INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION IN GREAT BRITAIN No. 2: NORTH-EAST ENGLAND Adrian Fowles 1991 Contents FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................ 6 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 8 COASTLANDS ............................................................................................................................ 14 WOODLANDS ........................................................................................................................... 22 LOWLAND GRASSLAND ............................................................................................................ 30 LOWLAND HEATHLAND ........................................................................................................... 35 OPEN WATER and its margins .................................................................................................. 42 LOWLAND PEATLANDS............................................................................................................. 50 UPLANDS .................................................................................................................................. 55 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 63 APPENDIX 1: SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................... 64 APPENDIX 2: NOTABLE SITES FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION IN NORTH-EAST ENGLAND .................................................................................................................................................. 70 1 ALLERTHORPE COMMON (SE 7647) ..................................................................................................... 70 2 APEDALE/REDMIRE MOOR (SE 0393) ................................................................................................... 70 3 ARCOT HALL (NZ 249755) ..................................................................................................................... 70 4 ASHBERRY PASTURE (SE 5684) ............................................................................................................. 70 6 AUSTWICK AND LAWKLAND MOSSES (SD 7666) ................................................................................... 71 7 BARTON AND BARROW CLAY PITS (TA 0123) ....................................................................................... 71 8 BECK HOLE WOODS (NZ 8201) ............................................................................................................. 71 9 BELTINGHAM GRAVELS (NY 786640) .................................................................................................... 71 10 BISHOP MIDDLEHAM QUARRY (NZ 331325) ..................................................................................... 71 11 BISHOP WOOD (SE 5633) ................................................................................................................. 72 12 BLACKHALL CLIFFS (NZ 4639) ........................................................................................................... 72 13 BLACKTOFT SANDS (SE 8423) ........................................................................................................... 72 14 BRASSIDE POND (NZ 2945) .............................................................................................................. 72 15 BRIARWOOD BANKS (NY 793623) .................................................................................................... 72 16 BRIDESTONES (SE 8791) ................................................................................................................... 73 17 CASSOP VALE (NZ 3438) ................................................................................................................... 73 18 CASTLEBECK AND SCAR WOODS (SE 9497)....................................................................................... 73 19 CASTLE EDEN DENE NNR (NZ 4238) ................................................................................................. 73 20 CLAYTON AND CORNELIAN BAYS (TA 0685) ..................................................................................... 73 21 CHERRY COB/STONE CREEK (TA 194231 - TA 247176) ...................................................................... 74 22 CLOSE HOUSE (NZ 127658) .............................................................................................................. 74 23 COATHAM SANDS (NZ 5626) ............................................................................................................ 74 24 COCKLAWBURN BEACH (NU 034479) ............................................................................................... 74 25 COLLEGE VALLEY, CHEVIOT (NT 8824) .............................................................................................. 74 26 COTTAM WELL DALE (SE 9763) ........................................................................................................ 74 27 COWPEN MARSH (NZ 5025) ............................................................................................................. 75 28 CRONKLEY FELL NNR (NY 8427) ....................................................................................................... 75 29 CROWLE WASTE (SE 71) ................................................................................................................... 75 30 DANBY/GLAISDALE MOORS (NZ 7001) ............................................................................................. 75 31 DERWENT INGS (SE 7046 - SE 7034) ................................................................................................. 75 32 DODDINGTON BRIDGE (NT 9930) ..................................................................................................... 76 33 DUNCOMBE PARK NNR (SE 6082) .................................................................................................... 76 34 EAST KESWICK FITTS (SE 341461 - SE 357457).................................................................................. 76 35 ELLERBURN BANK (SE 853848) ......................................................................................................... 76 36 EPWORTH TURBARY (SE 7504) ......................................................................................................... 76 37 FEN BOGS (SE 854975) ..................................................................................................................... 77 38 FORDON BANK (TA 061748) ............................................................................................................. 77 39 FORGE VALLEY NNR (SE 9887).......................................................................................................... 77 40 GIBSIDE (NZ 1859) ........................................................................................................................... 77 41 GOSFORTH PARK (NZ 2570) ............................................................................................................. 77 42 GRASS WOOD (SD 9865) .................................................................................................................. 78 43 GUNDALE (SE 8087) ......................................................................................................................... 78 44 HARBOTTLE MOORS (NT 9004) ........................................................................................................ 78 45 HART BOG (NZ 4535) ....................................................................................................................... 78 46 HAWTHORN DENE (NZ 4245) ........................................................................................................... 79 47 HAXEY GRANGE FEN (SK 737972) ..................................................................................................... 79 48 HESELDEN MOOR WEST (NZ 3845) .................................................................................................. 79 49 HETTON BOG (NZ 3844) ................................................................................................................... 79 50 HIGH FORCE NNR (NY 8828) ............................................................................................................ 79 51 HOLYSTONE VALLEY (NT 935011)..................................................................................................... 79 52 HORNSEA MERE (TA 1846)............................................................................................................... 79 53 HORSLEYHOPE RAVINE NNR (NZ 0549) ............................................................................................ 80 54 INGLEBOROUGH NNR (SD 77) .......................................................................................................... 80 55 IRTHING GORGE (NY 6369) .............................................................................................................. 80 56 KELD HEAD SPRINGS (SE 787844)..................................................................................................... 80 57 KILTON WOODS (NZ 7018) ............................................................................................................... 80 58 KIPLINGCOTES CHALK PIT (SE 9143) ................................................................................................