Invertebrate Survey

of site at Barton-in-Fabis

Nottinghamshire

undertaken by

Richard Wright NCC Received 25/07/2017

on behalf of

PleydellSmithyman Limited

September 2015

Contents

1 Introduction 2

2. Habitats 2

3 Methods 2

4 Results 3

5 Discussion 6

6 Recommendations 6

7. References 7

Appendix 1 Complete list of species recorded 8

Appendix 2 Site plans 16

Received Appendix 3 Site habitat photographs 18

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1 1. Introduction

The survey was carried out by Richard Wright, an experienced self-employed specialist invertebrate surveyor.

An assessment was first made of the habitats present and the potential of the site for invertebrates. A survey was then carried out using methods considered most appropriate for the likely invertebrate assemblages. The specimens were identified and the results examined using Natural England's ISIS application to determine actual assemblages present. The species list was examined for any species deemed to be of conservation concern, i.e. those included in national or local BAPs, or designated as nationally scarce.

Recommendations are made in this report for maintenance of the invertebrate interest of the site.

2. Habitats

On the first visit the habitats present on the site and their potential invertebrate interest were assessed using the Phase 1 habitat survey map supplied. The major habitats present were :

 arable farmland with some uncultivated margins  improved grassland  semi-improved flowery grassland  marshy grassland Received  hedgerows  small areas of broad-leaved woodland  small areas of scrub NCC 25/07/2017  tall ruderal herbs  a large pool, a small pond and a ditch

From these habitats it was considered that the semi-improved and marshy grassland, together with wetter areas along the ditch and pool margins, were most likely to be of particular interest for invertebrates. While all habitats were surveyed, particular emphasis was placed on these.

3. Methods

The site was visited on three occasions, 15th May, 12th June and 7th August, 2015. Weather conditions on each visit were dry, warm and suitable for survey.

On the first and last visits, the whole site was walked and surveyed using a sweep net and beating tray. On the second visit, attention was confined to a representative sample of what were considered to be the most significant habitats as noted in 2. above.

Fifty pitfall traps, ten lines each of five traps, were set on the first visit and emptied and removed on the second. Two lines of traps were set in the Barton Flash area, area 2 on Fig 2 in Appendix 2, the remainder

2 in area 1 on the same plan. In area 1, four lines were set in the semi-improved grassland, three lines in the marshy grassland and one line along the edge of the ditch. These were considered the habitats most likely to include invertebrate assemblages of interest. Each pitfall trap consisted of a clear plastic cup of top diameter 9 cms, sunk in the ground until the lip was flush with the ground surface, and filled with saturated salt solution as a preservative.. Pitfall traps are primarily of value in recording ground-running species, particularly beetles and spiders.

The two pools were sampled on the last visit. However, both were difficult to acess with Pond 1 being largely surrounded by overhanging scrub and Pond 2 by extensive wet silty ground.

Constraints

There were no specific constraints on the survey. The survey covered the peak periods for a wide range of species and the sample is considered easily large enough to make a good assessment.

4. Results

The total number of species recorded was 365. These were distributed as follows :

Coleoptera (beetles) 174 Diptera (flies) 67 Hymenoptera – Aculeata (bees, wasps & ants) 11 Arachnida (spiders & harvestmen) 41 Hemiptera (true bugs & leafhoppers) 34 Received Lepidoptera (butterflies & moths) 11 Others 27

NCC 25/07/2017 The particularly large percentage of beetles is mainly because these were the dominant group in the pitfall traps. This number of species is considered more than adequate for a robust site assessment to be made.

Analysis using ISIS

ISIS is an Excel based application developed by Natural England to identify invertebrate assemblage types and scores each assemblage type according to its conservation value. ISIS is based on a definition of an assemblage as a suite of species occurring in the same piece of homogenous habitat. Two levels of assemblage type are recognised by ISIS:

Broad Assemblage Types (BATs): These are characterised by species that are more widespread;

Specific Assemblage Types (SATs): These are characterised by stenotopic species that are habitat specialists and considered to have intrinsic conservation value and are generally found on sites with conservation interest.

SATs are more narrowly defined in terms of habitat type than BATs and each SAT is nested within a parent BAT. Assemblage types are linked to species by a coding system that carries information on the closeness

3 of their relationship. BATs are identified by a two digit code and SATs by a four digit code.

It should be noted that not all invertebrate groups are included in the ISIS analysis.

An assessment of the value of the invertebrate assemblages present within a site is then undertaken using the results generated and the species information provided by ISIS. The species list from the site was fed into ISIS and the results follow.

The site was not considered to be in Favourable condition for any SAT or BAT.

Very few species were noted as being associated with any SAT, reflecting the relative lack of the associated habitats on the site. SATs are therefore not considered further.

By far the largest number of species (166) was allocated to BAT F2 grassland and scrub matrix. These are generally common species found widely in the general countryside in areas such as road verges, hedgerows and open woodland. They therefore have comparatively little value in site assessment.

41 species in total were allocated to wetland BATs, these being species which were found in the marshy grassland, in Barton Flash, around the pond margins and along the ditch.

27 species were allocated to BAT F1 unshaded early successional mosaic, these being species mainly recorded from the arable field margins.

Species of conservation concern

Species considered of conservation concern are those designated as Red Data Book or nationally scarce and also those included in national or local Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs). Received

Six species, all beetles, are presently designated as nationally scarce, one of which is also included in the

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Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis (Carabidae) Biodiversity Action Plan UK list of priority species: Priority Species Present status “Nationally Notable “B”. Proposed revised status : Endangered

A review of the statuses of British ground beetles is presently being undertaken by Dr. M.G.Telfer, organiser of the national recording scheme. In correspondence with the author of the present report, Dr. Telfer has indicated that he is proposing to change the status under the new IUCN guidelines to Endangered. This is a considerable elevation and is based on the fact that this large ground beetle has apparently undergone a greater decline than any other species, both in Britain and some other European countries.

The habitat requirements of the species are not clear. Arable field margins are often quoted, but in the present author’s experience it is most often found in ungrazed and unmown grassland, particularly adjacent to hedgerows and woodland. There is some evidence that it is especially susceptible to the effects of pesticides and is therefore often found on less intensively managed ground. It is an annual species, with

4 adults mainly in summer.

As far as the author has been able to determine from the NBN Gateway, all records for Nottinghamshire appear to be old, mainly from the 1920s, although this should be checked with the local Biological Records Centre.

Sixteen specimens were found on the survey, all from pitfall traps in the semi-improved grassland shown in area 3 on Fig 3 in Appendix 2. It should be noted that :  only a small part of the site could be surveyed with traps  there is a large area of similar habitat on the site which suggests that there could potentially be a very large population of this beetle on the site. It should be noted that no specimens were found in the marshy grassland where the similar Carabus granulatus, a typical species of wetland habitats, was abundant. It therefore appears that C. monilis is confined to the unimproved grassland.

Chlaenius nigricornis (Carabidae) Given Nationally Notable “B” status by Hyman & Parsons (1992) but this species is now known to be widespread and not uncommon over a large part of England and Wales with 725 records on the NBN Gateway. Very likely to lose its status in the review presently in progress. Associated with a wide variety of wetland habitats. A single specimen was found in a pitfall trap along the edge of the ditch in area 4 on Fig 3 in Appendix 2

Tillus elongatus (Cleridae) Received Given Nationally Notable “B” status by Hyman & Parsons (1992) revised to Scarce by Alexander (2014). Mainly in England south of the Humber.

A predator of larvae of other beetles on old broad-leaved trees, and usually in hard dead heartwood. TheNCC 25/07/2017 larvae hunt nocturnally under bark and on the outside of the tree. A single specimen was swept from hogweed Heracleum sphondylium flowers near the river bank at point 1 on Fig 3 in Appendix 2. Possibly associated with old willows along the river bank.

Microplontus campestris (Curculionidae) Given Nationally Notable “B” status by Hyman & Parsons (1992). A weevil associated with oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Widespread but local in England and Wales north to south Yorkshire. Two specimens swept from the edge of the arable field, area 2 on Fig 3 in Appendix 2.

Oedostethus quadripustulatus (Elateridae) Given Nationally Notable “A” status by Hyman & Parsons (1992). A small wetland click beetle. Mainly in England, widespread but scattered. A single specimen in a pitfall trap in the marshy grassland in area 4 on Fig 3 in Appendix 2.

5 Grypus equiseti (Erirhinidae) Horsetail Weevil Given Nationally Notable “B” status by Hyman & Parsons (1992). The NB Gateway has 468 records of this species, which is now widespread and locally common and is sure to lose its status at the review presently in progress. A weevil associated with horsetails Equisetum species. Numerous specimens in pitfall traps in the marshy grassland in area 4 on Fig 3 in Appendix 2.

5. Discussion

The larger part of the site consisting of improved grassland, some of the semi-improved grassland and the arable fields were of little interest. Hedgerows, scrub and small areas of woodland were of limited interest, producing only species which are likely to be found in similar habitats in the local area. The pools could not be adequately surveyed and although only a few common species were recorded, the large pool Pond 1 on the plan may hold a diverse fauna.

The arable field margins produced a fairly typical assemblage, but only the weevil Microplontus campestris is considered at all significant.

While a good assemblage of species was found in the semi-improved grassland in the southern part of the site, only the UK BAP ground beetle Carabus monilis is considered significant. This species is discussed in the following section.

Another good assemblage, including three of the species considered of conservation concern, was Received associated with the wetter habitats, i.e. the marshy grassland, ditch and pool margins in the south-east of the site, together with the Barton Flash area. While a reasonable assemblage was found at Barton Flash, no scarce species were recorded there and the overall fauna was very similar to that in the marshy grasslandNCC to 25/07/2017 the south-east.

Very few species were recorded from the ponds, but as noted earlier these proved difficult to access for an adequate survey and the large Pond 1 has considerable potential. It is difficult to see how this pool could be adequately surveyed from the bank because of access and health and safety issues.

A negative feature of the invertebrate fauna was the shortage of aculeate Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants). Only eleven species were found, all of which are very common. In particular only two species of solitary bee were recorded, a very low number considering the abundant nectar resource in parts of the site. No obvious explanation for this is apparent, though it may simply reflect the general decline in bee numbers in farmland.

6. Recommendations The author of this report is not aware of the detailed plans for the site and can therefore only make general recommendations.

6 The larger part of the site had no great invertebrate interest and species recorded are likely to be found widely in the general countryside in the vicinity of the site.

The wetland areas were of considerable interest, both for the overall assemblage and for some scarce species. There appeared to be very little difference between Barton Flash and the marshy grassland in the south-east of the site, though all of the scarce species were found in the latter area. As much as possible of the wetland areas should be retained, with the southern part being most important. This would include all of the land to the south-east of the ditch, together with a buffer strip to the north-west of the ditch.

The semi-improved grassland held a good assemblage of species, particularly in the south-east of the site. Ideally a significant area of this grassland should be retained. It was in the semi-improved grassland that the UK BAP ground beetle Carabus monilis was recorded, apparently with a fairly strong population. While it was only recorded in Area 3 on Fig 3 in Appendix 2, this largely reflects the fact that this was the area where pitfall traps were set, the species being very difficult to record by other methods. Within the context of a broad-based general invertebrate survey it was only possible to set a limited number of these traps in selected areas and a considerably greater expenditure of time and effort would be required to assess the population size and distribution of the species, although it was noted as being absent from the wetter areas. If a reasonably large area of unimproved grassland is retained, the population should be safe. However, if this habitat is to be lost a translocation programme might be called for which would involve finding a suitable receptor site (or sites) and an intensive programme of live pitfall trapping.

Received 7. References

NCC 25/07/2017 Alexander, K.N.A.A. (2014). A review of the scarce and threatened Coleoptera of Great Britain, Buprestidae, Cantharidae, Cleridae, Dasytidae, Drilidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae, Lymexylidae, Malachiidae, Phloiophilidae and Trogossitidae. Species Status No.16 Natural England Commissioned Report NECR148. Natural England, Peterborough.

Hyman, P.S. & Parsons, M.S. (1992) A review of the scarce and threatened Coleoptera of Great Britain, Part 1. Research and Survey in Nature Conservation, No.3. JNCC, Peterborough.

7 Appendix 1 Full species list

Isopoda Armadillidae Armadillidium vulgare Common Pill Woodlouse woodlice Oniscidae Oniscus asellus Common Shiny Woodlouse Philosciidae Philoscia muscorum Common Striped Woodlouse Porcellionidae Porcellio scaber Common Rough Woodlouse

Diplopoda Julidae Tachypodoiulus niger millipedes Polydesmidae Polydesmus angustus

Insecta Odonata Aeshnidae Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker dragonflies Coenagriidae Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly Libellulidae Sympetrum striolatum Common Hawker

Orthoptera Acrididae Chorthippus brunneus Common Field Grasshopper grasshoppers and crickets Chorthippus parallelus Meadow Grasshopper Phaneropteridae Leptophyes punctatissima Speckled Bush Cricket Tetrigidae Tetrix undulata Common Ground Hopper Tettigoniidae Metrioptera roeselii Roesel's Bush Cricket

Dermaptera Forficulidae Forficula auricularia Common Earwig earwigs

Heteroptera Anthocoridae Anthocoris nemorum true bugs Coreidae Coriomeris denticulatus Denticulate Leatherbug Received Hydrometridae Hydrometra stagnorum Water Measurer Lygaediae Drymus sylvaticus

Heterogaster urticae NCC 25/07/2017 Ischnodemus sabuleti Miridae Adelphocoris lineolatus Apolygus lucorum Capsus ater Closterotomus norwegicus Dicyphus epilobii Heterotoma planicornis Leptopterna dolabrata Liocoris tripustulatus Megaloceroea recticornis Notostira elongata Orthops basalis Phytocoris varipes Plagiognathus arbustorum Plagiognathus chrysanthemi Stenodema calcarata Stenodema laevigata Stenotus binotatus Nabidae Nabis limbatus Nabis rugosus

8 Pentatomidae Dolycoris baccarum Hairy ShieldBug Palomena prasina Common Green Shieldbug Troilus luridus Bronze Shieldbug Rhopalidae Corizus hyoscyami Rhopalus subrufus Tingidae Tingis ampliata

Auchenorrhyncha Aphrophoridae Aphrophora alni leafhoppers Neophilaenus lineatus Philaenus spumarius Common Froghopper Cercopidae Cercopis vulnerata

Mecoptera Panorpidae Panorpa cognata scorpion flies

Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Ochlodes faunus Large Skipper butterflies Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper Lycaenidae Polyommatus icarus Common Blue Nymphalidae Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell Inachis io Peacock Pieridae Pieris brassicae Large White Pieris napi Green-veined White Satyridae Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper Zygaenidae Zygaena filipendulae Six-spot Burnet

Received Coleoptera Apionidae Ceratapion onopordi beetles Eutrichapion ervi Ischnopterapion loti NCC 25/07/2017 Ischnopterapion virens Perapion hydrolapathi Protapion apricans Protapion fulvipes Byrrhidae Byrrhus pilula Pill Beetle Cantharidae Cantharis cryptica Cantharis lateralis Cantharis livida Cantharis nigra Cantharis nigricans Cantharis rufa Cantharis rustica Cantharis thoracica Rhagonycha fulva Rhagonycha limbata Carabidae Agonum emarginatum Agonum fuliginosum Amara communis Amara familiaris Amara ovata Anisodactylus binotatus 9 Badister bullatus Bembidion assimile Bembidion guttula Bembidion lampros Bembidion obtusum Bembidion quadrimaculatum Chlaenius nigricornis Carabus granulatus Carabus monilis Clivina fossor Demetrias atricapillus Elaphrus riparius Harpalus affinis Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rufipes Leistus ferrugineus Loricera pilicornis Nebria brevicollis Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus palustris Paradromius linearis Paranchus albipes Poecilus cupreus Pterostichus madidus Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus niger

Pterostichus nigrita Received Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus vernalis Stomis pumicatus NCC 25/07/2017 Trechus secalis Cerambycidae Grammoptera ruficornis Chrysomelidae Altica lythri Altica palustris Aphthona euphorbiae Bruchidius varius Bruchus loti Bruchus rufimanus Cassida rubiginosa Thistle Tortoise Beetle Chaetocnema concinna Chaetocnema hortensis Crepidodera aurata Galerucella pusilla Galerucella sagittariae Gastrophysa polygoni Gastrophysa viridula Lema cyanella Longitarsus luridus Longitarsus pratensis Neocrepidodera ferruginea Neocrepidodera transversa 10 Oulema melanopus sens. str. Oulema obscura Oulema rufocyanea Phratora vulgatissima Phyllotreta atra Phyllotreta exclamationis Phyllotreta undulata Psylliodes chrysocephala Psylliodes dulcamarae Sermylassa halensis Sphaeroderma testaceum Cleridae Tillus elongatus Coccinellidae Adalia bipunctata 2-spot Ladybird Coccidula rufa Coccinella septempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata 11-spot Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Harlequin Ladybird Nephus redtenbacheri Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 22-spot Ladybird Rhyzobius litura Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 24-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 16-spot Ladybird Curculionidae Amalus scortillum Barypeithes pellucidus Ceutorhynchus obstrictus

Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Received Cionus tuberculosus Dorytomus taeniatus Hypera rumicis NCC 25/07/2017 Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pyraster Microplontus campestris Nedyus quadrimaculatus Phyllobius argentatus Phyllobius pomaceus Phyllobius pyri Phyllobius roboretanus Rhinoncus castor Rhinoncus inconspectus Rhinoncus pericarpius Sitona hispidulus Sitona lineatus Tanysphyrus lemnae Trichosirocalus troglodytes Tychius picirostris Zacladus geranii Dytiscidae Ilybius quadriguttatus Elateridae Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes lineatus Agriotes obscurus 11 Agriotes sputator Aplotarsus incanus Athous haemorrhoidalis Hypnoidus riparius Oedostethus quadripustulatus Erirhinidae Notaris acridulus Grypus equiseti Helophoridae Helophorus aequalis Helophorus brevipalpis Hydrophilidae Anacaena globulus Anacaena limbata Kateretidae Brachypterus glaber Brachypterus urticae Latridiidae Cortinicara gibbosa Enicmus transversus Leiodidae Nargus velox Malachiidae Malachius bipustulatus Nanophyidae Nanophyes marmoratus Nitidulidae Epuraea aestiva Meligethes aeneus Oedemeridae Oedemera lurida Oedemera nobilis Phalacridae Olibrus aeneus Rhynchitidae Neocoenorrhinus germanicus Scarabaeidae Aphodius prodromus Scraptiidae Anaspis frontalis

Anaspis maculata Received Silphidae Nicrophorus vespillo Nicrophorus vespilloides Staphylinidae Anotylus rugosus NCC 25/07/2017 Carpelimus elongatulus Lathrobium brunnipes Omalium rivulare Oxytelus laqueatus Philonthus cognatus Philonthus decorus Quedius curtipennis Stenus boops Stenus brunnipes Stenus flavipes Stenus picipes Tachinus rufipes Tachyporus dispar Tachyporus hypnorum Tachyporus nitidulus Tachyporus obtusus Tachyporus pallidus Xantholinus longiventris

Diptera Asilidae Leptogaster cylindrica flies Bibionidae Bibio johannis 12 Calliphoridae Calliphora vicina Lucilia silvarum Pollenia rudis Dolichopodidae Chrysotus gramineus Dolichopus plumipes Dolichopus trivialis Empididae Empis livida Empis tessellata Rhamphomyia pilifer Rhamphomyia sulcata Lauxaniidae Calliopum simillimum Minettia longipennis Peplomyza litura Lonchopteridae Lonchoptera lutea Muscidae Coenosia tigrina Helina impuncta Muscina prolapsa Phaonia tuguriorum Opomyzidae Geomyza tripunctata Opomyza florum Opomyza germinationis Rhagionidae Rhagio scolopaceus Rhagio tringarius Rhinophoridae Paykullia maculata Sarcophagidae Sarcophaga haemorrhoa Sarcophaga subvicina

Sarcophaga vagans Received Sarcophaga variegata Scathophagidae Norellisoma opacum Norellisoma spinimanum NCC 25/07/2017 Scathophaga stercoraria Sciomyzidae Elgiva cucularia Hydromya dorsalis Pherbellia cinerella Tetanocera ferruginea Tetanocera robusta Stratiomyidae Beris vallata Chloromyia formosa Syrphidae Cheilosia albitarsis sens. str. Cheilosia pagana Episyrphus balteatus Melangyna umbellatarum Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma scalare Neoascia tenur Pipizella viduata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus fulviventris Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus peltatus 13 Sphaerophoria scripta Syritta pipiens Syrphus ribesii Tabanidae Chrysops relictus Tachinidae Eriothrix rufomaculata Tephritidae Chaetorellia jaceae Tephritis neesii Tephritis ruralis Urophora cardui Tipulidae Nephrotoma flavescens Tipula fascipennis Tipula oleracea Tipula scripta Ulidiidae Melieria crassipennis

Hymenoptera – Symphyta Cephidae Cephus pygmeus sawflies Tenthredinidae Dolerus niger Macrophya annulata Poodolerus varispinus Rhogogaster viridis Selandria serva Tenthredo arcuata Tenthredo atra Tenthredopsis litterata

Hymenoptera – Aculeata Apidae Bombus hortorum Small Garden Bumble Bee Large Red-tailed Bumble bees, wasps & ants Bombus lapidarius Received Bee Bombus lucorum White-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus pascuorum Common Carder Bee

Bombus terrestris Buff-tailed Bumble Bee NCC 25/07/2017 Halictus rubicundus Lasioglossum villosulum Formicidae Lasius flavus Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius niger sens. str. Black Ant Myrmica ruginodis Red Ant Vespidae Vespula vulgaris Common Wasp

Arachnida – Araneae Araneidae Araneus diadematus spiders Araniella cucurbitina Larinioides cornutus Clubionudae Clubiona reclusa Phrurolithus festivus Dictynidae Dictyna arundinacea Gnaphosidae Drassyllus pusillus Zelotes latreillei Linyphiidae Bathyphantes approximatus Bathyphantes gracilis Cnephalocotes obscurus Dismodicus bifrons Erigone atra

14 Erigone dentipalpis Gnathonarium dentatum Lepthyphantes tenuis Microlinyphia pusilla Neriene peltata Pocadicnemis pumila sens. str. Porrhomma pygmaeum Walckenaeria atrotibialis Lycosidae Alopecosa pulverulenta Pardosa nigriceps Pardosa palustris Pardosa prativaga Pardosa pullata Trochosa ruricola Trochosa terricola Pisauridae Pisaura mirabilis Tetragnathidae Metellina mengei Metellina segmentata sens. str. Pachygnatha clercki Pachygnatha degeeri Theridiidae Enoplognatha ovata sens. str. Robertus lividus Thomisidae Xysticus cristatus Zoridae Zora spinimana

Arachnida- Opiliones Phalangiidae Mitopus morio

harvestmen Paroligolophus agrestis Received Phalangium opilio Platybunus triangularis

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15 Appendix 2 Site plans Fig 1 Phase 1 habitats Received

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16 Fig 3 Areas where scarce species were recorded

1. Tillus elongatus 2. Microplontus campestris Received 3. Carabus monilis 4. Oedostethus quadripustulatus, Chlaenius nigricornis and Grypus equiseti

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17 Appendix 3 Site Habitat photographs

A large part of the site consisted of improved grassland of little interest Received NCC 25/07/2017

Arable field margins were of moderate interest

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Semi-improved grassland habitat of Carabus monilis

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Marshy grassland with abundant Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria

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Barton Flash, with abundant Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria

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The large pool Pond 1 was difficult to access except in the foreground area

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The small Pond 2 was also difficult to access, but appeared to be of little interest Received NCC 25/07/2017

Hedgerows were of limited interest, with some dead wood habitat

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