-burst with emergence of pollinators were a concern. Regionally impacts were noted on some early flowering vegetable crops and nationally the poor quality and reduced volume of potato crops, reflecting the dry summer conditions, were widely reported. At Wimbledon Common the hay harvest from The Plain at 58 bales was the least in recent times, contrasting with the peak harvest of 80 bales in 2016. Year-to-year unpredictability seems to be a current feature of Britain’s weather defying the expected seasonal traits (Bullock, 2018; Morris, 2018). In common with observers across the country Wimbledon bird recorders saw some unusual migrants possibly reflecting the atypical conditions countrywide and beyond, e.g. Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) seen overhead in April.

In 2018 the ‘bird standard walk’ recorders reconvened and re-established a full set of standard walk records from all 4 long-term routes. This information is additional to the adhoc information from occasional amateur observers and these data are included in this monitoring report for the first

1 time. A regular annual meeting of the standard walkers group has now been established to help with data exchange, maintain motivation, and to promote discussion about changes noted. An updated bird trends report using the work of this group is proposed for 2020/21 to coincide with the 150th anniversary celebrations of WPCC. There is much information to retrieve from the 10 years since the first trends report by Dave Dawson (DD) in 2009 and this work is now in progress. The new bird song work shop established in 2018 proved popular as did the programme of more frequent bird walks which each typically attracted around 25 participants. However, the search for new volunteer observers to boost the bird records and especially the monitoring of the key target area of The Plain continues. Getting the regular commitment which would enable scientifically consistent records including abundance estimates is proving very challenging and we are still lacking updates of the valuable bird data set for The Plain which Dave Wills (DW) instigated as part of The Plain’s monitoring programme. A new appeal will be launched in 2019.

The inclusion of butterfly, dragonfly and damselfly records within annual the Bird Report as trialled in 2017 was liked and the new 2018 edition now proudly advertises itself as the Birds, Butterflies, and Dragonflies of Wimbledon and Putney Commons. It must, however, be noted that the birds listed in the annual report are the records of occasional observers, the keen ‘twitchers’, which is the long-established Wimbledon tradition for the Annual Bird Report, whereas the butterfly, dragonfly and damselfly records mainly reflect the regular transect walks (butterflies) and site spot visits (dragonflies and damselflies) of our expert volunteer recorders.

The Wildlife and Conservation Forum (W&C Forum) again convened a Winter Talk in February. The theme for 2018 was ‘London’s Rivers’. Two speakers, Dr Stuart Downward from Kingston University and Toby Hull from the South East Rivers Trust (SERT) outlined the evolution of London’s Rivers and the changes seen as the city grew. We learnt how some, such as the River Fleet, had ‘disappeared’ culverted beneath urban development and many had been ‘canalised’ in an attempt to control flows and flooding as housing spread. The new approach is to ‘de-engineer’ removing hard banksides so that with appropriate management within the present-day somewhat confined river channel areas meanders, riffles and pools can re-establish; the river bed gravel become re-exposed; and beach areas and islands can form. These are all features that would have been characteristic of the historic rivers. Not only will this benefit wildlife, it will increase the amenity value of the rivers and reduce their ‘flashiness’, the extremes of low and high flow. In particular we learnt about successful work on the Beverley Brook in Richmond Park and that SERT were now bidding for funds to support similar work upstream at Wimbledon Common to continue to improve the quality and flow regime of the Beverley Brook. November 2018 brought news of funding success and a programme of work was organised to begin in January 2019. The simultaneous, timely, confirmation of new funding from the Forestry Commission to support a 10 year woodland management scheme will enable Commons’ staff to complement SERT activity by opening up the brookside area. Woodland thinning will supply essential timbers needed as in-stream ‘obstacles’ to trigger meanders and yield brash to build berms. Some exciting follow through volunteering and monitoring activities should emerge for 2019.

More monitoring activities have been undertaken at Putney Lower Common. The Conservation & Engagement Officer (C&EO) has continued his monthly nature diary and now regularly posts ‘key features’ on a new information board in the WPCC compound area at Putney. W&C Forum members undertook an investigatory visit to Putney Lower Common in July to introduce the site to members unfamiliar with the location and at the same time investigate emerging concerns relating 2 to the site use by Little Forest Folk and similar educational groups and the summer use, under licence, by the Spencer Arms, of a small area of adjacent Commons grassland as an outdoor seating area. During the visit some snapshot records were taken. However, the site still lacks regular local recorders. Very positively, Putney Lower Common was included in a Hedgehog (Erinaceous europaeus) survey coordinated by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Given the national concerns over Hedgehog decline, the presence of Hedgehogs at Putney Lower Common is noteworthy within London and understanding their behaviour and habitat requirements is important. This work has engaged more local volunteer interest building on Hedgehog conservation efforts initiated following the Winter Talk, 2017, which focused on Hedgehogs and their conservation.

In mid-summer, the BioBlitz was again well-supported and notable for the enthusiastic participation of children and family groups. The 2018 programme saw extension of activities across the whole weekend with small mammal trap-setting starting on the Friday evening, with bug (bees, wasps flies, spiders etc) (am) and butterfly (pm) walks on Saturday followed by the customary evening bat walk and night-time ‘mothing’. Sunday began with the usual bird walk but then saw an extended and more leisurely general wildlife exploration walk with time to dally over pond-dipping at Hookhamslade. A much liked complementary highlight was the reptile display. The chance to stroke an allegedly venomous snake proving irresistible.

As in 2017, a programme of wildlife and conservation-management themed walks with the public was offered throughout the year enriching the co-learning opportunities for staff and local people. A high-summer butterfly, damselfly and dragonfly walk was again well-supported as was the programme of seasonal walks with the staff management team.

The ‘Walks for Health’ programme has become ever more popular and now splits to offer walks at two fitness levels with a regular volunteer leading the more leisurely group. Both walks operate in all weather conditions with appropriate restorative seasonal refreshments served in re-usable mugs, in keeping with WPCC’s developing sustainability initiatives. Fun activities for children at Easter and Halloween continued to bring families onto the Commons potentially generating the active engagement of a wider pool of supporters and future volunteers and wildlife recorders.

Meanwhile, the ‘scrub bashers’ volunteer group maintained momentum, clearing invasive scrub from the heathland areas and thus helping to maintain this historic habitat for which Wimbledon is an important location in the London area. A newly constituted midweek estates management volunteer group enabled extension of these activities to coppicing and general woodland management alongside wider maintenance activities such as litter picking, and stables painting. These activities are overseen by the C&EO and are dovetailed to complement management needs.

Monitoring priorities for 2018 were to:-

• Continue to consolidate further the records for The Plain (Figure1) as initiated in 2014 using, as far as possible, the same methodology as previously described in Monitoring on the Plain, Summer 2014; Wimbledon and Putney Commons Monitoring Report Spring/Summer 2015; Ibid 2016., and Wimbledon and Putney Commons Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Report 2017;

• Continue to review the impact, if any, of use of an earlier summer mowing date for The Plain as adopted in summer 2014 (Table 1) on ground nesting song bird species and flora and fauna more generally; • Continue to monitor public response to the Conservation Zone of The Plain (Table 1, Footnote 1); • Note general environmental features such as soil conditions and weather; • Instigate and monitor the benefits of the new birdsong workshops and fuller programme of bird walks with particular reference to generating new regular recorders; • Whenever practicable, incorporate wider recording activity led by specialist groups such as the London Wildlife Trust (LWT) so that a fuller picture of the Commons’ wildlife emerges; • Gain fuller ecological information for Putney Lower Common; • Continue to engage and enhance public participation in wildlife observation through a weekend of ‘BioBlitz’ activities; • Maintain and develop further a programme of year-round public participation activities through staff, volunteer, and visiting expert-led walks and other activities; • Offer opportunities to participate in the ecological management of the Commons under the guidance of the C&EO or his delegate.

The 2018 W&C Forum members are listed in Appendix 1; the W&C Forum 2018 programme of events and volunteer activities are is shown in Appendix 2.

Figure 1 The Location of The Plain on Wimbledon and Putney Commons

As previously this report has two main sections; the systematic recording by assorted expert volunteers (pp.7-37) and the BioBlitz records derived from the weekend of nature events with the public (pp.38-43). Systematic wildlife and environmental recording is mainly focused on The Plain and nearby areas, for reasons outlined in previous reports (Footnote 2) and was undertaken from March to October 2018 by assorted volunteers coordinated through the W&C Forum. However, regular monitoring now also includes records from the two standard butterfly transects for the Commons, which cover a wider range of habitats, and dragonfly and damselfly records from eight ponds on Wimbledon Common, Farm Bog, The Plain and a few extra ‘non-pond’ locations. Moth monitoring takes place throughout the year at 1 Thatched Cottage, a staff residential property on Wimbledon Common, and an autumn Fungal Foray supplied data mainly from heathland and woodland areas to the west of The Plain. The C&EO has continued to undertake a reptile and amphibian survey in the areas surrounding The Plain. A small mammal capture-release survey in secondary woodland near Hookhamslade pond and heathland adjacent to The Plain gave some useful new information.

The bird ‘standard walks’ were fully operational again in 2018 and information from these is reviewed in section A; one transect (designated ‘D’) crosses The Plain on part of its route. BioBlitz records and the preparation for this event yielded useful additional floral records from the Habitat Patches identified close to The Plain and along the main BioBlitz route.

Table 1 Mowing Dates for the Conservation Zone of the Plain 2008-2017

Year Date mowed Year Date Mowed 2008 September 27th 2014 August 7th Experimental earlier mowing designed to promote a longer sward the following spring 2009 September17th 2015 August 8th Repeated early mowing; larger un-mowed zone reserved since some ground nesting song-birds still present. 2010 August 24th 2016 August 4th Repeated early mowing; changed location of unmowed area since previous location was becoming heavily invaded with tree seedlings and saplings. Linked area to small patch of taller Heather to give slightly larger contiguous uncut area. 2011 August 25th 2017 August 4th Repeated early mowing; reverted back to make the un-mowed area equivalent to that for 2014 and 2015. The small patch of taller Heather was left unmowed since this includes valuable additional habitat of mature, and in places, approaching degenerate-stage Heather. 2012 August 30th 2018 August 16th The same unmowed areas retained as for 2017. Mowing was held back until after the scheduled Butterfly, Dragonfly and Damselfly Walk which took place on 5th August. The unmowed area may be rotated closer to Windmill Road in 2019. 2013 September 20th

Notes: Work under the Higher Level Stewardship agreement started in 2008 and finished in 2016. From 2017 heathland and grassland operations have been carried out under the umbrella of the new Countryside Stewardship scheme

1.The principal management element is late-summer mowing of the target conservation area (9.7 ha, about 4/5ths of the total area of The Plain, 11.7ha,) with (hitherto) 1 hectare left uncut as a refuge of longer grass-herb sward for the benefit of ground nesters and making an overwintering refuge for some insect species, small mammals and reptiles e.g. lizards. From spring roughly 1/5th of The Plain experiences a regular mowing regime to maintain its suitability for general recreational 5 use, the Recreational Zone; the remainder, the Conservation Zone, is left uncut until late summer except for three mown pathways to allow the public to traverse the area. Annually, this un-mown area is declared a temporary restricted access zone to all users and especially to dog walkers and their dogs from 1st March to 31st July to protect breeding birds from disturbance.

2. As alluded to in Table 1 and Footnote 1, monitoring focuses on The Plain since in recent years this has been identified as the key location for breeding skylarks (Alauda arvensis) on the Commons. Skylarks are declining nationally, mainly due to changing farm practice. Remnant acid grassland under traditional management, such as The Plain, offers a potential refuge. The acid grassland habitat of The Plain is also important in terms of its floral and wider faunal diversity. Until 2016 The Plain was managed under a Higher Level Stewardship agreement for the Commons. It is now a focal area for the Commons new Country Stewardship agreement. It is important element for the SSSI status of the Commons.

A. SYSTEMATIC RECORDING

For most organism groups, monitoring in 2018 followed procedures adopted in 2014-17. As noted, in 2018 the main change has been in the bird records. There is not currently dedicated recording of Conservation Zone of The Plain during the restricted access period (March to August mowing), though some information can be derived from the amateur adhoc records in the Annual Bird Report and from standard bird transect walk D. Given the SSSI status of the area and its relevance for Countryside Stewardship Scheme support, it would be beneficial to re-instate this count and the bird transect walkers are actively seeking a new recruit to take over this area. Discussions are also on- going regarding the best approach to achieving abundance estimates.

Flora, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies and moths were recorded by the same volunteers as in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and in the case of flora and butterflies 2014. The C&EO again conducted a reptile and amphibian survey building on data from 2015-17. The small mammal survey piloted in 2016 and extended as part of BioBlitz activities in 2017 was repeated at the BioBlitz in 2018 when a null result occurred. A further follow-on survey by a small group of volunteers was subsequently undertaken in October 2018. Similarly Bat records were obtained from the BioBlitz but there were no other bat walks during 2018. Data on fungi were again received from the autumn expert-led, public survey event. Some staff and W&C Forum members are also participating in the British Trust for Ornithology ‘Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) Survey’ which started on 30th September 2018 and continues to the end of March 2019. Information from this, relating to the Windmill area and around Thatched Cottages will be available with the 2019 Report.

The focal recording area was again The Plain, a key location for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and formerly in the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme. Wider records from other habitats at Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath are included, most notably those from the butterfly transects, as established in 2015, and from the pond locations routinely sampled in dragonfly and damselfly recording. Most fungi data are from scrub-invaded heathland and woodland areas near The Plain. No systematic records are available for Putney Lower Common despite requesting help from regular walkers on the Common. The C&EO has, however, continued his informal monthly walks building a valuable diary of seasonal change and wildlife at Putney Lower Common.

On-site environmental data for the Commons are limited to anecdotal records from the assorted floral, bird, and insect recorders and from staff and some wider observations from volunteers on walks around The Plain. Plans to incorporate a small weather station within the proposed wildlife garden near the information centre have yet to be realised. However, rainfall data for 2018 were available from garden recordings made nearby (roughly 2.5 miles) in Raynes Park by W&C Forum member, Peter Fischer (PF). That these are part of a long-term sequence dating from 2005 makes them exceptionally useful. The data valuably corroborate the casual observations of other volunteer recorders and staff and can be cross-linked to nation weather data and summaries as regularly published by the Meteorological Society in its journal, Weather. An overview of monitoring activities since 2014 is shown in Table 2.

Table 2 Summary of Systematic Recording in 2018 and Recent Years

Organism 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Locations Comments BioBlitz Group/ records Environmental available Topic Birds DW DW DW (DW) AP/ Re-started all 4 Also ‘spot’ records from all AP/ LE-H/ LE-H/ standard bird walk volunteer observers in Annual GG GG transects in 2018 Bird Reports. Wimbledon Y NB GG has recorded Common and Putney Heath walk C all years since only 2007 Butterflies DW SR1 SR1 SR1 SR1 DW on The Plain With input from Butterfly (GC) DW and and and SR1 Woodland, SW Conservation SR established a Y (SR) SR2 SR2 SR2 Wimbledon Common new more woodland-focused SR2 GC re-developed transect in 2016 and extended transect Dragonflies - BB BB BB BB 7-post, Bluegate, Mainly BB with ad hoc and SR (SR) Hookhamslade and additions from SR Y Damselflies Ravine ponds; Farm BB has now analysed Bog, Queensmere, previous data sets from Ron Rushmere, The Plain Kettle 1993-2005 Moths - LE-H LE-H LE-H LE-H Mainly at Thatched Predation problem in 2016 Y AE-H AE-H AE-H AE-H Cottage; some from Full year records BioBlitz and other public events near The Plain Other insect DS LNHM LNHM - Some The Plain and nearby Heathland areas used were Y groups major volunteer from heaths mainly those running surveys LNHS northeast to Kingsmere and the A3 (LNHM) More Plain- focused in 2018 Reptiles and - PH PH PH PH The Plain and adjacent Disrupted by fire in 2017 Y Amphibians heath areas Flora US US US US US The Plain and BioBlitz Reconnaissance survey on Y RT RT RT RT RT Habitat Patches Heath in 2016; aiming to give Bluegate and environs detail to units identified by NVC. Farm Bog visit in 2018 Fungi (AO)* (AO)* AO AO AO In heathland with scrub Autumn forays in mid- Y and secondary September and October woodland west and south of The Plain Mammals London JT PB JT (bats) PB Queensmere (Bats) Variable in 2017 mainly Y Bat (Bats) around BioBlitz time Group (Bats) AL (small AL, Habitat fringes of The BioBlitz time only 2017 mammals) APel, Plain (small mammals) Bioblitz and autumn 2018 J&I SW, RT Throughout WPC Anecdotal records from (others) keepers sightings Environmental RT - BB PF PF Nearby in Raynes Park Monthly records Y data pH pond rainfall rainfall 2.5 miles from the 2005 to date nutrients Ranger’s Office Sward height RT RT RT (RT) (RT) The Plain Early season records only N April-May Public use of JW JW (JW) (JW) - The Plain Anecdotal only in 2018 The Plain and Anticipated volunteer did not Y seasonal materialise change Need a replacement for JW

Notes: See Appendix 1 for recorders Identifications Additional verifiable records are periodically available from London Natural History Society (LNHS) visitors; from training events for London Natural History Museum entomologists; and from WPC Keepers and other staff and public casual observations. (RT), (JW) Brackets indicate only a partial record is available on that occasion. * indicates data only

RESULTS

Sward Height In 2014 when this monitoring series was established, there were major concerns, expressed by some Conservators and volunteer ‘birders’, regarding sward height in spring. It was felt that the mowing regime on The Plain which had started in autumn 2006 under a Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreement might be having a detrimental impact on breeding by ground nesting birds and, in particular Skylarks (Alauda arvensis). The principal aim of the HLS agreement was to improve the area as acid grassland and so enhance the SSSI status of Wimbledon as an acid grassland-heathland location. Such habitats, though historically typical, are now are rare in the London area. The scheme, as originally designed, required mowing of the Conservation Zone in spring (April to mid- May) and early autumn (September) and removal of cuttings to reduce fertility, favour acidity and, by reducing early grass growth, promote plant species diversity. The ‘birders’ considered the spring mowing incompatible with successful breeding by Skylarks and indeed other ground nesting species e.g. Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) and Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis). They also considered that, even if this was avoided, the September mowing left the sward too short for successful foraging and cover in the following spring. Furthermore, although a 1ha area of the Conservation Zone was excluded from all cutting some bird recorders considered this was too small for effective breeding territories to establish.

Given these concerns Dr Stephen Frank (DEFRA-appointed conservator when the HLS agreement came into force) researched a compromise arrangement that it was agreed could operate within the HLS framework (Frank, 2010, and in correspondence with Paul Losse, Natural England). This stated that the spring cut would be for ‘up to 60%’ of the Conservation Zone. It recommended that the summer cut should be in August rather than September, as had occurred from the start of the agreement, so that an ideal sward height in spring of 20cm could be attained. Retaining a 1ha uncut area each year would provide winter cover and feeding areas for winter migrants and ensure good cover and potential nesting sites in spring. It was further recommended that patches of residual scrub and trees towards the southern boundary of The Plain should be removed since Skylarks prefer expansive open areas. In practice the spring mowing proved impracticable, partly due to the frequently waterlogged condition of The Plain in spring but also reflecting the hostility such activity would engender. Maintaining support from the local wildlife enthusiasts, the chief source of wildlife recording information for the Commons, was deemed paramount particularly given the Skylark is a UK BAP species and on the Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern. Nevertheless, given the purpose of the additional mowing was not solely to reduce sward height but also to prevent ‘thatch’ building up, these implementation difficulties were a concern. Regular review of the sward condition and floristic composition was needed.

During the now 5 years of monitoring since 2014 a much better understanding of the vegetation of The Plain has been achieved. It is by no means a grassy monoculture and the mosaic of plant species yields a diversity of vegetation heights in early spring. This is very evident from the detailed surveys of sward height reported in the 2014-2016 Monitoring Reports (Taylor (Ed.) 2014; 2015; 2016) as well as the more cursory overview of 2017. The chance introduction of Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) a plant species semi-parasitic on grasses, has further served to reduce grass vigour and open up opportunities for a wider range of floral species. Since 2014 a new contractor has been employed for the mowing who has worked closely with the C&EO to ensure the summer cut is appropriately 9 timed and at an agreed height (Table 1; Footnote1). The aim is to allow the opportunity for some late summer regrowth such that by spring the following year the sward is sufficiently recovered to provide cover and good foraging and at the same time ensure that the diverse herbaceous species within the grassy sward have set seed and the seeds ripened before mowing so that they will fallout during the mowing activity and replenish the soil seed bank. This is important for floral diversity the following year which in turn supports the abundant and diverse insect populations of The Plain, which are a key food source for many bird species, including Skylarks. Swifts (Apus apus) are also now regularly seen swirling high above The Plain testifying to this insect abundance. Skylarks, the particular target bird species, are known to forage mainly for arthropods when they have nestlings though their diet diversifies to include more seeds later in the summer, food sources that are now plentiful on The Plain when likely to be needed. Since 2014 the summer mowing has been set at 15cm with time for some subsequent growth by the following spring. There is no mowing of the Conservation Zone in spring but the Recreation Zone (Table 1) is mowed then and again in high- and late-summer. This not only benefits public use, it also maintains an alternative adjacent habitat and feeding location at quieter times.

In practice it would seem the current cutting regime, coupled with the establishment of Yellow Rattle is very effective in promoting plant species diversity and maintaining a mosaic of different sward heights. The young Heather (Calluna vulgaris) areas in particular are always shorter than the predominantly grassy areas. They warm rapidly in spring and in the gaps between the Heather plants a diversity of early-flowering short herbaceous species, such as Common Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum) and Speedwell (Veronica persica) rapidly grow and flower with, on sunny days especially, insect visitors clearly in evidence. The August mowing arrests some Heather patches permanently in the pioneer or building phase with small patches of bare ground exposed as the annual herbaceous flora dies back. Observations suggest that species such as Skylark prefer the uncut remnant for nesting but forage more widely across The Plain away from the nesting site benefitting from the mosaic structure of The Plain’s vegetation. It is in the remnant uncut area that skylarks nested in 2015 with apparent breeding success. 2015 was the first time Skylarks had bred on The Plain since 2007. No confirmed Skylark nesting has occurred since.

The important management considerations to note are to maintain the current mowing practice and its sensitive timing which promotes the variable height sward and plant species diversity and to maintain an uncut reservoir, preferably in vegetation types known to be favoured by Skylarks and other ground nesting species, rather than within the leggier Heather. At the same time this uncut area will need to be rotated to prevent scrub development and a major change in the community. The leggy Heather on part of The Plain should also be retained since it gives useful alternative habitat e.g. it is regularly visited by Stonechats (Saxicola rubicola) during their spring and autumn migrations and is itself a key element of acid grassland-heath flora. The recent additional removal of residual pockets of scrub at the southern edge of The Plain should further benefit species such as Skylark which, as discussed, favour expansive open areas.

Nesting by skylarks is unlikely in years when The Plain is exceedingly wet at the critical breeding time as occurred in 2016; DW made a similar observation for 2001. It is also unlikely when disturbance occurs at critical times. The now routine deployment of notices requesting public restriction to the mown pathways throughout early- and high-summer as the vegetation of The Plain grows and with accompanying dogs kept on leads is largely effective (Figure2). A minority, however, persists in ignoring these requests especially in the early season when the main sward area is still relatively 10 short. In high summer when much of the grass-herb sward is around 60-80cm high (varying with species and moisture availability) observance of the pathways is good and most users do comply with the temporary restrictions.

Figure 2 Notice requesting public cooperation with temporary restricted access across the Conservation Zone of The Plain

Disturbance seems to be the other main factor deterring nesting and when this has occurred may lead to subsequent abandonment of a nest as occurred in 2012, and may have happened to a late- summer suspected nest in 2016. However, though the failure of Skylarks to breed may be disappointing for WPCC, birding enthusiasts, and the local public, the achievement of floral species diversity, the evidence of insect diversity and abundance, and the re-grading of the area as ‘unfavourable-recovering’ (Natural England Survey 2018, Haldane personal communication) all point to management success3. It shows effective practice not only in terms of the mowing regime and related works but also in public communication and engagement. There is a definite sense of increased public understanding and good will for this project. This management regime now forms the basis of the new Countryside Stewardship agreement for The Plain.

It would be sensible to maintain some regular spot checks on sward height in the autumn as well as the early spring. This needs the engagement of a local volunteer and observations should be extended to include a systematic assessment of public activities and records of disturbance. Unfortunately in 2018, the anticipated recruit to this role did not materialise and a new appeal for assistance is planned. Some observations were made during the first floral survey in May. These confirmed the mosaic of sward heights was similar to 2017 with shorter pioneer phase Heather patches c. 6-8cm; building phase areas at 15-20cm; and extensive mainly grass-herb areas approaching 30cm as temperatures rose rapidly following the cold spring. Small pockets of bare ground were interspersed among the grassy areas. Dried heads of Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), remnants from the previous year, occurred around the uncut zone reaching 90-100cm swaying above their hummocky bases and a diversity of other plants was present at around 30cm high. In general it seemed the warm spell in April 2018 with abundant moisture from snow melt had

11 triggered the start of new growth and, following a cooler phase in late April, by mid-May when warmth returned again, growth was rapid. Overall the sward was slightly taller in May than at the equivalent date in 2017.

There was very little standing water remaining by May 9th when the first floral survey took place. Figure 3a shows typical spring water impoundment in the area close to the Inner Windmill Road but this had completely drained by May (whereas this area was still flooded in mid-June in 2016) and the central mown pathway, which was also flooded in patches in April (Figure 3b), was dry by early May.

Figure 3a Standing water on the Recreation Zone of The Plain close to Inner Windmill Road 12th April 2018

Figure 3b Vista of The Plain showing patchy waterlogging in the foreground and along the central pathway through the Conservation Zone 12th April 2018

3 The grassy sward was previously assessed as unfavourable

Flora The full floral records for The Plain are shown in Appendix 3a. These are complemented by records taken from the associated ‘Habitat Patches’ used in the BioBlitz event (Appendix 3b). Overall 74 species were recorded on The Plain in 2018 which is similar to previous years for an equivalent effort Table 3). In the Habitat patches an additional 33 species were recorded at Bioblitz time. Some further additions to these lists came during BioBlitz activities. For example Bittersweet (Solanum

12 dulcamara) and Enchanters Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) were noted in the woodland margins beyond The Plain when setting small mammal traps.

The flora of The Plain was recorded in May; in early June ahead of the BioBlitz; and in a later rapid survey in early September post-cutting of The Plain. The Habitat Patches were separately recorded in detail ahead of the BioBlitz event. The Hogweed Patch was also recorded in May when Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris agg.) dominates at this location. The Cow Parsley is typically overtopped by Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) in June and by then its dying heads are scarcely evident. Many associated species are also overshadowed by the much taller Hogweed. All the Habitat Patches were re-visited in early September. Given the extreme summer heat and drought especial attention was also given to Bluegate Gravel Pit and Hookhamslade ponds.

For The Plain, the usual seasonal trend was evident. 51 species were recorded on 9th May rising to 64 noted on 14thJune making 72 species recorded by BioBlitz time and with the early autumn extra records for Autumn Hawkbit (Leontodon autumnalis) and Marsh Cudweed (Filaginella uliginosa) totalling 74 species overall (Table 3). The first survey in May took place in warm and sunny conditions following a short wet phase which in turn followed some warm days in April following the cold late spring. By this point the sward was growing rapidly and despite searching in the known location for Adders Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum) this species was not found for the first time since 2014 when detailed records began. This may reflect the timing of the survey in relation to weather conditions and the re-growth of the sward in general. By mid-May many grassy areas were 30cm tall. The main species flowering at this time included Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.) with heads already going to seed and Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus) (Figure 4a) which is commonly seen in the first survey of the year whereas Creeping Buttercup (R.repens) and Meadow Buttercup (R.acris) are more prevalent later in the season. The ubiquitous Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) and Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) were starting to flower and the first leaves of Yellow Rattle were emerging. Common Mouse-ear was widespread and, unusually, Common Field Speedwell was frequently found patchily abundant on parts of the main area of The Plain and not solely confined sparsely occurring on the southern marginal fringes, as previously (Figure 4b). Occasional Common Vetches (Vicia sativa) were already in bloom and Cow Parsley was also evident. Field Wood Rush (Luzula campestris) was characteristically blooming and widespread with Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) and Mat grass (Nardus stricta) also flowering.

Figure 4a Bulbous Buttercup - The Plain 9th May 2018 Note the characteristic re-curved sepals beneath the flower petals

Figure 4b Common Field Speedwell in the Sward- The Plain, 9th May 2018

By the June pre-BioBlitz survey, The Plain had assumed its high summer floristic diversity. Bee Orchids (Orphrys apifera) were again present and appeared to be spreading but, in the by now prevalent dry conditions, the Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) patch, noted in 2016 and 2017 could not be found. Again this may reflect survey timing in relation to prolonged dry and warm weather. Vetches (Vicia spp.), Vetchlings (Lathyrus spp.), Red and White Clover (Trifolium pratense; T. repens) and Ribwort Plaintain (Plantago lanceolata), typical floral elements, were all noted alongside Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile) and the now very evident Tormentil and Bird’s- foot Trefoil. However, it was observed that Yellow Rattle, though present and widespread, was not present in the same dense spreading patches as had been seen in previous years but was more sparsely distributed among the flowering grasses. Given the significance of this species for reducing grass vigour and thereby creating the opportunities for other floral species to thrive this situation needs careful monitoring in 2019.

In the post-cutting survey in early September, as is now known to be typical, Autumn Hawkbit (Leontodon autumnalis) was widespread. Dandelion and Red Clover were also flowering and characteristic in the post-mowing sward with White Clover also in flower in places and Tormentil starting to show again. Marsh Cudweed and Redshank (Polygonum persicaria) species that favour the wetter dips linked with former vehicle access points were seen flowering on The Plain in September following rainfall in August. Heather, too, had come into bloom.

Table 3 Recording Effort and Overall Plant Species Counts on The Plain 2014-18

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Number of full visits 6 4 3 2 2 Number of rapid back up 3 2 2 2 1 visits Number of species recorded 79 80 75 73 74

In the Habitat Patches plant surveys were conducted ahead of the BioBlitz at the likely stopping points on the general walks with the public (Table 4; Appendix 3b). More time was given to these surveys than previously and a fuller record has resulted. Sites were revisited in September to check identifications and for any additional species. As in 2017, Bluegate Gravel Pit pond and environs, though not part of the 2018 BioBlitz route, was also visited in early September for comparative purposes with previous years and to explore its condition following the pro-longed dry conditions of 2018. The entire pond bed was exposed. The Bog Mosses had become dry and crispy and, in addition to the invasive Trifid Bur-marigold (Bidens tripartita) and Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) noted in 2017, Marsh Cudweed was patchily abundant (Figure 5). Redshank was also widespread around the bankside area closest to Parkside. On the island area within the pond the invasive garden escape, Michaelmas Daisy (Symphyotrichum (Aster) novi-belgii) was in flower. Occasional Purple Moor-grass tussocks were exposed within the pond area; Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) was very characteristic of the western marginal areas. By contrast at Hookhamslade pond some water remained. Noticeably, however, Branched Bur Reed (Sparganium erectum) which was very prevalent along the shallow margins in 2017, though noted, was much less extensive in 2018. An area of around 4-5m of bare mud was evident.

Table 4 The Habitat Patches (for detailed records see Appendix 3b)

Habitat Patch Number of Total Plant Species recorded at each Patch Additional Plant 2018 only 2017 only 2014-17 Species to The Plain 2018 Hogweed Patch 8 28 25 31 Nettle Patch 3 (1 in common with 20 18 22 Hogweed Patch) Heath Patch 6 (1 in common with 30 22 24 Heath Patch) Around Hookhamslade 4 18 15 21 Pond Secondary Woodland 11 (2 in Common 22 16 17 with Heath Patch) Wayside area Near the 6 19 15 15 Wood Pile Bluegate Pond and 3 (1 in Common with Spot survey Not recorded - surrounds Hogweed Patch) only

Figure 5 The Bed of Bluegate Gravel Pit Pond - 11th September 2018 Showing Marsh Cudweed and Marsh Pennywort with stems of Trifid Bur- marigold (top right)

Public Use of The Plain – Disturbance Factors There was no systematic recording of disturbance factors on The Plain in 2018. Anecdotally it was clear that most people were observing the requests to keep to footpaths and to keep dogs on leads throughout the main bird breeding season. The absence of trampling and soil fouling from dogs is also important for The Plain’s flora. Regrettably there are still instances where signage is ignored especially with dogs off-lead. Similar problems occurred occasionally at the pond sites. On the other hand the quiet enjoyment of so many, for example a mother and child noticed sharing a lunchtime picnic on the bankside at Hookhamslade, testifies to the public appreciation of the Commons. For the 2019 season, a new appeal will be made for more-systematic, as well as occasionally observed, data on public use of the Common, both positive and negative impacts.

Birds Detailed information on the Commons’ birds is available from The Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies, of Wimbledon and Putney Commons, Annual Report, 2018 (Podmore (Ed.), 2018) and also, for the first time in this series of annual ecological and environmental monitoring reports, from the standard bird transect walks (Appendix 4). There was no summer season focused recording for The Plain as happened in 2015, and 2106 but was not achieved in 2017 following the death of our long- term bird recorder (DW). New volunteer help is needed to enable reinstatement of these observations.

In the Annual Report based on the amateur enthusiasts’ records, 93 bird species were noted. A general impression was reported that though the species list remains similar to previous years in terms of diversity, bird abundance was lower. Firecrests (Regulus ignicapilla) appear to be increasing especially where there is dense understory of Yew (Taxus baccata) or Holly (Ilex aquifolium); Red Kites too (Milvus milvus) (Figure 6) were more frequently observed4; and Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) were increasingly reported. Skylarks though heard over The Plain in March, and singing there in May and June, did not nest. It seemed that the Skylarks visiting The Plain were travelling from nearby Richmond Park. This is in itself important information showing the value of maintaining green corridors and close-by green spaces within the London area. The species was noted again in July and in autumn (November) flying up from the remnant taller, mature Heather patch on The Plain. For the commoner species, however, records simply confirm their presence on

16 the Commons (specifically Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath) since observers only send through location records of their more interesting sightings. There are no records from Putney Lower Common in the Annual Report. An indicative record for The Plain has been extracted from the raw data supplied to the compiler of the Annual Bird Report (Table 5).

Figure 6 Red Kite

Birds of prey form a significant part of the bird populations with Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Hobby (Falco subbuteo), Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) and Tawny Owl, as well as Red Kite, all regularly recorded

Table 5 A Summary of Bird Sightings for The Plain 2018 - Extracted from the Bi-monthly Reports of Amateur Observers Used to Compile the Annual Report

Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Number of Observations Species Lapwing 2 Common Snipe 2 2 4 1

Meadow Pipit 2 2 3 100+ 13

Reed Bunting 1 1 2 2

Skylark 1 4 3 2 1 Reed Bunting 1 Wheatear 2 2 Common Tern 2 Common Swift 30 110 (Wind mill) Common 2 Buzzard Hobby 1 Stock Dove 7 Willow Warbler 3 Whinchat 3 Red Kite 1

Lesser Black - 1 headed Gull Woodcock* 1 Kestrel** 1 1 1 Notes: The species are listed as they first occur noted on or over The Plain in the 2018 record. Thus a seasonal trend can be seen in the chart. Other species frequently seen on The Plain most notably include Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) and Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) which are typically present in large numbers when the sward is relatively short in autumn, winter and spring. Though these are not reported by the amateur enthusiasts they are added by the Report collator though without any reference to particular locations. *Overall there were 8 reports of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in early spring and again in late autumn but only one was specifically for The Plain. **Kestrels are frequently seen hovering over The Plain and are considered ‘breeding residents’ but the only records specific to that location are from chance observations during and shortly after the BioBlitz and during a small-mammal trapping session in October.

Footnote 4. The Red Kite became extinct in England in 1871 as a result of persecution and egg collection. In a joint initiative between the RSPB and the Nature Conservancy Council (now Scottish Natural Heritage and Natural England) Red Kites from Sweden and Spain were reintroduced between 1989 and 1994. Breeding success in 1992 prompted a subsequent series of countrywide introductions from Spain and Germany with the release site most local to Wimbledon being in the Chilterns. By 2015 Red Kites were in Surrey with records of 5 being helped by the Wildlife Aid centre in Leatherhead, one being treated for a broken leg (RSPB, undated; Harding and Harper, 2015). They have been recorded on Wimbledon Common since at least 2002.

The focus of the ‘standard’ bird walks is very different. The aim is to record the commoner bird species of Wimbledon Common and to identify variation in their numbers from year to year such that any long-term trends can be spotted. Recorders report on a standard species list along 4 designated transects (Figure 7). Since reinstating the standard walks in 2018 (there was a short hiatus in 2017) several extra species have been added to the list supplied from the original scheme. These include Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), regularly found at Queensmere; and Firecrest, Skylark, Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoenicus) and Ring-necked Parakeet (Psitticula krameri), all species of conservation interest or, in the Parakeet’s case, dismay. The original series starts from 1995 and a first analyses were made in 2009 (Dawson, 2009). Full details of the original standard walk methodology are available that report, Wimbledon Common Bird Monitoring: Changes in the Numbers of Common Birds over the Last 14 years (Dawson 2009). Much effort is currently being made to retrieve all subsequent standard walk records from 2009-17. It is now hoped that data retrieval and exchange allowing thorough analyses of all subsequent records and trends since 1995 will be achieved by late autumn 2019. The following comments mainly relate to 2018 only.

Figure 7 The Four Standard Bird N Walks at Wimbledon Common (after Dawson 2009)

The Plain - part of standard walk D

The standard walk data give some extra insights into species abundance, or at least the frequency with which any species is encountered during the walk (Table 6). However, these are monthly walks typically 1-2 hours in duration and while good for getting a systematic record of the birds of Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath in general and for spotting year-to-year variations in the most common species, the records do not fully address habitat links or the abundance of species of particular conservation interest. Discussions are currently taking place to see how better habitat- related information could be incorporated into these records or, perhaps with additional help, how records could be expanded during the summer season for critical areas such as The Plain.

The original standard walk design did envisage some habitat-related records which would be important for monitoring changes due to management impacts but it seems these details were not forwarded to the new 2018 recorders. Furthermore, it was noted in the 2009 report that species numbers by habitat along the transect routes were often too low to allow reliable comparison of year-to-year variations linked with changes in management practice. It seems clear a more targeted approach is needed for habitat-related monitoring.

Table 6 Bird Standard Walk Data - The Most Frequently Observed Species and Some Target Species of Special Conservation Interest for WPCC

Tran- Habitat type Tran- Months Re- Total Most Species of conservation concern on sect sect recorder species frequently The Plain length corded / total recorded Skylark Meadow Reed Willow records species in Pipit Bunting Warbler Km descending order A Mainly 4.5 April, LE-H 43 Blue Tit, Great 0 x 0 0 secondary May, Tit, woodland June, 1676 Ring-necked July, Parakeet, Sept Nov Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon Mallard, Long- tailed Tit B Mainly 4.35 May, AP 35 Blue Tit, 0 x 0 0 wooded; July, Mallard, small area of Aug, 541 Tufted Duck, REM playing Nov, Dec Long-tailed Tit, fields, Black-headed Queensmere Gull, Great Tit, Mandarin Duck, Woodpigeon, Ring-necked Parakeet, Carrion Crow C Mainly 4.45 July, GC 33 Blue Tit, Great 0 x 0 0 secondary Aug, Tit, Robin, woodland Sept, 1454 Long-tailed Tit, Oct, Carrion Crow, Nov, Dec Ring-necked Parakeet, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie D The Plain and 3.2 April, LE-H 47 Blue Tit, 1 x 3 0 woodland and May, Carrion Crown, heath to the June, 1289 Great Tit, south and July, Wren, Robin, west of The Sept Nov Blackbird, Plain Ring-necked Parakeet, Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackcap Notes LE-H Les Evans Hill, GC Graham Guthrie, AP Adrian Podmore. X denotes not in the standard transect survey list.

It must be noted that the standard walks relate principally to common species and are routed only on Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath, south of the A3 multi-carriageway road. Route D of this four transect series crosses The Plain and it was hoped some insight into bird presence on The Plain could be gleaned from the observations made during these walks even though it was accepted that

20 the standard walk data would not be directly comparable with that collated by DW which, being much more frequently recorded, gave a fuller indication of species abundance and frequency.

In practice the careful analysis of the data available for 2018 shows very little data specific to The Plain and the absence of species such as Meadow Pipit from the scheme means the data from the Annual Report as shown in Table 4 are more useful in relation to key conservation species on a specific habitat. Skylark, Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit and Willow Warbler are all species considered by DW as being particularly sensitive to the mowing regime on the Plain and, as such, their fate needs monitoring. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Jack Snipe(Lymnocryptes minimus), Woodcock and Stonechat along with Skylark and Meadow Pipit use The Plain for winter foraging (DW in a personal communication to Dr Stephen Frank regarding the mowing regime under the former Higher Level Stewardship scheme) but none of these species is listed for the standard walk surveys. Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) (Figure 8) was by far the most frequently encountered species on all 4 transects.

In summary the current bird records give valuable information on the more interesting birds resident, breeding on and visiting the Commons (the Annual Bird Report) and the trends in commoner species, (the ‘standard walk’ records). They do not though reveal in any systematic detail the impact of habitat change or changes in management regime. It would be particularly useful to reinstate the summer monitoring of birds on The Plain and to develop some more targeted records for key habitats such as the larger heathland blocks, the woodland areas with extensive Holly removal, and the newly open (2019) riverside corridor by Beverley Brook on Wimbledon Common.

Figure 8 Blue Tit - the Most Frequently Observed Bird Species on the Standard Walks.

Butterflies Butterflies were recorded by the same principal recorder, Simon Riley (SR) along the same two transects as in 2017 and 2016 and as established mid-season in 2015. The re-established long-term transect crosses The Plain and though not wholly focused on this area gives a good insight into 21 butterfly diversity and abundance for this habitat. The new ‘woodland’ transect gives valuable additional insights into the butterfly population of the Commons and enables monitoring of the impacts, if any, of changes in woodland management, such as Holly clearance and opening of woodland glades. In the hot and dry summer of 2018, 31 species were recorded. These included 4 species: Brown Hairstreak (Thecia betulae), Brown Argus (Aricia agestis), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) and Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), spotted during wider exploration on Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath but not seen along the transect routes. Butterfly abundance was higher than in any previous year of the current transect recording series (since 2015) (Table 7). Totals are marginally up on 2017 for the long-established transect that crosses The Plain. The respective totals of 978 in 2018 and 901 in 2017 must reflect the extreme summer warmth of these years and are more than double the totals from the wetter, cooler, summer of 2016 (Table 7a). Abundance in the woodland transect was markedly higher than previously with 519 specimens noted compared with 254 in 2017, 121 in 2016 and 255 in 2015 (Table7b). Given the nature of Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath, with lightly wooded areas sometimes with small ponds and open acidic heaths and grasslands, the species diversity seen is good (Riley, personal communication).

25 species were noted on the long-established transect and 21 on the woodland transect. 5 species, Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) and Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) were only seen on the long-established transect; while Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) and White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album) were only noted on the woodland transect. Pleasingly, records of Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolis) were more abundant again, showing recovery from the lows in 2016(3) and 2017(5).

As in previous years the most frequently recorded species was Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) with Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonis) again the second most common on the long-established route (Table 7a) whereas Purple Hairstreak (Neozehyrus (Favonius quercus) was the second most prolific in the woodland transect with Green-veined White (Pieris napi) very similar in abundance (Table 7b). Purple Hairstreak (Figure 9) seemed particularly affected by the prolonged dry weather conditions. This species relies on Oak trees, the adults rarely nectaring on flowers but preferring to feed on honeydew high up in the trees. It is thought to be a common species on the Commons but because of its behaviour it is not always noticed. 2018 was remarkable for large numbers coming to the ponds for moisture, and hence the species was more readily spotted and was recorded more often. The greater visibility, however, also meant more predation from dragonflies.

Among the special records in 2018 was the first sighting for adult Brown Hairstreak though this was not within the transect sequences. Brown Hairstreak is a UK BAP priority species which breeds on young Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and sometime other Prunus spp. Though eggs have previously been noted on the Commons, adults had not been recorded in the current, post 2015 monitoring phase. Curiously, a single Dark Green Fritillary, normally considered a chalkland species, was noted on Willowherb (most probably Chamerion angustifolium) near Hookhamslade Pond. Purple Emperor was noted on several occasions on Putney Heath and it is thought this butterfly breeds locally. Further information is available in the Annual Report, 2018, of Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies of Wimbledon and Putney Commons (Podmore (Ed.) 2018). The full data sets for the transects are shown in Appendix 5.

Table 7 Comparison of the Most Abundant Butterfly Species Recorded 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018

7a Re-established Long-term Transect (After Gay Carr and now Including Plateau Sites including The Plain)

2015 2016 2017 2018 Species in Number Species in Number Species in Number Species in Number order seen order of seen order of seen order of seen of abundance abundance abundance abundance

Meadow 184 Meadow 131 Meadow 405 Meadow 396 Brown Brown Brown Brown Gatekeeper 96 Gatekeeper 77 Gatekeeper 203 Gatekeeper 142 Small / Essex 23 Small White 27 Speckled 41 Small Heath 87 Skipper Wood Common Blue 19 Speckled 22 Small/Essex 36 Small White 54 Wood Skipper Large Skipper 15 Small Skipper 14 Ringlet 32 Large Skipper 52 Speckled 14 Ringlet 13 Large Skipper 24 Ringlet 41 Wood Small White 24 Small Heath 13 Comma 10 Comma 19 Purple 40 Hairstreak

Purple 6 Small Heath 9 Common Blue 18 Speckled 28 Hairstreak 6 Wood Ringlet Common Blue 27 Total 407 Total 343 Total 901 Total 978 recorded recorded recorded recorded

7b New Transect Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood

2015 2016 2017 2018 Species in Number Species in Number Species in Number Species in Number order of Seen order of seen order of seen order of seen abundance abundance abundance abundance Peacock 40 Meadow 19 Meadow 136 Meadow 105 Brown Brown Brown Meadow 39 Small White 19 Small W hite 30 Purple 61 Brown Hairstreak Gatekeeper 34 Comma 16 Peacock 20 Green-veined 60 Brimstone 34 White Holly Blue 23 Gatekeeper 14 Comma 14 Comma 40 Green-veined 20 Peacock 9 Red Admiral 11 Gatekeeper 35 white Comma 13 Speckled 7 Brimstone 10 Brimstone 34 Wood 7 Small Copper Orange Tip 10 Small 6 Speckled 6 Holly Blue 33 Tortoiseshell Wood 6 Small White 33 Orange Tip Small White 7 Brimstone 5 Holly Blue 5 Speckled 27 Wood Total 255 Total 121 Total 254 Total 519 recorded recorded recorded recorded 23

Figure 9 Purple Hairstreak

Dragonflies and Damselflies The 2018 dragonfly and damselfly records are shown in Appendix 6. There are 224 individual records for 21 species and a wealth of locational and seasonal information. Though this appendix is organised by species the electronic file (available from WPCC) can be readily rearranged to group most of the main locations, survey dates, and so forth. There was more recording this year at non- pond or mire sites and while some are identified by general description e.g. Ladies Mile or with reference to the two butterfly transects (see Table 8, Notes), re-interpreting and mapping those sites identified solely by grid reference needed more time than could be given for this report. Further work with this data set would make an interesting volunteer project and could give the basis for a WPCC leaflet focused on Odonata. A first look at some of the extra spatial information shows that the pond hinterlands and grassy sward areas such as The Plain are important haunts for many Odonata species and indeed this rather ‘ragbag’ location group (Table 8) has as many listings as Hookhamslade and Bluegate ponds. The 21 species total for 2018 was the most since this new recording phase began in 2015 and one more than 2017. Data are mainly from survey work by Bill Budd (BB) supplemented by records from SR and David Element (DE) as previously and with occasional sightings by from Angela and Les Evans-Hill (AE-H and LE-H).

In 2018 the most widespread species was Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) noted at 10 main locations followed by Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) at 9; Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea), 8; Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum), Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) and Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) all seen in 7 main locations and Willow Emerald Damselfly (Chalcolestes viridus) and Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) found at 6. However, it is not clear to what extent records reflect recording effort at each location rather than differing ecological situations. Kingsmere, for example, has just one reported observation, Common Darter. This could reflect predation or may simply mean the site was not visited so often as other locations. Some information about recording effort at each main location would be helpful for future data interpretation.

An exceptional record for 2018 was Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) (Figure 10) reported from Farm Bog. This is only its second record on the Commons and the first since 1996 which was also from Farm Bog. Another new record for the Commons was Southern Migrant Hawker (Aeshna affinis). Neither of these species is likely to be breeding on the Commons. Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) was not recorded in 2018. This species had been noted in 2017 for the first time since 2009 (DE) and was regularly seen at Wimbledon during the 1990s and early 2000s (Taylor (Ed.) 2017). Recent records suggest Wimbledon and Putney Commons have a resident dragonfly and damselfly population of 19 species, although it is not necessarily proven that they all breed on site. Both Blue- tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans), perhaps surprisingly, and Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma najas) were only recorded a small number of times though they do seem to occur consistently from year to year. Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) seems less numerous than when this new recording phase started (Budd personal communication).

Though the summer of 2018 was exceedingly dry especially from mid-May to early July the Odonata record is good both in terms of diversity and abundance. Species diversity and abundance do not seem to have been adversely affected by the warm and very dry weather conditions either of the previous year, 2017, nor the drought situation of 2018. In 2017 it was reported that Bluegate Gravel Pit pond had become much reduced in area with terrestrial plants spreading onto parts of the pond bed. This year, 2018, Bluegate became completely dry with as discussed for ‘flora’ Bog Moss turning crispy and a wider range of terrestrial plant species colonising the pond bed. Other ponds too were reduced in area with large muddy banksides exposed. The impact of all this on breeding success and future population diversity and abundance of damselflies and dragonflies will be interesting to monitor. What does seem to benefit these species is suitable nearby variable height grassy and heath vegetation where humidity among the plants remains relatively high and a diversity of insect food sources can be found. Further information on the dragonfly and damselfly records for 2018 is available in the Annual Report, 2018, of Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies on Wimbledon and Putney Commons (Podmore (Ed.), 2018).

Figure 10 Keeled Skimmer at Farm Bog 2018

Table 8 Dragonflies and Damselflies – Diversity at the Main Recording Locations 2018

eyed Damselfly - emoiselle D tailed Skimmer spotted Chaser spotted - tailed Damselfly eyed Damselfly - - - Total

Azure Damself Banded Black Blue Broad Bodied Chaser Brown Hawker Common Blue Damselfly Common Darter Emerald Damselfly Emperor Dragonfly Four Hairy Dragonfly Keeled Skimmer Large Red Damselfly Migrant Hawker Red Darter Ruddy Small Red southern Hawker Southern Migrant Hawker Willow Emerald Damselfly Hookhamslade y y y y y y y y y y y y y y 14 Pond Bluegate Pond y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y 15 Rushmere y y y y y y 6 Farm Bog y y y y y 5

Ravine Pond y y y y y y y y 8 Queensmere y y y y y y y y 8

WC SW & Fishponds y y y y y y y 7 Wood WC Beverley Brook y y 2 Long-term Butterfly y y y y y 5 Transect The Plain-other y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y 15 open areas PH 7-Post Pond y y y y y y y 7 PH Ladies Mile y y y y y y y 7 PH Scio Pond y y y y y 5

PH Kingsmere y 1

TOTAL 9 3 5 2 6 6 7 7 3 10 4 4 2 7 6 1 5 2 8 2 6 105

Notes WC SW and Fishponds Wood refers to locations along the wooded butterfly transect The Plain and other open areas refers to non-pond sites often on The Plain but including, in particular, nearby heathland sites areas around Hookhamslade, towards Queensmere, and towards Ladies Mile, all sites identified by grid reference only. PH denotes location on Putney Heath

Moths 2018 was a much better year with 533 moth species recorded (504 species recorded during 2017); however, summer light trapping was once again severely curtailed due to Hornet (Vespa crabro) entering the light trap in significant numbers. Records are from 1 Thatched Cottage, where the ‘trap’ was monitored (LE-H) throughout the year, and from the BioBlitz ‘light trap’ recording on the plateau area north of the Windmill car park (LE-H and AE-H) (Appendix 7).

Primary migrant moths recorded included: Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella); European Corn- borer (Ostrinia nubilalis); Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis); Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella); Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria); Silver Y (Autographa gamma) and Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon). The economically-damaging Box-tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) continues to be recorded; this species is now rapidly spreading away from London in all directions and no doubt in due course will be recorded over most parts of the UK.

Species believed new to Wimbledon and Putney Commons, and in some instances new to the relevant 10km square, include Italian Tubic (Metalampra italica) on 31 May and 12 June (Figure 11a); Triangle Plume (Platyptilia gonodactyla) on 17 October; Sprawler (Asteroscopus sphinx) on 4 November (Figure 11b) and Oak Rustic (Dryobota labecula) on 6 November. This species was first recorded in Britain during 1999 on the Isle of Wight; the first Surrey vice-county record was at Farnham on 11 November 2014.

Figure 11a Italian Tubic A Species new to Wimbledon and Putney Commons in 2018

Figure 11b Sprawler Another Species new at Wimbledon and Putney Commons in 2018

Other species of interest during 2018 include: Musotima nitidalis on 23 October; Buttoned Snout (Hypena rostralis) on 8 June; Alder Moth (Acronicta alni) on 31 May; Striped Wainscot (Mythimna pudorina) (Figure 11c) on 26 June and Obscure Wainscot (Leucania obsoleta) on 6 June.

Figure 11c Striped Wainscot

During the Bioblitz weekend, a total of 97 species were recorded at light and during the day including a larval case of White Oak Case-bearer (Coleophora kuehnella) and Double Line (Mythimna turca). A Moth Night (www.mothnight.info) Public Event was held on June 15 with approximately 10 members of the public attending; 55 species in total were recorded.

Other Insects There was no other systematic ‘bug’ recording in 2017. Some spot records were noted during plant recording but most information comes from BioBlitz activities. The data are collated with the BioBlitz account (details in Appendix 11a). Although WPCC regularly appeals for information on Stag Beetles (Lucanus cervus) only 6 sightings were reported to the C&EO in 2018. All were from nearby gardens rather than the Commons themselves. This is much reduced on previous years; 19 were reported in 2017, 20 in 2016, 34 in 2015 and 73 in 2014. While this may well be ‘reporting fatigue’ (Haldane, personal communication), it is a concern. Wimbledon and Putney Commons and the surrounding area of SW London more generally are thought to be a ‘hot spot’ for Stag Beetles and their presence and abundance is a key reason for the Commons designation as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). In recent years new ‘loggeries’ have been established around the Commons to promote good habitats for Stag Beetles and other similar fauna. There is a responsibility to monitor their presence and to maintain suitable habitats. A new public appeal is planned for 2019 to time with when they as most likely to be found in flight and hence most evident. A leaflet and website information explaining and illustrating the Stag Beetle life cycle and grub appearance would be a useful additional aid to gathering records and ensuring the wellbeing of this species.

Other Fauna Work pressures meant that the planned routine visits to the reptile refugia which are undertaken by the C&EO and as reported in Annual Monitoring Reviews in 2015-17 (Taylor (Ed.), 2015; 2016; 2017) were not undertaken. Numerous spot sightings of Common Lizards ((Lacerta) Zootoca vivipara) (Table 9) were, however, reported by staff, volunteers and visitors to the Commons in June, August and September. This information was collated by the C&EO (Haldane, 2018). Common Lizards are clearly widespread across the Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath.

Table 9 Summary of Common Lizard sightings reported in 2018

Date Location Number Recorder 29th May Manor Cottage garden 1 staff 8th June Log pile en route to ditch 2 staff 24th June BioBlitz Walk- heathland between Centre 2 W&C Forum, volunteers Path and Green Ride and visitors 26th June Heathland at ‘Cabbage Patch’ near Centre 8 C&EO working with Kings Path College School students on a conservation Day 30th June Cabbage Patch 2 Unknown 6th August Between Windmill Road and Inner Windmill 1 Staff Road 13thAugust 5th Southern Pound Meadow 4 Staff 5th September Near open day show ground 1 Staff 8th September Cabbage Patch 1 Staff 13th September Beside Hookhamslade pond 2 Visitor 24th September Heathland scrape near the junction of Ladies 2 C&EO Mile and Inner Park Ride 25th September Farm Bog 1 C&EO Note: No Common Lizard sightings were reported in July

The C&EO made a Frog (Rana temporaria) spawn survey on 12th March 2018 visiting all 9 Common ponds, Farm Bog and some heathland pools. All the ponds except Queensmere and Kingsmere had Frog spawn present, typically associated with emergent vegetation such as Soft Rush (Figure 12a). It seems that Queensmere and Kingsmere lack the essential emergent vegetation needed for successful spawning. Predation may also be a problem at these larger ponds which have significant fish populations. A null result for frog spawn was also reported from these locations in 2017. Frog spawn was also seen in the small pools at Farm Bog, in heathland depressions on the ‘Wet Heath’ area NE of the Windmill complex and near the junction of Inner Park Ride and Ladies Mile (Figure 12b). The most abundant patches of Frog spawn were at this heathland depression and at the shallow Curling pond. Of course much of this will have subsequently been ‘lost’ to predation and seasonal drying out of the shallow pools. Adult Frogs were reported from Bluegate Gravel Pit pond, Hookhamslade pond, 7-Post pond, Scio pond and in the heathland depressions and on the ‘Cabbage Patch’ heath. As noted last year Toads (Bufo bufo), spawn and adults, were only seen in the Commons ponds at Scio pond and Queensmere where deeper water favours their presence. A mass exodus of Toads from Scio pond was reported in early June. Numerous Toad sightings were reported associated with staff residences and watering pipes inserted for occasional vulnerable trees mainly in June and July. In 2018 there were no systematic recording surveys for Toads nor for Newts (Lissotriton vulgaris); 6 Newts were found under a log in the garden of the Rangers Office in April.

Figure 12a Frog Spawn at Bluegate th Gravel Pit Pond - 12 March 2018

Note This photo was taken long before the pond dried out - compare with Figure 5. Soft Rush is a significant element of the pond edge vegetation at this site as discussed for ‘Flora-Habitat Patches’ (p.15)

Figure 12b Heathland depression near the Junction of Ladies Mile and Inner Park Ride - 12th March 2018

As in 2017 a small mammal capture-release survey was conducted in June as part of the BioBlitz. 47 traps were distributed in pairs, with one trio; 10 pairs were set along the woodland edge to the SE of The Plain in an area of marginal woodland close to Parkside main road and the remainder in the scrub vegetation on the south side of The Plain. This was an area of Nettles (Urtica dioica), some Brambles (Rubus fruticosus agg.) and assorted tall grasses. No small mammals were found on this occasion. The weather was very warm and conditions exceptionally dry both factors which may have contributed to this null result. There was also concern that using carrot rather than apple (as previously) for the moisture source within the traps was less attractive to potential captives. Given the regular observations of birds of prey over The Plain, it seemed improbable that this was a true reflection of the small mammal population of the Commons. Wood Mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and a Bank Vole (Myodes (Clethrionomys) glareolus) had been found in 2017. A further capture- release survey was undertaken in October 2018. This time 10 pairs of traps were sited in secondary woodland and Bracken (Pteridium aqulinum) areas around Hookhamslade pond and 10 pairs were placed in the Heathland Patch as described for the BioBlitz walk (TQ2320772002). Two Bank Voles and a Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) were found near Hookhamslade pond and a Wood Mouse was captured among mature Heather at the Heath Patch. 30

No other systematic surveys of mammals on the Commons were undertaken. A Bat walk was held in June as Part of the BioBlitz weekend. Many spot observations were made during field recording for other organism groups; during staff and volunteer working activities; and by visiting school groups and the public. Additional species were also noted by the C&EO during his regular monthly walks at Putney Lower Common where Hedgehogs were again confirmed (Table 10).

Table 10 Mammals Sighted or Evident from Other Signs - Wimbledon and Putney Commons 2018

Species – Common Scientific Name Location Comment name Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus Queensmere, WC Bat walk in June at BioBlitz pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus Queensmere, WC Bat walk in June at BioBlitz pygmaeus Nathusius Pipistrelle Pipistrellus Queensmere, WC Bat walk in June at BioBlitz nathusii Daubenton’s Bat Myotis daubentii Queensmere, WC Bat walk in June at BioBlitz

Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Hookhamslade -woodland October survey to SW and Bracken (near eastern bank) WC Field Vole Microtus agrestis Hookhamslade woodland to October survey SE of pond and reports from Evidence of predation by around White Cottage, WC resident cat at White cottage

Wood Mouse Apodemus Mature Heather on Heath October survey sylvaticus Patch WC Rabbit Oryctolagus The Plain, WC Field survey on The Plain cuniculus Weasel Mustela nivalis Inner Windmill Road near One report April White Cottage European Hedgehog Erinaceus Near Van Buren’s Cottage October, C&EO europaeus PLC Also in ZSL survey Fox Vulpes vulpes PLC & WC ZSL survey at PLC Various reports from WC Grey Squirrel Sciurus PLC & WC Recorded throughout the year carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus PLC Seen throughout the year

Muntjac Deer Muntjac reevesi One seen near Scio pond, 6th June - report to C&EO WC Badger Meles meles WC secondary woodland Active sett noted during BioBlitz near Parkside WC small mammal trapping in June Active setts also reported from 4 other locations on WC Notes: WC= Wimbledon Common; PLC= Putney Lower Common Occasional reports of ‘Common Vole’ are most probably Field Vole. Common Vole (MIcrotis arvalis) is only found on Orkney in the British Isles (M.arvalis orcadenis).

Fungi In 2018, two fungal forays were undertaken at Wimbledon Common; a public event for WPCC on 16th September, and further surveying by fungi enthusiasts on 6thOctober. As previously the events were led by Andy Overall an expert on London’s fungi (Overall, 2017). The area searched was west 31 of The Plain and the Nettle Patch and into the northern end of the secondary woodland which lies north of Hookhamslade (TQ230762122). Most species noted were associated with Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) or Silver Birch (Betula pendula). Two, White Fibrecap (Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla) and Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa), were found in association with Willow (Salix sp.). In total 43 different species of fungi were found (Appendix 8). 6 species were seen on both visits viz. Leopard Earthball (Scleroderma areolatum), Coral Brittlegill (Russula velenovskyi), Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), Penny Top (Gymnopus dryophilus), Blushing Bracket and Tawny Grisette (Amanita fulva). Russula was the most prolific genus with 13 different species found. There were two special finds. Camembert Brittlegill (Russula amoenolens) (Figure 12) was noted during the September public foray. This is one of the rarer Crab Brittlegills and this sighting is one of only a few records in Britain; it is the first record for Wimbledon Common. Neoboletus xanthopus, seen during the same survey, is new to Surrey and to Wimbledon and this was only the 2nd confirmed British record for this species, under this name.

Figure 13 Russula amoenolens (Camembert Brittlegill) on Wimbledon Common 16th September 2018

Figure 13a General vista showing distinguishing pruinose cap

Figure 13b Highlighting the Distinctive Pink Stem Base

Note: It is the pruinose cap and pink stem base that distinguish this species from R. graveolens 32

Putney Lower Common No systematic recording is routinely undertaken at the small separate location of Putney Lower Common. However since 2017 the C&EO has undertaken a monthly walk-about recording wildlife. In 2018 his records extended to include flora (Appendix 9a). His data gives a valuable snapshot record of the most common species present and variation though the year. 25 bird species, 11 butterfly species and 15 plant species are included in these records alongside assorted bugs, Hedgehog, Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) and Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the White- lipped Snail (Cepaea hortensis). These data were augmented in 2018 by the spot records made by W&C Forum members during a two hour site visit in early July (Appendix 9b). In particular, these records extend the floral list by 32 species. Of concern is the record of two aggressive introduced plant species which preferably should not be present but which are quite widespread viz. Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens grandifolia) and Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica). Seedlings and saplings of Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) also need controlling. These are all species, highlighted by the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) surveyors, which are designated ‘species of concern’ in the London Invasive Species Initiative (PAA, 2016). Unfortunately there are no records of spring blooming plants even though anecdotally it is thought that Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) and Daffodils (Narcissus spp.) are present, possibly introduced through plantings by the public.

The only bird of prey species noted was Kestrel, whereas over the larger contiguous area of Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath, Red Kite, Hobby, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon and Tawny Owl have all been recorded. Pleasingly, Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) was recorded along the Beverley Brook in January and April (C&EO) and the Purple Hairstreak butterfly was noted on an Oak tree during the W&C Forum visit and during the C&EO’s July visit.

However, easily the most exciting wildlife initiative at Putney Lower Common for 2018 was the night camera survey by the Zoological Society for London/Institute of Zoology (ZSL) (Carbone and Cates, 2018). This was part of a larger study investigating the presence, distribution and habitat preferences of Hedgehogs in Greater London. The presence of Hedgehogs on Putney Lower Common was confirmed (Figure 14) though the population numbers are low. In total 19 Hedgehog sequences were recorded at 6 sites between 1st and 22nd October in a study which ran jointly with neighbouring Barnes Common. Encouragingly, this Barnes-Putney Hedgehog population does not seem to be isolated. Evidence from supplementary cameras sited in nearby gardens as well as numerous public reports to the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) show that Hedgehogs are regularly found in the urban back-gardens and allotments of this area.

Of concern is evidence of Badgers, which are known Hedgehog predators. New setts have appeared in the SW of Barnes Common. It is thought these are a recent occurrence possibly dispersing from Richmond Park through linked green sites. Dead Hedgehogs showing characteristic signs of Badger predation were found on the Commons on two occasions in 2018 and it was noted in the camera survey that there was no overlap in the spatial pattern of Badger sightings and Hedgehogs sightings. The night cameras also revealed the huge prevalence of urban Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and less abundant but present at every site, Grey Squirrels (Table 11).

Figure 14 Hedgehog captured on a Night Camera at Putney Lower Common, 10th April 2018

Table 11 The Fauna detected at Putney Lower Common and Barnes Common during the Night Camera Survey (extracted from Carbone and Cates, 2018)

Species Number of Sightings Number of Sites Present (6pm-8am) Hedgehog 19 7 Fox 499 26 Badger 12 3 Cat 48 11 Mouse 36 7 Rat 3 2 Squirrel 75 19 Note: Night cameras were successfully set up at 29 sites

Environmental Data The only environmental data available for 2018 are the rainfall records from Raynes Park taken by a W&C Forum member (Peter Fischer) (Appendix 10). The new wildlife garden which will include an on-site weather station for the Commons has yet to be developed.

The Raynes Park record revealed the intensity of mid-summer drought in 2018 with just 3mm rainfall recorded in June compared with the June monthly average, 2006-18, of 51mm. July, especially, and September also had well below average rainfall, respectively 14mm and 33mm and the period July- September overall was the second driest for this timespan in the long-term record for this site. Through April to September, summer 2018 was third driest overall, (Table 12). In these circumstances and since summer 2018 was also very warm (National Climate Information Centre 2018) the low water levels and complete drying out in some of the Commons rain-fed ponds were not surprising. The data also reveal a moister late winter-early spring period (January-March) than in 2017, slightly above the long-term average though not as wet as 2014 and 2007, which are the wettest spring periods since this phase of wildlife recording began in 2005. However the over-winter period October 2017-March 2018 at 311mm was the 6th driest in the record. Combined with the low summer rainfall totals this would seem to further explain the low levels seen in the Commons ponds. Of the two even drier summers in the record, 2010 had a wetter spring than 2018 and a significantly

34 wetter over winter period 2009-10 (12thwettest out of 13). By contrast the driest summer, 2009, experienced similar spring and over-winter rainfall totals to 2018. It would thus be useful to see if any anecdotal records of the time show the ponds drying out in 2009. In the future rainfall data alongside contemporaneous temperature records such as the proposed weather station for WPCC would provide will give a much clearer insight into the environmental conditions on the Commons.

Table 12 Winter-Early Spring and Integrated Summer Rainfall at Raynes Park (SW20) 2018

January - Rainfall Rank Integrated Rainfall Rank March summer Driest period, April- Driest to September To mm Wettest mm Wettest 06 104 2 06 316 7 07 200 12 07 356 12 08 161 7 08 326 9 09 165 9 09 211 1 10 180 =10 10 236 2 11 137 6 11 273 5 12 77 1 12 455 13 13 133 5 13 263 4 14 271 13 14 330 11 15 128 4 15 309 6 16 180 =10 16 328 10 17 126 3 17 319 8 18 163 8 18 243 3 Note: The wettest over winter period (Oct-Mar) and overwinter plus following early summer (Oct-June) was 2013-14 at 523mm and 706mm respectively The driest over winter period was 2011-12 (189mm) with 2016-17 the driest over winter plus early summer period (366mm). Equivalent data for 2017-18 are over winter (311mm) and overwinter plus early summer (443mm).

REFLECTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

A combination of volunteer and staff efforts has once more achieved useful and wide-ranging records of the Commons’ wildlife and environmental conditions in 2018. This report pulls together all the known records co-ordinated through the W&C Forum. Since the series started in 2014 a valuable data base has been established which can be consulted for day-to-day management and used to support funding bids with outside agencies. It also contributes to the wider understanding of London’s wildlife. The comparison with earlier records, where available, is starting to build a picture of changes on the Commons though much more work on this aspect remains to be achieved. The ‘bird community’ is now successfully re-established for both amateur inputs and the long-term standard walks. Volunteering supporting conservation management goes from strength to strength but more problematic is finding and encouraging new people to join in the regular wildlife monitoring. The anticipated two new volunteers for water quality monitoring and general site observations of the patterns of public use did not materialise and there remains a need for more help. 35

Some key points emerging from this year’s systematic monitoring are highlighted below. Looking back at the 2017 report and its predecessors in 2016, 2015 and 2014 some common issues persist and these too are indicated.

1. Recording is very dependent on volunteers and the pool of expert volunteers is small. It is heavily biased towards retired and older people. This is a significant risk to future recording. Botanical recording is particularly at risk.

2. The monitoring focus on The Plain needs to continue since it directly supports the acid grassland/heathland SSSI and hence the Countryside Stewardship Scheme funding. Bird records focused on this area are needed in a similar format to those previously recorded by DW, 2014-16. This remains a gap, with no dedicated records for The Plain for 2017 or 2018.

3. Establishing some systematic recording at Putney Lower Common and building a data base of ecological information for this area should be considered.

4. The need for extra recording help will be further emphasised after the planned clearance alongside Beverley Brook and the in-stream changes are completed early in 2019. This is a monitoring ‘must’ for 2019.

5. Citizen science initiatives could be considered to overcome some of these recording gaps. However, developing these would need staff input in terms of co-ordination and support which raises capacity questions. However, the benefits in terms of public engagement, and encouraging younger people into monitoring work could be considerable.

6. There still needs to be closer integration of the NVC and Phase1 Habitat Units into the monitoring. This has improved in 2018 but would be helped by some an ‘in-office’ assistance, e.g. a volunteer working in liaison with the expert recorders or a supporting half-time appointment (see point 9). Such help could also unravel some of the inconsistencies in locational identification and regularise the format of records facilitating identification of trends and changes.

7. It would be beneficial to continue to integrate older records, where available, and link these to current survey activities. This has been started for dragonflies and damselflies. and is actively underway for the bird standard walks but needs development for flora where appropriate base-line information is also available.

8. Closer links with London Wildlife Trust (LWT) and a routine system for retrieval of their data for Farm Bog and wider sharing of the Management Plan are needed. The planned MoU with LWT has yet to be realised despite discussions with the LWT Director of Conservation at a W&C Forum meeting. The Commons’ mires have importance in a cross- London context since such habitats are locally rare. Farm Bog is a one of the best examples. Maintaining Stag Bog and Ravine Bog is also important.

9. A helpful development, in the light of all the monitoring pressures, would be a short-term half-time (or similar) appointment to work on collation and sharing of records, and undertaking research and preparation of materials for external funding bids. The post- holder could also support the C&EO pump-priming coordination of volunteers, especially for monitoring purposes and establishing sustainable long-term strategies for monitoring and data storage and retrieval. This has been discussed at various times during the past two years and, assuming financial pressures ease, should be revisited and, if agreed, integrated into the Charity’s Business Plan.

10. It is important to keep previous recommendations in mind for example, fuller investigation into the potential use of seasonal grazing; the benefits of on-site weather recording; the need for more analysis of soil and water quality and to assess likely eutrophication associated with the heavy use of the area for dog walking; the potential benefits of gathering more associated wildlife information; the need to investigate the impacts of air pollution on the Commons; and the benefits of achieving and maintaining a variable-age structure in the Commons heaths and woodlands.

ND TH B. BIOBLITZ 22 -24 JUNE

th This year’s Bioblitz, WPCC’S 5 , was the most comprehensive to date with events running from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon across a warm and sunny mid-summer weekend. It was particularly notable for the enthusiastic participation of many young people, some very excited by dusk and dawn events for the small mammal trapping and the night-time searches for Bats and moths. A new element was inclusion of a dedicated butterfly, dragonfly and damselfly walk and, though not part of the formal programme arranged by WPCC, the London Natural History Society ran a ‘bug’ search the Saturday morning which, by chance, enriched the programme for that day. This year the Sunday lunchtime guest event and talk at ‘base camp’ was all about snakes and run by Reptile Events, a reptile rescue and educational organisation. It proved grippingly popular with young and old alike. The children’s nature club organised activities in the same focal base camp helping to create a buzz of interest close to the Information Centre where Quekett Microscopical Society also ran their usual activities. Displays of wildlife texts and equipment for use on walks and importantly the BioBlitz Whiteboard completed this area giving a general welcoming feel (Figure 15).

Figure 15 Buzz at the Base Camp - Bioblitz 2018

On Friday evening as the day cooled an enthusiastic group of adults and children were shown how to set comfortable and, it was hoped, enticing overnight traps for small mammals (Figure 16). Organic hay bedding and food comprising grubs and seeds to suit assorted diets, and with a slice of vegetable (carrot) to provide some liquid, were assembled in Longworth traps set among woodland and in long grass near the southern edge of The Plain.

Returning to open the traps shortly after dawn the following day, the group were surprised and a little disappointed to find no Voles, nor Wood Mice nor Shrews had sheltered in the traps overnight. Given that birds of prey are often noted hunting over The Plain and the Commons’ heaths, this was puzzling. Perhaps the use of carrot rather than the more odoriferous and tempting apple previously used was the problem or perhaps too much other food was readily available on this warm night. Or it could be that the target creatures had sought better shadier habitats closer to water. As noted in the previous section, a re-run of this experiment in autumn 2018 by a small group of volunteers found 2 Bank Voles, a Field Vole, and a Wood Mouse. That survey was based around Hookhamslade pond and on the Heath Habitat Patch visited on the BioBlitz walk. Further work exploring the

Figure 16 Preparing the Small Mammal Traps

small mammal communities of the Commons is planned and this will help to inform the sampling location for BioBlitz 2019.

On Saturday afternoon the dedicated hunt for butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies yielded 14 butterfly species and 10 species of dragonfly and damselfly (Appendix 11a). The group also took in a diversionary look at Cross-Leaved Heath (Erica tetralix) which occurs only infrequently on the wetter heathland patches close to Ladies Mile and Creeping Willow (Salix repens). In the evening the usual popular events, the Bat walk and moth light ‘trap’, took place. At dusk, led by Philip Briggs from the London Bat Group, a group set off for Queensmere where, using high frequency sound detectors, 4 species of bat were recorded. Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) and Daubenton’s Bat (Myotis daubentonii) were seen respectively darting among the tree-lined shore at dusk and later skimming the open waters of Queensmere. Back on the plateau Blotched Emerald (Coemibaena bajularia) and Box-tree Moth, September Thorn (Ennomos erosaria), Rosy Footman (Miltochrista miniata) and an uninvited Hornet (Vespa sp.) were among the visitors at the field site moth trap. Overall 27 moth species were spotted at the light trap in the field and another 68 were recorded at the overnight trap at 1 Thatched cottage which, with additional day time records for Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) and a discarded larval case of a White Oak Case-bearer gave 97 moth species in total for the BioBlitz (Appendix 11b). 17 were species also noted at the field moth trap events in previous years (Appendix 11a).

This year’s early morning bird walk visited a wider area than previously and noted several species new for the BioBlitz. These included Heron (Ardea cinerea) (Figure 17), Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), and two birds of prey Hobby and Buzzard. The bird walk total, 38 species, was more than at previous BioBlitz events. Overall 40 species were noted with Jay (Garrulus glandarius) seen later in the day on the general walk and a record for Tawny Owl from the Bat walk.

Figure 17 Heron

The floral count is also higher mainly due to spending more time searching at the Habitat Patches than in previous years and some extras species spotted while setting up the small mammal traps and during the dragonfly and damselfly searches. The route followed on the general walk this year varied slightly from 2017 in that after visiting the Hogweed Patch and Nettle Patch the group walk penetrated into the secondary woodland west of the Nettles and then crossed the Heath Patch en route to shade at Hookhamslade (Figure 18). Previously the group had followed the main path alongside The Plain but there was concern that a possible Skylark nesting site (not subsequently confirmed) on the south western side would be disturbed by this route especially since many participants find it irresistible to try some butterfly searching as they pass by The Plain.

Figure 18 The BioBlitz Walk Route

After some enjoyable relaxation pond dipping at Hookhamslade and exploring the surrounds, the group then returned across heath and through secondary woodland and onto The Plain but focussing on the eastern side. Among the flora, sight of a Bee Orchid, the sole survivor of a significant clump recorded earlier that week, and the presence of diverse sparkling Vetchlings and Vetches were photogenic highlights. This leisurely walk gave the chance to explore plant and animal links such as the Peacock (Aglais io) caterpillars found at the Nettle Patch and to learn about management challenges across a range of the Commons’ habitats. In total 101 floral species were recorded during the BioBlitz period (Appendix 3b).

Back at base camp the Quekett Microscopical Society were investigating algae found in Queensmere and at Hookhamslade pond. Cladophora sp., our first ever algal record, was confirmed. Base camp provided a shaded area for younger children to explore an assortment of nature exhibits and investigate the live snakes brought by our guest ‘snake charmers’. The late lunchtime talk was riveting with a chance for all to hold and stroke a Royal Python (Python regius) or a Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus), and we learnt that snakes are long-lived and also quite affectionate.

Spreading activities across a wider timespan proved very effective. It enabled a better focus on each activity and avoided the situation, that had arisen in previous years, where walk leaders on Sunday were exhausted having already undertaken early morning activities opening small mammal traps and joining in the bird walk or overnight moth trap opening, all following late night moth trapping. Offering one longer walk rather than morning and afternoon sessions also worked well. Having an additional dedicated event for butterfly, dragonfly and damselfly searching meant more robust and comprehensive data for these groups.

Exact tallies for any organism group will always be affected by weather conditions, and by the route followed and the areas explored. The extent of additional recording of bees, flies, beetles, spiders and other groups will in part depend on the external expertise available to join in-house volunteer leaders from staff and the W&C Forum. This does not in any way invalidate the information gathered. Engagement is all important and the records made usefully supplement our knowledge from the systematic recording. There is a consistency to WPCC BioBlitz counts which suggests an intrinsic robustness of data in relation to the habitats visited and the time and effort expended. Data from 2018 have been entered in the format established in 2017. While this does require break down of the previous years ‘others’ rag bag grouping, it makes data entry more consistent and gives easier and more reliable year-to-year comparisons (Table 13). Overall there were 246 species records from the public events, 247 adding in Cladophora sp. with a grand total, including the 68 overnight moths, of 314 plus that one-off algal record for Cladophora sp., making 315. As such 2018 was a bonanza year for BioBlitz species.

Table 13 Summary of BioBlitz Sightings 2018

Organism Total Reported Activity Equivalent totals from previous years Group on the BioBlitz Blackboard and 2017 2016 2015 2014 to the CE&0 Mammals 7 Evening Bat walk 8 5 6 7 Small mammal trapping General walks Birds 40 Bird walk and extras 30 32 33 33 from the Bat survey and general walks Butterflies 14 General walks and 15 57 8 (13) dedicated butterfly and dragonfly walk Butterflies, Dragonflies 10 General walks and 10 moths 5 Data recorded and dedicated butterfly dragonflies differently Damselflies and dragonfly walk and Moths 27 Public evening 15 damselflies 9 35 insects +42 + 2 day-time trapping and overnight field extras demonstration moths plus 1 (96 ) (+ overnight extras) (101) extra sighting Other insects 33 General walks and 16 0 4 3 Quekett photos and JL Arachnids 6 From morning bug 0 2 4 0 survey LNHS and general walks Reptiles 1 General walks 1 1 Data Data recorded Amphibians 1 General walks 1 3 recorded differently Crustaceans 1 General walks 1 2 differently 2 Gastropods 1 General walks 1 4 Annelids 2 General walks 2 2 Total Fauna 145 100 108 76 80 (213 with all moths ) Total Flora 101 The Plain, the BioBlitz 88 78 82 71* route Habitat Patches and General walks Total BioBlitz 246 188 186 158 151

+ 68 extra + 86 extra No extras +124 +43 moths moths from moths in noted expert 194 the overnight the insect + 44 expert trap and 2 overnight records insect extras day records trap

(314)** (274) (280) (238)

* no separate Habitat Patches record made before the general walks **in addition the alga, Cladophora sp. was found in samples taken from Hookhamslade pond. This is a very cosmopolitan algal group and unless the specimens can be further identified to the species level, this gives little information on habitat conditions.

REFLECTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The main points emerging from the W&C Forum review of BioBlitz 2018 are set out below.

1. Running the event across a wider timespan from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon was beneficial and is recommended as the model for future events. It enables more focus and discussion time and reduces fatigue for event leaders.

2. Taking one longer focal general wildlife walk worked much better than offering two repeats on the same day. Timing this to conclude at base camp as the guest lunchtime talk began was good. Depending on the 2019 topic for this ‘lunchtime slot’ it might be better billed as late-lunch/early afternoon to avoid a rush at the end of the walk and allow more social recovery time including the opportunity to explore more in the Quekett area.

3. The improved range of children’s activities offered at the base camp area was well subscribed and definitely enjoyed by younger family members. This should be continued and be more widely advertised.

4. The fortuitously timed LHNS bug search on the Saturday morning of the BioBlitz was a definite bonus to the Saturday programme and consideration should be given to asking them to repeat this activity. It also enhances bug records which are heavily dependent on guest expert input.

5. A more obvious BioBlitz base camp is needed for Saturday to support the butterfly, dragonfly and damselfly afternoon search event. This could be provided by volunteers and/or staff and offer refreshment and guides etc. as for the main Sunday programme. This would be even more pertinent if a Saturday morning bug hunt took place.

6. Keeping an up-to-date BioBlitz Blackboard/Whiteboard is important for records and for communicating the event to passing members of the public. Consideration could be given to using both Boards since this might open up the possibility to list plant species as well as the fauna found during the walks and trapping events.

7. Every effort should be made to produce a web account of the BioBlitz shortly after the event. Ensuring email contact details are gathered for all participants who agree would enable circulation of the BioBlitz Review to all who attended. Participants could then take pride in their achievement and understand how the data will help WPCC and be followed through. For example the null record for small mammals at the 2018 event led to subsequent October re-survey which has in turn led to WPCC purchase of traps, and in- house training activities for staff. The null result has had a big outcome.

C . REFERENCES

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Appendix 1 A THE WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION FORUM AND VOLUNTEER RECORDERS 2018

a. Membership of the Wildlife and Conservation Forum (W&C Forum)

Role with WPCC Participant Contributing Expertise Initial Field recorder for identifier The Plain PM Key external affinity in text BioBlitz BB Other WPC activity O Chief Executive Simon Lee Environmental overview SL BB

Conservation and Peter Haldane General ecology and wildlife PH PMBBO Engagement Officer management, reptiles and amphibians

house staff house Chief Operations Manager Steve Bound General ecology and data SB O -

In management EA to the Chief Executive Angela Evans - Moths, wildlife, AE-H BBO Hill communications

Conservator Shirley Gillbe General Zoology SG O Putney Lower Common link

ators Conservator Sarah-Jane SJ-H O Holden

Conserv Conservator Ros Taylor Plants, general ecology and RT PMBBO W&C Forum Chair environment monitoring Volunteer Martin Brown Butterflies MB BBO (moved away late summer) Volunteer Bill Budd Dragonflies and damselflies BB BB, (PM) O

Volunteer Peter Fischer Trees, volunteer ‘scrub PF O Local street tree warden basher’, rainfall monitoring Volunteer Les Evans-Hill Butterflies and moths, LE-H BBO Butterfly Conservation (birds), data management

Volunteer Alison Pelikan Small mammals, engaging APel BBO Formerly children’s nature young people club leader, local bee keeper Volunteer Adrian Birds AP BBO New Coordinator for Annual Podmore Volunteermember s Bird reports Volunteer Simon Riley Butterflies SR BBO

Volunteer Una Sutcliffe Plants US PMBB Wimbledon Mires expert Volunteer Jan Wilczur Birds JWcz O Richmond Park link

b. BioBlitz expert walk leader Alex Learmont (AL) Small mammal surveys - Surrey Wildlife Trust Philip Briggs (PB) - London Bat Group - Bat expert Sarah Patton Insects and General Ecology c. Other key volunteers John Weir (JW) - Retired volunteer, seasonal changes in vegetation, birds and environmental conditions on The Plain; public activities on The Plain Derek Coleman (DC) - Caddisfly recorder at Farm Bog Andrew Harding - LWT LInk for Farm Bog Andy Overall (AO) - Fungal Foray leader Quekett Microscopical Club (Q) - Regular contributors to the BioBlitz event

Forum members can be contacted through the Ranger’s Office Tel: 020 8788 7655 E-mail: [email protected] www.wpcc.org.uk

45 Appendix 2 WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION EVENTS AT WIMBLEDON AND PUTNEY COMMONS 2018 AND ASSOCIATED W&C FORUM AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Date Event January W&C Forum meeting

February Winter Talk- London’s Rivers- Beverley Brook Bird Standard Walk Group Meeting March Annual Bird Report published W&C Forum meeting Spring Walk with Senior Management Team April Spring Walk with Senior Management Team at Putney Lower Common Bird Song Workshop May Monitoring Report 2017 published Bird Walk W&C Forum meeting including Visit to Royal Wimbledon Golf Club to see Heathland Restoration June BioBlitz 22nd -24th June Moth Night July Summer Evening Walk with Senior Management Team W&C Forum meeting - walk at Putney Lower Common August Butterfly, Dragonfly and Damselfly Walk Annual Mowing on The Plain September W&C Forum meeting Fungal Foray Late Summer Bird walk October Autumn Walk with Senior Management Team - Putney Heath Autumn Bird Walk November W&C Forum meeting Winter Bird Walk December -

Volunteer Activities: As is now usual, volunteer events also made a significant contribution to ecological monitoring and management. The Saturday morning Scrub Bashers continued to meet twice each month and the new Mid- week Estates Volunteer Team met once every 3 weeks to undertake a range of estates tasks. Walking for Health events continued on a fortnightly basis during 2018 and continued to grow in popularity. The highest number of walkers to attend a single event during 2018 was 34.

Duke of Edinburgh award students have helped with litter picking, conservation tasks, the Commons’ visitor survey, and a range of other public events. By the end of 2018, 30 litter pickers had volunteered for the 'Adopt an Area' scheme and other organisations too undertook litter picking often as part of team building days, e.g. Geocache whose volunteers regularly litter pick the Beverley Brook. Individual volunteers have helped with many other tasks notably including path repairs and ecological management at Farm Bog under the auspices of the London Wildlife Trust. Volunteers assist at and lead BioBlitz events. In total the number of volunteering hours for 2018 was similar to that for 2017 and 2016 with again more than 3000 hours formally logged.

The overall formally recorded total volunteering hours for WPCC in 2018 is 3319 (Haldane personal communication). In addition to active ecological and environmental work the total includes contributions from volunteer legal assistance and the time commitment of Stakeholder Forum members.

46 Appendix 3a FLORAL RECORDS FOR THE PLAIN, WIMBLEDON AND PUTNEY COMMONS 2018

19th May 18 14th June18 late July 4th September Recorders: Ros Taylor (RT); Una Sutcliffe (US); John Weir (JW) Comments RT RT US RT RT Duration search (hours) 3hours 3hours 1hour 2hours y denotes confirmed presence in 2018 to date 11stops 10 stops walk about Blank means recorded in 2014 and /or 2015 /or 2016 /or 2017 Spring BioBlitz pre-view pre-mowing post-mowing walkabout verifying main elements only Ferns (and mosses) only Dryopteris felix-mas male fern Ophioglossum vulgatum adderstongue not seen not seen seen 2014, 2015, 2016

Pines and allies

Flowering plants Dicotyledons Achillea millefolium yarrow y y f Anthriscus sylvestris agg. cow parsley y y y Arctium minus lesser burdock Betula sp. birch seedling or sapling y y y Calluna vulgaris ling (heather) y y f Cardamine hirsuta hairy bittercress Cardamine pratensis lady's-smock Centaurea nigra knapweed y y y Cerastium fontanum common mouse-ear y y Chamerion angustifolium rosebay willowherb Cirsium arvense creeping thistle y y y Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Crataegus monogyna hawthorn sapling y Dactylorhiza maculata heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa southern marsh orchid Epilobium montanum broad-leaved willowherb Epilobium parviflorum hoary willowherb Erica tetralix crossed-leaved heath Filaginella uliginosa (Gnaphalium uliginosum) marsh cudweed f

47 Galega officinalis goat's rue y y y Galium aparine common cleavers y Galium saxatile heath bedstraw y (photo) y Galium verum lady's bedstraw Geranium pratense meadow crane's-bill Heracleum sphondylium hogweed y y y Hypericum perforatum agg. perforate St John's-wort Hypochaeris radicata common catsear y y f Lamium purpureum red deadnettle Lathyrus nissolia grass vetchling s y y Lathyrus pratensis meadow vetchling y Leontodon autumnalis autumn hawkbit f Lotus corniculatus bird's-foot trefoil y y f Lysimachia vulgaris yellow loosestrife y y Medicago lupulina black meddick Narcissus spp. daffodil (garden escape) Ophrys apifera bee orchid y (photo) Plantago lanceolata ribwort plantain y y y Populus tremula poplar(aspen) seedlings y Potentilla anserina silverweed Potentilla erecta tormentil y y f Polygonum persicaria redshank y y f Quercus cerris turkey oak seedlings y s y Quercus robur oak saplings / seedlings y y Ranunculus acris meadow buttercup y y Ranunculus bulbosus bulbous buttercup y (photo) Ranunculus ficaria lesser celandine Ranunculus repens creeping buttercup y y f Rhinanthus minor yellow rattle y y y Rosa canina dog rose y Rubus fruticosus agg. bramble y Rumex acetosa common sorrel y y y Rumex acetosella agg. sheep's sorrel (y) y y Rumex conglomeratus clustered dock y y Rumex crispus curled dock y y Salix caprea goat willow y y y

48 Salix repens creeping willow y y y Senecio jacobea ragwort y f Sorbus aucuparia rowan sapling y Stellaria graminea lesser stitchwort y y Taraxacum agg. dandelion y y y Tilia cordata small-leaved lime sapling Trifolium campestre hop trefoil Trifolium dubium lesser trefoil y Trifolium pratense red clover y y f Trifolium repens white clover y y y Urtica dioica stinging nettle y y Veronica chamaedrys germander speedwell Veronica persica common field-speedwell y Vicia cracca tufted vetch y Vicia hirsuta hairy tare Vicia sativa agg. common vetch y y f Vicia tetrasperma smooth tare y

Monocotyledons Agrostis capillaris (tenuis) common bent y y y Agrostis stolonifera creeping bent Alopecurus pratensis meadow foxtail y y Anthoxanthum odoratum sweet vernal-grass y y ? Arrhenatherum elatius false oat-grass y Carex sp. (distachia?) possibly brown sedge Carex elata tufted sedge Carex hirta hairy sedge y Carex nigra common sedge y y y Carex ovalis oval sedge y Carex sp. tbc Dactylis glomerata cocksfoot Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hair-grass y (photo) y Festuca arundinacea tall fescue y y y Festuca ovina agg. sheep's fescue y y y Festuca rubra red fescue y y y

49 Holcus lanatus Yorkshire fog all over hairy y y y Holcus mollis creeping soft-grass rhizomes and 'hairy knee's Juncus bufonius toad rush verified by archive specimen y y Juncus conglomeratus compact rush Juncus effusus soft rush y y Juncus squarrosus heath rush y y y Juncus tenuis slender rush y y Lolium perenne perennial ryegrass y y Luzula campestris field wood-rush y y Luzula multiflora heath wood-rush y y Molinia caerulea purple moor-grass y y f Nardus stricta mat grass y y Poa annua annual meadow-grass recreation zone mainly y confirmed Poa pratensis smooth meadow grass y - check Poa trvialis rough meadow-grass y

Number of species noted-full surveys 51 64

Cummulative total 72 74

BioBlitz public event additonal records 0 extras are Overall Autumn Hawkbit Marsh Cudweed NOTES 9/5/18 first floral search rt Recent wet weather though sunny and warm when recording 19◦C; very little standing water remains on The Plain, a small patch along the central mown path. Earlier in May and late April water was more evident especially near the pathway to the Office area The main plants flowering are Dandelion, Taraxacum agg. by now mainly seed heads, with Tormentil, Potentilla erecta, starting to flower Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum, is in bloom and widespread though occasional; all 3 Buttercups, Ranunculus bulbosus , R. repens, R.acris in flower; occasional Common Vetch, Vicia sativa agg. in bloom and Cow Parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris Some Yellow Rattle leaves, Rhinanthus minor, are starting to show. Field Wood-rush, Luzula campestris, is very fequent and flowering; similarly Sweet Vernal Grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum; occasional Mat Grass, Nardus stricta , in bloom. Sward is growing rapidly now warm weather has returned typically around 30cm but with some shorter areas near Heather patches especially and around 100cm in uncut area. Common Field Speedwell, Veronica persica , is much more evident than in previous years (2014-17); this is the first time they have been noted widespread on The Plain rather than confined to the edges as in 2014

50 GPS not used but general walk routes noted - 11 stops in 3 hours plus a search at the Hogweed patch Adderstongue Fern, Ophioglossum vulgatum, was not found despite searching for several minutes in previously known location. The sward, however, had grown rapidly in the previous week and at 30cm in the key area may be obscuring / overcrowding Adderstongue Very few signs of rabbit grazing in the southern area Heather, Calluna vulgaris , is present across The Plain- mainly pioneer and building phase except for taller area close to previous year's uncut area which is predominantly mature phase Fauna: white butterfly, carrion crows Photos: Bulbous Buttercup, Common Mouse-ear, Speedwell

14/6/18 second floral survey RT and US 3 hours 10 stops Yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor, is now in bloom but though widespread is not present in almost mono-cultural carpets as seen in 2017 Bee orchids, Ophrys apifera, are in bloom close to eastern-most mown pathway - 5 specimens noted Southern Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza praetermissa , was not found despite searching in previous known location; may have missed peak flowering time As in 2017 Heath bedstraw, Galium saxatile , was flowering abundantly in mid-June Grassy sward was typically 75cm tall; grasses are quite dominant. Weather has been dry and mainly warm c. 20-22◦C by day; no standing water anywhere on the Plain No nesting skylarks to date though adults have been seen overhead and diving into the sward

10.07.18 very short walkabout following W&C Forum meeting No additional species noted. Flowering grasses predominate Parts of sward much trampled by BIoBlitz actvities. Weather continuing very warm and dry

05.09.2018 Post-cutting survey Follows exceptionally long dry conditions from late May. Many days with temperatures in excess of 30◦ C Autumn Hawbit, Leontodon autumnalis, is the predominant flowering plant with also very evident Dandelion, Taraxacum agg. and Red Clover, Trifolium pratense Also flowering are other ubiquitous small species such as Tormentil, Potentilla erecta No sign of Cross-leaved Heath, Erica tetralix though this is not surprising given the extreme dry condirions. Also this record has never been independently confirmed for The Plain by RT / US

Also re-visited Hookhamslade and Bluegate ponds and all BioBlitz Habitat Patches Bluegate The pond is dry; it is possible to walk across in all directions. Bog Moss, Sphagnum spp . on the bed are 'crispy'; Trifid Bur-Marigold, Bidens tripartita, carpets the exposed areas with Marsh Pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, also widespread; Redshank, Polygonum persicaria , is prolific on the bed and shallow bankside of the 'pond' area nearest the road. Occasional Purple Moor-grass, Molinia caerulea, tussocks are evident within the pond area. Marsh cudweed, Filaginella uliginosa, is present in patches; Soft Rush, Juncus effusus, occurs patchily in the bankside marginal areas. Michaelmas Daisy, Aster (Symphotrichum) novi-belgi i, an invasive introduced species, is present on the island which is easily accessible by foot.

51 Rosebay Willowherb, Chamerion angustifolium , is flowering in the cleared area near Bluegate At Hookhamslade pond there is a large extent of exposed mud 4-5m wide but a small central area has retained water. Branched Bur-Reed, Sparganium erectum, was noted but is far less extensive than in 2017. On the Heath Patch to the SW of The Plain, Rosebay Willowherb, Chamerion angustifolium , is a characterstic flowering element alongside Heather, Calluna vulgaris .

52 APPENDIX 3b BIOBLITZ PLANT COMMUNITIES -THE HABITAT PATCHES- 2018

Bioblitz Plant Communities - The Habitat Patches y denotes plant recorded and verified (US / RT) 2016 s denotes plant recorded and verified (US / RT) 2017 h denotes plant recorded and verified (US / RT) 2018 (blanks indicate species yet to be re-confirmed (in 2018) at a specific site) a denotes plant species not recorded on The Plain to date in 2018 but noted in a Habitat Patch

2018 2017 2016 Extras to The Plain 2018 record Hogweed patch TQ2305972261 Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore h s BioBlitz a Agrostis capillaris (tenuis) common bent h s Anthriscus sylvestris agg. cow parsley h s y Arrhenatherum elatius false oat-grass h s y Artemesia vulgaris mugwort h a Bromus sterilis barren brome BioBlitz Cardamine hirsuta hairy bittercress s y Cardamine pratensis lady's smock / cuckoo flower s y Chamerion angustifolum rosebay willowherb h s not seen to date a Cirsium arvense creeping thistle h s y Cirsium vulgare spear thistle s Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed h s y a Dactylis glomerata cocksfoot h s y Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hair-grass y Equisetum arvense field horsetail h s y a Galium aparine common cleavers h s y Geranium dissectum cut-leaved crane's-bill h s y a Heracleum sphondylium hogweed h s y Holcus lanatus yorkshire fog h Lamium album white deadnettle h s BioBlitz a Lamium purpureum red deadnettle h y a Lathyrus pratensis meadow vetchling h y Lolium perenne perennial ryegrass h s y Plantago lanceolata ribwort plantain h s y Ranunculus repens creeping buttercup h s y Rubus fruticosus agg. bramble h s y Rumex acetosa common sorrel h y Scilla non-scripta / S.hispanica bluebell - English & Spanish y in May a not recorded in 2017 nor 2018 Taraxacum agg. dandelion h Trifolium repens white clover h (seat area only) s y Urtica dioica stinging nettle h s y Vicia cracca tufted vetch h s y Vicia sativa common vetch h s y Vicia tetrasperma smooth tare h s BioBlitz 28 species

Nettle Patch TQ2312472169 Agrostis capillaris common bent h Artemesia vulgaris mugwort h s y a (rpt) Betula pendula silver birch seedling s y Cerastium fontanum common mouse-ear h Chamerion angustifolum rosebay willowherb h s y Cirsium arvense creeping thistle h y Cirsium vulgare spear thistle s y Dactylis glomerata cocksfoot s Dryopteris felix-mas male fern s Epilobium hirsutum great willowherb h s a Galium aparine common cleavers/ goosegrass h s y Geranium pratense meadow crane's bill h s BioBlitz a Heracleum sphondylium hogweed h s y Holcus lanatus yorkshire fog h y Lathyrus pratensis meadow vetchling h s Lotus corniculatus bird's-foot trefoil h Quercus robur pedunculate oak seedling y Ranunculus repens creeping buttercup h s y Rubus fruticosus agg. bramble h s y Rumex acetosa common sorrel h y Rumex crispus curled dock h Stellaria graminea stitchwort h Trifolium dubium lesser trefoil s Trifolium repens white clover s y Urtica dioica stinging nettle h s y Vicia cracca tufted vetch h s y Vicia sativa common vetch h s 20 species

Heath Patch Near Reptile Refuge TQ2320772002 Agrostis capillaris common bent h Betula pendula silver birch sapling /seedling h s y Betula pendulens downy birch seedling/sapling? h a Calluna vulgaris heather / ling h s y Chamerion angustifolium rosebay willowherb h s y Dactylis glomerata cocksfoot s Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hair-grass h s y Epilobium montanum broad-leaved willowherb s a Epilobium tetragonum square-stalked willowherb h to confirm ID a Festuca rubra red fescue h s Holcus lanatus yorkshire fog h s y Juncus bufonius toad rush y Juncus effusus soft rush h s y Juncus squarrosus heath rush h s y Juncus tenuis slender rush h s y Lolium perenne perennial ryegrass h s y Luzula campestris field wood-rush h s y Luzula multiflora heath woodrush h Molinia caerulea purple moor-grass h s y Poa annua annual meadow-grass h Potentilla erecta tormentil h s y Pteridium aquilinum bracken h s a Quercus cerris turkey oak sapling h s y Quercus robur pedunculate oak sapling h s y Ranuculus repens creeping buttercup h

53 Rosa arvensis field rose h s y a Rubus fruticosus agg. bramble h s y Rumex acetosa common sorrel h Rumex sp. broad leaved dock? h to check ID a Salix repens creeping willow h y Sorbus aucuparia rowan h Vicia cracca tufted vetch h s Vicia sativa common vetch h s 30 species

Around Hookhamslade TQ2321371794 Alnus glutinosa alder h s y a Betula pendula silver birch h s y Chamerion angustifolium rosebay willowherb h s Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hair-grass y Epilobium montanum broad-leaved willowherb Epilobium parviflorum hoary willowherb Glyceria maxima reed sweet-grass y Holcus lanatus yorkshire fog h y Iris pseudacorus yellow flag h s y a Juncus effusus soft rush h s y Juncus tenuis slender rush h s y Lolium perenne perennial ryegrass h s Molinia caerulea purple moor-grass h s y Nymphaea alba white water lily h s y a Populus tremula aspen (poplar) h s Potentilla erecta tormentil h Pteridium aquilinum bracken h s y a (rpt) Quercus robur pedunculate oak h y Rubus fruticosus agg. bramble h s y Rumex acetosa common sorrel h Salix caprea goat willow h s y Sorbus aucuparia rowan h s y Sparganium erectum branched bur-reed s BioBlitz 18 species

Secondary woodland - route from Nettle Patch to Heath and near Hookhamslade (and north of Bluegate Pond b) Aesculus hippocastanum horse chestnut sapling h a Betula pendula silver birch h s Carex pendula pendulous sedge b s y Castanea sativa sweet chestnut b s on 2015 route a Chamerion angustifolium rose-bay willowherb h Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hair-grass b s y Dryopteris felix-mas male fern h a Epilobium montanum broad-leaved willowherb h a (rpt) Fagus sylvatica beech h s y a Geum urbanum herb bennet (wood avens) h s y a Hedera helix ivy b s a Ilex aquilinum holly h s y a Juncus tenuis slender rush h s y Lonicera periclymenum honeysuckle h a Molinia caerulea purple moor-grass h s y Populus tremula poplar h s y Prunus avium wild cherry on 2015 route Pteridium aquilinum bracken h a (rpt) Quercus cerris turkey oak b s y Quercus robur pedunculate oak h s y Rubus fruticosus bramble h s y Sorbus aucuparia rowan / mountain ash h s y Taxus baccata yew h s y a 22 species

Wayside Area Near Wood Pile TQ2303572253 Arrhenatherum elatius false oat-grass h s y Artemesia vulgaris mugwort h s y Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd's purse s Chamomilla recutita /Matricaria recutita scented mayweed h s y a Cirsium arvense creeping thistle h Cirsium vulgare spear thistle s Dactylis glomerata cocksfoot s y Heracleum sphondylium hogweed h s y Holcus lanatus yorkshire fog h Hordeum murinum wall barley h s y a Lapsana communis nipplewort h s y a Leucanthemum vulgare oxeye daisy h s y a Lolium perenne perennial ryegrass h s y Plantago lanceolata ribwort plantain h s y Poa annua annual meadow grass h Poa pratensis smooth meadow grass h a Rubus fruticosus agg. bramble h Rumax acetosa common sorrel h Sisymbrium officinale hedge mustard h ID check needed a Taraxacum agg. dandelion h s Trifolium repens white clover h s Urtica dioica stinging nettle h s 19 species

Total plant species recorded on The Plain by BioBlitz date in 2018 72 Plant species in pre-BioBlitz survey of The Plain on 14th June 2018 64

Additional plants recorded at the Habitat Patches along BioBlitz route 2018 (BioBlitz time) 33 Additions on BioBlitz public walks 4 Overall 'BioBlitz' record to date (from pre-survey of The Plain and additional Habitat Patches) 97 and with extras from the BioBlitz event 101

BioBlitz extras were Bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara, Enchanters Nightshade, Circaea lutetiana, Cross-leaved Heath, Erica tetralix, and Elder, Sambucus nigra

54 Appendix 4a Standard Bird Transect Walk A

Wimbledon Common A (2018) 4.5 km Recorder: Les Evans-Hill Year 2018 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total Mean/Km VarianceStDev 24th 23rd 20th 11th 7th 24th Blackbird 21 20 19 22 12 9 103 3.81 23.81 4.88 Blackcap 19 16 14 5 54 3.00 27.25 5.22 Black-headed Gull 1 3 6 10 0.74 4.22 2.05 Blue Tit 60 11 35 67 56 49 278 10.30 348.56 18.67 Bullfinch 0 Canada Goose 9 6 2 17 1.26 8.22 2.87 Carrion Crow 15 9 21 18 19 14 96 3.56 15.33 3.92 Chaffinch 4 8 5 2 2 1 22 0.81 5.56 2.36 Chiffchaff 11 7 4 1 23 1.28 13.69 3.70 Coal Tit 4 2 1 3 1 2 13 0.48 1.14 1.07 Common Buzzard 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Common Gull 0 Common Whitethroat 2 4 2 1 9 0.50 1.19 1.09 Coot 2 1 1 4 0.30 0.22 0.47 Cormorant 0 Dunnock 9 4 6 6 2 1 28 1.04 7.22 2.69 Fieldfare 0 Firecrest 0 Garden Warbler 0 Goldcrest 2 1 2 3 8 0.44 0.50 0.71 Goldfinch 7 11 4 6 28 1.56 6.50 2.55 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 5 3 1 2 14 0.62 1.76 1.33 Great Tit 52 19 29 33 23 27 183 6.78 111.92 10.58 Green Woodpecker 2 1 1 4 0.30 0.22 0.47 Greenfinch 0 Grey Heron 1 2 1 4 0.30 0.22 0.47 Grey Wagtail 0 Greylag Goose 0 Herring Gull 2 3 5 0.56 0.25 0.50 House Martin 0 Species TOTAL Mean/Km Variance StDev Jackdaw 3 9 6 2 5 7 32 1.19 5.56 2.36 Jay 8 2 1 2 2 4 19 0.70 5.47 2.34 Kestrel 1 1 2 0.22 0.00 0.00 Lesser Black-backed Gull 0 Lesser Redpoll 0

55 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 0 Lesser Whitethroat 0 Little Owl 0 Long-tailed Tit 6 5 12 28 3 9 63 2.33 69.58 8.34 Magpie 6 5 4 1 5 4 25 0.93 2.47 1.57 Mallard 16 13 31 3 5 68 3.02 99.04 9.95 Manderin 0 Mistle Thrush 1 1 2 0.22 0.00 0.00 Moorhen 2 2 2 8 2 16 0.71 5.76 2.40 Mute Swan 0 Nuthatch 5 1 2 8 0.59 2.89 1.70 Pied Wagtail 0 Redwing 3 3 0.67 0.00 0.00 Reed Bunting 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Ring-necked Parakeet 21 11 24 30 15 24 125 4.63 39.14 6.26 Robin 25 24 19 24 14 19 125 4.63 15.14 3.89 Rock Dove 1 1 2 0.22 0.00 0.00 Siskin 0 Skylark 0 Song Thrush 4 6 5 10 4 3 32 1.19 5.22 2.29 Sparrowhawk 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Starling 2 13 5 15 35 1.94 29.19 5.40 Stock Dove 4 1 3 1 9 0.50 1.69 1.30 Swallow 2 2 0.44 0.00 0.00 Swift 1 3 1 5 0.37 0.89 0.94 Treecreeper 0 Tufted Duck 0 Willow Warbler 3 3 0.67 0.00 0.00 Woodpigeon 23 7 12 10 9 13 74 2.74 26.56 5.15 Wren 25 31 18 12 15 19 120 4.44 40.00 6.32

TOTAL 1676 Species 43

56 Appendix 4b Standard Bird Transect Walk B

Wimbledon Common B (2018) 4.35 km Recorder: Adrian Podmore Year 2018 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2nd 26th 24th 30th 30th Species TOTAL Mean/Km Variance StDev Blackbird 3 1 4 3 11 0.63 1.19 1.09 Blackcap 4 1 1 6 0.46 2.00 1.41 Black-headed Gull 8 26 34 3.91 81.00 9.00 Blue Tit 11 5 3 15 26 60 2.76 67.20 8.20 Bullfinch 0 Canada Goose 0 Carrion Crow 3 6 4 4 17 0.98 1.19 1.09 Chaffinch 1 1 0.23 0.00 0.00 Chiffchaff 2 1 3 0.34 0.25 0.50 Coal Tit 1 2 4 7 0.54 1.56 1.25 Common Buzzard 0 Common Gull 0 Common Whitethroat 0 Coot 5 4 4 2 2 17 0.78 1.44 1.20 Cormorant 2 1 2 5 0.38 0.22 0.47 Dunnock 0 Fieldfare 0 Firecrest 1 1 0.23 0.00 0.00 Garden Warbler 0 Goldcrest 2 4 6 0.69 1.00 1.00 Goldfinch 10 10 2.30 0.00 0.00 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 2 1 6 0.46 0.67 0.82 Great Tit 4 3 2 10 13 32 1.47 18.64 4.32 Green Woodpecker 0 Greenfinch 0 Grey Heron 1 1 0.23 0.00 0.00 Grey Wagtail 0 Greylag Goose 0 Herring Gull 0 House Martin 0 Jackdaw 8 3 11 1.26 6.25 2.50 Jay 2 1 1 4 0.31 0.22 0.47 Kestrel 1 1 0.23 0.00 0.00 Lesser Black-backed Gull 0 Lesser Redpoll 0

57 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 0 Lesser Whitethroat 0 Little Owl 0 Long-tailed Tit 2 8 6 23 2 41 1.89 60.16 7.76 Magpie 1 3 1 2 8 15 0.69 6.80 2.61 Mallard 4 6 7 16 21 54 2.48 42.96 6.55 Manderin 4 5 10 12 31 1.78 11.19 3.34 Mistle Thrush 0 Moorhen 1 2 3 2 7 15 0.69 4.40 2.10 Mute Swan 7 5 5 17 1.30 0.89 0.94 Nuthatch 1 1 1 3 0.23 0.00 0.00 Pied Wagtail 2 2 0.46 0.00 0.00 Redwing 5 5 1.15 0.00 0.00 Reed Bunting 0 Ring-necked Parakeet 2 4 10 6 22 1.26 8.75 2.96 Robin 3 2 1 2 8 0.46 0.50 0.71 Rock Dove 0 Siskin 0 Skylark 0 Song Thrush 3 6 9 1.03 2.25 1.50 Sparrowhawk 0 Starling 0 Stock Dove 1 1 0.23 0.00 0.00 Swallow 0 Swift 0 Treecreeper 0 Tufted Duck 14 10 10 8 8 50 2.30 4.80 2.19 Willow Warbler 0 Woodpigeon 2 2 7 9 11 31 1.43 13.36 3.66 Wren 2 1 1 4 0.31 0.22 0.47

TOTAL 541 Species 35

58 Appendix 4c Standard Bird Transect Walk C

Wimbledon Common C (2018) 4.45 km Recorder: Graham Guthrie Year 2018 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 18th 15th 16th 19th 17th 16th Species TOTAL Mean/Km Variance StDev Blackbird 19 3 2 12 5 11 52 1.95 35.56 5.96 Blackcap 0 Black-headed Gull 25 3 28 3.15 121.00 11.00 Blue Tit 30 24 76 43 55 65 293 10.97 340.47 18.45 Bullfinch 0 Canada Goose 0 Carrion Crow 34 8 14 15 8 79 3.55 91.36 9.56 Chaffinch 0 Chiffchaff 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Coal Tit 6 1 7 0.79 6.25 2.50 Common Buzzard 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Common Gull 0 Common Whitethroat 0 Coot 0 Cormorant 0 Dunnock 3 1 4 0.45 1.00 1.00 Fieldfare 0 Firecrest 0 Garden Warbler 0 Goldcrest 4 3 3 10 0.75 0.22 0.47 Goldfinch 0 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 2 2 3 1 11 0.49 0.56 0.75 Great Tit 31 13 26 27 22 10 129 4.83 57.58 7.59 Green Woodpecker 1 1 2 0.22 0.00 0.00 Greenfinch 0 Grey Heron 2 2 0.45 0.00 0.00 Grey Wagtail 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Greylag Goose 0 Herring Gull 0 House Martin 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Jackdaw 33 51 189 21 81 14 389 14.57 3564.81 59.71 Jay 2 9 1 1 13 0.73 11.19 3.34 Kestrel 1 1 2 0.22 0.00 0.00 Lesser Black-backed Gull 0 Lesser Redpoll 0

59 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 0 Lesser Whitethroat 0 Little Owl 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Long-tailed Tit 14 5 8 39 15 40 121 4.53 198.47 14.09 Magpie 4 3 5 1 6 19 0.85 2.96 1.72 Mallard 0 Manderin 0 Mistle Thrush 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Moorhen 0 Mute Swan 0 Nuthatch 3 3 6 12 0.90 2.00 1.41 Pied Wagtail 0 Redwing 8 8 1.80 0.00 0.00 Reed Bunting 0 Ring-necked Parakeet 1 4 39 10 20 74 3.33 188.56 13.73 Robin 20 8 12 52 23 7 122 4.57 234.89 15.33 Rock Dove 0 Siskin 0 Skylark 0 Song Thrush 0 Sparrowhawk 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Starling 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Stock Dove 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Swallow 0 Swift 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Treecreeper 1 1 0.22 0.00 0.00 Tufted Duck 0 Willow Warbler 0 Woodpigeon 3 15 4 18 5 7 52 1.95 32.89 5.73 Wren 3 3 1 4 1 2 14 0.52 1.22 1.11

TOTAL 1454 Species 33

60 Appendix 4d Standard Bird Transect Walk D Wimbledon Common D (2018) 3.2 km Recorder: Les Evans-Hill Year 2018 Jan Feb Mar April may June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 7th 18th 26th 21st 4th Oct 25th Species TOTAL Mean/Km Variance StDev Blackbird 7 15 16 9 12 9 68 3.54 10.89 3.30 Blackcap 9 21 8 4 3 45 2.81 41.20 6.42 Black-headed Gull 5 2 8 15 1.56 6.00 2.45 Blue Tit 29 21 24 23 27 35 159 8.28 21.25 4.61 Bullfinch 0 Canada Goose 11 11 3.44 0.00 0.00 Carrion Crow 38 30 8 17 21 24 138 7.19 90.00 9.49 Chaffinch 2 3 1 1 7 0.55 0.69 0.83 Chiffchaff 6 6 4 16 1.67 0.89 0.94 Coal Tit 1 1 3 1 2 2 10 0.52 0.56 0.75 Common Buzzard 1 1 0.31 0.00 0.00 Common Gull 0 Common Whitethroat 1 1 2 0.31 0.00 0.00 Coot 0 Cormorant 0 Dunnock 5 4 8 7 6 30 1.88 2.00 1.41 Fieldfare 0 Firecrest 0 Garden Warbler 1 2 3 0.47 0.25 0.50 Goldcrest 4 1 1 1 3 10 0.63 1.60 1.26 Goldfinch 3 4 6 5 2 20 1.25 2.00 1.41 Great Spotted Woodpecker 5 4 3 5 1 2 20 1.04 2.22 1.49 Great Tit 30 17 7 28 21 29 132 6.88 66.67 8.16 Green Woodpecker 2 1 1 1 5 0.39 0.19 0.43 Greenfinch 0 Grey Heron 1 1 2 0.31 0.00 0.00 Grey Wagtail 0 Greylag Goose 5 5 1.56 0.00 0.00 Herring Gull 1 6 2 9 0.94 4.67 2.16 House Martin 0 Jackdaw 4 5 1 1 9 5 25 1.30 7.47 2.73 Jay 5 4 1 5 2 1 18 0.94 3.00 1.73 Kestrel 1 1 1 3 0.31 0.00 0.00 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 2 3 0.47 0.25 0.50 Lesser Redpoll 7 7 2.19 0.00 0.00 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 0 Lesser Whitethroat 0 Little Owl 0 Long-tailed Tit 5 5 7 6 23 1.80 0.69 0.83 Magpie 5 3 2 6 3 6 25 1.30 2.47 1.57 Mallard 23 3 6 9 41 3.20 58.69 7.66 Manderin 0

61 Mistle Thrush 2 1 3 0.47 0.25 0.50 Moorhen 1 2 2 2 7 0.55 0.19 0.43 Mute Swan 0 Nuthatch 2 1 3 0.47 0.25 0.50 Pied Wagtail 0 Redwing 7 7 2.19 0.00 0.00 Reed Bunting 1 2 3 0.47 0.25 0.50 Ring-necked Parakeet 15 18 9 2 9 15 68 3.54 28.22 5.31 Robin 13 11 14 17 19 10 84 4.38 10.00 3.16 Rock Dove 3 2 1 6 0.63 0.67 0.82 Siskin 0 Skylark 1 1 0.31 0.00 0.00 Song Thrush 2 7 1 2 3 2 17 0.89 3.81 1.95 Sparrowhawk 1 1 0.31 0.00 0.00 Starling 14 7 19 7 3 50 3.13 32.80 5.73 Stock Dove 1 1 2 0.31 0.00 0.00 Swallow 3 3 0.94 0.00 0.00 Swift 1 2 3 0.47 0.25 0.50 Treecreeper 0 Tufted Duck 4 4 1.25 0.00 0.00 Willow Warbler 0 Woodpigeon 6 5 21 11 12 8 63 3.28 28.25 5.32 Wren 21 24 17 24 16 9 111 5.78 27.58 5.25

TOTAL 1289 Species 47

62 APPENDIX 5a BUTTERFLIES ON THE LONG-ESTABLISHED ROUTE AT WIMBLDEON COMMON

Wimbledon Common 2015 Route Records for 2018

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

Date 1st April NR 15th April NR 29th April 6th May 13th May 20th May NR 3rd June 10th June 17th June 24th June 1st July 8th July NR 22nd July 29th July 5th Aug NR 19th Aug NR NR 9th Sept 16th Sept 23rd Sept Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Small/Essex Skipper Small/Essex Skipper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 18 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Large White Pieris brassicae 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 13 Small White Pieris rapae 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 4 3 5 8 14 8 0 3 0 0 0 54 Green-veined White Pieris napi 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 16 Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Purple Hairstreak Neozephrus quercus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 27 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 6 1 2 1 0 0 25 White Admiral Limenitis camilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Painted Lady Vanessa (Cynthia) cardui 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Peacock Inachis io 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Comma Polygonia c-album 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 3 6 2 28 Marbled White Melanargia galathea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 63 54 15 2 0 0 0 0 142 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 77 88 57 53 19 43 38 8 0 0 0 396 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 5 15 13 5 0 2 1 6 9 3 13 2 87 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41

Total (Summary) 2 0 5 0 4 14 7 10 0 19 33 131 151 110 182 0 96 98 57 0 27 0 0 7 20 5 978

Recorder / Verifier Simon Riley

NR No record for that date

Note Small/ Essex Skipper record amalgam where specimen vision too difficult for confident disctinction between these similar species; separate records denote verified individuals

63 APPENDIX 5b BUTTERFLIES - WOODLAND TRANSECT - WIMBLEDON COMMON AND FISHPONDS WOOD

Wimbledon Common and Fishponds Wood Transect summary 2018

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total

Date 1st April 8th April 15th April NR 29th April 6th May 13th May 20th May 27th May 3rd June 10th June 17th June 24th June 1st July NR 15th July 22nd July NR 5th Aug NR NR 26th Aug

Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 Small/Essex Skipper Small/Essex Skipper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 16 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni 6 1 8 2 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 34 Large White Pieris brassicae 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 11 Small White Pieris rapae 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 8 11 3 1 1 33 Green-veined White Pieris napi 0 0 2 3 5 6 5 3 2 0 0 1 1 15 10 5 2 60 Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Purple Hairstreak Neozephrus quercus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 31 7 3 0 61 White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 0 0 1 2 2 8 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 5 3 1 33 White Admiral Limenitis camilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Peacock Inachis io 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 Comma Polygonia c-album 5 11 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 3 2 1 1 1 0 40 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 5 4 1 0 0 1 4 2 4 27 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 22 4 0 0 35 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 30 32 11 14 2 0 105 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 14

Total (Summary) 15 14 17 0 12 24 24 9 9 11 13 36 63 86 0 102 56 0 19 0 0 9 519

Recorder Simon Riley ( SR)

NR No record for that date

Note Small/ Essex Skipper record amalgam where specimen vision too difficult for confident disctinction between these similar species; separate records denote verified individuals

64 APPENDIX 6 DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF WIMBLEDON COMMON AND PUTNEY HEATH

Date from Species Common name Site name Output map ref Monad RecordeCount Comment 04/05/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/05/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/06/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Rushmere TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/06/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Farm Bog TQ2271 TQ2271 BB 05/06/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Putney Heath, 7-post pond TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 06/06/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common TQ232728 TQ2372 SR 10 07/06/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 23/06/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 12/07/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 12/07/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 12/07/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Putney Heath, Scio Pond TQ2273 TQ2273 BB 08/05/2018 Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Wimbledon Common, Beverley Brook TQ2171 TQ2171 BB Female 23/06/2018 Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 16/07/2018 Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S8 TQ21557128 TQ2171 SR 5 16/07/2018 Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S4 TQ21737085 TQ2170 SR 1 26/07/2018 Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S8 TQ21557128 TQ2171 SR 40 26/07/2018 Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S6 TQ21757095 TQ2170 SR 1 26/07/2018 Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S3 TQ21827122 TQ2171 SR 1 11/08/2018 Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S8 TQ21557128 TQ2171 SR 30 05/06/2018 Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer Wimbledon Common, Rushmere TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 06/06/2018 Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer Wimbledon Common TQ233720 TQ2372 SR 1 13/06/2018 Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer Wimbledon Common TQ23337215 TQ2372 SR 1 21/06/2018 Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 03/07/2018 Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer Wimbledon Common TQ232716 TQ2371 SR 2 11/07/2018 Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer Wimbledon Common (2015 route) - S4 TQ23397203 TQ2372 SR 1 26/07/2018 Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 DE 05/06/2018 Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Rushmere TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 24/06/2018 Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 15/05/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/05/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 23/05/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/05/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 27/05/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser TQ27/2372 Wimbledon and Putney Commons TQ2372 TQ2372 LAEH 1 30/05/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser TQ27/2271/NE Wimbledon and Putney Commons, Compartmen TQ227715 TQ2271 LAEH 05/06/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Rushmere TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/06/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Farm Bog TQ2271 TQ2271 BB 23/06/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/06/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 03/07/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common TQ232716 TQ2371 SR 2 12/07/2018 Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB

65 03/07/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common TQ232716 TQ2371 SR 1 12/07/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 12/07/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 12/07/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common TQ2372 TQ2372 SR 2 26/07/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Putney Heath, Scio Pond TQ2273 TQ2273 BB 04/08/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 04/08/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 05/08/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 13/09/2018 Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Queensmere Pond TQ22647246 TQ2272 SR 1 05/06/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Rushmere TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/06/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 23/06/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 23/06/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 11/07/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Wimbledon Common (2015 route) - S11 TQ23307298 TQ2372 SR 1 16/07/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S11 TQ22037141 TQ2271 SR 1 26/07/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Wimbledon Common TQ2372 TQ2372 SR 200 26/07/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Putney Heath, 7-Post Pond TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 04/08/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 05/08/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 13/09/2018 Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Queensmere Pond TQ22647246 TQ2272 SR 1 12/07/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 16/07/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S2 TQ22347130 TQ2271 SR 1 20/07/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Putney Heath, 7-Post Pond TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 31/07/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/08/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/08/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 11/08/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S8 TQ21557128 TQ2171 SR 4 11/08/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S7 TQ21767107 TQ2171 SR 1 17/08/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S11 TQ22037141 TQ2271 SR 1 01/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S9 TQ21607154 TQ2171 SR 2 01/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S8 TQ21557128 TQ2171 SR 1 01/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S2 TQ22347130 TQ2271 SR 1 13/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Bluegate Pond TQ23467176 TQ2371 SR 10 13/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Ravine Pond TQ22847205 TQ2272 SR 1 13/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Queensmere Pond TQ22647246 TQ2272 SR 3

66 27/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 27/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 27/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 27/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Putney Heath, Kingsmere TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 27/09/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Putney Heath, 7-Post Pond TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 21/10/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 21/10/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 30-Oct 04/11/2018 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/06/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 12/07/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 12/07/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 20/07/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common TQ2372 TQ2372 SR 10 26/07/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 31/07/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/08/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 17/08/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 13/09/2018 Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Hookhamslade Pond TQ23197180 TQ2371 SR 1 05/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 05/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Farm Bog TQ2271 TQ2271 BB 06/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common TQ232728 TQ2372 SR 3 07/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 13/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common TQ23337215 TQ2372 SR 2 21/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 23/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, The Plain TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 23/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 23/06/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 03/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common TQ232716 TQ2371 SR 2 11/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common (2015 route) - S10 TQ23147304 TQ2373 SR 1 12/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 12/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 12/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 16/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S12 TQ22337136 TQ2271 SR 1 16/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S9 TQ21607154 TQ2171 SR 1 26/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common TQ2372 TQ2372 SR 3 26/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 DE 26/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Putney Heath, 7-Post Pond TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 31/07/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 04/08/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 05/08/2018 Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB

67 15/05/2018 Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/05/2018 Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 06/06/2018 Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser Wimbledon Common TQ232728 TQ2372 SR 4 07/06/2018 Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 23/06/2018 Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 03/07/2018 Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser Wimbledon Common TQ232716 TQ2371 SR 3 12/07/2018 Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 15/05/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 15/05/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/05/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly Wimbledon Common TQ22837205 TQ2272 SR 2 23/05/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly Wimbledon Common TQ23457166 TQ2371 SR 2 23/05/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 23/05/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/05/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 27/05/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly TQ27/2372 Wimbledon and Putney Commons TQ2372 TQ2372 DE 1 06/06/2018 Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly Wimbledon Common TQ232728 TQ2372 SR 3 16/07/2018 Orthetrum coerulescens Keeled Skimmer Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S2 TQ22347130 TQ2271 SR 1 20/07/2018 Orthetrum coerulescens Keeled Skimmer Wimbledon Common, Farm Bog TQ2271 TQ2271 BB Male 08/05/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Farm Bog TQ2271 TQ2271 BB 08/05/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Beverley Brook TQ2171 TQ2171 BB 15/05/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 15/05/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/05/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 23/05/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/06/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Rushmere TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/06/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Farm Bog TQ2271 TQ2271 BB 06/06/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common TQ232728 TQ2372 SR 1 07/06/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 23/06/2018 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 11/08/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S12 TQ22337136 TQ2271 SR 2 11/08/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S11 TQ22037141 TQ2271 SR 4 11/08/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S9 TQ21607154 TQ2171 SR 7 11/08/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S8 TQ21557128 TQ2171 SR 2 11/08/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S6 TQ21757095 TQ2170 SR 1 11/08/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S1 TQ22257135 TQ2271 SR 1 17/08/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 17/08/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S9 TQ21607154 TQ2171 SR 1 01/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S7 TQ21767107 TQ2171 SR 1 13/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Bluegate Pond TQ23467176 TQ2371 SR 3

68 13/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common (2015 route) - S12 TQ23227268 TQ2372 SR 1 13/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common (2015 route) - S3 TQ23407216 TQ2372 SR 1 27/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 27/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Putney Heath, Scio Pond TQ2273 TQ2273 BB 27/09/2018 Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Putney Heath, 7-Post Pond TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 05/06/2018 Erythromma najas Red-eyed Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 23/06/2018 Erythromma najas Red-eyed Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 21/06/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 03/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common TQ232716 TQ2371 SR 2 12/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 12/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 20/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common TQ2372 TQ2372 SR 10 26/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 26/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Putney Heath, Ladies Mile TQ2372 TQ2372 BB 26/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Putney Heath, 7-Post Pond TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 31/07/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 05/08/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 17/08/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 17/08/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 13/09/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Bluegate Pond TQ23467176 TQ2371 SR 1 13/09/2018 Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Hookhamslade Pond TQ23197180 TQ2371 SR 1 26/07/2018 Erythromma viridulum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Wimbledon Common TQ2372 TQ2372 SR 50 04/08/2018 Erythromma viridulum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 05/08/2018 Erythromma viridulum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 03/07/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common TQ232716 TQ2371 SR 1 12/07/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 26/07/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Putney Heath, 7-Post Pond TQ2373 TQ2373 BB 26/07/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S4 TQ21737085 TQ2170 SR 1 31/07/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 04/08/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 01/09/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common SW and Fishponds Wood - S6 TQ21757095 TQ2170 SR 1 13/09/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Bluegate Pond TQ23467176 TQ2371 SR 1 13/09/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Ravine Pond TQ22847205 TQ2272 SR 2 13/09/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Queensmere Pond TQ22647246 TQ2272 SR 1 13/09/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common (2015 route) - S10 TQ23147304 TQ2373 SR 1 27/09/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 27/09/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Putney Heath, Scio Pond TQ2273 TQ2273 BB 21/10/2018 Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB Male

69 16/07/2018 Aeshna affinis Southern Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common TQ23447167 TQ2371 SR 1 20/07/2018 Aeshna affinis Southern Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 DE Male 25/07/2018 Aeshna affinis Southern Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 DE Male 31/07/2018 Aeshna affinis Southern Migrant Hawker Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB Male 26/07/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common TQ2372 TQ2372 SR 5 05/08/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 17/08/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Hookhamslade Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 01/09/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Bluegate Pond TQ2371 TQ2371 BB 13/09/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Hookhamslade Pond TQ23197180 TQ2371 SR 2 13/09/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Ravine Pond TQ22847205 TQ2272 SR 10 13/09/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Queensmere Pond TQ22647246 TQ2272 SR 60 27/09/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Queensmere TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 27/09/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB 27/09/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Putney Heath, Scio Pond TQ2273 TQ2273 BB 21/10/2018 Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Wimbledon Common, Ravine Pond TQ2272 TQ2272 BB

BB Bill Budd DE David Element LAEH Les and Angela Evans-Hill SR Simon Riley

70 APPENDIX 7 MOTHS RECORDED AT 1 THATCHED COTTAGE, WIMBLEDON COMMON Jan -Dec 2018

Taxon Code Recommended Taxon Name Recommended Common Name Taxon Group 2.001 Dyseriocrania subpurpurella Common Oak Purple Micro-moth 2.008 Eriocrania sangii Large Birch Purple Micro-moth 3.001 Triodia sylvina Orange Swift Micro-moth 3.002 Korscheltellus lupulina Common Swift Micro-moth 4.025 Stigmella nylandriella Common Rowan Pigmy Micro-moth 4.034 Stigmella tityrella Small Beech Pigmy Micro-moth 4.045 Stigmella aurella Golden Pigmy Micro-moth 5.001 Opostega salaciella Sorrel Bent-wing Micro-moth 6.003 Heliozela sericiella Oak Satin Lift Micro-moth 7.001 Nemophora degeerella Yellow-barred Long-horn Micro-moth 7.006 Adela reaumurella Green Long-horn Micro-moth 7.015 Nematopogon swammerdamella Large Long-horn Micro-moth 8.002 Incurvaria masculella Feathered Bright Micro-moth 10.001 Tischeria ekebladella Oak Carl Micro-moth 10.003 Coptotriche marginea Bordered Carl Micro-moth 11.006 Taleporia tubulosa Brown Smoke Micro-moth 11.012 Psyche casta Common Sweep Micro-moth 12.010 Morophaga choragella Large Clothes Micro-moth 12.012 Triaxomera parasitella Large Brindled Clothes Micro-moth 12.020 Nemapogon variatella Pale Corn Clothes Micro-moth 12.032 Tinea semifulvella Fulvous Clothes Micro-moth 12.033 Tinea trinotella Bird's-nest Moth Micro-moth 12.037 Monopis weaverella Carrion Moth Micro-moth 12.038 Monopis obviella Yellow-backed Clothes Micro-moth 13.002 Roeslerstammia erxlebella Copper Ermel Micro-moth 15.003 Caloptilia populetorum Clouded Slender Micro-moth 15.005 Caloptilia betulicola Red Birch Slender Micro-moth 15.008 Caloptilia alchimiella Yellow-triangle Slender Micro-moth 15.014 Gracillaria syringella Common Slender Micro-moth 15.015 Aspilapteryx tringipennella Ribwort Slender Micro-moth 15.034 Phyllonorycter harrisella White Oak Midget Micro-moth 15.039 Phyllonorycter quercifoliella Common Oak Midget Micro-moth 15.040 Phyllonorycter messaniella Garden Midget Micro-moth 16.001 Yponomeuta evonymella Bird-cherry Ermine Micro-moth 16.014 Pseudoswammerdamia combinella Copper-tipped Ermel Micro-moth 16.015 Swammerdamia caesiella Birch Ermel Micro-moth 16.017 Swammerdamia pyrella Little Ermel Micro-moth 16.019 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella White-headed Ermel Micro-moth 16.020 Paraswammerdamia nebulella Hawthorn Ermel Micro-moth 16.021 Cedestis gysseleniella Gold Pine Ermel Micro-moth 17.003 Ypsolopha dentella Honeysuckle Moth Micro-moth 17.005 Ypsolopha scabrella Wainscot Smudge Micro-moth 17.010 Ypsolopha parenthesella White-shouldered Smudge Micro-moth 17.011 Ypsolopha ustella Variable Smudge Micro-moth 17.012 Ypsolopha sequella Pied Smudge Micro-moth

71 18.001 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth Micro-moth 18.003 Plutella porrectella Grey-streaked Smudge Micro-moth 18.007 Eidophasia messingiella Bitter-cress Smudge Micro-moth 20.007 Argyresthia cupressella Cypress Tip Moth Micro-moth 20.011 Argyresthia brockeella Gold-ribbon Argent Micro-moth 20.017 Argyresthia glaucinella Oak-bark Argent Micro-moth 20.018 Argyresthia spinosella Blackthorn Argent Micro-moth 20.019 Argyresthia conjugella Apple Fruit Moth Micro-moth 20.023 Argyresthia albistria Purple Argent Micro-moth 21.001 Lyonetia clerkella Apple Leaf Miner Micro-moth 22.002 Prays fraxinella Ash Bud Moth Micro-moth 25.001 Scythropia crataegella Hawthorn Moth Micro-moth 27.001 Oegoconia quadripuncta Four-spotted Obscure Micro-moth 28.008 Metalampra italica Italian Tubic Micro-moth 28.009 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House-moth Micro-moth 28.010 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House-moth Micro-moth 28.012 Borkhausenia fuscescens Small Dingy Tubic Micro-moth 28.014 Crassa unitella Golden-brown Tubic Micro-moth 28.015 Batia lunaris Lesser Tawny Tubic Micro-moth 28.019 Esperia sulphurella Sulphur Tubic Micro-moth 28.022 Alabonia geoffrella Common Tubic Micro-moth 28.024 Tachystola acroxantha Ruddy Streak Micro-moth 29.001 Diurnea fagella March Tubic Micro-moth 31.001 Carcina quercana Long-horned Flat-body Micro-moth 32.007 Agonopterix ocellana Red-letter Flat-body Micro-moth 32.017 Agonopterix arenella Brindled Flat-body Micro-moth 32.018 Agonopterix heracliana Common Flat-body Micro-moth 32.031 Agonopterix alstromeriana Brown-spot Flat-body Micro-moth 32.039 Depressaria daucella Dingy Flat-body Micro-moth 32.052 Telechrysis tripuncta Treble-spot Tubic Micro-moth 35.012 Anacampsis blattariella Birch Sober Micro-moth 35.0191 Anarsia innoxiella Acer Sober Micro-moth 35.020 Anarsia spartiella Small Crest Micro-moth 35.028 Brachmia blandella Gorse Crest Micro-moth 35.031 Helcystogramma rufescens Orange Crest Micro-moth 35.038 Bryotropha domestica House Groundling Micro-moth 35.040 Bryotropha terrella Cinerous Groundling Micro-moth 35.049 Bryotropha similis Obscure Groundling Micro-moth 35.056 Metzneria lappella Burdock Neb Micro-moth 35.058 Metzneria metzneriella Meadow Neb Micro-moth 35.093 Mirificarma mulinella Gorse Groundling Micro-moth 35.099 Gelechia senticetella Cypress Groundling Micro-moth 35.109 Scrobipalpa acuminatella Pointed Groundling Micro-moth 35.123 Scrobipalpa costella Winter Groundling Micro-moth 35.143 Teleiodes luculella Crescent Groundling Micro-moth 35.147 Carpatolechia decorella Winter Oak Groundling Micro-moth

72 35.152 Pseudotelphusa scalella Black-spotted Groundling Micro-moth 35.157 Recurvaria leucatella White-barred Groundling Micro-moth 35.160 Stenolechia gemmella Black-dotted Groundling Micro-moth 35.161 Parachronistis albiceps Wood Groundling Micro-moth 37.048 Coleophora mayrella Meadow Case-bearer Micro-moth 37.051 Coleophora kuehnella White Oak Case-bearer Micro-moth 37.063 Coleophora albicosta Gorse Case-bearer Micro-moth 38.037 Elachista canapennella Little Dwarf Micro-moth 38.045 Elachista utonella Bog Dwarf Micro-moth 39.001 Blastodacna hellerella Hawthorn Cosmet Micro-moth 40.008 Mompha subbistrigella Garden Cosmet Micro-moth 40.010 Mompha epilobiella Common Cosmet Micro-moth 40.011 Mompha langiella Clouded Cosmet Micro-moth 41.002 Blastobasis adustella Dingy Dowd Micro-moth 41.003 Blastobasis lacticolella London Dowd Micro-moth 44.001 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth Micro-moth 45.004 Platyptilia gonodactyla Triangle Plume Micro-moth 45.008 Gillmeria pallidactyla Yarrow Plume Micro-moth 45.010 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Beautiful Plume Micro-moth 45.030 Pterophorus pentadactyla White Plume Micro-moth 45.044 Emmelina monodactyla Common Plume Micro-moth 47.005 Epermenia chaerophyllella Garden Lance-wing Micro-moth 48.001 Anthophila fabriciana Nettle-tap Micro-moth 49.004 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix Micro-moth 49.005 Epagoge grotiana Brown-barred Twist Micro-moth 49.013 Archips podana Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Micro-moth 49.014 Archips crataegana Brown Oak Tortrix Micro-moth 49.015 Archips xylosteana Variegated Golden Tortrix Micro-moth 49.018 Choristoneura hebenstreitella Great Twist Micro-moth 49.023 Pandemis cinnamomeana White-faced Twist Micro-moth 49.024 Pandemis corylana Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Micro-moth 49.025 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Micro-moth 49.026 Pandemis heparana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix Micro-moth 49.028 Syndemis musculana Dark-barred Twist Micro-moth 49.029 Lozotaenia forsterana Large Ivy Twist Micro-moth 49.038 Clepsis consimilana Privet Twist Micro-moth 49.039 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth Micro-moth 49.044 Tortricodes alternella Winter Shade Micro-moth 49.050 Cnephasia stephensiana Grey Tortrix Micro-moth 49.059 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix Micro-moth 49.060 Aleimma loeflingiana Yellow Oak Button Micro-moth 49.062 Acleris forsskaleana Maple Button Micro-moth 49.069 Acleris sparsana Ashy Button Micro-moth 49.071 Acleris emargana Notch-wing Button Micro-moth 49.073 Acleris schalleriana Viburnum Button Micro-moth 49.076 Acleris cristana Tufted Button Micro-moth

73 49.078 Acleris aspersana Ginger Button Micro-moth 49.080 Acleris hastiana Sallow Button Micro-moth 49.083 Acleris ferrugana Rusty Oak Button Micro-moth 49.084 Acleris notana Rusty Birch Button Micro-moth 49.086 Acleris logiana Grey Birch Button Micro-moth 49.087 Acleris literana Lichen Button Micro-moth 49.090 Eulia ministrana Brassy Twist Micro-moth 49.091 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana Yellow-spot Tortrix Micro-moth 49.109 Agapeta hamana Hook-marked Straw Moth Micro-moth 49.110 Agapeta zoegana Knapweed Conch Micro-moth 49.120 Aethes smeathmanniana Yarrow Conch Micro-moth 49.127 Aethes cnicana Thistle Conch Micro-moth 49.128 Aethes rubigana Burdock Conch Micro-moth 49.133 Cochylis nana Birch Conch Micro-moth 49.139 Cochylis atricapitana Black-headed Conch Micro-moth 49.144 Eudemis profundana Diamond-back Marble Micro-moth 49.149 Apotomis turbidana White-shouldered Marble Micro-moth 49.150 Apotomis betuletana Birch Marble Micro-moth 49.155 Hedya salicella White-backed Marble Micro-moth 49.156 Hedya nubiferana Marbled Orchard Tortrix Micro-moth 49.157 Hedya pruniana Plum Tortrix Micro-moth 49.161 Celypha striana Barred Marble Micro-moth 49.166 Celypha lacunana Common Marble Micro-moth 49.194 Bactra lancealana Rush Marble Micro-moth 49.215 Ancylis achatana Triangle-marked Roller Micro-moth 49.216 Ancylis mitterbacheriana Red Roller Micro-moth 49.223 Rhopobota naevana Holly Tortrix Micro-moth 49.224 Spilonota ocellana Bud Moth Micro-moth 49.225 Spilonota laricana Larch-bud Moth Micro-moth 49.231 Epinotia brunnichana Large Birch Bell Micro-moth 49.240 Epinotia immundana Common Birch Bell Micro-moth 49.254 Epinotia bilunana Crescent Bell Micro-moth 49.255 Epinotia nisella Grey Poplar Bell Micro-moth 49.260 Zeiraphera isertana Cock's-head Bell Micro-moth 49.265 Eucosma cana Hoary Belle Micro-moth 49.266 Eucosma hohenwartiana Bright Bell Micro-moth 49.269 Eucosma campoliliana Marbled Bell Micro-moth 49.273 Eucosma lacteana Maritime Bell Micro-moth 49.279 Gypsonoma dealbana Common Cloaked Shoot Micro-moth 49.288 Epiblema foenella White-foot Bell Micro-moth 49.289 Epiblema costipunctana Ragwort Bell Micro-moth 49.292 Notocelia cynosbatella Yellow-faced Bell Micro-moth 49.294 Notocelia uddmanniana Bramble Shoot Moth Micro-moth 49.297 Notocelia rosaecolana Common Rose Bell Micro-moth 49.298 Notocelia trimaculana Triple-blotched Bell Micro-moth 49.304 Clavigesta purdeyi Pine Leaf-mining Moth Micro-moth

74 49.306 Rhyacionia pinicolana Orange-spotted Shoot Micro-moth 49.325 Cydia ulicetana Grey Gorse Piercer Micro-moth 49.338 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth Micro-moth 49.341 Cydia splendana Marbled Piercer Micro-moth 49.342 Cydia fagiglandana Large Beech Piercer Micro-moth 49.345 Lathronympha strigana Red Piercer Micro-moth 49.349 Grapholita internana Dark Gorse Piercer Micro-moth 49.367 Pammene fasciana Acorn Piercer Micro-moth 49.376 Pammene aurita Sycamore Piercer Micro-moth 49.379 Pammene aurana Orange-spot Piercer Micro-moth 49.381 Strophedra weirana Little Beech Piercer Micro-moth 49.382 Strophedra nitidana Little Oak Piercer Micro-moth 50.002 Zeuzera pyrina Leopard Moth Macro-moth 52.002 Sesia apiformis Hornet Moth Macro-moth 52.010 Synanthedon andrenaeformis Orange-tailed Clearwing Macro-moth 54.008 Zygaena filipendulae Six-spot Burnet Macro-moth 62.001 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth Micro-moth 62.006 Galleria mellonella Wax Moth Micro-moth 62.007 Cryptoblabes bistriga Double-striped Knot-horn Micro-moth 62.029 Phycita roborella Dotted Oak Knot-horn Micro-moth 62.034 Acrobasis repandana Warted Knot-horn Micro-moth 62.035 Acrobasis advenella Grey Knot-horn Micro-moth 62.038 Acrobasis consociella Broad-barred Knot-horn Micro-moth 62.042 Myelois circumvoluta Thistle Ermine Micro-moth 62.054 Homoeosoma sinuella Twin-barred Knot-horn Micro-moth 62.058 Phycitodes binaevella Ermine Knot-horn Micro-moth 62.065 Ephestia unicolorella Ephestia unicolorella Micro-moth 62.070 Synaphe punctalis Long-legged Tabby Micro-moth 62.072 Pyralis farinalis Meal Moth Micro-moth 62.074 Aglossa pinguinalis Large Tabby Micro-moth 62.075 Hypsopygia costalis Gold Triangle Micro-moth 62.076 Hypsopygia glaucinalis Double-striped Tabby Micro-moth 62.077 Endotricha flammealis Rosy Tabby Micro-moth 63.005 Pyrausta despicata Straw-barred Pearl Micro-moth 63.006 Pyrausta aurata Small Purple & Gold Micro-moth 63.018 Anania coronata Elder Pearl Micro-moth 63.025 Anania hortulata Small Magpie Micro-moth 63.028 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn-borer Micro-moth 63.031 Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl Micro-moth 63.034 Udea prunalis Dusky Pearl Micro-moth 63.037 Udea olivalis Olive Pearl Micro-moth 63.038 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl Micro-moth 63.052 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer Micro-moth 63.054 Cydalima perspectalis Box-tree Moth Micro-moth 63.057 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble Micro-moth 63.062 Scoparia subfusca Large Grey Micro-moth

75 63.063 Scoparia basistrigalis Base-lined Grey Micro-moth 63.064 Scoparia ambigualis Common Grey Micro-moth 63.066 Scoparia pyralella Meadow Grey Micro-moth 63.067 Eudonia lacustrata Little Grey Micro-moth 63.069 Eudonia angustea Narrow-winged Grey Micro-moth 63.074 Eudonia mercurella Small Grey Micro-moth 63.075 Eudonia pallida Marsh Grey Micro-moth 63.077 Chilo phragmitella Reed Veneer Micro-moth 63.079 Calamotropha paludella Bulrush Veneer Micro-moth 63.080 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.081 Crambus pascuella Inlaid Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.086 Crambus lathoniellus Hook-streak Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.088 Crambus perlella Satin Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.089 Agriphila tristella Common Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.090 Agriphila inquinatella Barred Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.092 Agriphila selasella Pale-streak Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.093 Agriphila straminella Straw Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.095 Agriphila geniculea Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.099 Catoptria pinella Pearl Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.102 Catoptria falsella Chequered Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.109 Pediasia contaminella Waste Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.112 Platytes alpinella Hook-tipped Grass-veneer Micro-moth 63.114 Elophila nymphaeata Brown China-mark Micro-moth 63.115 Acentria ephemerella Water Veneer Micro-moth 63.116 Cataclysta lemnata Small China-mark Micro-moth 63.117 Parapoynx stratiotata Ringed China-mark Micro-moth 63.119 Musotima nitidalis Musotima nitidalis Micro-moth 65.001 Falcaria lacertinaria Scalloped Hook-tip Macro-moth 65.002 Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip Macro-moth 65.005 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip Macro-moth 65.008 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom Macro-moth 65.009 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches Macro-moth 65.010 Tethea ocularis Figure of Eighty Macro-moth 65.014 Cymatophorina diluta Oak Lutestring Macro-moth 65.015 Polyploca ridens Frosted Green Macro-moth 65.016 Achlya flavicornis Yellow Horned Macro-moth 66.001 Poecilocampa populi December Moth Macro-moth 68.001 Saturnia pavonia Emperor Moth Macro-moth 69.002 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth Macro-moth 69.003 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Macro-moth 69.007 Sphinx pinastri Pine Hawk-moth Macro-moth 69.016 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth Macro-moth 69.017 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth Macro-moth 70.004 Idaea rusticata Least Carpet Macro-moth 70.006 Idaea fuscovenosa Dwarf Cream Wave Macro-moth 70.008 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave Macro-moth

76 70.011 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave Macro-moth 70.012 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot Macro-moth 70.013 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave Macro-moth 70.016 Idaea aversata Riband Wave Macro-moth 70.018 Idaea straminata Plain Wave Macro-moth 70.024 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein Macro-moth 70.029 Timandra comae Blood-Vein Macro-moth 70.032 Cyclophora albipunctata Birch Mocha Macro-moth 70.036 Cyclophora punctaria Maiden's Blush Macro-moth 70.037 Cyclophora linearia Clay Triple-lines Macro-moth 70.038 Rhodometra sacraria Vestal Macro-moth 70.045 Scotopteryx chenopodiata Shaded Broad-bar Macro-moth 70.049 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet Macro-moth 70.051 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet Macro-moth 70.053 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet Macro-moth 70.054 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet Macro-moth 70.059 Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell Macro-moth 70.061 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet Macro-moth 70.067 Anticlea derivata Streamer Macro-moth 70.074 Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer Macro-moth 70.075 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer Macro-moth 70.079 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet Macro-moth 70.081 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet Macro-moth 70.084 Plemyria rubiginata Blue-bordered Carpet Macro-moth 70.086 Electrophaes corylata Broken-barred Carpet Macro-moth 70.087 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar Macro-moth 70.089 Eulithis prunata Phoenix Macro-moth 70.090 Eulithis testata Chevron Macro-moth 70.092 Eulithis mellinata Spinach Macro-moth 70.093 Gandaritis pyraliata Barred Straw Macro-moth 70.094 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix Macro-moth 70.095 Chloroclysta siterata Red-Green Carpet Macro-moth 70.097 Dysstroma truncata Common Marbled Carpet Macro-moth 70.100 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet Macro-moth 70.103 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet Macro-moth 70.114 Hydrelia flammeolaria Small Yellow Wave Macro-moth 70.126 Horisme vitalbata Small Waved Umber Macro-moth 70.137 Perizoma albulata Grass Rivulet Macro-moth 70.138 Perizoma flavofasciata Sandy Carpet Macro-moth 70.141 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug Macro-moth 70.144 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug Macro-moth 70.156 Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug Macro-moth 70.157 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug Macro-moth 70.160 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug Macro-moth 70.168 Eupithecia nanata Narrow-winged Pug Macro-moth 70.171 Eupithecia indigata Ochreous Pug Macro-moth

77 70.173 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug Macro-moth 70.182 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug Macro-moth 70.183 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug Macro-moth 70.184 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug Macro-moth 70.190 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug Macro-moth 70.198 Lobophora halterata Seraphim Macro-moth 70.199 Pterapherapteryx sexalata Small Seraphim Macro-moth 70.200 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle Macro-moth 70.203 Archiearis parthenias Orange Underwing Macro-moth 70.204 Boudinotiana notha Light Orange Underwing Macro-moth 70.207 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border Macro-moth 70.208 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet Macro-moth 70.211 Macaria notata Peacock Moth Macro-moth 70.218 Chiasmia clathrata Latticed Heath Macro-moth 70.222 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line Macro-moth 70.224 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing Macro-moth 70.226 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Macro-moth 70.231 Apeira syringaria Lilac Beauty Macro-moth 70.235 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn Macro-moth 70.236 Ennomos erosaria September Thorn Macro-moth 70.237 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn Macro-moth 70.239 Selenia tetralunaria Purple Thorn Macro-moth 70.241 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak Macro-moth 70.243 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth Macro-moth 70.244 Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn Macro-moth 70.245 Alsophila aescularia March Moth Macro-moth 70.246 Apocheima hispidaria Small Brindled Beauty Macro-moth 70.247 Phigalia pilosaria Pale Brindled Beauty Macro-moth 70.248 Lycia hirtaria Brindled Beauty Macro-moth 70.251 Biston strataria Oak Beauty Macro-moth 70.252 Biston betularia Peppered Moth Macro-moth 70.253 Agriopis leucophaearia Spring Usher Macro-moth 70.255 Agriopis marginaria Dotted Border Macro-moth 70.256 Erannis defoliaria Mottled Umber Macro-moth 70.257 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber Macro-moth 70.258 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty Macro-moth 70.265 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty Macro-moth 70.267 Hypomecis roboraria Great Oak Beauty Macro-moth 70.268 Hypomecis punctinalis Pale Oak Beauty Macro-moth 70.270 Ectropis crepuscularia Engrailed Macro-moth 70.277 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave Macro-moth 70.278 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave Macro-moth 70.280 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver Macro-moth 70.282 Theria primaria Early Moth Macro-moth 70.283 Campaea margaritaria Light Emerald Macro-moth 70.299 Geometra papilionaria Large Emerald Macro-moth

78 70.300 Comibaena bajularia Blotched Emerald Macro-moth 70.305 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald Macro-moth 71.001 Thaumetopoea processionea Oak Processionary Macro-moth 71.005 Furcula furcula Sallow Kitten Macro-moth 71.011 Drymonia ruficornis Lunar Marbled Brown Macro-moth 71.012 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent Macro-moth 71.013 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent Macro-moth 71.017 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent Macro-moth 71.018 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent Macro-moth 71.020 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent Macro-moth 71.021 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent Macro-moth 71.025 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip Macro-moth 71.027 Clostera curtula Chocolate-tip Macro-moth 72.001 Scoliopteryx libatrix Herald Macro-moth 72.002 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot Macro-moth 72.003 Hypena proboscidalis Snout Macro-moth 72.004 Hypena rostralis Buttoned Snout Macro-moth 72.010 Lymantria monacha Black Arches Macro-moth 72.011 Lymantria dispar Gypsy Moth Macro-moth 72.015 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock Macro-moth 72.017 Orgyia antiqua Vapourer Macro-moth 72.019 Spilosoma lutea Buff Ermine Macro-moth 72.020 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine Macro-moth 72.022 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth Macro-moth 72.024 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger Macro-moth 72.030 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger Macro-moth 72.031 Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar Macro-moth 72.035 Miltochrista miniata Rosy Footman Macro-moth 72.042 Atolmis rubricollis Red-necked Footman Macro-moth 72.043 Eilema depressa Buff Footman Macro-moth 72.044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman Macro-moth 72.045 Eilema lurideola Common Footman Macro-moth 72.046 Eilema complana Scarce Footman Macro-moth 72.047 Eilema caniola Hoary Footman Macro-moth 72.049 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman Macro-moth 72.052 Macrochilo cribrumalis Dotted Fan-foot Macro-moth 72.053 Herminia tarsipennalis Fan-foot Macro-moth 72.055 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot Macro-moth 72.066 Parascotia fuliginaria Waved Black Macro-moth 72.069 Laspeyria flexula Beautiful Hook-tip Macro-moth 72.078 Catocala nupta Red Underwing Macro-moth 72.083 Euclidia glyphica Burnet Companion Macro-moth 72.084 Euclidia mi Mother Shipton Macro-moth 73.001 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle Macro-moth 73.002 Abrostola triplasia Dark Spectacle Macro-moth 73.012 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass Macro-moth

79 73.015 Autographa gamma Silver Y Macro-moth 73.024 Deltote pygarga Marbled White Spot Macro-moth 73.032 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock Macro-moth 73.036 Acronicta alni Alder Moth Macro-moth 73.040 Acronicta leporina Miller Macro-moth 73.045 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass Macro-moth 73.047 Craniophora ligustri Coronet Macro-moth 73.052 Cucullia umbratica Shark Macro-moth 73.059 Calophasia lunula Toadflax Brocade Macro-moth 73.062 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing Macro-moth 73.063 Amphipyra berbera Svensson's Copper Underwing Macro-moth 73.065 Asteroscopus sphinx Sprawler Macro-moth 73.068 Allophyes oxyacanthae Green-brindled Crescent Macro-moth 73.069 Xylocampa areola Early Grey Macro-moth 73.074 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw Macro-moth 73.082 Cryphia algae Tree-lichen Beauty Macro-moth 73.084 Bryophila domestica Marbled Beauty Macro-moth 73.092 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic Macro-moth 73.095 Caradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow Macro-moth 73.096 Hoplodrina octogenaria Uncertain Macro-moth 73.097 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic Macro-moth 73.099 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic Macro-moth 73.101 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines Macro-moth 73.102 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic Macro-moth 73.105 Dypterygia scabriuscula Bird's Wing Macro-moth 73.107 Mormo maura Old Lady Macro-moth 73.109 Thalpophila matura Straw Underwing Macro-moth 73.113 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades Macro-moth 73.114 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades Macro-moth 73.120 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow Macro-moth 73.123 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic Macro-moth 73.128 Amphipoea oculea Ear Moth Macro-moth 73.131 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic Macro-moth 73.142 Coenobia rufa Small Rufous Macro-moth 73.144 Denticucullus pygmina Small Wainscot Macro-moth 73.147 Photedes minima Small Dotted Buff Macro-moth 73.154 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade Macro-moth 73.158 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot Macro-moth 73.162 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches Macro-moth 73.163 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches Macro-moth 73.169 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic Macro-moth 73.170 Mesapamea didyma Lesser Common Rustic Macro-moth 73.171 Litoligia literosa Rosy Minor Macro-moth 73.172 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor Macro-moth 73.173 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor Macro-moth 73.174 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor Macro-moth

80 73.175 Oligia versicolor Rufous Minor Macro-moth 73.176 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor Macro-moth 73.179 Tiliacea citrago Orange Sallow Macro-moth 73.180 Tiliacea aurago Barred Sallow Macro-moth 73.181 Xanthia togata Pink-barred Sallow Macro-moth 73.182 Cirrhia icteritia Sallow Macro-moth 73.189 Agrochola lota Red-line Quaker Macro-moth 73.190 Agrochola macilenta Yellow-line Quaker Macro-moth 73.192 Agrochola circellaris Brick Macro-moth 73.193 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing Macro-moth 73.194 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut Macro-moth 73.195 Conistra ligula Dark Chestnut Macro-moth 73.197 Conistra rubiginea Dotted Chestnut Macro-moth 73.201 Lithophane socia Pale Pinion Macro-moth 73.202 Lithophane ornitopus Grey Shoulder-knot Macro-moth 73.206 Lithophane leautieri Blair's Shoulder-knot Macro-moth 73.210 Eupsilia transversa Satellite Macro-moth 73.215 Cosmia affinis Lesser-spotted Pinion Macro-moth 73.216 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar Macro-moth 73.221 Parastichtis suspecta Suspected Macro-moth 73.223 Dryobota labecula Oak Rustic Macro-moth 73.224 Griposia aprilina Merveille du Jour Macro-moth 73.225 Dryobotodes eremita Brindled Green Macro-moth 73.231 Aporophyla lutulenta Deep-brown Dart Macro-moth 73.233 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic Macro-moth 73.242 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab Macro-moth 73.243 Orthosia miniosa Blossom Underwing Macro-moth 73.244 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker Macro-moth 73.245 Orthosia cruda Small Quaker Macro-moth 73.246 Orthosia populeti Lead-coloured Drab Macro-moth 73.249 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character Macro-moth 73.250 Anorthoa munda Twin-spotted Quaker Macro-moth 73.252 Tholera cespitis Hedge Rustic Macro-moth 73.253 Tholera decimalis Feathered Gothic Macro-moth 73.254 Cerapteryx graminis Antler Moth Macro-moth 73.261 Polia nebulosa Grey Arches Macro-moth 73.263 Lacanobia w-latinum Light Brocade Macro-moth 73.267 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye Macro-moth 73.273 Hada plebeja Shears Macro-moth 73.281 Hadena bicruris Lychnis Macro-moth 73.288 Mythimna turca Double Line Macro-moth 73.289 Mythimna pudorina Striped Wainscot Macro-moth 73.291 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot Macro-moth 73.293 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot Macro-moth 73.297 Mythimna albipuncta White-point Macro-moth 73.298 Mythimna ferrago Clay Macro-moth

81 73.301 Leucania comma Shoulder-striped Wainscot Macro-moth 73.302 Leucania obsoleta Obscure Wainscot Macro-moth 73.317 Agrotis exclamationis Heart & Dart Macro-moth 73.319 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth Macro-moth 73.320 Agrotis clavis Heart & Club Macro-moth 73.325 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart Macro-moth 73.327 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass Macro-moth 73.328 Axylia putris Flame Macro-moth 73.329 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder Macro-moth 73.333 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay Macro-moth 73.334 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot Macro-moth 73.338 Lycophotia porphyrea True Lover's Knot Macro-moth 73.342 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing Macro-moth 73.343 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Macro-moth 73.345 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing Macro-moth Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow 73.348 Noctua janthe Underwing Macro-moth 73.353 Xestia baja Dotted Clay Macro-moth 73.357 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic Macro-moth 73.358 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic Macro-moth 73.359 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character Macro-moth 73.361 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot Macro-moth 73.365 Eugnorisma glareosa Autumnal Rustic Macro-moth 74.002 Meganola albula Kent Black Arches Macro-moth 74.003 Nola cucullatella Short-cloaked Moth Macro-moth 74.004 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches Macro-moth 74.007 Bena bicolorana Scarce Silver-lines Macro-moth 74.008 Pseudoips prasinana Green Silver-lines Macro-moth 74.009 Nycteola revayana Oak Nycteoline Macro-moth

Recorders/Verifier : Les Evans-Hill & Angela Evans-Hill

82 APPENDIX 8 - WIMBLEDON COM,MON FUNGI 2018

Species Common name Grid ref Date RecordAssociated with Notes Tricholoma sulphureum Sulphur Knight TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Trametes versicolor Turkeytail TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Scleroderma areolatum Leopard Earthball TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula velenovskyi Coral Brittlegill TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula parazurea Powdery Brittlegill TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula ochroleuca Common Yellow Russula TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula nigricans Blackening Russula TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula graveolens TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula fragilis var. fragilis Fragile Russula TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula claroflava Yellow Swamp Russula TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Psathyrella piluliformis Common Stump Brittlestem TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Pluteus cervinus Fawn Pluteus TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster Mushroom TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Lactarius turpis Ugly Milkcap TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla White Fibrecap TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Willow (Salix) Hypholoma fasciculare Sulphur Tuft TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Gymnopus dryophilus Penny Top TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Ganoderma australe Southern Bracket TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Fistulina hepatica Beefsteak Fungus TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Daedaleopsis confragosa Blushing Bracket TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Bjerkandera adusta Smoky Bracket TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Armillaria mellea Honey Fungus TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Amanita fulva Tawny Grisette TQ2307672122 06/10/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Scleroderma areolatum Leopard Earthball TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula velenovskyi Coral Brittlegill TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula subfoetens Least Stinking Brittlegill TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula claroflava Yellow Swamp Russula TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula atropurpurea Purple Brittlegill TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Russula amoenolens Camembert Brittlegill TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) One of the rarer of the Crab Brittegills. This is one of only a few 16/09/2018 records in Britain and is also new to Russula amoenoides TQ2307672122 AO Pedunculate Oak (QuercWimbledon Common Russula aeruginea Green Brittlegill TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pend Polyporus leptocephalus Blackfoot Polypore TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster Mushroom TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Piptoporus betulinus Birch Polypore TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Paxillus involutus Brown Roll-Rim TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula)

83 2nd only British record under this 16/09/2018 name, new to Surrey and to Neoboletus xanthopus TQ2307672122 AO Lime (Tilia platyphyllos xWimbeldon Common Mycena haematopus Burgundydrop Bonnet TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Lactarius tabidus Birch Milkcap TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Lactarius quietus Oakbug Milkcap TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Lactarius helvus Fenugreek Milkcap TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Boletus badius non sensu Persoon (1801) Bay Bolete TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare Sulphur Tuft TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Gymnopus dryophilus Penny Top TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Daedaleopsis confragosa Blushing Bracket TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Willow (Salix) Clitocybe odora Aniseed Toadstool TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Boletus edulis Cep TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Amanita rubescens var. rubescens Blusher TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Amanita fulva Tawny Grisette TQ2307672122 16/09/2018 AO Silver Birch (Betula pendula)

Recorder: AO Andy Overall

Location: all sites are Wimbledon Common

84 APPENDIX 9a PUTNEY LOWER COMMON – MONTHLY WALK-ABOUT RECORDS FROM THE CONSERVATION AND ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

Wildlife sightings – January to December 2018

All records for wildlife on Putney Lower Common during 2018 were either collected by P. Haldane as part of a routine programme of monthly visits or from occasional reports provided by staff or visitors to the Common. Depending upon weather conditions and the time of year, regular monthly visits to the Common lasted any between one and two hours and all visits were carried out towards the end of each calendar month.

As a result, the information only provides a snap shot of what may actually be found on the Common. Birds:

Species Location/Habitat Time of Year Teal Beverley Brook Jan & March Mallard Beverley Brook Jan, Feb, April Canada Goose Barn Elms playing fields Seen throughout the year Moorhen Beverley Brook March & April Mandarin duck Beverley Brook April Egyptian Goose Beverley Brook July Jay Various locations Seen throughout the year Carrion Crow Various locations Seen throughout the year Jackdaw Woodland edge Feb & May Magpie Various locations Seen throughout the year Great spotted Woodpecker Various locations March & April Green Woodpecker North of foot bridge April & June Kestrel Various locations Jan, April & June Blackbird Various locations Seen throughout the year Swift Above the main field May Starling Close to the Tractor Bridge January Parakeet Various locations Seen throughout the year Kingfisher Flying over Beverley Brook January & April Black cap Near Ashlone Wharf April Wren Various locations Seen throughout the year Long tailed tit Close to the footbridge February Blue tit Various locations Seen throughout the year Great tit Various locations Seen throughout the year Robin Various locations Seen throughout the year Wood pigeon Various locations Seen throughout the year.

Mammals:

Species Location/Habitat Time of Year Grey Squirrel Various locations Seen throughout the year Brown rat Various locations Seen throughout the year Hedgehog Near Van Buren’s Cottage October

85 Invertebrates:

Species Location/Habitat Time of Year Jersey Tiger Ivy covered woodland trees July Essex skipper Grassland near Spencer Arms July Speckled wood Woodland Seen throughout the summer Gatekeeper Grassland July Orange-tip Grassland April Brimstone Grassland April Comma Grassland July Purple hairstreak Edge of main grassland site July Holly blue Location unknown July Large skipper Near Beverley Brook July Meadow Brown Grassland July Large White Near Beverley Brook July Banded Demoiselle Various grassland sites May Oak Processionary Moth Oak June Harlequin ladybird Sycamore near Beverley Brook August Pear sawfly Hawthorn near ‘Passchendaele June Froghopper nymphs Nettle & bramble May Aphid (type unknown) Elm tree leaves May Gall mite Sycamore leaves May White lipped banded snail Stinging nettles/edge of brook May Squash bug Bramble near Footbridge May European wasp Various locations August Buff tailed bumblebee Bramble near brook June Black leaf beetle Grassland north of Footbridge May Thick legged flower beetle Edge of Beverley Brook June

Plant life:

Species Location/Habitat Time of Year Green alkanet Various locations May Red campion Maintenance compound May Ox-eye daisy Verges & near Oasis Academy May Cow Parsley Widespread May Stinging nettle Widespread Seen throughout the summer Japanese knotweed Various locations May Corn poppy Near Oasis Academy June Lords & Ladies Edge of Beverley Brook June Yarrow Fairground site August Ragwort Various grassland locations August Himalayan balsam Edge of Beverley Brook July Snowberry Near the Footbridge August Hops (variety unknown) Tow path near Tractor Bridge August Purple loosestrife Close Jack’s Bridge July Horse radish Near Tractor Bridge Seen throughout the summer

86 APPENDIX 9b WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION FORUM RECORDS FROM PUTNEY LOWER COMMON

Walkabout at Putney Lower Common - c. 2 hours - 10th July 2018

Birds

Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose Columba palumbus Wood Pigeon Falco tinnunculus Kestrel Picus viridis Green Woodpecker Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap

Insects

Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly Bombus lapidarius Red-tailed Bumblebee Neozephyrus (Favonius) quercus Purple Hairstreak Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dark Bush-cricket Pieris brassicae Large White Pieris rapae Small White Polygonia c-album Comma Thymelicus lineola Essex Skipper Vespa crabro Hornet Ypnonmeuta sp. Ermine Moth

87 Plants

Acer campestre Field Maple Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Achillea millefolium Yarrow Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven Armoracia rusticana Horseradish Arum maculatum Lords and Ladies, Cuckoo Pint Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Centaurea cyanus Cornflower (needs verifying) Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Daucus carota Wild carrot Dipsacus fullonum Teasel Fraxinus excelsior Ash Geum urbanum Herb Bennet, Wood Avens Hedera helix Ivy Heracleum spondylium Hogweed Hordeum vulgare Wall barley Ilex aquifoilum Holly Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Balsam Lamium purpureum Red Deadnettle Leucanthemun vulgare Ox-eye Daisy Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife Medicago lupulina Black Medick Persicaria maculosa Redshank Populus nigra Black Poplar Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Salix spp. Willow Sambucus nigra Elder Senecio jacobea Ragwort Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Taxus baccata Yew (planted) Trifolium pratense Red Clover Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch

88 APPENDIX 10 Rainfall Figures RAINFALL FIGURES FOR SW20 8DX, 2005 to the present

ALL JAN. FEB. MCH. 3 MTH. APR. MAY JUNE 3 MTH. 6 MTH. JULY AUG. SEPT. 3 MTH. OCT. NOV. DEC. 3 MTH. 6 MTH. 12 MTH. FIGURES TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTALS IN MM.

2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 36 71 64 171 80 36 40 156 327 n/a

2006 17 46 41 104 39 75 23 137 241 31 66 82 179 81 62 70 213 392 633

2007 62 93 45 200 4 88 69 161 361 113 47 35 195 39 92 49 180 375 736

2008 67 11 83 161 61 71 35 167 328 62 49 48 159 40 78 40 158 317 645

2009 70 60 35 165 27 34 27 88 253 70 30 23 123 31 154 77 262 385 638

2010 51 98 31 180 30 34 20 84 264 7 94 51 152 91 38 38 167 317 581

2011 83 40 14 137 3 19 88 110 247 55 84 24 163 20 33 59 112 275 522

2012 42 18 17 77 116 27 125 268 345 101 38 48 187 100 66 105 271 458 803

2013 52 26 55 133 40 45 24 109 242 27 71 56 154 82 64 106 252 406 648

2014 156 87 28 271 38 101 44 183 454 44 90 13 147 76 107 29 212 359 813

2015 64 43 21 128 20 53 13 86 214 57 87 79 223 31 51 48 130 353 567

2016 73 38 69 180 37 60 162 259 439 21 20 28 69 36 94 7 137 206 645

2017 68 37 21 126 4 61 38 103 229 102 74 40 216 17 43 88 148 364 593

2018 68 26 69 163 55 74 3 132 295 14 64 33 111 49 93 54 196 307 602

Averages 67 48 40 155 37 57 51 145 300 54 62 43 159 54 75 59 188 347 647 01/2006 – 12/2018 inclusive

n/a = not available Monthly averages: wettest – Nov/Jan/Aug/Dec/May/July/Oct/Jun/Feb/Sep/Mch/Apr – driest.

89 Appendix 11a BIOBLITZ FAUNA AND OVERALL TOTALS FOR THE MAIN FAUNAL GROUPS 2018

Common English Name Scientific name Species count Species count Species count

Shading highlights new 2018 2017 2016 BioBlitz species (√) bird seen during public event but not on early morning bird walk Bats 4 3 3 Daubenton’s Bat Myotis daubentonii √ √ √ Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus √ √ √ Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus √ √ √ Nathusius’ Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii √

Other Mammals 3 5 2 Badger Meles meles √ Evidence of active badger sett Fox Vulpes vulpes √ √ √ Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus √ √ √ Weasel Mustela nivalis x √ Bank Vole Myodes (Clethrionomys) x √ glareolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus x √

Total Mammals 7 8 5

Birds - early morning 38 26 28 walk Black Cap Sylvia atricapilla √ √ √ Blackbird Terdus merula √ √ √ Blackheaded Gulls Chroicocephalus √ - - ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus √ √ √ Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs √ √ √ Chiff Chaff Phylloscopus collybita √ √ √ Coal Tit Periparus ater √ - √ Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis √ √ √ Carrion Crow Corvus corone √ √ √ Dunnock Prunella modularis √ - √ Garden Warbler Sylvia borin - √ √ Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis √ √ √ Great Tit Parus major √ √ √ Herring Gull Larus argentatus √ - √ Jackdaw Corvus monedula √ √ √ Jay Garralus glandarius (√) (later walk) - √ Kestrel Falco tinnunculus √ (√) (√ ) Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus √ √ Magpie Pica pica - √ √ Mallard Anas platyrhynchos √ √ √ Moorhen Gallinula chloropus √ √ √ Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus √ - - Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri √ - √ Reed Bunting Emberiza schoenicus √ - - Robin Erithacus rubecula √ (√) √ Song Thrush Turdus philomelos √ √ √

90 Starling Sturnus vulgaris - - √ Swallow Hirundo rustica √ √ √ Swift Apus apus √ √ √ Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula √ - √ Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus √ √ √ Wren Troglodytes troglodytes √ - √ Mute Swan Cygnus olor √ √ - Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus √ - Stock Dove Columba oenas √ - Nuthatch Sitta europea √ √ - Coot Fulica atra √ √ - Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata √ √ - Tree Creeper Certhia familiaris - √ - Great Spotted Dendrocopos major √ √ - Woodpecker Common Tern Sterna hirundo √ - - Buzzard Buteo buteo √ - - Heron Ardea cinerea √ - - Canada Goose Branta canadensis √ - - Hobby Falco subuteo √ - -

Other Birds noted 1 + 1 (Jay above) 4 4 Kestrel Walk list 2018 Included above √ Red Kite Milvus milvus - - (√) on Ladies Mile Robin Walk list 2018 Included above √ Skylark Alauda arvensis - √ √ The Plain Tawny Owl Strix aluco (√) heard on Bat √ √ walk

Total Birds 40 30 32

Insects Butterflies 14 15 10 Comma Polygonia c-album √ √ - Common Blue Polyommatus icarus - - √ Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola √ - - Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus - √ - Green-veined White Pieris napi √ - - Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus - √ Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus √ - √ Large White Pieris brassicae √ - √ Marbled White Melanargia galathea √ √ Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina √ - √ Painted Lady Vanessa cardui - √ √ Peacock Inachis io (√) caterpillars √ Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus √ √ √ Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta √ √ - Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus √ √ - Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas - √ - Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus - √ √ Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris √ √ - Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae - √ √ Small White Pieris rapae - √ - Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria √ √ √ White Admiral Limenitis camilla √ √

91 Dragonflies / 10 10 5 Damselflies Broad-Bodied Chaser Libellula depressa √ √ √ Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis - √ √ Common Blue Enallagma cyathigerum √ √ √ Damselfly Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator √ √ √ Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata √ √ √ Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula √ √ - Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella √ √ - Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum √ √ - Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans √ √ - Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa √ √ - Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas √ - -

Moths 29/97 15 19 27 moth species were recorded during the Bat and moth evening, another 68 species were seen during overnight trapping at 1 Thatched (See Appendix 11b) and two more noted during the day-time pubic walks, Cinnabar moth and White Oak Case- bearer making 97 species overall. The table below gives comparison with previous BioBlitz records from ‘trapping’ with the public. Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia √ √ √ Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata √ √ √ Common Emerald Hemithen aestivaria √ √ √ Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella - - √ Garden Grass Veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella √ but on BB total √ moth list 2017 Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana - but on BB total √ moth list 2017 Large Yellow Noctua pronuba √ but on BB total √ Underwing moth list 2017 Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae - - √ Maiden’s Blush Cyclophora punctaria - but on BB total √ moth list 2017 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata subsp. √ √ √ repandata Orange Footman Eilema sororcula - but on BB total √ moth list 2017 Sycamore Piercer Pammene aurita - - √ Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta subsp. puta - - √ Silver Y Autographa gamma - but on BB total √ moth list 2017 Spectacle Abrostola tripartita - - √ Straw Dot Rivula sericealis - - √ Treble Brown Spot Idaea trigeminata - but on BB total √ moth list 2017 Vapourer Moth Orgyia antiqua - - √ Willow Beauty Peribatodes √ - √ rhomboidaria Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides √ √ Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae √Public walk √ Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata √ √ Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata √ √ Giant (Great) Oak Hypomecis roboraria - √ Beauty Large Emerald Geometra papilionaria - √ Leopard Zeuzera pyrina - √ Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria - √

92 Oak Processionary Thaumetopoea √ √ Moth processionea Orange-tailed Synanthedon - √ Clearwing andrenaeformis Waved Black Parascotia fuliginaria - √ Box-tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis √ - Wainscot Mythimna pallens √ - Short cloaked moth Nola cucullatella √ - September thorn Ennomos erosaria √ - Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata √ - Coleophora kuehnella √

Other Insects 33 16 23 Bishops Mitre Bug Aelia acuminata - - √ Click Beetle Prosternon tessellatum 1 sp. not confirmed - √ Click Beetle (red and Ampedus sanguinolentus - see above - √ black) Conopid fly Sicus ferruginalis - - √ Bush Cricket Pholidoptera √ √ √Species not griseoaptera? confirmed, e.g. or Dark bush-cricket? Tettigonia viridissima? Great Green Bush Cricket? On The Plain in 2017 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus - - √ Ghost larva Chaoborus crystallinus √ √ √ Greater Water Notonecta glauca √? Boatman sp. - √ Boatman/backswimmer Confirmed in 2018 Honey Bee Apis mellifera √ √ √ Hoverfly Xylota segnis √ - √ Ichneumon Wasp spp. Ichneumon spp. √ - √ Lesser Water Boatman Corixa punctata √ Boatman sp. not √ √ confirmed in 2018 Midge Larvae Chironomidae spp. √ √ (Red-tailed) Bumble Bombus (lapidarius ) sp. √ √ √ not lapidarius in bee 2017 Saw Fly Rhadinoceraea micans √ - √ Scarab Beetle Scarabaeidaespp. - - √ Seven Spot Ladybird Coccinella √ √ √ septempunctata Green Shield Bug Palomena prasina √ - √ Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva - - √ Soldier Fly Chloromyia formosa - - √ Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus - - √ Thick-kneed flower Oedemera nobilis √ √ √ beetle Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris - - √ Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus - - √ Common Green Omocestus viridulus √ √ Grasshopper Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis - √ Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis √ √ Longhorn Beetle Strangalia maculata - √ Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata √ √ Adonis Ladybird? Adonia (Hippodamia) √ √ variegata Stink Bug/ Shield Bug Palomena prasina √ √

93 Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale - √ Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus √ √ Welsh Chafer Phyllopertha horticola √ (Hoplia philanthus) Robber fly Asilidae sp. √ Tapered Drone Fly Eristalis pertinax √ Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi √ Roesel’s Bush Cricket Metrioptea roeselli √ Two- spot lady bird Adalia bipunctata √ Red-legged shield bug Pentatoma rufipes √ Marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus √ Scorpion fly Panorpa communis √ Frog hopper (Cuckoo Philaenus spumarius √ Spit) bug On Goat’s Rue -new to Bruchidus imbricornis √ British Isles since 2012 European Beewolf Pilanthus triangulum √ (solitary wasp) Ornate-tailed Digger Cerceris rybyensis √ wasp (solitary wasp) Dark-winged Blood bee Sphecodes gibbus √ (solitary bee)

Total Insects Public events 14+10+29+33=86 56 57 Including overnight 14+10+97+33=154 moths Others Arachnids 6 0 2 Cucumber spider Araniella cucurbitina - - √ Tick Ixodes spp. - - √ Crab spider Thomisidae sp. √ Comb web spider Theridiidae sp. √ Hammock spider Pityophantes sp. √ Labyrinth spider Agelena labyrinthica √ Nursery Web spider Pisauridae sp. √ Harvestman Opiliones sp. √

Crustaceans 1 1 2 Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus pulex √ √ √ Woodlouse Oniscus asellus - - √ sp not confirmed

Amphibians 1 1 3 Froglet Rana temporaria √ - √

Tadpoles were not seen Smooth Newt tadpole Lissotriton vulgaris - √ √ Toad Bufo bufo - - √

Reptiles 1 1 1 Common Lizard Lacerta Zootoca vivipara √ √

Gastropods 1 1 4 Ramshorn Snail Planorbarius corneus - - √ White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis - - Possible confusion in common names

94 between years? Grove (Brown-lipped) Cepaea nemoralis √ √ √See above Snail Slug Arion( Mesarion) - - √ subfucus Hedgehog Slug Arion intermedius - - √

Annelids 2 2 2 Bloodworm Glycera spp. √ √ √ Species not confirmed Leech Hirudinea spp. √ √ √Species not confirmed

Total fauna 145 /213 100 108

Total Flora 101 88 78 Details for 2018 in Appendix A3a (June) and A3b Habitat Patches

Total BioBlitz 246 / 314 188 186

95 APPENDIX 11b BIOBLITZ MOTHS

Species Common name Site name Original map ref Date interpreted Sample methodRecorder DeterminerStage Count Comment Acrobasis consociella Broad-barred Knot-horn Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Acrobasis repandana Warted Knot-horn Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Agapeta hamana Common Yellow Conch Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Agriphila inquinatella Barred Grass-veneer Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Agrotis clavis Heart & Club Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Agrotis exclamationis Heart & Dart Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 5 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Aleimma loeflingiana Yellow Oak Button Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 15 Anania hortulata Small Magpie Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Anarsia innoxiella Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 * Archips crataegana Brown Oak Tortrix Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 25 Archips xylosteana Variegated Golden Tortrix Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 19 Axylia putris Flame Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bactra lancealana Rush Marble Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Carcina quercana Long-horned Flat-body Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Celypha lacunana Common Marble Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Cochylis atricapitana Black-headed Conch Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Coptotriche marginea Bordered Carl Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Cryptoblabes bistriga Double-striped Knot-horn Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Cydalima perspectalis Box Tree Moth Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 5 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Deltote pygarga Marbled White Spot Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Dypterygia scabriuscula Bird's Wing Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Dysstroma truncata Common Marbled Carpet Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Ectropis crepuscularia Engrailed/Small Engrailed Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Eilema lurideola Common Footman Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Emmelina monodactyla Common Plume Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Ennomos erosaria September Thorn Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Ephestia parasitella subsp. unicolorella Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Genitalia not checked. Eucosma campoliliana Marbled Bell Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Eudonia lacustrata Little Grey Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Eudonia pallida Marsh Grey Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Hedya nubiferana Marbled Orchard Tortrix Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2

96 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House-moth Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Homoeosoma sinuella Twin-barred Knot-horn Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Hoplodrina octogenaria Uncertain Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Hypena proboscidalis Snout Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Hypsopygia costalis Gold Triangle Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Idaea aversata Riband Wave Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 9 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Idaea fuscovenosa Dwarf Cream Wave Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Lacanobia w-latinum Light Brocade Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Laspeyria flexula Beautiful Hook-tip Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Leucania comma Shoulder-striped Wainscot Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Miltochrista miniata Rosy Footman Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Mythimna ferrago Clay Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Mythimna turca Double-line Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Nola cucullatella Short-cloaked Moth Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Notocelia uddmanniana Bramble Shoot Moth Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 6 Nycteola revayana Oak Nycteoline Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn-borer Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella White-headed Ermel Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Pediasia contaminella Waste Grass-veneer Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Phycita roborella Dotted Oak Knot-horn Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Phycitodes binaevella Ermine Knot-horn Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Polia nebulosa Grey Arches Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Pterophorus pentadactyla White Plume Moth Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Scoparia ambigualis Common Grey Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 5 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1

97 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Spilosoma lutea Buff Ermine Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Tachystola acroxantha Ruddy Streak Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Tinea semifulvella Fulvous Clothes Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Yponomeuta evonymella Bird-cherry Ermine Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Zeiraphera isertana Cock's-head Bell Thatched Cottage TQ22797154 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 5 Agapeta hamana Common Yellow Conch TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Agrotis exclamationis Heart & Dart TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Bat & Moth Evening Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Archips xylosteana Variegated Golden Tortrix TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 6 Bat & Moth Evening Axylia putris Flame TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Cabera pusaria Common White Wave TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 5 Bat & Moth Evening Comibaena bajularia Blotched Emerald TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Bat & Moth Evening Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Bat & Moth Evening Deltote pygarga Marbled White Spot TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Bat & Moth Evening Ennomos erosaria September Thorn TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 3 Bat & Moth Evening Eucosma cana Hoary Belle TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Eucosma lacteana Maritime Bell TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Eudonia pallida Marsh Grey TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Bat & Moth Evening Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Bat & Moth Evening Idaea aversata Riband Wave TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 7 Bat & Moth Evening Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Bat & Moth Evening Laspeyria flexula Beautiful Hook-tip TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Polia nebulosa Grey Arches TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Scoparia ambigualis Common Grey TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 2 Bat & Moth Evening Yponomeuta evonymella Bird-cherry Ermine TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ22837253 23rd June MV Light L-EH/AE-H L-EH adult 1 Bat & Moth Evening Coleophora kuehnella White Oak Case-bearer TQ27/2272 W&PC TQ231719 24th June Field Recor SP SP case 1 On oak.

AE-H Angela Evans-Hill LE-H Les Evans-Hill SP Sarah Patton

* Purported to; flew before I could retain.