No fewer than 15 Common Lizards on a short section of wooden fencepost by the eastern pools, just where there is a footpath which runs off to the south
2 Comma
1 Speckled Wood
4 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Peacock on a very small buddelia
Plenty of Black and Common Darters
all photos taken with a fairly crappy but effective little camera!
310 Black Darter...most at Teneral stage...once more a great emergence of this Darter on the mosses... there were more but not on a Dragonfly survey today...these were flushed as I passed through the vegetation....
2 bats sp - bigger than Pipistrelle but didnt seem as large as Noctule. I could hear their clicks. Flying at about 20 feet off the ground. Anyone any ideas? 1 Toad
pete berry said
Tue Jun 23 6:05 PM, 2020
Never seen so many Small Tortoishell butterflies for years,18 on one small patch of thistle flowers ,must have seen getting on for 100 in a walk around the rear of Little Woolden Moss, hopefully a sign that they're making a comeback.
Steven Nelson said
Sat Jun 20 8:33 PM, 2020
Irlam, Chat & Little Woolden Mosses this afternoon
1 Vole sp.ran across the path
Butterflies: Large numbers of Small Tortoishell 4 Red Admiral 1 Painted Lady 1 Large Skipper 1 Meadow Brown 1 Large White
Dragonflies: 2 Black Darter 1 Four-Spotted Chaser
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jun 17 9:12 PM, 2020
Well over 40 Small Tortoishells on Little Woolden Moss this late afternoon/early evening and singles of Red Admiral, Peacock and best of all, a very approachable Painted Lady (photo handheld iPhone XS)
5 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Large Skipper butterflies.
1 Common Carpet moth.
Also the first Cleg of the season.
Andy Bissitt said
Wed Jun 3 8:45 PM, 2020
pete berry wrote:
Lancashire Wildlife Trust are releasing Large Heath butterflies on the mosslands at the moment, hopefully to bring back this species to an area where it apparently was once common. There was an article about it in the Guardian recently and the releases are being shown live on Chester Zoos webcam. Let's hope it's a success and we get this species back for good.
White-faced darter too I believe, and bog bush-cricket. The moth, Manchester Treble-bar would also be nice, as it is named after our local area where it was first discovered. Pity all this is really too late for the likes of (most) of us!
pete berry said
Tue Jun 2 6:58 PM, 2020
Lancashire Wildlife Trust are releasing Large Heath butterflies on the mosslands at the moment, hopefully to bring back this species to an area where it apparently was once common. There was an article about it in the Guardian recently and the releases are being shown live on Chester Zoos webcam. Let's hope it's a success and we get this species back for good.
pete berry said
Mon May 25 9:03 PM, 2020
Nice big fungi on an Oak tree in Rindle Woods which I think is called Chicken of the Woods.
Took this pic this morning on Little Woolden Moss,presumably a day flying moths,nearest I can find is Latticed Heath which fits the bill for habitat and time. Anyone got any other ideas?
-- Edited by pete berry on Wednesday 20th of May 2020 04:00:29 PM
-- Edited by pete berry on Wednesday 20th of May 2020 04:16:51 PM
I don't think any other ideas are necessary Pete. Look good to me.
Andy
pete berry said
Wed May 20 3:30 PM, 2020
Took this pic this morning on Little Woolden Moss,presumably a day flying moths,nearest I can find is Latticed Heath which fits the bill for habitat and time. Anyone got any other ideas?
-- Edited by pete berry on Wednesday 20th of May 2020 04:00:29 PM
-- Edited by pete berry on Wednesday 20th of May 2020 04:16:51 PM
1 Small Copper - my first of the year 4 male Orange Tip Good numbers of Four-Spotted Chasers including a one ovipositing. Plenty of Large Red Damselflies including a copulating pair.
The large numbers of dragonflies and damselflies attracting 2 feeding Hobbies.
Steven Nelson said
Thu May 7 10:24 PM, 2020
Little Woolden Moss this morning
1 Common Lizard basking in the morning sun 2 Orange Tip 1 Four-Spotted Chaser Numerous Large Red Damselflies
Steven Nelson said
Sun May 3 8:18 PM, 2020
Chat Moss this morning:
3 Four-Spotted Chasers Numerous Large Red Damselflies 3 Orange Tips A few Green Tiger Beetles running around
Steven Nelson said
Thu Apr 30 3:44 PM, 2020
Chat Moss 1 rather sickly looking Brown Rat slowly walked across my path this morning.
Steven Nelson said
Sun Apr 26 4:15 PM, 2020
Chat Moss this morning:
1 Four-Spotted Chaser dragonfly Good numbers of Large Red Damselfy 4 Orange Tip butterflies 1 Green Tiger Beetle
Steven Nelson said
Tue Apr 21 8:51 PM, 2020
Little Woolden Moss - afternoon
2 Large Red Damselflies newly emerged 2 Orange Tip butterflies
Steven Nelson said
Tue Apr 14 2:51 PM, 2020
Little Woolden Moss this morning
2 Speckled Wood butterflies - my first of the year.
Steven Nelson said
Sat Apr 11 1:39 PM, 2020
Little Woolden Moss:
1 Common Lizard 1 Green Tiger Beetle 4 Orange Tip butterflies
Steven Nelson said
Thu Apr 9 1:29 PM, 2020
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
1 Common Lizard seen scurrying through the long grass next to the path 4 Orange Tip butterflies
Steven Nelson said
Wed Apr 8 1:29 PM, 2020
Little Woolden Moss 2 Green Tiger Beetles 1 Large White Butterfly
On Little Woolden Moss this afternoon:
No fewer than 15 Common Lizards on a short section of wooden fencepost by the eastern pools, just where there is a footpath which runs off to the south
2 Comma
1 Speckled Wood
4 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Peacock on a very small buddelia
Plenty of Black and Common Darters
all photos taken with a fairly crappy but effective little camera!
1 Painted Lady
2 Painted Lady butterflies
Little Woolden Moss Nature Reserve
1 Brown Hawker
2 Southern Hawker
34 Black Darter
8 Common Darter.
290820 Noon
Little Woolden Moss Nature Reserve
1 Painted Lady Butterfly
2 Comma Butterfly
21 Black Darter
5 Common Darter
2 Southern Hawker.
Croxden
14 Black Darter
4 Common Darter.
Little Woolden Moss Nature reserve
1 Painted Lady
2 Speckled Wood Butterfly
12 Black Darter
1 Southern Hawker Dragonfly.
Croxden
28 Black Darter
1 Weasel.
Little Woolden Moss Nature Reserve
45 Black Darter
6 Meadow Brown
2 Painted Lady
5 Small Tortoiseshell
11 Common Darter.
Little Woolden Moss Nature reserve
5 Southern Hawker
2 Brown Hawker
2 Painted Lady Butterfly
2 Red Admiral Butterfly
180 Black Darter
2 Emperor Dragonfly...mating
32 Common Darter.
1 Bee rescued from a peat pool...its struggles sent out mini waves of vibration which led me to see it...
Little Woolden Moss Saturday am
2 Brown Hawker
3 Southern Hawker
90 Black Darter
2 Speckled Wood Butterfly
6 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
2 Painted Lady Butterfly
16 Common Darter.
Little Woolden Moss...with the strong gusting wind keeping most insects in cover
30 Black Darter
5 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly.
Croxden am
1 Brown Hawker ovipositing
1 pair of Emerald Damselfly mating
1 Southern Hawker
130 Black Darter
2 Brown Hawker
1 Emperor Dragonfly...female
14 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
30 Emerald Damselfly.
Little Woolden Moss Nature reserve
2 Southern Hawker
1 Brown Hawker
3 Painted Lady Butterfly
15 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
1 Red Admiral Butterfly
2 Speckled Wood Butterfly
Little Woolden Moss Nature Reserve...East Pool Area
1 Southern Hawker
1 Brown Hawker
35 Black Darter
24 Common Darter
2 Painted Lady Butterfly
1 Red Admiral
6 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly.
Little Woolden Moss Nature Reserve FN38
53 Black Darter
1 Painted Lady
18 Common Darter
1 Longhorn Beetle noted.
Croxden FN65
1 Southern Hawker
90 Black Darter
Croxden
310 Black Darter...most at Teneral stage...once more a great emergence of this Darter on the mosses... there were more but not on a Dragonfly survey today...these were flushed as I passed through the vegetation....
1 Fox
2 Painted Lady butterflies
Hundreds of Black Darter
Quite a few Southern Hawkers
Also, I notice that xeno-canto has a recording of Bog Bush-Cricket. Didn't know they did non-birds !
https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Metrioptera-brachyptera
-- Edited by John Watson on Saturday 15th of August 2020 10:14:58 AM
Thanks Andy for the info wrt one of my constant companions at this time of the year out on the Moss!
Love the picture Dave. Looking at guides, and on the internet, it appears to be a twin-lobed deerfly. Glad to say I don't come across them that often!
Andy B.
Little Woolden Moss FN38
46 Black Darter
3 Painted Lady Butterfly
2 Southern Hawker
3 Brown Hawker
22 Common Darter
6 Bog Bush Cricket heard
8 Horsefly bites sustained...at least....the nature of the area I'm afraid...but not of Horseflies...thankfully!
Weasel (NW corner)
Sev Black Darter
Sev Common Darter
Emperor Dragonfly
Painted Lady by E entrance
Sev Peacock
Sev billion Clegs (else I'd have ID'd other butterflies)
Little Woolden Moss Nature Reserve FN38
1 Bog Bush Cricket laying eggs...
2 Painted Lady Butterfly
5 Brown Hawker
27 Black Darter
25 Common Darter
1 Small Skipper
That's it (few birds other than 100s of Swift)
3 Green Veined Whites, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Ringlet and 1 Small Heath.
No dragonflies were seen and just 2 Common Blue Damselflies.
2 Small Skipper butterflies
Also quite a number of discarded dragonfly wings on the peat - presumably Black Darter- left over from whatever has been feasting on them.
2 bats sp - bigger than Pipistrelle but didnt seem as large as Noctule. I could hear their clicks. Flying at about 20 feet off the ground. Anyone any ideas?
1 Toad
1 Vole sp.ran across the path
Butterflies:
Large numbers of Small Tortoishell
4 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
1 Large Skipper
1 Meadow Brown
1 Large White
Dragonflies:
2 Black Darter
1 Four-Spotted Chaser
Well over 40 Small Tortoishells on Little Woolden Moss this late afternoon/early evening and singles of Red Admiral, Peacock and best of all, a very approachable Painted Lady (photo handheld iPhone XS)
5 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Large Skipper butterflies.
1 Common Carpet moth.
Also the first Cleg of the season.
White-faced darter too I believe, and bog bush-cricket. The moth, Manchester Treble-bar would also be nice, as it is named after our local area where it was first discovered. Pity all this is really too late for the likes of (most) of us!
Nice to get it confirmed.
I don't think any other ideas are necessary Pete. Look good to me.
Andy
Took this pic this morning on Little Woolden Moss,presumably a day flying moths,nearest I can find is Latticed Heath which fits the bill for habitat and time. Anyone got any other ideas?
-- Edited by pete berry on Wednesday 20th of May 2020 04:00:29 PM
-- Edited by pete berry on Wednesday 20th of May 2020 04:16:51 PM
A rather obliging hedgehog this evening
1 Small Copper - my first of the year
4 male Orange Tip
Good numbers of Four-Spotted Chasers including a one ovipositing.
Plenty of Large Red Damselflies including a copulating pair.
The large numbers of dragonflies and damselflies attracting 2 feeding Hobbies.
1 Common Lizard basking in the morning sun
2 Orange Tip
1 Four-Spotted Chaser
Numerous Large Red Damselflies
3 Four-Spotted Chasers
Numerous Large Red Damselflies
3 Orange Tips
A few Green Tiger Beetles running around
1 rather sickly looking Brown Rat slowly walked across my path this morning.
1 Four-Spotted Chaser dragonfly
Good numbers of Large Red Damselfy
4 Orange Tip butterflies
1 Green Tiger Beetle
2 Large Red Damselflies newly emerged
2 Orange Tip butterflies
2 Speckled Wood butterflies - my first of the year.
1 Common Lizard
1 Green Tiger Beetle
4 Orange Tip butterflies
1 Common Lizard seen scurrying through the long grass next to the path
4 Orange Tip butterflies
2 Green Tiger Beetles
1 Large White Butterfly
Irlam Moss
1 Orange Tip - female