Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION UPPER THAMES BRANCH Dark Green Fritillary Report 2018 The Dark Green Fritillary had an excellent year in its main strongholds, and many sightings were reported away from regular sites. There are a few caveats, however, as some sites which have recently produced higher than average numbers had few records in 2018. As usual, Ivinghoe Beacon produced the most reports and largest numbers seen per visit, and also gave the earliest sighting where Sarah Chatterley saw one on June 6th at Incombe Hole. Many reports came from Aston Rowant NNR, and counts from Ivinghoe and Aston Rowant peaked in the thirties in the first week in July. A remarkable count of 15 was reported by Michael McNeill at an Oxfordshire site close to Mapledurham. Buttlers Hanging and Bradenham had a poor showing in 2018, but did get reports from the Gomm Valley and at last a reliable report from our reserve at Holtspur Bottom after a number of years absence in that area. The situation in Berkshire changed in 2018. Normally few sightings get reported, possibly due to the isolation of some of the breeding areas. I have not visited any Berkshire site, but reports arrived from Bowdown Woods and Greenham Common. South-west Oxfordshire sites close to the Berkshire border are Uffington Castle, Hackpen Hill and the Punchbowl, and Oven Bottom. There are normally sporadic reports from a number of sites in the north-west of our counties but other than sightings at Sydlings Copse, Bruern Wood and Calvert Jubilee, there were no others reported. Peter Cuss managed to find one or two in Wytham Woods west of Oxford. Calvert Jubilee has produced reasonable numbers in recent years but a dearth of records arrived at the database, but this may be an oversight. I was expecting the reports from Incombe Hole and Grangelands on August 6th to be the last of the year, but a very late record came from Swyncombe Downs on September 27 th. Was this for real? We would have liked photographic evidence to prove that this species was flying on such a late date. There is a possibility that there was at least a partial second brood. Ched George.

Copy Link

Recommended publications

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.
[Show full text]
Butterfly Conservation Event Can Be Seen by Clicking Here
Upper Thames Branch Moth Sightings Archive - January to June 2007 On Friday 29th June Dave Wilton carried out his transect in Finemere Wood and in the evening ran his overnight moth trap in his Westcott garden: "Moths seen in Finemere Wood were Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet (3), Clouded Border (2), Marbled White Spot (1) and Silver Y (1). My garden Robinson trap produced my first reasonable catch for a week or two, with more than 400 moths from about 80 species ending up in the trap. Best of the bunch were Lappet and Scarce Silver-lines, with Scarce Footman, Clay, Smoky Wainscot, Olive, Pleuroptya ruralis/Mother of Pearl and Phycitodes binaevella also new for my garden year list. The following evening a Blackneck came to our kitchen window light." Phycitodes binaevella Scarce Silver-lines Blackneck Photo © Dave Wilton Photo © Dave Wilton Photo © Dave Wilton ~ Thursday 28th June 2007 ~ Dave Wilton sent this moth report on 27th June: "On 26th June I was foolish enough to run my actinic trap at Westcott even though the temperature fell to 8 degrees Celsius overnight. The result was a pitiful catch of 64 moths from 17 species. Compare that to the same day last year when I got 800 moths in the Robinson! The poor weather of the past few days seems to have had a drastic effect on catches all across the country although last night did produce one new species for me, the Short-cloaked Moth. Looking on the bright side, thanks to Peter Hall and his microscope I do now have a few additions to the UTB list from back in April: Dichrorampha acuminatana, Elachista canapennella, Dipleurina lacustrata, Eudonia truncicolella and Parornix anglicella were all trapped in my garden, Rhopobota stagnana (B&F 1161, formerly Griselda stagnana) was found in the disused railway cutting west of Westcott Airfield and Pammene argyrana was caught in Rushbeds Wood." Also, while doing a butterfly transect in Finemere Wood on 20th June, Dave kicked up a Crambus perlella from the grass.
[Show full text]
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust and Calvert Jubilee Nature
Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society NEWSLETTER Autumn 2017 By becoming a member of your local Wildlife Trust today, you will not only be helping to look after havens for wildlife and protect rare species at risk from vanishing, but you will also be giving all local people, especially children, a chance to explore and connect with nature. As the threat to wildlife grows, we rely on our members’ support now more than ever to help with our vital conservation work. Join today and together we can ensure our precious local wildlife is protected for future generations to enjoy. We promise to spend your donations wisely with 77p in every £1 going directly towards our work to save our local wildlife. Contact: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4XT. Tel 01865 788 300 or www.bbowt.org.uk High Speed Rail 2 and Calvert Jubilee Reserve High Speed 2 and East West Rail railways will affect Calvert Jubilee, because both projects will take land from the nature reserve. HS2 Ltd is currently (June 2017) carrying out investigative work on ground conditions in the north-eastern side of the reserve. Disruption from these investigation works will be limited and should not affect visitors’ enjoyment of the site at this stage. Calvert Jubilee This tranquil Buckinghamshire reserve is a delightful place to watch wintering wildfowl such as mallard, tufted duck and pochard. Its large 'lake' was created by clay extraction for the brick industry. Later, part of the site was a municipal rubbish tip. Steep banks were carefully sculpted to form shallows in front of two bird hides while the creation of three floating raft islands have enabled common terns and waterfowl to nest away from local foxes.
[Show full text]
(Greatmoor Railway Sidings Etc.) Order Environmental Statement
(Greatmoor Sidings Order Railway Etc.) | Environmental Statement Environmental The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) (Greatmoor Railway Sidings Etc.) Order Environmental Statement Main Environmental Statement Volume 2: Main Environmental Statement August 2016 CS573_5.2 The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) (Greatmoor Railway Sidings Etc.) Order Environmental Statement Volume 2: Main Environmental Statement August 2016 CS573_5.2 High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has been tasked by the Department for Transport (DfT) with managing the delivery of a new national high speed rail network. It is a non-departmental public body wholly owned by the DfT. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AB Telephone: 020 7944 4908 General email enquiries: [email protected] Website: www.gov.uk/hs2 A report prepared for High Speed Two (HS2) Limited: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has actively considered the needs of blind and partially sighted people in accessing this document. The text will be made available in full on the HS2 website. The text may be freely downloaded and translated by individuals or organisations for conversion into other accessible formats. If you have other needs in this regard please contact High Speed Two (HS2) Limited. © High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, 2016, except where otherwise stated. Copyright in the typographical arrangement rests with High Speed Two (HS2) Limited. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ version/2 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or e-mail: [email protected].
[Show full text]
Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION UPPER THAMES BRANCH Grizzled Skipper Report 2018 The Grizzled Skipper is a very localised and declining butterfly in England. It occurs in discrete colonies in open, sunny but sheltered, unfertilised grassland, woodland rides and glades, and abandoned industrial sites, breeding where the vegetation is sparse and there are patches of bare ground. The best sites occur where there is a mosaic of short and long vegetation. The longer vegetation is for the adults to roost overnight, and the shorter turf is where the larvae feed on rosaceous plants. There is one generation per year, with adults usually being on the wing from the middle of April to the middle of June. Peak emergence is in mid-May. Photo by David Hastings The Grizzled Skipper is quite widely distributed in the Upper Thames region, with sightings reported from Ardley Quarry and Calvert Jubilee in the north, Greenham Common and Upton Nurvet in the south, and the Ivinghoe Beacon complex in the east. The Chilterns north and west of High Wycombe and the Aston Upthorpe/Lardon Chase/Hartslock region on the Berkshire Downs are currently the main sites in the region. It is also thinly but widely spread in the wooded complex between Calvert and Quainton in Buckinghamshire, and the various railway lines that permeate this area. The Grizzled Skipper flight period started late in 2018 (March and early April were cold), with the first reported sighting at Grangelands, Bucks, on 3rd May (there was a reported sighting at Ardley Quarry, Oxon, on April 6th, but this has not been verified).
[Show full text]
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.
[Show full text]
OXFORD to CAMBRIDGE EXPRESSWAY Consultation by HIGHWAYS ENGLAND
OXFORD TO CAMBRIDGE EXPRESSWAY Consultation by HIGHWAYS ENGLAND Response from The Wildlife Trusts (England) April 2018 Contact: Dr Sue Young Head of Land Use Planning and Ecological Networks Email: [email protected] Tel: 01636 677711 The Wildlife Trusts The Kiln, Waterside, Mather Road, Newark, NG24 1WT Registered Charity No. 207238 1 1. Background The Wildlife Trusts are a movement of more than 800,000 members, 40,000 volunteers, 2,000 staff and 600 trustees, from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who share a set of common beliefs. The Wildlife Trusts believe that: People are part of nature; everything we value ultimately comes from it - everything we do has an impact on it. The natural world is valuable in its own right, and is also the foundation of our wellbeing and prosperity; we depend on it and it depends on us. Everyone deserves to live in a healthy, wildlife-rich natural world. Everyone should have the opportunity to experience the joy of wildlife in their daily lives. Our charitable purpose is to bring people closer to nature, and to make our land and seas rich in wildlife. We want to work with others to bring about Living Landscapes, Living Seas and a society where nature matters. Collectively as independent charities, the 47 Wildlife Trusts look after 98,500 hectares of land for nature conservation and public benefit. We operate more than 100 visitor and education centres and host more than 10 million visits each year to our 2300 nature reserves. We contribute actively to the health and wellbeing of many local communities and check tens of thousands of planning applications each year to evaluate their impact on the natural environment.
[Show full text]
Spring Summer News
THE CHILTERNS NEWSLETTER Wildlife Trust news, views and event information from the Chilterns Group, College Lake and around Buckinghamshire. Issue 99 Spring - Summer 2019 Threats and opportunities PLEASE SUPPORT THE BBOWT Being involved in wildlife conservation is no PLANT AND PRODUCE easy ride these days. Against the background of international horror stories of massive insect CHARITY MARKET losses, unbelievable levels of marine pollution and shocking disregard of climate change evidence, we have depressing threats in our own back yard. HS2 looks set to continue, despite GREAT MISSENDEN mounting doubts about the need for it and enormous overspend predictions. In addition Memorial Centre, Link Road, there are concerns that the East-West Rail project will fail on its ecological promises and Great Missenden HP16 9AE now the prospect of the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway bringing a further swathe of Sunday 19 May 10 - 12 noon destruction across North Bucks, Bernwood and the River Thame floodplain. In its wake the Government wants to see an ‘economic growth arc’ bringing a series of new towns and super- villages between Bicester and Milton Keynes. Thankfully, there are occasional shafts of •Excellent value plants sunlight in this gloom. BBOWT has won its •Tasty homemade produce appeal in the High Court to be able to launch a •Tea, coffee, cakes, Judicial Review of the decision over the route of the Expressway. The Trust could not fight for •Free entry, free parking (1hr) wildlife like this without your support. The Chilterns Group contributed funds towards the legal costs of the court appearance and will continue to do so.
[Show full text]
Annex to RSPB Response to Highways England Date 11 April 2018 Oxford
Annex to RSPB response to Highways England date 11 April 2018 Oxford to Cambridge Expressway – consultation on corridor options This annex expands on some of the key points covered in the accompanying letter (not necessarily in the same order, or covering all points), with additional detail and evidence as appropriate. Structure: A) The principle of the Expressway and climate change B) The Expressway, urban growth and Strategic Environmental Assessment C) An overview of the biodiversity resource in the corridor consultation area D) Cothill Fen SAC and Oxford Meadows SAC E) Otmoor RSPB reserve F) Breeding waders of the Upper Thames River Valleys (including the Otmoor basin, Ray Valley and Thame Valley) G) Key species: curlews, Bechstein’s bats and black hairstreak butterflies H) Comments on individual corridor options I) Endnotes and useful references A) The principle of the Expressway and climate change Climate change is the greatest single long-term threat to nature and people, with one in six species at risk of extinction by 2100 if the temperature changes modelled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) come to pass i. In 2015 the RSPB published a report on the impacts that climate change is already having on wildlifeii . For example, the 70% decline in UK kittiwake populations since the 1980s has been linked to climate change. Over the course of this century, impacts will likely intensify and increase, particularly if action is not taken to limit climate change. To avert these risks – and to enjoy the economic benefits of a healthy, natural environment – will require a transition to a low-carbon economy that takes place in harmony with nature.
[Show full text]
London- West Midlands ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT Volume 2 | Community Forum Area Report CFA13 | Calvert, Steeple Claydon, Twyford & Chetwode
LONDON-WEST MIDLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MIDLANDS LONDON-WEST | Vol 2 Vol LONDON- | Community Forum Area report Area Forum Community WEST MIDLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT Volume 2 | Community Forum Area report CFA13 | Calvert, Steeple Claydon, Twyford and Chetwode | CFA13 | Calvert, Steeple Claydon, Twyford & Chetwode & Chetwode Twyford Calvert, Claydon, Steeple November 2013 VOL VOL VOL ES 3.2.1.13 2 2 2 London- WEST MIDLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT Volume 2 | Community Forum Area report CFA13 | Calvert, Steeple Claydon, Twyford & Chetwode November 2013 ES 3.2.1.13 High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has been tasked by the Department for Transport (DfT) with managing the delivery of a new national high speed rail network. It is a non-departmental public body wholly owned by the DfT. A report prepared for High Speed Two (HS2) Limited: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU Details of how to obtain further copies are available from HS2 Ltd. Telephone: 020 7944 4908 General email enquiries: [email protected] Website: www.hs2.org.uk High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has actively considered the needs of blind and partially sighted people in accessing this document. The text will be made available in full on the HS2 website. The text may be freely downloaded and translated by individuals or organisations for conversion into other accessible formats. If you have other needs in this regard please contact High Speed Two (HS2) Limited. Printed in Great Britain on paper containing at least 75% recycled
[Show full text]
High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’S Future Consultation Summary Report
dialoguebydesign making consultation work High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’s Future Consultation Summary Report November 2011 A report to HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport Prepared by Dialogue by Design dialoguebydesign making consultation work High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’s Future Consultation Summary Report November 2011 A report to HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport Prepared by Dialogue by Design Email: [email protected] Website: www.dialoguebydesign.net The information or guidance in this document (including third party information, products and services), is provided by the Department for Transport on an 'as is' basis, without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied. The Department for Transport has actively considered the needs of blind and partially sighted people in accessing this document. The text will be made available in full on the Department’s website. The text may be freely downloaded and translated by individuals or organisations for conversion into other accessible formats. If you have other needs in this regard please contact the Department. Department for Transport Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London SW1P 4DR Telephone 0300 330 3000 Website www.dft.gov.uk General email enquiries [email protected] Queen’s Printer and Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 2011, except where otherwise stated Copyright in the typographical arrangement rests with the Crown. You may re-use this information (not including logos or third-party material) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or e-mail: [email protected].
[Show full text]
Local Environmental Management Plan Aylesbury Vale District Council Document No.: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627
i nna te d Local Environmental Management Plan Aylesbury Vale District Council Document no.: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 Revision Date Author Checked by Approved by Revision Details: P01 Dec 17 Melanie Knight, Ana Conde de Bianca Rees, First Issue to HS2 Fusion Vega Fusion C02 July 2018 Conor Paul Charlotte Liz Greenaway Update to scope Will Burke Harper Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.2 Area and scope 7 2 Purpose of the Local Environmental Management Plan 8 3 Policy and environmental management principles 9 4 Implementation 9 5 General requirements 9 5.2 Community relations 9 5.3 Construction site layout and good housekeeping 11 5.4 Site lighting 12 5.5 Worksite security 12 5.6 Hoardings, fencing and screening 12 5.7 Unexploded ordnance 13 5.8 Electromagnetic interference 13 5.9 Temporary living accommodation 13 5.10 Occupational healthcare 13 5.11 Clearance and re-instatement of sites on completion 13 5.12 Pollution incident control and emergency preparedness 13 5.13 Fire prevention and control 15 5.14 Extreme weather events 15 5.15 Carbon Management Plans 16 5.16 Interface management between adjacent construction areas 16 Document title: Local Environmental Management Plan- Aylesbury Vale District Council Document no: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 Rev:C02 6 Agriculture, forestry and soils 16 6.2 Sensitive receptors 16 6.3 Local control measures 16 7 Air quality 17 7.2 Sensitive receptors 17 7.3 Local control measures 18 7.4 Monitoring Procedures 19 8 Cultural heritage 20 8.2 Sensitive receptors 20 8.3 Local control measures 21 8.4 Monitoring
[Show full text]