INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION IN GREAT BRITAIN NO. 6: NORTH-WEST ENGLAND Adrian Fowles 1991 Contents FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................ 5 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 7 COASTLANDS .............................................................................................................................. 8 WOODLANDS ........................................................................................................................... 19 LOWLAND HEATHS AND GRASSLANDS .................................................................................... 29 OPEN WATER and its margins .................................................................................................. 40 LOWLAND PEATLANDS............................................................................................................. 50 UPLANDS .................................................................................................................................. 58 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 58 APPENDIX 1: SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................... 59 APPENDIX 2: NOTABLE SITES FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION IN NORTH-WEST ENGLAND ................................................................................................................................. 67 1. AGDEN BOG (SK2593) .......................................................................................................................... 67 2. AINSDALE SAND DUNES N.N.R. (SD288106) ......................................................................................... 67 3. ALTCAR SAND DUNES (SD2804) ........................................................................................................... 67 4. ANSTON STONES WOOD (SK5382) ....................................................................................................... 67 5. ARNSIDE KNOTT (SD4577) .................................................................................................................... 67 6. BEETHAM FELL (SD4879) ...................................................................................................................... 68 7. BIGLANDS BOG (NY2553) ..................................................................................................................... 68 8. BLAXTON COMMON (SE6801) .............................................................................................................. 68 9. BLELHAM TARN AND BOG (NY3600) .................................................................................................... 68 10. CLAIFE TARNS AND MIRES (SD3797) ................................................................................................ 69 11. CILBURN MOSS (NY5725)................................................................................................................. 69 12. CLINTS QUARRY (NY0012) ................................................................................................................ 69 13. CUMWHITTON MOSS (NY5151) ....................................................................................................... 69 14. DENABY INGS (SE4900) .................................................................................................................... 69 15. DODGSON WOOD (SD3092)............................................................................................................. 70 16. DRIGG COAST (SD0696) ................................................................................................................... 70 17. DUDDON MOSSES (SD28) ................................................................................................................ 71 18. DUNHAM PARK (SJ740870) .............................................................................................................. 71 19. EAST KESWICK FITTS (SE350461)...................................................................................................... 71 20. EAVES WOOD (SD4676) ................................................................................................................... 72 21. ELLAND GRAVEL PITS (SE1222) ........................................................................................................ 72 22. ENNERDALE WATER (NY1114) ......................................................................................................... 72 23. FORD VALLEY (SK4180) .................................................................................................................... 72 24. FORMBY SAND DUNES (SD2707) ...................................................................................................... 73 25. GAIT BARROWS N.N.R. (SD4876) ..................................................................................................... 73 26. GLASSON MOSS N.N.R. (NY2360) ..................................................................................................... 74 27. GRUBBINS WOOD (SD4477) ............................................................................................................. 74 28. HALLSENNA MOOR (NY0600)........................................................................................................... 74 29. HATFIELD MOOR (SE7000) ............................................................................................................... 74 30. HEATHWAITE/ARNSIDE PARK (SD4476) ........................................................................................... 75 31. HETCHELL WOOD (SE3742) .............................................................................................................. 75 32. HOLDEN CLOUGH (SD940013) ......................................................................................................... 75 33. HUTTON ROOF CRAGS (SD5578) ...................................................................................................... 75 34. JENNY DAM (SD462955) .................................................................................................................. 76 35. KIRK BECK, BEWCASTLE (NY5674) .................................................................................................... 76 36. LARKRIGG SPRING (SD5187) ............................................................................................................ 77 37. LEIGHTON MOSS (SD4874) .............................................................................................................. 77 38. LINDRICK COMMON (SK5582).......................................................................................................... 77 39. LOW CHURCH MOSS (NY0105) ........................................................................................................ 77 40. LYTHAM ST. ANNES (SD3130) .......................................................................................................... 78 41. MALTBY COMMON (SK5491) ........................................................................................................... 78 42. MEATHOP MOSS (SD4481) .............................................................................................................. 78 43. MICKLETON INGS (SE403275) .......................................................................................................... 78 44. MIDDLEBARROW PLAIN (SD4576) .................................................................................................... 78 45. MOOR HOUSE N.N.R. (NY73) ........................................................................................................... 79 46. MORECAMBE BAY (SD466) .............................................................................................................. 79 47. NEWTON REIGNY MOSS (NY4730) ................................................................................................... 79 48. NICHOLS MOSS (SD4382) ................................................................................................................. 79 49. NORTH WALNEY N.N.R. (SD1772) .................................................................................................... 80 50. POTTERIC CARR (SE5900) ................................................................................................................. 80 51. RATHER HEATH (SD4895) ................................................................................................................. 80 52. RIVER IRTHING (NY67-NY45) ............................................................................................................ 80 53. ROCHE ABBEY WOODS (SK5489) ...................................................................................................... 81 54. ROUDSEA WOODS AND MOSES N.N.R. (SD3382) ............................................................................. 81 55. RUSLAND VALLEY MOSSES N.N.R. (SD3388) ..................................................................................... 81 56. SAINT BEES HEAD (NX9413) ............................................................................................................ 81 57. SANDALL BEAT (SE6103) .................................................................................................................. 82 58. SANDSCALE