Wildlife Trust have all but cured land snails’. Common & Putney Heath:A natural the disturbance menace.The Abstract history, edited by Tony Drakeford contents western side borders on an In 1890 E.A. Smith was and Una Sutcliffe, was published industrial estate where there may confronted with the shell of an by the Conservators in 2000. 2 be more species associated with unknown African land snail. Copies of this at a special price Society information urban disturbance. It is easily of £15 are obtainable on site Describing it as Ennea Society website accessible from Lincoln and we aenigmatica, he wrote “the orifice from the Warden’s office.The can use the Lidl car park of this little snail…it seems Visitor Centre will be open with 3 (Lincolnshire WildlifeTrust has an impossible to convey with words access to a stereo microscope to Field meeting report arrangement with them).The any adequate idea of it.” Our examine finds. Angling Spring Wood & Mollusc voluntary warden should be able ways with words have not Bring: pond gear and leaf-litter to be with us on the day. Ashfield Estate improved since Smith’s time, and sieves, hand lens etc. Liz Biles If time permits we will be able to we are still some way from Refreshments are available at the 4-5 visit Whisby Nature Park [grid understanding aenigmatica and its Windmill Cafe at lunch time. ref. SK 915 660] in the many relatives in the Bredon Hill Society contacts afternoon.This is an old gravel Streptaxidae.The hundreds of Harry Green Conch Soc: Ron Boyce (0118 935 working on the west of Lincoln, species in Africa alone show a 6 now managed by LWT. It has range of shell form at least as 1413) email: some fields with orchids, and lots great as any other pulmonate [email protected] Canal Boats with a of water. family.As if to add further 447c Wokingham Road, Earley, Snail Theme World ISSUE No.10 The soil is, as would be mystery, it appears they are all Reading RG6 7EL Jane Bonney expected, sandy. Snails are more predatory, feeding entirely on London Natural History Society: 8 abundant there than .The other snails, and their exotic Mick Massey (020 8995 0926) MARCH 2006 warden will be able to direct us genitalia systems have to be seen 26 Dukes Avenue, Chiswick, Yorkshire Notes to ‘hot spots’ and most records to be believed. Systematic studies London W4 2AE David Lindley should be new for the site. of this group, using both old and FIELD - Saturday 7 October 9 new techniques, are the basis for Bring wellingtons and water Bracklesham Bay,West Sussex The Gibraltarian snail my PhD project with Cardiff sampling equipment. Marine/fossil joint meeting with Alex Menez University and the National Newbury Geology Group and FIELD - Saturday 8 July Museum of Wales. By September 10-14 Kent Geologists’ Group. Stanford reservoir, Leicestershire. I ought to have results to present Collecting dead shells Low tide 0.2 m is at 17:40 bst Leader: James Potter – though in some ways, the Sebastian Payne Leader: Adrian Rundle (0116 279 9029) (home) number of mysteries will only (020 8878 6645) (home) 15 [email protected] increase. YCS - Saturday 14 October Corbicula fluminea in This meeting at Stanford YCS - Saturday and Sunday North York Moors. the River Thames Reservoir is to survey land and 9-10 September Contact: David Lindley Mark Davison freshwater molluscs.The Forest of Bowland. (0113 2697047) (home) reservoir was built 80 years ago Contact: David Lindley Disappointed snail [email protected] and is now operated by Severn (0113 2697047) (home) enthusiast Trent Water Ltd, and the [email protected] 1km recording. Jim Logan surrounding area is managed by Meet at 10:30h at the parking 1km recording in VC64 south of 16 Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust area on the A171, grid ref. NZ the A65, a very under recorded as a bird reserve.Although it has 945002. Sn@ilmail 2 area on this scale. had a continuous bird ringing Dr Mary B Seddon Meet at 10:30h at the car park in NHM – Saturday 21 October programme in