Meeting Reports July 2025

Meet : 1.30 pm in Morrison’s (Balby) Supermarket car park, gathering outside the Laundry machines behind the Garden Centre (Grid ref. SE579 005  Postcode DN4 5JP).
Leader : Colin Howes & Nora Boyle.

We shall follow the main path network (some of it tarmacked!) around the artificial (designer) lake and north up towards the rear of the Astrea Academy Woodfield.

The area consists of ‘wilded’ farm land and one-time recreation grounds surrounded by mature and over-mature boundary Poplar trees. There is a good range of shrubs, tall ruderals and aquatics. To date there has been no natural history survey so all records are going to be useful and there may be a good range of plant galls to add. The pond has produced Common Terns, Cetti’s Warbler and migrating House Martins and Doncaster’s first wild record of Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes.

Surrounded by new urban developments, the site is a focus for local biodiversity and acts as a ‘Green Lung’ in an otherwise built environment.

Being adjacent to Morrisons, it is convenient for shopping, refreshments and toilets.

Duration of meeting is dependant on the weather and what we find to observe.

CAH

A Conehead nymph was collected by Samantha allowing a photograph to be taken. This was a nymph of the Long-winged Cone-head (Conocephalus fuscus).

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Meet : 6.00 pm at the farm DN6 0DL (SE605134)
Leader : John Scott
Purpose : This evening visit is to look for Purple Hairstreaks in the oak trees and try pond dipping again (we did this last year with excellent results), as well as trying out the new bat detecting device. (This can also be used to find Bush Crickets.)

Saw-Wort, Marsh Pea and Weasel Snout

Visits to John Scott’s Ash Hill Farm at Hawkhouse Green, with its green lanes, thick blousy hedgerows, stately white willows, ponds and bluebell-carpeted woodland are endlessly fascinating, particularly if accompanied by the boundlessly knowledgeable man himself.

As a latecomer to John’s farm visit on the evening of 14 July 2025, I missed our group heading out to do the advertised pond dipping and Purple Hair-streak spotting.

Looking across the meadows for any sign of our group, I noticed a movement which my binoculars revealed was John’s herd of Gloucester/Hereford cattle rounding a hedge two fields away and presumably due to the prolonged and intense drought, were heading back home for supplementary feed. Watching them was fascinating. The group consisted of cows, surrounding their calves, all being nudged along by the substantial bulk of the Hereford Bull bringing up the rear.  

I headed out along the strimmed green lanes and quickly encountered Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White and Ringlet butterflies. Through the evening, forbidding rainclouds gathered in the northeast, however, as the sun sank lower in the sky this had the effect of illuminating the massive combined canopies of hedgerow Ash, Oak and particularly White Willows and contrasting them against the brooding black/purple clouds.

In returning to the car parked at Ash Hill Farm to retrieve the Bat Detector to listen out for Bush Crickets and eventually bats, I found the device had been left switched on so the battery was flat.

Meanwhile the cattle had reached the circular food hopper and everyone, including the calves had fed on the supplementary hay.  The excited calves were skipping and chasing like a bunch of school children at playtime while their mothers were contentedly munching.

In that the Nats had not returned from pond-dipping, I journeyed back to Askern for a replacement battery and a sandwich from the Co-op.

On returning to Ash Hill, I found that the calves, exhausted by their earlier frolicking, were gathered together, asleep on the ground, their gangly limbs folded up beneath them like deck chair legs while their standing parents continued to munch … a vision bovine of contentment.

The Nats returned from their wanderings, some leaving for home and some joined the ever hospitable John for a cup of tea and a look around his garden. Botanical highlights included the reddish-purple thistle-like Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, Marsh Pea Lathyrus palustris (Inkles Moor, Thorne being one of its last UK locations), and Weasel’s Snout Misopates orontium its pink flowers resembling miniature snapdragons. Meanwhile, John’s words of wisdom were being drowned out by piercing utterances from next doors very loud and vocal cockerel.

Our too early attempts at bat detecting picked up a mysterious slow tick-tick-tick at 20kh which turned out to be the electric fence keeping livestock out of John’s garden! However, John climbed up into the farm loft where a colony of Brown Long-eared bats had been known, and gathered up a handful of discarded moth wings most of which were from Yellow Underwing moths, these providing evidence of substantial meals for these relatively large bats.

Thanks are due to John for devoting his time, knowledge and initiative to making this such an interesting and enjoyable evening.

CAH

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Meet: 1.30 pm on Pit Lane (near Treeton Village Community Centre). S60 5QY
Leader : Louise Hill
This will be a joint meeting with the South Yorkshire Botany Group

Details of proposed walk
From the meeting point we will take a short walk through the housing estate to the footpath at the western end of the Treeton Tip. The tip is a naturally-restored colliery spoil heap on the northern edge of Treeton Village with areas of lowland heath, young birch woodland, scrub, tall herbs and a low flower-rich open mosaic habitat on a warm south-facing slope. A good site for flowering herbs, birds, butterflies (possibly including dingy skipper) and other insects.

The terrain is surfaced but in places slightly eroded paths with a gradual climb on the ‘Douglas Edwards Meteor Way’ to a viewpoint bench and a memorial plaque for the RAF pilot killed in a plane crash on the site in 1954. The return route offers the alternative of built steps or a sloping path of modest gradient.

Distance under 2 km including optional short diversion on worn but un-surfaced paths through the grassland and scrub.

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The Doncaster Green Space Network is a collaborative network of community groups, volunteers and organisations, with the ultimate goal of supporting each other and the natural environment around Doncaster.
In attending network meetings we met up with Dave Ketteridge of the Friends of Jubilee Park, Hatfield (DN7 6QE) who asked if the Nats could look at the biodiversity potential of their greenspace.

The relatively long list of tree and shrub species reflects the enthusiasm and generosity of the Friends since most were donated and planted by these noble enthusiasts (see https://co-operate.coop.co.uk/groups/friends-of-jubilee-park/).

This is a report of three brief visits.

Preliminary list of Plants and Animals recorded at Jubilee Park, Hatfield		9 May  2024	10 & 11 July 2025
Vernacular Name	Taxonomic Name
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Ash	Fraxinus excelsior	●	●
Birch (Silver)	Betula pendula	●	●
Bird Cherry	Prunus pardus	●	●
Blackthorn	Prunus spinosa	●	●
Bramble	Rubus frutucosus agg.	●	●
Buddleia	Buddleja davidii	●	●
Cherry (flowering)	Cerasus serrulata	●	●
Common (Pedunculate) Oak	Quercus robur	●	●
Common Alder	Alnus glutinosa	●	●
Crack Willow	Salix x fragilis		●
Dogwood	Cornus sanguinea		●
Elm	Ulmus glabra	●
False Acacia	Robinia pseudoacacia		●
Field Maple	Acer campestre	●	●
Goat Willow	Salix caprea	●	●
Gorse (on sandy bank on northern boundary	Ulex europaeus	●
Guelder Rose	Viburnum opulus	●
Hawthorn	Crataegus monogyna	●	●
Hazel	Corylus avellana	●	●
Hazel (Purple)	Corylus maxima Purpurea	●
Hornbeam	Carpinus betulus	●	●
Ivy	Hedera helix	●	●
Lime	Tilia x europaea		●
Norway Maple	Acer platanoides	●	●
Poplar sp.	Populus sp.	●	●
Red Oak	Quercus rubra		●
Rose (Dog)	Rosa canina	●	●
Rose sp.	Rosa sp.	●	●
Rowan	Sorbus aucuparia	●	●
Southern Beech (SE/6609 only)	Nothofagus sp.	●	●
Spindle	Euonymus europaeus	●
Sycamore	Acer pseudoplatanus	●	●
Tree Lavatera	Lavatera thuringiaca		●
Walnut	Juglans regia	●	●
Yew	Taxus baccata	●	●
Herbs
Annual Meadow-grass	Poa annua	●	●
Black Horehound	Ballota nigra		●
Black Knapweed	Centaurea nigra		●
Bluebell (Native)	Hyacinthoides non-scripta	●
Bluebell (Spanish)	Hyacinthoides hispanica	●
Bracken	Pteridium aquilinum	●
Broad Dock	Rumex obtusifolius	●	●
Buttercup (Bulbus)	Ranunculus bulbosus	●
Buttercup (Creeping)	Ranunculus repens	●	●
Cleavers	Galium aparine	●	●
Cock’s-foot grass	Dactylis glomerata	●	●
Common Bent grass	Agrostis capillaris		●
Common Mallow	Malva sylvetris		●
Common Ragwort	Jacobaea vulgaris		●
Common Sorrel	Rumex acetosa		●
Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	●
Corn Marigold	Chrysanthemum sagetum		●
Cornflower	Centaurea cyanus		●
Cow Parsley	Anthriscus sylvestris	●
Creeping Thistle	Circium arvense	●	●
Crosswort	Cruciata laevipes	●
Dandelion	Taraxacum obtusifolius	●	●
Dog Violet	Viola riviniana	●
Dove’s-foot Cranesbill	Geranium molle	●	●
False Oat-grass	Arrhenatherum elatius		●
Fat Hen	Chenopodium album		●
Foxglove	Digitalis purpurea	●	●
Germander Speedwell	Veronica chamaedrys	●
Great Stitchwort	Stellaria holostea	●	●
Hedge Mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	●	●
Hogweed	Heracleum sphondylium	●	●
Ivy-leaved Speedwell	Veronica hederifolia	●
Knotgrass	Polygonum  aviculare		●
Lanceolate Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	●	●
Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	●
Meadow Foxtail	Alopecurus pratensis	●
Mouse-ear	Cerastium fontanum	●
Mugwort	Artemisa vulgaris	●	●
Opium Poppy	Papava somnifrum		●
Ox-eye Daisy	Leucanthemun vulgare		●
Prickly Sow Thistle	Sonchus asper		●
Rat-tail Plantain	Plantago major	●	●
Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	●	●
Rosebay	Chamerion angustifolium	●	●
Rye Grass	Lolium perenne		●
Shepherds Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris		●
Smooth Meadow-grass	Poa pratensis	●
Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	●	●
Stinging nettle	Urtica dioica	●	●
Sweet Vernal-grass	Anthoxanthum odoratum	●
Viper’s Bugloss	Echium vulgare		●
Wall Barley	Hordeum murinum		●
Weld	Reseda luteola		●
White Bryony	Bryonia dioica	●	●
White Campion	Silene latifolia		●
White Clover	Trifolium repens		●
White Deadnettle	Lamium album	●	●
Wild Carrot	Daucus carota		●
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium		●
Yellow-horned Poppy	Glaucium flavum		●
Yorkshire Fog	Holcus lanatus		●
BIRDS
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	●
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	●	●
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita		●
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	●
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	●
Swallow	Hirundo rustica		●
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	●
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	●	●
MAMMALS
Mole (hills)	Talpa europaea	●	●
Rabbit (droppings)	Oryctolagus cuniculus		●
INVERTEBRATES
Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Gatekeeper Butterfly	Pyronia tithonus		●
Holly Blue Butterfly	Celastrina argiolus	●
Large White Butterfly	Pieris brassicae		●
Meadow Brown Butterfly	Maniola jurtina		●
Orange Tip Butterfly	Anthocharis cardamines	●
Peacock Butterfly	Agalis io		●
Ringlet Butterfly	Aphantopus hyperantus		●
Small Skipper	Thymelicus sylvestris		●
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly	Aglias urtcae	●
Small White Butterfly	Pieris rapae		●
Hemiptera (Bugs)
A Shield Bug	Coreus marginatus		●
Sloe Shield Bug	Dolycoris baccarum		●
Green Shield Bug	Palomena prasina	●
Coleoptera (Beetles)
16-spot Ladybird	Tytthaspis 16-punctata		●
7-spot Ladybird	Coccinella 7-punctata		●
Harlequin Ladybird	Harmonia axyridis	●
Soldier Beetle	Rhagonycha fulva		●
Arachnida (Spiders)
A Crab Spider	Xysticus cristatus		●
Candy-stripe Spider (yellow form)	Enoplognatha ovata		●
Plant Galls
Blackthorn (+ Pocket Plum gall)	Taphrina pruni (Fungus)	●
Cauliflower Gall on Ash flower	Aceria fraxinivora (Mite)	●
Gall on Cleavers	Cecidophyes rouhollahi (Mite)	●

The areas of unmown grass sword revealed the native habitat/plant communities related to the prevailing sandy soil type and would warrant a detailed botanical survey revealing its National Vegetation Classification.

Areas of un-mown grasses both adjacent to the surrounding hedgerows and particularly those in the north-eastern areas, away from the sports pitches, were noticeably rich in numbers of individuals and species of invertebrates.

Ten sample collections, each of 20 sweeps of an insect net, produced 265 specimens (not including the myriads of young stages of plant bugs & Aphids) (see table 1). Due to the wide range of taxonomic groups and life stages represented, species identification was not practicable. However, eight major taxonomic groups of invertebrates were encountered.

The basis of the grassland food chain would have been formed by the young plant bugs and Aphids which feed on plant sap. The main feeders on grass stems and leaves would be the Grasshoppers and the larvae of the various Moth species. Both Grasshoppers and Moths have their specialist predators and parasites.

The most numerous insects encountered were the Plant Bugs most of which feed on plant sap, though some are predatory. Many of the Beetles were related to the Ladybirds and are therefore predators of Aphids. The Lacewings, both as adults and larvae also feed on Aphids. Flies, although relatively numerous were under-represented due to many escaping before they could be counted, however some would have originated from organic materials in the soil and leaf-litter, some were predatory on other invertebrates and the colourful Hover-Flies feed on nectar of flowering plants, though the larvae of many species are Aphid predators.

The two Ichneumons (related to bees & wasps) are parasitic on moth larvae. The Spiders are generalist invertebrate predators, though the crab-spiders specialise in catching insects visiting flower heads.

Table 1. shows the results of this preliminary survey of the un-mown grassland units and figure 1 shows the relative abundance of the Taxonomic groups.

Table 1.

Biodiversity and abundance of invertebrates  in unmown grassland based on 10 samples  of 20 Sweeps with an insect net (H = adjacent to hedge; G = grassland)
	H	H	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	Total
Taxonomic group
Arachnida (Spiders etc.)	2	3	3	2	6	1		3	2	1	23
Coleoptera (Beetles)	8	11	3	4	2	7	3	8	8	8	62
Diptera (Flies)		4	5	5	1	6	6	3		5	35
Hemiptera (Plant bugs)	6	10	11	8	18	24	11	22	6	10	126
Hymenoptera (Ichneumons)	1								1		2
Lepidoptera (Micro-moths & moth larvae)	1	1				3	3	3	1	2	14
Neuroptera (Lacewings)			1					1			2
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)			1					2			3
											265

Figure 1 Relative abundance of Taxonomic groups.

In revealing a greater level of biodiversity than one would have imagined for a park primarily managed to provide sports pitches, this study has demonstrated the ecological benefits of allowing defined areas to grow, flower, seed and remain as un-cut grassland into the summer. However, whether this preliminary sample survey is representative of the potential biodiversity and ecology of the Jubilee Park grassland is a moot point. It was relatively limited in extent, undertaken after a period of prolonged drought and during a notable heatwave.

Repeat surveys involving biology students from local schools would be rewarding, educational and could demonstrate to Local Authority Park managers the benefits of this form of management.

Nora Boyle & Colin Howes
Doncaster Naturalists’ Society.
July 2025

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Meeting Reports July 2025

Date: Thursday 3rd July 2025.
Start time: 10.30am.
Duration of visit: 3 to 4 hours.
Distance: ¾ mile max.
Leaders: Nora Boyle and Colin Howes

Proprietors: Kerry & Richard Haslam. Home Farm & Lodge 

Background Notes: The Austerfield parish is celebrated for its biodiversity, not least for its geographical position as the first port of call for new species moving into the Yorkshire region. Following a popular YWT Open Gardens event on 8 May, which showed the site had a potential for a natural history survey, the leaders arranged with the site owners Kerry & Richard Haslam to organize a bioblitz, commencing with the opening of a moth trap set the previous evening.

This linear site which extends east ca. 240m from the A614 Austerfield High Street, commences with the 18^th century Home Farm main buildings, followed by a series of brick and pantile agricultural outbuildings converted into holiday lodges. Gardens are planted up with culinary herbs and a range of species to attract pollinating and nectar-feeding insects. Extensive use of recycled building materials, railway sleepers etc. have been employed in the garden design with a view to providing refuges for a range of invertebrates. The boundary hedgerows (which exhibit a fascinatingly low browse-line to the height of the miniature goats) are species-rich, provide bird nesting sites and are maintained to provide blossom for pollinating and nectaring insects. The four major canopy trees in a row down the centre of the lower pasture are remnants of an 18^th century field boundary.

CAH.

 

BIRDS
Blackbird	Turdus merula
Blackheaded Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Over
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Over
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Goldcrest		Fledgling rescued from flying in to bed room through open window.
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Chirruping call of young being fed in bottom Oak tree + white-splash droppings beneath tree
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Fledgling found dead.
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Song heard and seen feeding on lawn
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	In Spring built nest but deserted. Over
Willow Warbler	Philloscopus trochilus	Singing.
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	Up to 10 on power lines.
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
FLOWERING PLANTS & FERNS
Annual Meadow-grass	Poa annua	Grassy edges
Apple	Malus domestica (various varieties)	Orchard
Barren Brome	Bromus sterilis.	Grassy edges
Basil	Ocimum basilicum	Herb Garden
Black Currant	Ribes nigrum	Veg. Garden
Black Horehound	Ballota nigra	Grassy edges, Nettle & Thistle beds.
Bramble	Rubus fruticosus agg.	Hedgerows
Borage	Borago officinalis	Herb Garden
Broad Dock	Rumex obtusifolius	Grassy edges
Broad-leaved Plantain	Plantago major	Rough edges
Buddleija	Buddleja davidii	Herbaceous Borders
Cherry-plum	Prunus	Hedgerow
Cleavers	Galium aparine	Hedgerows & Grassy edges
Climbing Hydrangea	Hydrangea petiolaris	Wall of Lodge
Cock’s-foot Grass	Dactylis glomerata	Grassy edges
Common Bent-grass		No Mow May lawns
Common (pedunculate) Oak	Quercus robur	4 large canopy trees remaining from 18th C. hedgerow. Lower pasture. V Biodiverse
Common Ragwort	Jacobea vulgaris	Grassy edges
Coriander	Coriandrum sativum	Herb Garden
Creeping Buttercup	Ranunculus repens	Grassy edges
Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	Grassy edges
Daisy	Bellis perennis	Grassy edges
Damson	Prunus domestica subsp insititia	Orchard
Dill	Anethum graveolens	Herb Garden
Hedgehog Broom	Erinacea anthyllis	Herb Garden
Elder	Sambucus nigra	Hedgerows
False Oat-grass	Arrhenatherum elatius	Grassy edges
Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare	Herb Garden & Veg. garden.
Fenugreek	Trigonella foenum-graecum	Herb Garden
Field Maple	Acer campestre	Hedgerows
Fig	Ficus carica	Orchard
Foxglove	Digitalis purpurea	Herbaceous Borders
Great Burnet	Sanguisorba officinalis	Herb Garden
Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Rough edges
Hawthorn	Crataegus monogyna	Hedgerows
Chives	Allium schoenoprasum	Herb Garden
Holly	Ilex aquifolium	Hedgerow
Honeysuckle	Lonicera periclymenum	Herbaceous Borders/ Hedgerows
Horse Chestnut	Aesculus hippocastanum	Overhanging from neighbouring garden.
Jerusalem Sage	Phlomis frticosa	Herbaceous Borders
Lemon Balm	Melissa officinalis	Herb Garden
Love-in-a-mist	Nigella damascene	Herbaceous Borders
Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	Zink Water Trough
Monkey Flower	Mimulus sp.	Zink Water Trough
Opium Poppy	Papaver somniferum	Herbaceous Borders
Oregano	Oregano vulgaris	Herb Garden
Ox-eye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Grassy edges
Parsley	Petroselinum crispum	Herb Garden
Pear	Pyrus communis	Orchard
Perforated St. John’s-wort	Hypericum perforatum
Pine sp.	Fine, cone-bearing mature specimen. Species not determined.	Boundary hedge
Plum	Prunus domestica var.	Orchard
Prickley Sowthistle	Sonchus asper	Grassy edges
Red Dead-nettle	Lamium purpureum	Grassy edges
Rough Meadow-grass	Poa trivialis	Grassy edges
Rye Grass	Lolium perenne	Grassy edges
Shaster Daisy	Leucanthemum x superbum	Herbaceous Borders
Spear Mint	Mentha spicata	Herb Garden
Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Large beds adjacent to hedgerows in lower pasture. V biodiverse.
Stinging Nettle	Urtica dioica	Large beds adjacent to hedgerow and on earth mound in lower pasture. V biodiverse.
Tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	Herb Garden
V. large Scotch Thistle	? Onopordum acanthium	Lodge garden
White Clover	Trifolium repens	Grassy edges
White Dead-nettle	Lamium album	Grassy edges
Wisteria	Wisteria sinensis	Flowering spn. festooning proprietors house.
Yorkshire Fog	Holcus lanatus	No Mow May lawns

CAH.

 

Common name	Taxonomic name	No.	Location	Grid ref.	Date	Recorder	Notes
MOTHS (Lepidoptera)
Bird Cherry Ermine	Ypsolopha sequela	2	Veg garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Bright line brown eye	Lacanobia oleracea	2	Veg garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD
Buff Ermine	Spilosoma lurea	13	Veg garden 12 Orchard 1	SK 662946 & SK662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour & Actinic traps
Buff Tip	Phalera bucephala	3	Veg garden 2 Orchard 1	SK 662946 & SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour & Actinic traps
Burnished Brass	Diachrysia chrysitis	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Clay	Mytimna ferrago	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Common Footman	Hermina tarsipennalis	7	Veg garden 6 Orchard 2	SK 662946 & SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour & Actinic traps
Common Rustic	Mesapamea secalis	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha	7	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Dwarf Cream Wave	Idaea fuscovenosa	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Elephant Hawk moth	Delephila elpenor	4	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua comes	2	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Lesser Treble Bar	Aplocera efformata	1	Orchard	SK661946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Actinic trap
Light Emerald	Campaea mrgaritata	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Peppered Moth	Biston Betularia	2	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Riband Wave	Idea aversata	4	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Satin Beauty	Deileptenia ribeata	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Scalloped Oak	Crocalis elinguaria	1	Orchard	SK661946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Actinic trap
Single Dotted Wave	Idea dinidiata	4	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Small Magpie	Anania hortulata	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Smokey Wainscot	Mythimna ferrago	7	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Spectacle	Abrostola tripartita	3	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Straw Dot	Rivula sericealis	1	Field	SK 662946	3.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Day flying
Uncertain	Hoplodrina octogenaria	12	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Willow Beauty	Peribitodes rhombpidaria	2	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Yellow-tail Moth	Euproctis similis	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Micro-moths
Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner	Cameraria ohridella		Foliage overhanging from Horse Chestnut in adjacent garden	SK 662946	5.7.25		Leaf miners affecting foliage.
A Micro moth	Cochylis atricaptor	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Mother of Pearl	Patania ruralis	2	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
Rosy Tabby	Endotricha flammealis	1	Veg Garden	SK 662946	2.7.25	NB;PD;AD	Mercury vapour trap
BUTTERFLIES (Lepidoptera)
Brimstone	Gonepteryx rhamni		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Brown Argus	Aricia agrestis	1	Creeping Thistle Bed	SK 662946	3.7.25	Tricia Haigh
Comma	Polygonia c-album		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Green-veined White	Pieris napi		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Large White	Pieris brassicae		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Purple Hairstreak	Favonius quercus	1	Creeping Thistle Bed	SK 662946	3.7.25	Colin Howes
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Small Copper	Lycaena phlaeas		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Small Skipper	Thymelicus sylvestris		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Small Tortoiseshell	Aglis urticae		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
Small White	Pieris rapae		General	SK 662946	3.7.25
BEETLES (Coleoptera)
Adonis Ladybird	Hippodamia varigata		General	SK 662946	3.7.25	Paul Davis
7-spot Ladybird	Coccinella 7-punctata		General	SK 662946	3.7.25	Colin Howes
2-spot Ladybird	Adalia 2-punctata		General	SK 662946	3.7.25	Colin Howes
16-spot Ladybird	Micrapsis 16-punctata		General	SK662946	3.7.25	Colin Howes
Halequin Ladybird	Harmonia axyridis		General	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Nora Boyle	Black with red spots
Empty ladybird pupal case			Red currant leaves	SK662946		Nora Boyle; Tricia Haigh	Not Harlequin ladybird pupae
Soldier Beetle	Rhagonycha fulva		Nettle Beds	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Colin Howes	Many
Thick-thighed Flower Beetle	Oedemerus nobilis			SK662946	3.7.25	Paul Davis
BUGS (Hemiptera)
Brassica Shieldbug	Eurydema oleraceae (nymph)		Veg. Garden	SK662946	3.7.25	Tricia Haigh
Sloe Shieldbug	Dolycornis baccarum		Herbaceous border	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Nora Boyle	Adults & intars.
Common Nettle Bug	Liocoris tripustulatus		Verbascum	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Tricia Haigh; Colin Howes
Potato Capsid Bug	Clostreotomus norvegicus			SK662946	3.7.25	Tricia Haigh
Red Bug	Deraeocoris ruber		Fennel	SK662946	3.7.25	Tricia Haigh
A Capsid Bug	Lygocoris pubulinus		Nettle Beds	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes
A Bug	Heterotoma planicornis		Nettle Beds	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes
FLIES (Diptera)
A Robber Fly	Machimus atricapilus		Nettle Beds	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Colin Howes
Common Banded Hoverfly	Sirphus rybesii		Herbaceous Borders; Creeping Thistle Beds; Fennel flower heads.	SK662946	3.7.25	Nora Boyle; Paul Davis; Colin Howes
Common Globetail	Sphaerophoria scripta			SK662946	3.7.25	Pal Davis
Marmalade Hoverfly	Episyrphus balteatus		Herbaceous Borders; Creeping Thistle Beds; Fennel flower heads.	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Nora Boyle; Paul Davis; Colin Howes
Hairy-eyed Flower Fly	Syrphus torvus			SK662946	3.7.25	Pal Davis
Two-banded Spearthorn (Hoverfly)	Chrysotoxum bicintum			SK662946	3.7.25	Pal Davis
Common Greenbottle	Lucillia sericita		Veg Garden	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Nora Boyle; Paul Davis
Picture-winged Fly	Urophora cardui		Creeping Thistle stems	SK662946	5.7.25	Nora Boyle	Larvae inside gall
	Phryxe remea		Nettle Bed	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes
	Zomorphyia temula			SK662946	5.7.25	Identified by Andrew Grayson, YNU Diptera recorder
HYMENOPTERA (Bees, Wasps etc)
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee	Bombus terrestris		Herbaceous Borders	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Nora Boyle; Paul Davis
Carder Bee	Bombus pascuorum		Creeping Thistle	SK662946	5.7.25	Nora Boyle
Wool Carder Bee	Antherium municatum		Herbaceous Borders	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes
Common Wasp	Vespula vulgaris			SK662946	3.7.25	Paul Davis
An Ichneumon wasp	Ichneumon xanthorius			SK662946	3.7.25	Paul Davis
An Ichneumon wasp	Itoplectis maculator			SK662946	3.7.25	Paul Davis
A Solitary Wasp f.	Crabro cribrarius		Creeping Thistle	SK662946	5.7.25	Kerry Haslam; Nora Boyle; Colin Howes
Median Wasp (worker. Dark variety)	Dolicovespula media		Red Currant leaves	SK662946	3 & 5.7.25	Nora Boyle; Paul Davis; Kerry Haslam
ARACHNIDA (Spiders etc.)
A Harvest Spider	Leiobunum blackwalli		Herbaceous Border	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes
A Crab Spider	Xysticus cristatus		Creeping Thistle beds	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes
Running Crab Spider f.	Philodromus aureoles	1	Creeping Thistle beds	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes
A Funnel Web Spider	Agelina labyrinthica		Nettle Beds	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes	Large webs in nettle beds on mound
Candy-stripe Spider (2m 7f)	Enoplognatha ovata		Bramble leaves	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes	Yellow variety.
Window Frame spider	Amaurobius similis		Webs around open out-building	SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes
MOLLUSCA
Common Garden Snail	Helix aspersa	1		SK662946	5.7.25	Colin Howes