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Hotspot Report, Brampton Park Golf Course TL 206716

[Compiled by Dr J Patrick Doody December 2015]

Location map

Members of the Huntingdonshire Fauna and Flora Society met to survey parts of Brampton Park golf course on the afternoon of the 21st September 2014. This ‘bioblitz’ formed part of a two year project (2103/14) to survey the biological resources in Brampton Parish.

The golf course was chosen as an area for special attention because there were known to be habitats with the potential for supporting a wide variety of and . A detailed survey was therefore undertaken. This concentrated in areas outside the more intensively managed greens, tees and fairways (Figure 1). Figure 1 Approximate area surveyed shown with dotted yellow line

History

During the Second World War, the need for material to construct local airfields and other infrastructure resulted in many gravel workings along the Great Ouse River valley. Aerial photographs from the 1940s show active gravel extraction either side of River Lane. The remaining fields, which now form part of the golf course, were grazed flood plain meadow grasslands (Figure 2).

Figure 2 Approximate area surveyed in relation to gravel extraction in the 1940s Results

In the old gravel workings, the vegetation has developed with relatively little interference. Here there is a good selection of and shrubs including native and a few introduced species. These areas provide habitat for a number of summer migrants including Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Warbler and Garden Warbler, all heard singing on a previous visit in June. There are also several ‘fen-like’ habitats rich in species.

The gravel pits provide habitat for a variety of other species including aquatic plants. Birds of the included Heron and breeding Mallard, Moorhen and Coot. Canada geese were present on some of the fairways, with one party including more than 20 young.

The afternoon recording on the 21st identified over 400 species. These included 183 species of flowering plants, plus 1 conifer and 1 fern. There were 31 galls species, 48 species of and butterflies and a variety of other invertebrates including 12 species of spider. In total 194 invertebrates, excluding species recorded more than once by different observers.

Highlights included:

Elephant Hawk-, Deilephila elpenor (opposite left);

Long-winged Conehead, Conocephalus discolor (opposite right);

Fine-leaved water Dropwort, aquatica.

The maps opposite show the distribution of Oenanthe aquatica in Huntingdonshire. The large squares are 10×10 km, the small squares 2×2 km (tetrads). The map on the left taken from Wells (2003) shows the plant to be present in 24 tetrads, mostly recorded before the year 2000.

Based on data provided by the Botanical Society of Britain and , the map on the right attempts to show the change in status post 2010. The plant distribution has decreased dramatically in recent years dropping from 24 tetrads, to recent sightings from just 13 scattered areas. It has been declining throughout its range and particularly in the east, so the discovery of this plant from Brampton Park golf course, a new locality in Huntingdonshire, is good news.

Status: Native - and dykes, particularly those in which there is a well-marked seasonal fluctuation in water levels. Frequent in the Fens, uncommon elsewhere (Wells 2003).

Wells, T.C.E., 2003. The Flora of Huntingdonshire and the Soke of Peterborough. Huntingdonshire Fauna and Flora Society and T.C.E. Wells.

Annex 1 provides details of the species recorded during the survey.

Annex 1 Plant and records 21st September 2014

Flowering Plants

Recorded by: Lynne Farrell, S Wells, P Walker and G Wyatt

Acer campestre, Field Maple Galium aparine, Cleavers , Sycamore Galium palustre, Marsh-bedstraw Achillea millefolium, Yarrow Galium verum, Lady's Bedstraw Aesculus carnea, Red Horse-chestnut Geranium dissectum, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Agrostis capillaris, Common Bent Geranium molle, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bent Geranium pusillum, Small-flowered Crane's-bill Alisma plantago-aquatica, Common Water- Geranium robertianum, Herb-Robert Plantain , Herb Bennet Allium pendulinum, Italian Garlic Glechoma hederacea, Ground-ivy Alnus glutinosa, Glyceria maxima, Reed Sweet-grass Anagallis arvensis, Scarlet Pimpernel helix, Ivy Angelica sylvestris, Wild Angelica , Hogweed Anthriscus sylvestris, Cow Parsley Holcus lanatus, Yorkshire-fog Arabis hirsuta, Hairy Rock-cress Hordeum murinum, Wall Barley Arctium lappa, Greater Burdock Humulus lupulus, Hop Arrhenatherum elatius, False Oat-grass Hypericum perforatum, Perforate St John's-wort Artemisia vulgaris, Mugwort Impatiens capensis, Orange Balsam Arum maculatum, Lords-and-Ladies Juncus articulatus, Jointed Rush Atriplex prostrata, Spear-leaved Orache Juncus bufonius agg., Toad Rush agg. Ballota nigra, Black Horehound Juncus effusus, Soft-rush Bellis perennis, Daisy Juncus inflexus, Hard Rush Betula pendula, Silver Lactuca serriola, Prickly Lettuce Bryonia dioica, White Bryony Lamium album, White Dead-nettle Calystegia silvatica, Large Bindweed Lapsana communis, Nipplewort Carex hirta, Hairy Sedge Lathyrus pratensis, Meadow Vetchling Carex riparia, Greater -sedge Lemna minor, Common Duckweed , Hornbeam Lemna trisulca, Ivy-leaved Duckweed Centaurea nigra, Common Knapweed Ligustrum vulgare, Wild Cerastium fontanum, Common Mouse-ear Lolium perenne, Perennial Rye-grass Cerastium glomeratum, Sticky Mouse-ear Lotus corniculatus, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Ceratophyllum submersum, Soft Hornwort Lycopus europaeus, Gypsywort Chenopodium ficifolium, Fig-leaved Goosefoot Lythrum salicaria, Purple-loosestrife Cirsium arvense, Creeping Thistle Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon-grape Cirsium vulgare, Spear Thistle Malva neglecta, Dwarf Mallow vitalba, Traveller's-joy Matricaria discoidea, Pineappleweed Conium maculatum, Hemlock Medicago arabica, Spotted Medick Convolvulus arvensis, Field Bindweed Medicago lupulina, Black Medick Conyza canadensis, Canadian Fleabane Mentha aquatica, Water Mint , Mentha arvensis, Corn Mint monogyna, Hawthorn Moehringia trinervia, Three-nerved Sandwort Crepis capillaris, Smooth Hawk's-beard Myosotis arvensis, Common Forget-Me-Not Dactylis glomerata, Cock's-foot Myosotis secunda, Creeping Forget-me-not Daucus carota, Wild Carrot Myosoton aquaticum, Water Chickweed Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa, Tufted Nymphaea alba, White Water-lily Hair-grass Odontites vernus, Red Bartsia Digitalis purpurea, Foxglove Oenanthe aquatica, Fine-leaved Water-dropwort Dipsacus fullonum, Teasel Oxalis corniculata, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Epilobium hirsutum, Great Willowherb Papaver somniferum, Opium Poppy Epilobium parviflorum, Hoary Willowherb Persicaria maculosa, Redshank Equisetum arvense, Field Horsetail Phleum pratense, Timothy Erigeron acer, Blue Fleabane Phragmites australis, Common Reed europaeus, Spindle Picris echioides, Bristly Oxtongue Euphorbia helioscopia, Sun Spurge Plantago lanceolata, Ribwort Plantain Fagus sylvatica, Plantago major, Greater Plantain Fallopia baldschuanica, Russian-vine Poa annua, Annual Meadow-grass Fallopia japonica, Japanese Knotweed Poa pratensis sens.lat. Festuca gigantea, Giant Fescue Polygonum arenastrum, Equal-leaved Knotgrass Festuca rubra Polygonum aviculare, Knotgrass Filago vulgaris, Common Cudweed Potentilla anserina, Silverweed excelsior, Ash Potentilla reptans, Creeping Cinquefoil Prunella vulgaris, Selfheal Stachys sylvatica, Hedge Woundwort spinosa, Blackthorn Stellaria media, Common Chickweed Pulicaria dysenterica, Common Fleabane Symphytum sp.| Indet. Comfrey Quercus ilex, Evergreen Symphytum officinale x asperum = S. x Quercus robur, Pedunculate Oak uplandicum, Russian Comfrey Ranunculus acris, Meadow Buttercup Syringa vulgaris, Lilac Ranunculus repens, Creeping Buttercup Taraxacum sp. aggregate cathartica, Buckthorn Torilis japonica, Upright Hedge-parsley Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum agg. Trifolium repens, White Clover Rosa arvensis, Field- Tripleurospermum inodorum, Scentless Mayweed Rosa canina, Dog-rose Tussilago farfara, Coltsfoot , Dewberry Typha latifolia, Bulrush Rubus fruticosus agg., Bramble Ulmus aggregate Ulmus minor agg. Rumex hydrolapathum, Water Dock Urtica dioica, Common Nettle Rumex obtusifolius, Broad-leaved Dock Urtica dioica subsp. galeopsifolia Rumex palustris, Marsh Dock Veronica chamaedrys, Germander Speedwell Rumex sanguineus, Wood Dock Veronica persica, Common Field-speedwell Ruscus aculeatus, Butcher's-broom Veronica polita, Grey Field-speedwell Salix alba, White Willow Veronica serpyllifolia, Thyme-leaved Speedwell Salix caprea, Goat Willow Viburnum lantana, Wayfaring-tree Salix cinerea, Common Sallow , Guelder-rose Salix viminalis, Osier Vicia sativa, Common Vetch nigra, Elder Vicia tetrasperma, Smooth Tare Schoenoplectus lacustris, Common Club-rush Vinca major, Greater Periwinkle Scrophularia auriculata, Water Figwort Viola hirta, Hairy Violet Senecio erucifolius, Hoary Ragwort Senecio jacobaea, Common Ragwort 183 species plus Senecio viscosus, Sticky Groundsel Senecio vulgaris, Groundsel Fern Silene latifolia, White Campion Dryopteris filix-mas, Male-fern Sisymbrium officinale, Hedge Mustard Conifer Sonchus arvensis, Perennial Sow-thistle Taxus baccata, Yew Sonchus asper, Prickly Sow-thistle , Spergularia rubra, Sand Spurrey

Plant galls with associated plant species, Recorded by Peter Walker and others

Species, Host plant Aceria acericampestris, Field Maple Jaapiella veronicae, Germander Speedwell Aceria macrochelus, Field Maple Macrodiplosis dryobia, Oak Aculus laevis, Sallow Neuroterus albipes, Oak Aculus tetanothrix, Willow Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, Oak Andricus aires, Oak Neuroterus tricolor, Oak Andricus gemmeus, Oak Phyllocoptes goniothorax, Hawthorn Andricus grossulariae, Oak Phytoplasmas growth, Willow Andricus kollari, Oak Pontania tuberculata, Sallow Andricus quercuscalicis, Oak Pontania bridgmanii, Sallow Andricus solitarius, Oak Pontania proxima, Willow Blennocampa phyllocolpa, Rose Psyllopsis fraxinii, Ash Cynips divisa, Oak Rhabdophaga auritae, Sallow Epitrneurus trilobus, Elder Rhabdophaga strobilina, Willow Eriophyes convolvens, Spindle Eriophyes inangulis, Alder 31 species Eriophyes laevis, Alder Eriophyes prunispinosae, Blackthorn Iteomyia capreae, Sallow Moths and butterflies

Recorded by Barry Dickerson (Latin name, Common name, if there is one, Stage in life cycle)

Acronicta tridens, Dark Dagger, Larval messaniella, Mine Aglais urticae, Small Tortoiseshell, Adult Phyllonorycter spinicolella, Mine Bohemannia pulverosella, Mine Phyllonorycter stettinensis, Mine Bucculatrix ulmella, Mine Phyllonorycter tenerella, Mine Caloptilia falconipennella, Mine Pieris brassicae, Large White, Adult Caloptilia stigmatella, Mine Pieris rapae, Small White, Adult Caloptilia syringella, Mine Polygonia c-album, Comma, Adult Cameraria ohridella, Mine Polyommatus icarus, Common Blue, Adult Deilephila elpenor, Elephant Hawk-moth, Rivula sericealis, Straw Dot, Adult Emmetia marginea, Mine anomalella, Rose Miner Gonepteryx rhamni, Brimstone, Adult Stigmella aurella, Mine Lyonetia clerkella, , Mine Stigmella crataegella, Mine Orgyia antiqua, Vapourer, Larva Stigmella malella, Apple Pygmy, Mine Pararge aegeria, Speckled Wood, Adult Stigmella obliquella, Mine anglicella, Mine Stigmella plagicolella, Mine Phalera bucephala, Buff-tip, Larva Stigmella regiella, Mine Phyllocnistis saligna, Mine Stigmella ruficapitella, Mine Phyllocnistis unipunctella, Mine Stigmella salicis, Mine Phyllonorycter acerifoliella, Mine Stigmella trimaculella, Mine Phyllonorycter cerasicolella, Mine Vanessa atalanta, Red Admiral, Adult Phyllonorycter coryli, Nut Leaf Blister Moth, Mine Phyllonorycter corylifoliella, Mine ‘Mine’ refers to a moth whose larvae feed on leaf Phyllonorycter esperella, Mine tissue Phyllonorycter harrisella, Mine Phyllonorycter heegeriella, Mine 47 species. NB not all species have common names Phyllonorycter lantanella, Mine Phyllonorycter leucographella, Firethorn Leaf Miner, Mine

Invertebrates (other)

Recorded by Alan Stubbs

Butterfly Dolichopus griseipennis Gonepteryx rhamni, Brimstone Dolichopus plumipes Pieris napi, Green-veined White Elachiptera cornuta Bush-cricket Eriothrix rufomaculatus Conocephalus discolor, Long-winged Conehead Hybos culiciformis Leptophyes punctatissima, Speckled Bush-cricket Lonchoptera lutea Meconema thalassinum, Oak Bush-cricket Nowickia ferox Cranefly florum Cheilotrichia cinerascens Opomyza germinationis Dicranomyia morio Scellus notatus Phylidorea ferruginea Suillia affinis Ptychoptera contaminata Suillia variabilis Tipula oleracea Sylvicola punctata Damselfly Syntormon pallipes Enallagma cyathigerum, Common Blue Damselfly Tephritis hyoscyami Dragonfly Tricholauxania praeusta Aeshna mixta, Migrant Hawker Grouse-hopper Sympetrum striolatus, Common Darter Tetrix subulata, Slender Ground hopper Heteropteran bug True Cymus melanocephalus Campiglossa misella Deraeocoris ruber febrilis Dolichonabis limbata Orthops campestris Deilephila elpenor, Elephant Hawk Orthops kalmi Robberfly Stenodema laevigata Machimus atricapilus Hoverfly Sawfly Cheilosia pagana Athalia rosae Cheilosia proxima Snail-killing fly Cheilosia soror Sepedon sphegeus, Eristalis perinax Snipe fly Helophilus hybridus Chrysopilus asiliformis, Melangyna labiatarum Chrysopilus criststus, Myathropa florea Soldierfly Volucella pellucens Chorisops nagatomi Leaf-hopper Cicadella viridis 55 species Philaeus spumareus Common Froghopper Moth

Recorded by Ian Dawson

Beetles Calvia 14-guttata, Cream-spot Ladybird Barklice, Booklice, Psocids Harmonia axyridis, Harlequin Ladybird Cerobasis guestfalica Earwig briggsi Forficula auricularia, Common Earwig True bugs Stenopsocus immaculatus Aphrophora alni Stenopsocus stigmaticus Cacopsylla peregrina flavidus Empicoris vagabundus Spiders Iassus lanio Araneus diadematus, Garden Spider Palomena prasina, Green Shieldbug Araneus quadratus Pentatoma rufipes, Forest Bug Bathyphantes gracilis Physatocheila dumetorum Clubiona comta Troilus luridus, Bronze Shieldbug Larinoides cornutus & wasps etc Lepthyphantes tenuis Vespa crabro, Hornet Metellina segmentata Butterflies & moths Neriene montana rumicis, Knot-grass Paidiscura pallens Maniola jurtina, Meadow Brown Philodromus aureolus Tinea semifulvella Theridion tinctum Dragonflies Theridion varians Aeshna cyanea, Southern Hawker Harvestmen Aeshna grandis, Brown Hawker Dicranopalpus ramosus Aeshna mixta, Migrant Hawker Leiobunum rotundum Sympetrum sanguineum, Ruddy Darter Paroligolophus agrestis Sympetrum striolatum, Common Darter Grasshoppers etc. 43 species Conocephalus discolor, Long-winged Conehead Leptophyes punctatissima, Speckled Bush Cricket

Recorded by Ian and Christine McLean

True bug Opomyza florum Aphrophora alni Scaptomyza pallida True fly vana Lacewing Chalcosyrphus nemorum , Chrysoperla carnea Hoverfly infantula Episyrphus balteatus, Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Butterfly Fannia serena Polyommatus icarus, Common Blue butterfly Booklouse 13 species Tamarixia upis,

Diptera recorded by Jonathan Cole

Recording was confined to the area south of River Lane at TL215698 . No species of note were found.

Bibionidae (March and lovebugs) Opomyza petrei Mesnil Dilophus febrilis (L.) Anthomyzidae Sciaridae (Dark-winged fungus gnats) Anthomyza gracilis Fallén Schwenkfeldina carbonaria (Meigen) Chloropidae (Frit flies) Psychodidae (Moth flies or drain flies) Elachiptera cornuta (Fallén) Boreoclytocerus ocellaris (Meigen) Thaumatomyia notata (Meigen) Chaoboridae (Phantom midges) Heleomyzidae (Sun flies) Chaoborus crystallinus (De Geer) Suillia variegata (Loew) (Soldier flies) Sphaeroceridae (Small dung flies) (Meigen) Opacifrons coxata (Stenhammar) (Dance flies) Pseudocollinella humida (Haliday Bicellaria vana Collin Rachispoda lutosa (Stenhammar) Ocydromia glabricula (Fallén) Rachispoda lutosoidea (Duda) Platypalpus pseudofulvipes (Frey) Drosophilidae (Fruit flies) Dolichopodidae (Long-legged flies) Scaptomyza flava (Fallén) Argyra leucocephala (Meigen) Scaptomyza pallida (Zetterstedt) Dolichopus griseipennis Stannius (Shore flies) Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (L.) Hydrellia maura Meigen Rhaphium appendiculatum Zetterstedt coarctata (Fallén) Sympycnus desoutteri Parent Parydra fossarum (Haliday) Xanthochlorus galbanus Chandler & Negrobov Scatella paludum (Meigen) Syrphidae (Flower flies) Anthomyiidae (Root-maggot flies) Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer) Botanophila fugax (Meigen) Lonchopteridae (Spear-winged flies) Delia coarctata (Fallén) Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallén Fanniidae Lonchoptera lutea Panzer Fannia serena Fallén) Psilidae (Rust flies) (House flies) Chamaepsila rosae (Fabricius) Azelia cilipes (Haliday) Conopidae (Thick-headed flies) Coenosia agromyzina (Fallén) Conops quadrifasciata De Geer Coenosia infantula Rondani (Acalyptrate flies) Coenosia tigrina (Fabricius) rorida (Fallén) nigra (Robineau-Desvoidy) Tricholauxania praeusta (Fallén) Hebecnema vespertina (Fallén) Sciomyzidae (Marsh flies) Helina impuncta (Fallén) Tetanocera ferruginea Fallén Limnophora triangula (Fallén) Sepsidae (Black scavenger flies) Calliphoridae (Blow flies) Nemopoda nitidula (Fallén) Pollenia griseotomentosa (Jacentkovský) Agromyzidae (Leaf-miner flies) Pollenia rudis (Fabricius) Agromyza albipennis Meigen [email protected] Phytomyza ranunculi (Schrank) (Acalyptrate) 55 species Geomyza tripunctata Fallén Opomyza florum (Fabricius)

Dr Pat Doody, 24th December 2015