WILDLIFE IN COMMON
Wildlife in Common Survey Form
Site Name: Shotesham Common Parish: Shotesham Grid reference: TM245991 Area: 21.6ha District: South Norfolk Survey date: 2018 & 2019
Designations: Site of Special Scientific Interest
Registered Common Number: CL 20
Habitat Description:
Shotesham Common is registered common (CL20) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. A large linear common, almost a mile in length, it consists of species-rich grazing meadow, which follows the line of the spring-fed Beck.
The marshy grassland is richest in the south, being influenced by the Beck and springs, it supports meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), angelica (Angelica sylvestris), fen bedstraw (Galium uliginosum), greater birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus), meadow vetchling, soft rush (Juncus effusus), hard rush (Juncus inflexus), blunt-flowered rush (Juncus subnodulosus), fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), fool’s watercress (Apium nodiflorum) and lesser water parsnip (Berula erecta), water mint (Mentha aquatica) and water figwort (Scrophularia auriculata). Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) and heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) were also found on the site.
The grassland become slightly less diverse towards the northern end of the common, where sedges and tall grasses are more frequent. The sloping boundaries of the common are generally less diverse being drier.
The boundaries are a gappy hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) hedge, patches of low bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.) scrub, and some mature trees to the north, including oak (Quercus robur), poplar (Populus sp.) and coppiced hazel (Corylus avellana). There are a few scattered trees on the common, with alder (Alnus glutinosa), beech (Fagus sylvatica) and hawthorn.
The 1909 Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists Society report on The Commons of Norfolk simply records the common as being ‘Pasture with Juncus’. The first Ordnance Survey maps from the late 19th century show the common as rough pasture, with many ditches, two fords, and a number of wells. By 1906, three springs are shown in the south of the common. The pond is shown as early as 1840 on the Tithe Map, and on one OS map is depicted as marsh. The Beck is clearly represented, then being the parish boundary between Shotesham All Saints and Shotesham St Mary. Trees are scattered along the boundaries of the common.
Shotesham Common is a valley site in the catchment of the River Tas. An extensive area of unimproved grassland, with a good variety of grassland types. These range from permanently wet marshy grassland on the valley bottom, through wet neutral grassland, to drier grassland on the slopes. A stream runs through the site and there is a small area of basic flush on the valley side.
The Natural England SSSI 1987 citation reports the scientific interest of the site as being “maintained by light grazing and a diverse well developed flora is present with several uncommon species”. It goes on “The areas of marshy grassland are dominated by blunt- flowered rush (Juncus subnodulosus), sharp-flowered rush (J. acutiflorus) and meadowsweet
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(Filipendula ulmaria) with frequent bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliate), marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) and southern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa). More uncommon species present include marsh lousewort (Pedicularis palustris), marsh helleborine (Epipactis palustris) and common cotton-grass (Eriophorum angustifolium)”.
“Wet neutral grassland is present on less waterlogged soils. Grasses are dominant in the sward and the more frequent species are tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus) and creeping bent (Agrostis stolonifera). Herb species are well represented and include cowslip (Primula veris), common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsia), common twayblade (Listera ovata) and adder’s tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum).
“Small areas of dry, neutral grassland on hummocky ground are dominated by sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) and Yorkshire fog with meadow saxifrage (Saxifraga granulate), Lady’s bedstraw (Galium verum) and common quaking grass (Briza media). The small flush has a bryophyte-dominated carpet with a short-sward vegetation that includes marsh arrow-grass (Triglochin palustris), quaking grass and cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis). The site also includes small areas of semi-improved and improved grassland”. (Information from https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org )
Site Images (Andy Musgrove)
Pond - TM24499935
Ford - TM24319949 Beck
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Marshy Grassland
Target Note Reference Map :
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Target Notes:
1. Wet, marshy grassland. Adjacent to the Beck, the area supports meadowsweet, water figwort, fool’s watercress, great willowherb, watermint, fleabane, creeping thistle, dock, false oat grass and nettle. This area contains the springs which feed the Beck.
2. Area of species-rich marshy grassland supporting angelica, common spotted orchid, southern marsh orchid, heath spotted orchid, greater birdsfoot trefoil, fen bedstraw, ragged robin, meadow vetchling, cuckooflower, meadow buttercup, fleabane, soft rush, hard rush and blunt-flowered rush. This area has smartly mown paths to allow access. It is cut and baled for hay in late summer.
Drier areas of grassland in the south support neutral grassland plants such as Lady’s bedstraw, sweet vernal grass, germander speedwell, meadow saxifrage and Yorkshire fog.
The attractive village pond is shown on the 1840 Tithe map of Shotesham, and is now kept as a village amenity.
3. The Beck is a small tributary of the River Tas. It flows north, along the whole length of the common, with a ford part way along giving access to houses in the west. Old maps show several springs in the southern area of the common. The Beck supports a good diversity of aquatic and marginal plants, including fool’s watercress, branched bur-reed, gypsywort, water forget-me-not, watermint, water starwort sp. and, in the north, reed sweet grass. Also celery-leaved buttercup, kingcup, lesser water parsnip and brooklime.
4. Coarser, neutral grassland. An area of somewhat rougher growth, with tall grasses and sedges dominating, also hard rush, soft rush, dock, meadow foxtail, nettle and horsetail. The eastern boundary bank has some old coppiced hazels, and an impressive old oak pollard.
Other notable species: Barn owl (Tyto alba) Common frog (Rana temporaria) Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) – see image below taken by Mike Fenn Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
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Annotated site map
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Adjacent habitats/potential buffer zones & linkage to other sites:
The site is surrounded by agricultural land, with village housing mostly to the east and south.
Is the site in positive conservation management? Yes/no/partly/non-intervention. (Please give details if necessary).
Shotesham Common has a dedicated and active conservation group who work hard at managing the Common through grazing and mowing.
PLANT LIST
Site Name: Shotesham Common, SSSI Date of survey: 26/5/18, 20/6/18, 23/7/18, 23/8/18, 1/9/18, 23/9/18, 26/3/19, 15/4/19, 13/5/19, 17/6/19,12/8/19 & 21/8/19. Surveyors: Sally Lelievre, Jane Ellis, Tina Anderson, Andy Musgrove
Scientific Name Common Name Comments/Location Acer campestre Field maple Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Achillea millefolium Yarrow Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard Alnus glutinosa Alder Alopecurus pratensis Meadow foxtail Angelica sylvestris Wild angelica Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet vernal grass Anthriscus sylvestris Cow parsley Apium nodiflorum Fool’s watercress Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress Arctium lappa Greater burdock Arrhenatherum elatius False oat grass Arum maculatum Lords and ladies Atriplex prostrata Spear-leaved Orache Barbarea vulgaris Wintercress Bellis perennis Daisy Berula erecta Lesser water parsnip Bromus hordeaceus Soft brome Bromus sterilis Barren brome Buddleja davidii Butterfly-bush Callitriche sp. Water starwort Caltha palustris Kingcup (marsh marigold) Calystegia sepium Hedge bindweed Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse Cardamine amara Large bittercress Cardamine flexuosa Wavy bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Hairy bittercress Cardamine pratensis Ladies smock Carex hirta Hairy sedge Carex otrubae False fox-sedge Cerastium arvense Field mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Common mouse-ear Chaerophyllum temulum Rough chervil
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Scientific Name Common Name Comments/Location Chamaenerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb Chenopodium album Fat Hen Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Corylus avellana Hazel Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawksbeard Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dogstail Cyperus longus Galingale On edge of the pond (near pub) and a large patch on common to south-east of here also Dactylis glomerata Cock's-Foot Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata Early Marsh-Orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Heath Spotted Orchid Dactylhoriza praetermissa Southern Marsh Orchid Dipsacus fullonum Teasel Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum Square-Stalked Willowherb Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail Eranthis hyemalis Winter Aconite Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp Agrimony Fagus sylvatica Beech Fallopia convolvulus Black Bindweed Ficaria verna Lesser Celandine Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Fraxinus excelsior Ash Galium aparine Cleavers Galium uliginosum Fen Bedstraw Galium verum Lady’s Bedstraw Geranium dissectum Cut-Leaved Geranium Geranium molle Dovesfoot Cranesbill Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow Crane's-Bill Geranium robertianum Herb Robert Glechoma hederacea Ground Ivy Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet Grass Hedera helix Ivy Heracleum spondylium Hogweed Hippuris vulgaris Marestail Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog Humulus lupulus Hop Hyacinthoides x massartiana Hybrid Bluebell Hypericum tetrapterum Square-Stalked St John’s Wort Hypochaeris radicata Cat’s Ear Ilex aquifolium Holly Iris foetidissima Stinking Iris Iris pseudacorus Flag Iris Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush Juncus effusus Soft Rush
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Scientific Name Common Name Comments/Location Juncus inflexus Hard Rush Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-Flowered Rush Lamium album White Dead Nettle Lamium purpureum Red Dead Nettle Lapsana communis Nipplewort Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling Leontodon autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit Lemna minuta Least Duckweed Leucojum vernum Spring Snowflake Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass Lotus corniculatus Common Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil Lunaria annua Honesty Luzula campestris Field Woodrush Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged-Robin Lycopus europaeus Gypsywort Medicago arabica Spotted Medick Medicago lupulina Black Medick Mentha aquatica Watermint Mentha spicata Spearmint Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-Me-Not Myosotis laxa Tufted Forget-Me-Not Myosotis scorpioides Water Forget-Me-Not Narcissus agg. Daffodil Oenothera glazioviana Large-Flowered Evening- Primrose Ornithogalum umbellatum Star Of Bethlehem Pentaglottis sempervirens Green Alkanet Persicaria amphibia Amphibious Bistort Persicaria maculosa Redshank Phleum pratense Timothy Phragmites australis Common Reed Pilosella officinarum Mouse-Ear Hawkweed Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Plantago major Greater Plantain Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow Grass Poa trivialis Rough Meadow Grass Polygonum arenastrum Equal-Leaved Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare agg. Knotgrass Populus alba White Poplar Potamogeton crispus Curled Pondweed Potentilla anserina Silverweed Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil Prunella vulgaris Selfheal Prunus sp. Cherry Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine
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Scientific Name Common Name Comments/Location Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-Leaved Buttercup Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle Rosa canina agg. Dog Rose Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble Rubus ulmifolius Bramble (Ulmifolius) Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Rumex acetosella Sheep’s Sorrel Rumex obtusifolius Broad-Leaved Dock Salix sp. Willow Salvia verbenaca Wild Clary Base of church hill, just over the road Sambucus nigra Elder Saxifraga granulata Meadow Saxifrage Originally mostly along verge of Roger's Lane, but spread significantly in spring 2020 Scorzoneroides autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort Senecio erucifolius Hoary Ragwort Senecio jacobaea Ragwort Silene dioica Red Campion Silene flos cuculi Ragged Robin Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard Smyrnium olusatrum Alexanders Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sowthistle Sonchus asper Prickly Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus Common Sowthistle Sparganium erectum Branched Bur-Reed Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Stellaria alsine Bog Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort Stellaria media Chickweed Succisa pratensis Devil's-Bit Scabious Syphytum x uplandicum Russian Comfrey Tamus communis Black Bryony Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew Torilis japonica Upright Hedge Parsley Trifolium medium Zigzag Clover Trifolium pratense Red Clover Trifolium repens White Clover Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed Typha latifolia Bulrush Typhus latifolia Reedmace Urtica dioica Nettle Valeriana dioica Marsh Valerian Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein Veronica beccabunga Brooklime
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Scientific Name Common Name Comments/Location Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell 21/8/19 seen with galls Veronica filiformis Slender Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-Leaved Speedwell Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare Vicia sativa Common Vetch Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Vinca major Greater Periwinkle Vinca minor Lesser Periwinkle Viola odorata Sweet Violet
Slime Mould
Scientific Name Common Name Comments/Location Mucilago crustacea Dog-sick Slime-mould Andy Musgrove
Fungi and Lichen
Scientific Name Common Name Comments/Location Auricularia auricula-judae Jelly Ear Andy Musgrove Nectria cinnabarina Coral Spot Andy Musgrove Phragmidium violaceum Andy Musgrove Polyporus squamosus Dryad's Saddle Andy Musgrove Taphrina alni Alder Tongue Andy Musgrove
Fauna Records submitted by Sally Lelievre, Jane Ellis, Tina Anderson unless otherwise stated.
Fish Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Andy Musgrove
Amphibian Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Common Toad Bufo bufo Andy Musgrove 16/07/19 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 23/9/18 Common Frog Rana temporaria
Reptile Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Grass Snake Natrix natrix Andy Musgrove
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Mammal Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
20/4/20 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Bernie and Mike Fenn Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Stoat Mustela erminea 1/9/18 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 26/3/19 Mole Talpa europaea
Bird Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Andy Musgrove Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Andy Musgrove Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus Occasional - Andy Musgrove schoenobaenus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Occasional - Andy Musgrove 13/5/19 Long Tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Andy Musgrove Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Andy Musgrove Red-Legged Alectoris rufa Andy Musgrove Partridge Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Fly-overs – Andy Musgrove Common Teal Anas crecca Cold-weather appearance in 2018 – Andy Musgrove Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Pink-Footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus fly-overs - Andy Musgrove Little Owl Athene noctua Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Andy Musgrove 20/6/18 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 2 13/5/19 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Andy Musgrove Greenfinch Chloris chloris Andy Musgrove Black-Headed Gull Chroicocephalus Andy Musgrove ridibundus Hawfinch Coccothraustes Fly over - Andy Musgrove coccothraustes Stock Dove Columba oenas Andy Musgrove Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Andy Musgrove 20/6/18 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Andy Musgrove Rook Corvus frugilegus Andy Musgrove 1/9/18 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 23/7/18 House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Spotted Dendrocopos major Andy Musgrove Woodpecker 13/5/19 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Andy Musgrove 13/5/19 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniculus
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Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
20/6/18 Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Andy Musgrove 20/6/18 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Andy Musgrove Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Andy Musgrove Snipe Gallinago gallinago Small numbers winter on common, no breeding – Andy Musgrove 26/5/18 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 17/6/19 European Jay Garrulus glandarius 20/6/18 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Andy Musgrove Common Gull Larus canus Andy Musgrove Lesser Black- Larus fuscus Andy Musgrove Backed Gull 13/5/19 Linnet Linaria cannabina Gadwall Mareca strepera Regular on pond early morning in winter, returning into Shotesham House garden when disturbed - Andy Musgrove 1/9/18 Red Kite Milvus milvus Occasional (increasing) 20/6/18 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 1/9/18 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Fly-overs - Andy Musgrove Great Tit Parus major Andy Musgrove House Sparrow Passer domesticus Andy Musgrove Coal Tit Periparus ater Andy Musgrove Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Andy Musgrove 13/5/19 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Andy Musgrove 13/5/19 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Fly-overs - Andy Musgrove Dunnock Prunella modularis Andy Musgrove Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Andy Musgrove Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Seldom recorded here – Andy Musgrove Goldcrest Regulus regulus Andy Musgrove Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Occasional in winter – Andy Musgrove Nuthatch Sitta europaea Andy Musgrove Siskin Spinus spinus Andy Musgrove Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Andy Musgrove Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Andy Musgrove 20/6/18 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 13/5/19 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 20/6/18 Whitethroat Sylvia communis Singing Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Occasional – Andy Musgrove 23/8/18 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
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Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Redwing Turdus iliacus Andy Musgrove 20/6/18 Blackbird Turdus merula 13/5/19 Songthrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Andy Musgrove Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Andy Musgrove Barn Owl Tyto alba Mike and Bernie Fenn Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Bee Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Andy Musgrove Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Andy Musgrove Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea Andy Musgrove Hairy-Footed Flower-Bee Anthophora plumipes Andy Musgrove Honey Bee Apis mellifera Andy Musgrove 17/6/19 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Andy Musgrove Red-Tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius 21/8/19 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum 23/8/18 Buff-Tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee Bombus vestalis Andy Musgrove Ivy Bee Colletes hederae Andy Musgrove Bloomed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum albipes Andy Musgrove Green Furrow Bee Lasioglossum morio Andy Musgrove Lobe-Spurred Furrow Bee Lasioglossum pauxillum Andy Musgrove Clover Melitta Melitta leporina Andy Musgrove Little Nomad Bee Nomada flavoguttata Andy Musgrove Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella Andy Musgrove Orange-Vented Mason Bee Osmia leaiana Andy Musgrove
Wasp Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Tiphia femorata Andy Musgrove Median Wasp Dolichovespula media Andy Musgrove Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Andy Musgrove Ectemnius cavifrons Andy Musgrove Ectemnius lapidarius Andy Musgrove Ectemnius rubicola Andy Musgrove Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis Andy Musgrove Trypoxylon medium Andy Musgrove
Beetle Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Hairy-Templed Thatcher Demetrias atricapillus Andy Musgrove
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Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Nicrophorus vespillo Andy Musgrove Anotylus rugosus Andy Musgrove Anotylus sculpturatus Andy Musgrove Devil's Coach-Horse Ocypus olens Andy Musgrove Nationally scarce species Omalium allardi Andy Musgrove Tachinus marginellus Andy Musgrove Tachinus rufipes Andy Musgrove Aphodius prodromus Andy Musgrove Rhagonycha fulva Andy Musgrove Glischrochilus hortensis Andy Musgrove Coccinella Andy Musgrove 7-Spot Ladybird septempunctata Adonis Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Andy Musgrove Propylea Andy Musgrove 14-Spot Ladybird quattuordecimpunctata Psyllobora Andy Musgrove 22-Spot Ladybird vigintiduopunctata Tytthaspis Andy Musgrove 16-Spot Ladybird sedecimpunctata Cartodere bifasciata Andy Musgrove Vincenzellus ruficollis Andy Musgrove Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis Andy Musgrove Lesser Thorn-Tipped Andy Musgrove Longhorn Beetle Pogonocherus hispidus Bruchus rufimanus Andy Musgrove Neocrepidodera Andy Musgrove transversa Plateumaris sericea Andy Musgrove Psylliodes Andy Musgrove chrysocephala Sermylassa halensis Andy Musgrove Apion frumentarium Andy Musgrove Sitona lineatus Andy Musgrove
Flea Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Archaeopsylla erinacei Hedgehog Flea Andy Musgrove
Spider Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Marbled Orb-Weaver Araneus marmoreus Andy Musgrove Larinioides cornutus Andy Musgrove
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Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Metellina segmentata Andy Musgrove Walnut Orb-Weaver Nuctenea umbratica Andy Musgrove Pachygnatha degeeri Andy Musgrove Nurseryweb Spider Pisaura mirabilis Andy Musgrove
Butterfly Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
23/7/19 Peacock Aglais io 17/6/19 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae 13/5/19 Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines 23/7/19 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus 21/8/19 Brown Argus Aricia agestis 17/6/19 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas 17/6/19 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina 23/7/19 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus 20/6/18 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 1/9/18 Large White Pieris brassicae 23/7/19 Green Veined White Pieris napi 1/9/18 Small White Pieris rapae 23/7/19 Comma Polygonia c-album Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Andy Musgrove Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola Andy Musgrove 12/8/19 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 17/6/19 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Moth Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis Andy Musgrove The Forester Adscita statices Andy Musgrove Fleabane Neb Apodia bifractella Andy Musgrove Argyresthia goedartella Andy Musgrove Alder Bent-Wing Bucculatrix cidarella Andy Musgrove Cameraria ohridella Andy Musgrove Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata Andy Musgrove Meadow Long-Horn Cauchas rufimitrella Andy Musgrove Celypha lacunana Andy Musgrove Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata Andy Musgrove Crassa unitella Andy Musgrove Elachista albifrontella Andy Musgrove Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Andy Musgrove Early Purple Eriocrania semipurpurella Andy Musgrove Marsh Pug Eupithecia pygmaeata Andy Musgrove
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Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Yellow-Tail Euproctis similis Andy Musgrove Glyphipterix fuscoviridella Andy Musgrove Glyphipterix simpliciella Andy Musgrove Grapholita jungiella Andy Musgrove Humming-Bird Hawk-Moth Macroglossum stellatarum Andy Musgrove Plain Gold Micropterix calthella Andy Musgrove Small Yellow Underwing Panemeria tenebrata Andy Musgrove Phyllonorycter kleemannella Andy Musgrove Phyllonorycter platani Andy Musgrove Phyllonorycter stettinensis Andy Musgrove Pseudargyrotoza Andy Musgrove conwagana Lesser Cream Wave Scopula immutata Andy Musgrove Shaded Broad-Bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata Andy Musgrove 20/6/18 Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae Narrow-Bordered Five- Andy Musgrove Spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae
Dragonfly and Damselfly Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Andy Musgrove 26/5/18 Four Spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 26/5/18 Large Red Damselfly Ptrrhosoma nymphula 1/9/18 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Andy Musgrove
True Bug Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Andy Musgrove Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Andy Musgrove Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Andy Musgrove Sloe Bug Dolycoris baccarum Andy Musgrove Brassica Shieldbug Eurydema oleracea Andy Musgrove Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Andy Musgrove Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Andy Musgrove 16/07/19 Lesser Water Boatman Corixa punctata Cymus glandicolor Andy Musgrove Drymus sylvaticus Andy Musgrove European Chinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti Andy Musgrove Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Andy Musgrove Megalonotus praetextatus Andy Musgrove 16/07/19 Greater Water Boatman Notonecta glauca Nysius senecionis Andy Musgrove
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Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment Scolopostethus thomsoni Andy Musgrove Blepharidopterus angulatus Andy Musgrove Capsus ater Andy Musgrove Deraeocoris ruber Andy Musgrove Dicyphus epilobii Andy Musgrove Heterotoma planicornis Andy Musgrove Lygus rugulipennis Andy Musgrove Notostira elongata Andy Musgrove Orthops campestris Andy Musgrove Phytocoris ulmi Andy Musgrove Pithanus maerkelii Andy Musgrove Stenodema laevigata Andy Musgrove Common Froghopper Philaenus spumarius Andy Musgrove Cicadella viridis Andy Musgrove Euscelis incisus Andy Musgrove Ledra aurita Andy Musgrove Conomelus anceps Andy Musgrove Psylla alni Andy Musgrove
Sawfly Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment Small Reed Borer Calameuta pallipes Andy Musgrove Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus Andy Musgrove Timothy Stem Borer Cephus spinipes Andy Musgrove Meadowsweet Stem Borer Phylloecus xanthostoma Andy Musgrove Zigzag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Andy Musgrove Meadowsweet Arge Arge ciliaris Andy Musgrove Bramble Arge Arge cyanocrocea Andy Musgrove Hawthorn Arge Arge melanochra Andy Musgrove Aglaostigma fulvipes Andy Musgrove Ametastegia glabrata Andy Musgrove Ametastegia tenera Andy Musgrove Athalia bicolor Andy Musgrove Athalia circularis Andy Musgrove Athalia cordata Andy Musgrove Turnip Sawfly Athalia rosae Andy Musgrove Blennocampa Andy Musgrove phyllocolpa Caliroa cinxia Andy Musgrove Cladius compressicornis Andy Musgrove Claremontia tenuicornis Andy Musgrove Dineura stilata Andy Musgrove Dolerus aeneus Andy Musgrove
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Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment Dolerus bimaculatus Andy Musgrove Dolerus brevicornis Andy Musgrove Dolerus eversmanni Andy Musgrove Dolerus fumosus Andy Musgrove Dolerus haematodes Andy Musgrove Dolerus madidus Andy Musgrove Dolerus niger Andy Musgrove Dolerus nigratus Andy Musgrove Dolerus picipes Andy Musgrove Dolerus triplicatus Andy Musgrove Dolerus varispinus Andy Musgrove Dolerus vestigialis Andy Musgrove Empria liturata Andy Musgrove Empria tridens Andy Musgrove Eutomostethus Andy Musgrove ephippium Fenusa dohrnii Andy Musgrove Hemichroa australis Andy Musgrove Heterarthrus fiora Andy Musgrove Heterarthrus cuneifrons Andy Musgrove Heterarthrus vagans Andy Musgrove Heterarthrus wuestneii Andy Musgrove Hoplocampa Andy Musgrove chrysorrhoea Macrophya alboannulata Andy Musgrove Monsoma pulveratum Andy Musgrove Nematus myosotidis Andy Musgrove Nematus umbratus Andy Musgrove Nematus vicinus Andy Musgrove Pachynematus annulatus Andy Musgrove Pachynematus clitellatus Andy Musgrove Pachynematus kirbyi Andy Musgrove Pachynematus Andy Musgrove lichtwardti Pachyprotasis rapae Andy Musgrove Platycampus luridiventris Andy Musgrove Pontania proxima Andy Musgrove Pristiphora aphantoneura Andy Musgrove Pristiphora armata Andy Musgrove Selandria melanosterna Andy Musgrove Selandria serva Andy Musgrove Tenthredo arcuata Andy Musgrove Tenthredo notha Andy Musgrove
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Hymenoptera (Parasitica) Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment Haltichella rufipes Andy Musgrove Amblyteles armatorius Andy Musgrove Apophua evanescens Andy Musgrove Buathra laborator Andy Musgrove Cratichneumon culex Andy Musgrove Cratichneumon versator Andy Musgrove Ctenichneumon panzeri Andy Musgrove Diplazon laetatorius Andy Musgrove Endromopoda detrita Andy Musgrove Glypta ceratites Andy Musgrove Homotropus elegans Andy Musgrove Ichneumon albiger Andy Musgrove Ichneumon memorator Andy Musgrove Lissonota fundator Andy Musgrove Lissonota impressor Andy Musgrove Ophion ventricosus Andy Musgrove Pimpla rufipes Andy Musgrove Pimpla spuria Andy Musgrove Pimpla turionellae Andy Musgrove Polysphincta rufipes Andy Musgrove Scambus brevicornis Andy Musgrove Xorides brachylabis Andy Musgrove
True Fly Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment Geocrypta galii Andy Musgrove Tipula lateralis Andy Musgrove Scarce Orange Legionnaire Beris clavipes Andy Musgrove Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata Andy Musgrove Bright Four-Spined Andy Musgrove Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii Dull Four-Spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis Andy Musgrove Fen Snout Nemotelus pantherinus Andy Musgrove Nationally scarce species Silver Colonel Odontomyia argentata Andy Musgrove Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis Andy Musgrove Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus Andy Musgrove Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Andy Musgrove Notch-Horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis Andy Musgrove Band-Eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius Andy Musgrove Violet Black-Legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla Andy Musgrove
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Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment Common Red-Legged Andy Musgrove Robberfly Dioctria rufipes Poecilobothrus Andy Musgrove nobilitatus Cheilosia variabilis Andy Musgrove Chrysogaster solstitialis Andy Musgrove Chrysotoxum bicinctum Andy Musgrove Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Andy Musgrove Eristalinus sepulchralis Andy Musgrove Eumerus ornatus Andy Musgrove Eupeodes latifasciatus Andy Musgrove Myathropa florea Andy Musgrove Neoascia podagrica Andy Musgrove Paragus haemorrhous Andy Musgrove Platycheirus albimanus Andy Musgrove Platycheirus rosarum Andy Musgrove Common Snout-Hoverfly Rhingia campestris Andy Musgrove Volucella pellucens Andy Musgrove Scathophaga furcata Andy Musgrove Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria Andy Musgrove Calliphora vicina Andy Musgrove Tachina fera Andy Musgrove Palloptera scutellata Andy Musgrove Urophora cardui Andy Musgrove Sepsis fulgens Andy Musgrove Elgiva solicita Andy Musgrove Ilione albiseta Andy Musgrove Sepedon sphegea Andy Musgrove Peplomyza litura Andy Musgrove Agromyza alnivora Andy Musgrove Phytomyza ranunculivora Andy Musgrove Opomyza germinationis Andy Musgrove
Caddisfly Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Chaetopteryx villosa Andy Musgrove
Crustacean Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
16/07/19 Waterlouse Asellus aquaticus Common Pill Woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare Andy Musgrove Common Shiny Oniscus asellus Andy Musgrove Woodlouse
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Grasshopper Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
1/9/18 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Long-Winged Conehead Conocephalus fuscus Andy Musgrove Slender Groundhopper Tetrix subulata Andy Musgrove
Springtail Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Lepidocyrtus cyaneus Andy Musgrove
Myriapod Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Pill Millipede Glomeris marginata Andy Musgrove Bristly Millipede Polyxenus lagurus Andy Musgrove
Mollusc Records
Date Common Name Scientific Name Comment
Two-Toothed Door Snail Clausilia bidentata Andy Musgrove 16/07/19 Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis 16/07/19 Ramshorn Snail Planorbidae sp.
Photos by Tina Anderson:
Shotesham Beck
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Cattle grazing on the common
Southern marsh orchids
Smartly mown paths on Shotesham Common
Common-spotted orchid
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Photos by Mike Fenn:
Hay raking on the common Path through meadow
The beck The pond
Cutting and bailing the Barn owl hunting over the common meadow
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Orchids on Shotesham Common
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