2023 Invert Surveys

FTNCG has engaged EMEC’s Entomologist (Adrian Dutton) to carry out invertebrate surveys covering both freshwater (aquatic) and terrestrial invertebrate surveys, funded primarily by the Sherwood Landscape Partnership’s Miner2Major (M2M) scheme.

The sweet sap from this tree stump is attracting invertebrates. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
Alder leaf beetle (Agelastica alni). Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata). Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
Nut Leaf Weevil (Strophosoma melanogrammum). Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
A bug trap strategically placed near a birch polypore bracket fungus (Fomitopsis betulina). Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
Adrian showing us how to install a pitfall starting with two plastic cups buried in the ground. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
Pitfalls need grates to ensure no small mammals fall in. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
No pitfall is not complete without a stylish ‘umbrella’. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
Sam learning from Adrian. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
Pitfalls being installed in the marshy area at the top of Pond 3. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.
Adrian inspecting a specimen attracted to the sap from that tree stump. Photograph taken by Shlomo Dowen on the 24th of May 2023.