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Beetles of Hertfordshire – Corrections and Amendments, with an Update on Additional Species, and Other Important New Records Trevor J
Lepidoptera (butterfl ies): Andrew Wood, 93 Hertfordshire Environmental Records Centre, Bengeo Street, Hertford, SG14 3EZ; Tel: 01992- Grebe House, St Michael’s Street, St Albans, AL3 4SN, 503571; email: [email protected] and records Tel: 01727 858901; email: [email protected] via www. hertsmiddx-butterfl ies.org.uk/recording- new.php A big thank you to Trevor James and Rev Tom Gladwin for an enormous recording eff ort for the Hymenoptera (Formicidae; ants): Phil Attewell, County over many years. Trevor is taking a step 69 Thornbury Gardens, Borehamwood, WD6 1RD; back but still involved with the fl ora. He remains the email: [email protected] recorder for Beetles. Many thanks to our new recorders for taking on Hymenoptera (bees and wasps), millipedes groups this past year. Drs Ian Denholm and Alla and centipedes: Stephen Lings Email: lings24@ Mashanova will be managing the fl ora,David Willis btinternet.com the arachnids and Stephen Lings the bees, wasps, millipedes and centipedes. There are still a number of Coleoptera (beetles – general): Trevor James, 56 vacancies for particular groups. If anyone has some Back Street, Ashwell, Baldock, SG7 5PE; Tel: 01462 expertise/interest in any of the groups below or any 742684; email: [email protected] groups not currently covered within Hertfordshire, please contact the Chair of the Biological Recorders, Dr Coleoptera (water beetles): Stuart Warrington, 8 Ronni Edmonds-Brown, Department of Biological and Redwoods, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NR; Tel: 01707 Environmental Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, 885676; email: stuart.warrington@ nationaltrust.org. Hatfi eld, AL10 9AB Email: v.r.edmonds-brown@herts. -
HERTFORDSHIRE and MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED (A Company Limited by Guarantee)
HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee) Company Registration Number 816710 Charity Number 239863 TREASURERS’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020 CONTENTS Page number Legal and administrative information 2 Introduction from the Chairman 3 Trustees’ Report, consisting of the following: Structure, governance and management 4 Trust vision, objectives and strategic plans 7 Review of year ended 31 March 2020 8 Headline actions for year ending 31 March 2021 16 Financial review and results for the year 18 Trustees’ responsibilities and approval 23 Independent auditor’s report 24 Statement of financial activities 27 Balance sheet 28 Cash flow statement 29 Notes to the financial statements 30 1 Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Trustee Report and Financial Statements F20 HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Honorary President Sir Simon Bowes-Lyon, KCVO Honorary Vice President Robert Wilson Council of Management (Trustees) Olivia Bertham Andy Brown (retired at AGM September 2019) Dr Veronica Edmonds-Brown (Vice Chairman) Keith Cotton Peter Delaloye (retired at AGM September 2019) Clive Hinds (Treasurer) Jackie Hunter (appointed at AGM September 2019) Amy Jankiewicz (appointed at AGM September 2019) Paul Knutson Sarah Kohl Michael Master (Chairman) Andrew Woods Chairman, Finance & Resources Committee Clive Hinds Chairman, Conservation, Community Dr Veronica Edmonds-Brown & Education Committee Chairman, Health & Safety Committee -
Chapter 16 Bittern 16.1-16.6
A Biodiversity Action Plan for Hertfordshire < Return to contents page for wintering Bitterns and has the potential to make a significant contribution to their conservation. It regularly supports three or four Bitterns throughout the winter and it could with appropriate management support breeding Bitterns. 16.2 Current status The total European population of Bitterns was estimated to be 2500-2700 pairs in 1976. There was a 30-50% decline after the 1978/79 winter. Bittern 16 Bittern numbers appear to be declining in 17 countries, stable species action plan or fluctuating in nine, and increasing in only three. In the UK the Bittern is a declining, localised and rare breeding species. Breeding pairs are confined almost 16.1 Introduction entirely to lowland marshes in Norfolk, Suffolk and Lancashire. In 1994 there were only 15 or 16 booming Bitterns Botaurus stellaris are secretive birds which are males. Numbers are boosted in winter by continental confined almost entirely to lowland marshes dominated immigrants when between 30 and 100 birds are by Common Reed. They feed predominantly on fish recorded each year. (notably eels) but they also take a wide variety of other foods such as amphibians, insects, small birds and Records published in the annual London Bird Report mammals. The males advertise their territories by a and Birds of the Lee Valley show that until the late characteristic deep booming noise which allows the 1960s the Bittern was an irregular visitor to the Lee breeding population to be well known. Valley. During the 1970s between one and two birds wintered in the Lee Valley below Ware, with the same Up to the 17th century bitterns were widespread pattern during the 1980s. -
Landscape Character Assessment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Front and Back Cover:Front and Back Cover 1/10/07 13:47 Page 1 Supplementary Planning Document Development Plans Team September 2007 Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to the East Herts Local Plan Second Review 2007 September 2007 CONTENTS PAGE Pages 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Purpose & Status 2-3 3.0 Background & Context 4-7 4.0 The Landscape of Hertfordshire 8-15 5.0 Methodology 16-23 6.0 Landscape Character Areas 24-26 Appendix A Bibliography 278 Appendix B Glossary 280 Appendix C Field Survey Sheet 282 Appendix D Landscape Character Area Map 284 (Separate A1 sheet) East Herts District Landscape Character Assessment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Landscape Partnership produced this technical study on behalf of East Herts District Council in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC). The Landscape Partnership Ltd is a prac- tice registered with the Landscape Institute and the Royal Town Planning Institute and is a member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. This document could not have been achieved without the com- bined efforts of the staff of Hertfordshire County Council, East Hertfordshire District Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, their consultants Babtie, The Living Landscapes Project and The Landscape Partnership Limited. The project was financially spon- sored by the following: Countryside Management Services (work- ing in Hertfordshire and Barnet), East Hertfordshire District Council, Hertfordshire Biological Records Centre (HBRC), and Hertfordshire County Council. The Landscape Partnership would like to thank all those who par- ticipated and in particular: * Members of HCC staff, especially Simon Odell, Head of Landscape, who supplied unfailing encouragement, quotations and many photographs; Frances Hassett, HBRC, who enabled Trevor James, (formerly HBRC) to make further contributions from his intimate knowledge of the ecology of the county; Alison Tinniswood for her assistance on the county's history and Lynn Dyson-Bruce, on secondment from English Heritage, for her valiant work on the historic landscape data. -
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Wildlife Matters
Summer 2018 NEWS FROM YOUR LOCAL WILDLIFE TRUST AND FROM AROUND THE UK Dragons and Damsels Hertfordshire and Middlesex’s most colourful residents 8 >> WILD >> AMWELL ABOUT WORMS NATURE RESERVE Find out why these Get to know Hertfordshire’s wriggly creatures are so best nature reserve for important 13 dragonflies 18 PROTECTING WILDLIFE FOR THE FUTURE Summer 2018 contents NEWS FROM YOUR LOCAL WILDLIFE TRUST AND FROM AROUND THE UK CONSERVATION 5 New species alert Find out what exciting new species have been found across Hertfordshire. 4 Wild Trax Read how we’re inspiring the next generation of wildlife lovers with our partnership project. 6 Nature Recovery Network See The Wildlife Trust’s plans to make our future wilder. Dragons and Damsels ROSS HODDINOTT ROSS 10 My Wild Life Find out more about these Find out about local macro amazing insects! photographer, Gail Ashton’s, 500species2018 project. More on 8 18 Amwell Nature Reserve 20 Nature’s Calendar 22 The Nature of Soil Discover this nature reserve that The Trust’s Tim Hill shares his See what lives in our soil. supports internationally important wildlife highlights for the next Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July numbers of wintering birds. few months. 10:00am-4:00pm Panshanger Park HERTS & MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST Join us for a FREE family festival at the beautiful Panshanger Park Grebe House, St Michael’s Street, Autumn 2018 issue Registered Charity No: 239863 for a weekend of walks, talks and conservation activities to St Albans, Herts AL3 4SN copy deadline: Registered in England: 816710 01727 858 901 [email protected] celebrate the wildlife of Hertfordshire and Middlesex. -
Sightings 2014
Sightings 2014 Welcome to the Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch sightings page for butterfly and moth news from around the area Latest news, notices and reports page Mobile phone sightings page Join us on Facebook Branch first sightings page for 2014! Archive Index Photo House Index page Email: [email protected] and pass on your news When sending in news from a site for the first time, a grid reference or post code would be appreciated. We endeavour to enter all records on the branch data base if sufficient location detail is given. If sending photos please reduce the image size to about 1mb. June 2014 Monday 30th June 2014 Hounslow Heath/Marshalling Yards On a shorter walk today I saw my first Gatekeeper of the year which completes the 23 species seen and identified last year.The first Gatekeeper is 10 days ahead of last year's, a pattern that's prevailed throughout with other species I think.Here are the details with usual comments applying to Skippers: Small White: 6 Comma: 4 Large Skipper: 7 Ringlet: 27 Small Skipper: 56 Tortoiseshell: 5 Small Heath: 1 Meadow Brown: 19 Speckled Wood: 2 Red Admiral: 2 Gatekeeper: 1 Marbled White: 1 Large White: 1 - Pete Gore I have just done my butterfly transect at Panshanger Park for this week and as well as getting the most butterflies since I started it, I also got a Purple Emperor! It was feeding on sheep poo in the grazing fields which is usually the least interesting part of the transect! I was very lucky to get within a foot of it as it fed for a good 5-10mins so was able to get a lot of photos - Jennifer Gilbert On my walk at Mymms Wash behind South Mimms Services today I saw 2 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 7 Ringlet, 4 Meadow Brown and 2 Small White - Terry Wood One Marbled white at Broadfield Hall Throcking today - Laurence Drummond In Balls Wood today on a short walk I saw : 15 skippers,3 whites, 130 ringlets, 7 meadow browns, 4 small tortoiseshell, 3 commas and 3 white admiral. -
Mid Herts Local Wildlife Group News and Events: April - September 2016
Mid Herts Local Wildlife Group News and events: April - September 2016 Welcome to our Spring/Summer newsletter and events sheet STEVE WATERHOUSE Ghostly happenings on the fen In January, 15 of us embarked and wait with bated breath for on the car share to Wicken the evening spectacle of the Fen. An overcast but dry and roosting harriers we had come chilly day enabled us to explore especially to see. During the with our expert guide the trails day we had been privileged to and pathways of the fen. We see marsh harriers and barn learnt about the old ways of owls over the reed beds. As life on the fen, how the waters dusk approached we all took were controlled to support the up our positions; some in the reed bed enterprise and the hides, some out on the open enthralling history therein. We fenland board walks, watching were able to see the restored and waiting for the silent electric pump station, the old gliders. Then, what was that?! harriers (known as cottage and the outhouses Looking again we saw the the grey ghost) joined decked with the tools of the beautiful almost snow white the spectacle.We stood trade, together with some shape of, yes, a male hen entranced until dusk fell petrified wood that had been harrier against the gloomy and we could see no more. exhumed from the peat and backdrop of the darkening skies Quite a sight, and utterly the flat bottomed boat used and, then, beyond our wildest breathtaking. With a quick dash to ride the narrow waterways. -
Activity Map Train Information
Tylers Causeway Public Transport MUSEUMS Map continues Woodhill A1000 For public transport information to get to Cuffley and Brookmans Park on other side from Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield contact: Mill Green Museum & Mill Great North Rd Intalink (Bus Times): www.intalink.org.uk, Tel. 0300 123 4050 Housed in a fully restored 18th century watermill, the Activity Map Train Information: www.nationalrail.co.uk. museum displays local artefacts from pre history to the present day. You can also watch flour being milled and This charming site now owned see the water wheel in action. There is a small admission by Cuffley Parish Council has Lane Bell Bar charge. Open Tue-Thu and Sun. B158 a wide variety of flora, and This map has been created to celebrate Welwyn Garden City’s Bulls the stream running along the Access from Mill Green Lane. Centenary in 2020, with Ebenezer Howard’s vision of a marriage Transmitting southern boundary adds to of town and country. Sports have played a major part in the Station Northaw Great Wood the habitat diversity. history of the town and the map is designed to encourage you to A1000 Country Park Access from Tolmers Road. Welwyn Roman Baths get active in the town and surrounding area. Site of Special Scientific Interest Waymarked Paths The remains of a third century Roman bath house are It is based on an original version published in 2005, which has 3/4 mile trail preserved in a vault under the A1(M). The baths are open been updated by staff from Hertfordshire County Council and Brookmans (25mins) Home Wood most weekends and school holiday afternoons. -
HMWT Annual Review 2018-19
annualreview 2018-2019 A WILDER Creati ng HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX MIKE FOSSEY (C) WREN ANNUAL REVIEW Wildlife Highlights Thank You Over the past year, the all weathers to work on The Trust has • Barnacle goose, goldeneye, hobby Trust has been working our reserves and in the and crossbill seen at Stocker’s Lake hard to protect and wider countryside to the enhance wild places ongoing support our • Regular views of Norfolk hawker HOLLAND MARGARET Barnacle goose in Hertfordshire and members and donors - dragonfly for visitors to Amwell Middlesex. The future each and every one helps • Southern migrant hawker dragonfly was undoubtedly holds many to make Hertfordshire recorded at Rye Meads and King’s Meads challenges for wildlife in and Middlesex a wilder the UK, including climate place, creating havens for • 50 green-winged orchids counted at change and the need for rare species and beautiful 11,982 Hunsdon Meads, our highest number robust legislation, but places to visit. memberships since 2014 we remain committed to Thank you. • White-letter hairstreak butterfly creating a wilder future spotted at Aldbury Nowers for generations to come. for the second year running The Trust’s work is only • Water Voles found in the Colne made possibly with the at Broadwater Lake, and doing help of our supporters, 22,642 well at Tewinbury and Thorley Wash from volunteers braving individual members PAULLANE Green-winged orchid Water vole SAVORY RUSSELL LEMSFORD SPRINGS (C) JOSH KUBALE JOSH LEMSFORD SPRINGS(C) White-letter hairstreak PETER ELTON 2 annualreview 2018-2019 annualreview 2018-2019 3 ANNUAL REVIEW Wildlife conservation JOSH KUBALE JOSH on nature reserves… Amwell Frogmore Meadows triples in size Amazing grazers Habitat creation Thanks to a generous legacy from Gerald instrumental in helping the Trust care for This year, our flock of sheep was joined At Amwell, we have started a large-scale project Salisbury, we were able to purchase land the reserve. -
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298 S, ALBANS AND HERTS .\RCIIITECTURAL AND .\RClllEOLOGil'AL SOCIETY. (!bencral :Wetting ycl~ at tge ~crhi (J!;onntu En5rnm, .on j'rihau, 15tl] jl!tarrlJ, 190 I. Present-Rev. G. H.P. Glossop, in the chair; numerous members of the Society, and others, and the Hon. Secretaries. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. F. G. Kitton read his paper on ''The Clock Tower, St. Albans,'' which was followed by a discussion. \VALTER J. LAWRANCE. 'QGgc innunl Euting of tgc ~oridy b.nrn gtlb nt tgc ltrfo QLouuty Emstum, on ~ebnrnbny, 22nh ipril, 1901, nt 8.30 p.m. Present-The Very Rev. the Dean of St. Albans, in the chair; Messrs. Morgan, Toulmin, Clarkson, Tarte, Wilton Hall, Gibbs, the Hon. Secretaries, and others. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. Kitton made a statement as to the subscription-list for the Lewis Evans Collection of Topographical Prints, and reported that there was nuw only £22 needed to complets the required sum of £300. Mr. Toulmin, as treasurer, presented the balance-sheet, which was duly passed on the proposal of Mr. Ekins, seconded by Mr. Morgan. The followiug gentlemen were elected as the officers and committee of tho Society for the ensuing year :-President, 'fhe Very Rev. the Dean of St. Albans; Vice-Presidents, Lord Cranborne, Sir John Evans, K.C.B., Lord Verulam, Canon Davys, M.A., Mr. E. N. Wix, MA.; Committee, Mr. W. Carey l\Jorgan, B.A., Mr. F. G. Kitton, 320 S, ALBANS AND llERTS ARCHITECTURAL AND -~RCHAlOLOGICAL SOCIETY. -
Newsletter No
ST ALBANS AND HERTFORDSHIRE ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY www.stalbanshistory.org N EWSLETTER No. 168 May 2008 Founded 1845 Registered Charity No. 226912 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Inside this issue My first task, in this my penultimate President's Report, is to introduce Council's nominee as my replacement, Michael Cooper 2 Professor Michael Cooper, whom you can meet on page 2. I was extremely pleased when he accepted Jon Mein 2 our proposal that he should stand for election as New members 2 President at our AGM in September. Michael is an acknowledged expert on the life and times of Robert Archaeology group 2 Hooke, a topic on which he has published and lectured Subscription reminder 2 previously to the Society. His contributions at our two previous Council meetings have already shown his Membership cards 3 quiet ability to listen to the debate and then suggest Apsley Paper Mill 3 the way forward. I hope you will give him your support at the AGM. Programme Development 4 I would also like you to welcome Jon Mein as our new Publicity Officer (see page 2), Committee to replace Ann Dean who does not wish to serve again. Jon has been co-opted to Library notes and queries 5 Council for the time being and will be nominated for election at the AGM, along with other officers. Clock Tower report 6 We are also pleased to announce outline details of the Mayor's prize (page 9), E-news broadcasts 6 which Kate Morris is creating as her farewell gift to the City when her mayoralty Verulamium Heritage Park 7 comes to an end this month.