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Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch Silver-Washed Fritillary
Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch Silver-washed Fritillary Report 2006-7 Mick Campbell Many thanks to everyone who sent in sightings of Silver-washed Fritillary, in particular Chris Brown who monitored Crowsley Park Wood on a daily basis throughout the season, capturing the timing of different events, such as pairing and roosting habits of this beautiful butterfly. From the left: Silver-washed Fritillary male on bramble showing the distinctive black streaks of scent-scales near the middle of the forewing; female on buddleia; and the valezina form of the female (photos © Peter Hall, David Redhead & Tony Croft respectively) The Silver-washed Fritillary is a strong, fast flying woodland species, preferring mixed woodland with an open canopy, sunny glades and rides, with bramble as the favoured nectar source. They lay their eggs on oaks and rough-barked conifers where their foodplant of violet is present nearby. Interestingly, a report was also received from Jan Haseler in 2007 of a female appearing to oviposit on alder. Silver-washed Fritillary has been expanding its range in recent years and in the hot summer of 2006 it was particularly successful, with ‘wanderers’ turning up in 12 gardens, compared with 3 sightings in gardens during the 2007 season. First sighting Last sighting Number seen 2006 22-Jun-06 24-Aug-06 389 2007 17-Jun-07 07-Sept-07 306 As this species has a very long flight period, the peak emergence is difficult to pinpoint, but the maximum numbers are counted from about 11th July through to 10th August, with the first females being noted 2-3 weeks after the first male is sighted. -
Wildberkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire
Winter 2020 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire Wild & Oxfordshire FARMING FOR WILDLIFE The truly green revolution poised to speed nature’s recovery WHAT’S IN A NAME? The magical relationship between language and nature WINTER WILDLIFE Heroic hedges Discover the wildlife that thrives in our hedgerows Farming and wildlife HAMBLIN/2020VISION MARK Welcome 10 They are compatible! Your wild winter Ready for nature’s recovery The best of the season’s wildlife and The pandemic continues, but with talk of a ‘green where to enjoy it on your local patch recovery’ there could yet be a silver lining that puts people and the environment first. These are unprecedented times and with the RIC MELLIS RIC Agriculture and Environment Bills currently making their way back through Parliament, nature’s recovery now rests in the hands 3 Wintertime wonders of politicians. We have been fighting hard alongside other Wildlife Trusts Wildlife wows this winter to ensure that the bold promises made on securing a future for wildlife come to fruition. We continue to lobby for the best possible outcome. Thank you The Agriculture Bill could transform our countryside. BBOWT will We achieve more by working facilitate this truly green revolution at the local level, offering the as one. Your membership helps expertise and vision for a landscape rich in wildlife, for all to enjoy. In fact, fund vital conservation and we’ve already started and this autumn launched our new Land Advice campaign work that protects vulnerable birds. Discover what Service to help farmers and landowners manage their land in a more else we are achieving together nature-minded way. -
MK Landscape Sensitivity Study to Residential Development
October 2016 Landscape Sensitivity Study to Residential Development in the Borough of Milton Keynes and Adjoining Areas FINAL Landscape Sensitivity Study to Residential Development in the Borough of Milton Keynes and Adjoining Areas 1 St John’s Square Final Report London, EC1M 4DH T: +44 (0)207 253 2929 Prepared by Gillespies LLP F: +44 (0)207 253 3900 October 2016 www.gillespies.co.uk Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Methodology 5 3 Identification of Development Model and Landscape Attributes 8 4 Susceptibility Criteria 8 5 Assessment of Landscape Sensitivity to Residential Development 10 6 Landscape Assessments 11 INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction 1.1.1 Milton Keynes Council (MKC) is currently developing 1.1.3 The main aims of this study are; a new Local Plan. Planning to meet housing need will be a key part of Plan:MK. This is to comply with the requirement in the To assess the sensitivity of the 30 landscape areas around National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (Paragraph 14) that Milton Keynes, Newport Pagnell, Woburn Sands and Olney to residential development Local Plans should met objectively-assessed needs unless any adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and demonstrably To identify where particular land areas may have greater or outweigh the benefits, or that specific policies in the NPPF indicate less capacity for residential development that development should be restricted. In assessing potential site options, the NPPF states that ‘allocations of land for development should prefer land of less environmental value’ (Paragraph 17). The Local Plan should bring forward allocations which are consistent with these various requirements. -
Local Spaces Open Minds Report
Local Spaces: Open Minds Inspirational ideas for managing lowland commons and other green spaces An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Published by the Chilterns Conservation Board in March 2015 Local Spaces: Open Minds Inspirational ideas for managing lowland commons and other green spaces o CONSERVATION BOARD HITCHIN The M1 Chilterns Area of DUNSTABLE LUTON Outstanding Natural AYLESBURY Beauty TRING HARPENDEN WENDOVER HEMEL BERKHAMSTED HEMPSTEAD PRINCES RISBOROUGH CHESHAM M25 CHINNOR M40 M1 STOKENCHURCH AMERSHAM CHORLEYWOOD WATLINGTON HIGH BENSON WYCOMBE BEACONSFIELD MARLOW WALLINGFORD M40 N River Thames M25 0 5 10 km HENLEY-ON-THAMES GORING M4 0 6 miles M4 READING Acknowledgements The Chilterns Conservation Board is grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for their financial support from 2011 to 2015 which made the Chilterns Commons Project possible. We are also grateful to the project's 18 other financial partners, including the Chiltern Society. Finally, we would like to pay special tribute to Rachel Sanderson who guided the project throughout and to Glyn Kuhn whose contribution in time and design expertise helped to ensure the completion of the publication. Photographs: Front cover main image – Children at Swyncombe Downs by Chris Smith Back cover main image – Sledging on Peppard Common by Clive Ormonde Small images from top to bottom – Children at home in nature by Alistair Will Hazel dormouse courtesy of redorbit.com Orange hawkweed by Clive Ormonde Grazing herd, Brill Common by Roger Stone Discovering trees on a local nature reserve by Alistair Will Local Spaces: Open Minds Determining and setting out a future for key areas of open space, like the 200 commons Preface scattered across the Chilterns, is essential, but a daunting challenge for any individual. -
Bucks-List-All-Species.Pdf
Buckinghamshire Bird List Updated in Jul 2020 with 2017 records. 2018 records are available in the Buckinghamshire Bird Club Annual Report. Updated Chart data Feb 2019 Red : Sightings Records Pink : Rare Breeding Records Purple : “Probables” Green : Probable Escapees Navy Blue : Records yet to be Considered by the Bucks Records Committee 1. Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Rare vagrant. 19 records. View historical photos (for more recent photos see Gallery of members photos) Prior 1910 near Aylesbury Station – shot and presented to County Museum. 1952 Little Marlow GPs – Adult from 27th Oct to 7th Nov. 1970 Hurley – 1 on the River Thames from 11th-31st Mar. 1971 Stanton Low GP – A diver Sp from 25th Feb to 8th Mar was considered to be of this species. 1976 Calvert – 1 from 13th-16th Feb and 22nd Feb. 1978 Hurley – A diver Sp on the River Thames on 19th Feb was considered to be of this species. 1978 Wotton Lakes – 1 from 5th-12th Mar. 1979 Willen – 1 on 14th Mar. 1980 Willen – 1 from 7th-10th Oct 1986 Willen – 1 on 7th Feb. 1987 Weston Turville Res. – A slightly oiled adult from 8th-10th Dec was taken into care but later died. 1988 Calvert – A diver Sp on 17th Nov was considered to be of this species. 1989 Willen – 14 on 2nd Apr, with 6 present just after dawn on on 3rd and 2 remaining until 09:00. This influx may have been caused by snow on the E coast. 1990 Little Marlow GP – Juvenile 16th Dec until 12th Jan 1991. 1994 Stowe School – 1 on 20th Jan. -
BBOWT Conservation Report 2018 for Web 0.Pdf
Berkshire Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire Conservation Report 2018 Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) BBOWT’s impact on the biodivesity of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Debbie Lewis, Ecology Manager, Feb 2019 Acknowledgements The survey data contained within this report have been diligently collected and processed by many hundreds of volunteers, staff and contractors for more than 15 years, and we would like to express our thanks for their time, effort and dedication in collecting all this invaluable information. We would also like to thank the many and varied volunteers who help the Trust carry out conservation management on nature reserves and in the wider countryside; without their help we would be unable to make such an amazing positive difference to local wildlife. The Conservation Report was written by the Biodiversity Team with significant input (especially the case studies) from a large number of other staff whose time and assistance was crucial in being able to deliver the report. Finally but definitely not least, we would also like to thank all the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust members, donors and grant giving bodies whose financial support makes our work possible. Special thanks go to: Colin Williams and Andy Coulson-Phillips for their work on the case studies, and to Andy Fairbairn for data processing. Other contributors include Haidrun Breith, Sam Cartwright, Simon Claybourne, Lisa Lane, Martyn Lane, Julia Lofthouse, Marcus Militello, Hilary Phillips, Kate Prudden, Neil Rowntree, Roger Stace, Giles Strother, Mark Vallance, Jude Verdon, Nicky Warden and Pim Young Cover image by David Mole 1 Contents Executive summary ……………………………………………. 3 1. Introduction…………………………………………………… 6 2. -
Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch Butterfly Sightings Archive - January to December 2012
Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch Butterfly Sightings Archive - January to December 2012 ~ Wednesday 26th December 2012 ~ Ian Elphick sent the following report on Saturday 23rd December: "Had a text message from my daughter in Bracknell, Berks asking if butterflies should be flying at this time of year. On questioning, she described a Red Admiral she had just seen flying across the road outside her house." ~ Tuesday 4th December 2012 ~ Richard O'Dare reported the following: "I was at Little Marlow gravel pit (Bucks) today, 4th December, and this Peacock was enjoying the sunshine. Hopefully it will find somewhere to shelter from the cold nights." Peacock Photo © Richard O'Dare ~ Tuesday 19th November 2012 ~ Dave Wilton reported the following: "Our first organised Brown Hairstreak egg hunt of the season went off successfully on Sunday 18th November at Slade Camp, Shotover on the east side of Oxford. The ten participants found 25 eggs, numbers having almost returned to "normal" for the site after last winter's very low count of just 9 eggs. An early-instar Drinker Moth caterpillar was also seen, having crawled out of the grass (its foodplant) to hibernate on a blackthorn stem - they are encountered quite regularly while looking for Brown Hairstreak eggs. Our next egg hunt will be on Shotover Plain this coming Friday morning, 23rd November (see link above)." Dave Maunder sent the following sighting: "Last Wednesday, 14th November, I saw a male Brimstone fly past me while cycling to work along the A41 Aston Clinton road (Bucks) in the morning sun." ~ Wednesday 14th November 2012 ~ Chris Griffiths reported the following: "I thought you might be interested to know that I saw a Brimstone in my garden in west Reading, Berks at 12.15 this afternoon (14th November)." Dave Ferguson reports seeing a Red Admiral flying around his garden in Beaconsfield, Bucks yesterday, 13th November. -
Wood White Annual Report – 2006
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION UPPER THAMES BRANCH WOOD WHITE ANNUAL REPORT – 2006 Becky Woodell Wood White (Photo © Nick Bowles) SITE REPORTS – UPPER THAMES REGION Wood Whites were recorded from eight sites in the Upper Thames region as follows: Date Site # Observed 23 May College Wood one 23 May Salden Railway five 05 June Whitecross Green eight Peak transect number 07 June Salden Railway fifteen 07 June Whitfield Wood two 18 June New site one Grid Ref supplied 24 June Leckhampstead Wd two 29 June Wicken Wood twelve Bucks section; includes two en.cop. I had not included College Wood in the list of current sites following the surveys in 2002 and 2003 because no Wood Whites were found there. Therefore we have eight localities instead of the seven recorded in 2003. Leckhampstead and Wicken Woods, although in separate ownership are all one woodland. However, Leckhampstead Wood was previously so overgrown that no Wood Whites were found. Thus, the size of the habitat there has increased. Salden Railway Cutting Stuart Hodges and I visited this disused railway on 7 June in good weather. We first looked at the area southwest of the road bridge at SP831311. It is a small area which is currently good for Wood White, but is likely soon to become too shaded. The area is rather small, becoming wooded and shaded to the southwest. A total of 13 Wood Whites were seen here. Two food plant species were seen. Meadow Vetchling was rather rare but Birds-foot Trefoil was frequent. Other species seen were Common Blue (13), Green-veined White (1), Grizzled Skipper (2), Orange Tip (2), Large White (1) Small Copper (1), Burnet Companion (6) and Cinnabar (3). -
Hanslope Park, Original in Repton’S Red Book (1791-92), Engraving in Peacock’S Polite Repository, December 1794
Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Research & Recording Project Hanslope Park, original in Repton’s Red Book (1791-92), engraving in Peacock’s Polite Repository, December 1794 (The Gardens Trust, Nigel Temple Collection) HANSLOPE PARK March 2018, revised May 2018 The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust Bucks Gardens Trust Bucks Gardens Trust, Site Dossier: Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes District, MAY 2018 HISTORIC SITE BOUNDARY 1 Bucks Gardens Trust, Site Dossier: Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes District, MAY 2018 INTRODUCTION Background to the Project This site dossier has been prepared as part of The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust (BGT) Research and Recording Project, begun in 2014. This site is one of several hundred designed landscapes county-wide identified by Bucks County Council (BCC) in 1998 (including Milton Keynes District) as potentially retaining evidence of historic interest, as part of the Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review project carried out for English Heritage (now Historic England) (BCC Report No. 508). The list is not conclusive and further parks and gardens may be identified as research continues or further information comes to light. Content BGT has taken the Register Review list as a sound basis from which to select sites for appraisal as part of its Research and Recording Project for designed landscapes in the historic county of Bucks (pre-1974 boundaries). For each site a dossier is prepared by volunteers trained on behalf of BGT by experts in appraising designed landscapes who have worked extensively for English Heritage (now Historic England) on its Register Upgrade Project. Each dossier includes the following for the site: • A site boundary mapped on the current Ordnance Survey to indicate the extent of the main part of the surviving designed landscape, also a current aerial photograph. -
Hazel Dormouse Reintroduction Sites Report 2019
Hazel Dormouse Reintroduction Sites Report 2019 Report by Ian White Dormouse Officer PTES July 2019 Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Format of report .................................................................................................................................... 9 1. Brampton Woods, Cambridgeshire ............................................................................................. 14 2. Treswell Wood, Nottinghamshire ................................................................................................ 19 3. Stockton Dingle, Cheshire ............................................................................................................ 23 4. Linford Wood, Buckinghamshire ................................................................................................. 29 5. Bubbenhall, Warwickshire ........................................................................................................... 37 6. Rievaulx, North Yorkshire ............................................................................................................ 41 7. Priestley Wood, Suffolk ................................................................................................................ 45 8. Maulden Wood, Bedfordshire ..................................................................................................... 49 9. Bedford Purlieus, Bedfordshire................................................................................................... -
Spring Programme 2006
SUMMER PROGRAMME 2018 .12 ASTON CLINTON RAGPITS Roy Maycock This tiny reserve, managed by BBOWT, is known for the many orchid and butterfly Meetings are on Tuesdays at 7.00 pm unless otherwise stated. species. Park in the Chiltern Golf Course car park on the hill above the ragpits, at Stout footwear is generally advised. Visitors are usually most welcome. HP22 5NQ. SP 892099 Please note that many of the meeting places do not have postcodes. (Check the Society’s website in the prior to each meeting for any changes.) 19 LITTLE LINFORD WOOD Phil Sarre The woodland in early Summer. Wen hope to spot Wood White and their larval food MAY plants, the vetches and vetchlings. Also Herb paris, Common spotted orchid, Wood 1 STOCKGROVE PARK/KINGSWOOD Di Parsons anemone and possibly the first Helleborines .We will also take a look at the two Our first walk takes us onto the Greensand ridge. We may see Bluebells, Stirchwort, ponds. Meet in the car park at the end of the track past Dairy Farm. SP 835456 Early purple orchid. If wet, wellies are advised. LU7 0BA – from there follow the road up the hill. In 500 800 yards you will find the entrance to Stockgrove Car 26 MEADOW FARM Andy Collins ParkPark in the Visitors Centre car park (£3 payable on exit). SP 920294 The reserve is one of the Upper Ray meadows with ancient ridge-and-furrows, which are very rich in plant life. We will have a guided walk (1.5-2 hours). with Warden, 8 WESTBURY FARM ARTS CENTRE Kate Wyatt Andy Collins. -
Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch Butterfly Sightings Archive - January to December 2015
Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch Butterfly Sightings Archive - January to December 2015 ~ 31st December 2015 ~ Maureen Cross sent this report today: "I’ve just looked at the web to see that butterflies have been out and about and thought I would add my sighting of a female Brimstone on 28th December 2015, fluttering amongst the snowdrops and crocus in bloom in Goring, South Oxon churchyard!" ~ 29th December 2015 ~ Pete Thompson reported the following: "Two butterflies seen this afternoon (29th December) at Wyfold (South Oxon), one Peacock (in my garden) and one Red Admiral (next door). This mild weather is ridiculous!" Dave Ferguson sent the following news on 28th December: "At mid-day today, 28th December, a Small Tortoiseshell was flying around the ivy beside our kitchen window in Beaconsfield, Bucks. What with that and a Cowslip flowering in the garden it's a crazy winter." ~ 3rd December 2015 ~ Pete Thompson reported the following: "Yesterday afternoon (2nd December) I saw a single Peacock [butterfly] in my garden in Wyfold (South Oxon), after a sunny morning it had by then clouded over and the temperature was around 13C." ~ 20th November 2015 ~ Pete Thompson sent the following: "I spotted a Red Admiral today (18th November) in my garden in Wyfold (South Oxon), pretending to be a wind-tossed leaf, despite quite cool and very blustery conditions." Dave Wilton, Brown Hairstreak Champion, sent the following news: "Our first organised Brown Hairstreak egg transect of the season took place on Sunday 15th November at Slade Camp on the edge of Shotover Country Park, Oxford. The nine of us who took part managed to find 29 eggs in two hours.