Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 10

2012-11-08 Thread Evan Jones
If Ash begins to struggle to maintain it's fast growing quick colonising role in Sussex will Sycamore (which seems to be becoming locally dominant in many old coppiced woods that I visit in East Sussex) step in to the gap? What native tree species might be plated in die back areas? Personally I

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 15

2012-11-11 Thread Evan Jones
Why Spider bite? Could be lots oif other reasons. Hoiwever there will be two tiny puncture marks couple of mm apart from an adult spider. that should be visible with a magnifying glass if it is spider. Steatoda nobilis is getting everywhere now, inside and outside. Probably reducing native

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 19

2012-11-12 Thread Evan Jones
Handling spiders is usually OK. To get them to bite it is best to squeeze them gently against a body part. Then its a cert. This is the most common way that people are bitten accidentally when the spider is stuck in clothing or bedding or if it is picked up accidentally in firewood or garden

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 83, Issue 16

2013-04-24 Thread Evan Jones
Must be me not being in the social networking generation but.hey! On 24 April 2013 14:47, adastra-requ...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk wrote: Send Adastra mailing list submissions to adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 83, Issue 17

2013-04-24 Thread Evan Jones
reach the person managing the list at adastra-ow...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Adastra digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Adastra Digest, Vol 83, Issue 16 (Evan Jones) 2. Re: Adastra Digest, Vol

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 87, Issue 4

2013-08-30 Thread Evan Jones
Looks like a forget-me-not to me from here On 30 August 2013 13:26, adastra-requ...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk wrote: Send Adastra mailing list submissions to adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 87, Issue 4

2013-08-30 Thread Evan Jones
=-pEgUvGSLNCQhQf0_oD4CAsqi=2ved=0CDcQ9QEwAgdur=318 On 30 August 2013 13:36, Evan Jones bushbaby.lo...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like a forget-me-not to me from here On 30 August 2013 13:26, adastra-requ...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk wrote: Send Adastra mailing list submissions to adastra

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 101, Issue 1

2014-10-09 Thread Evan Jones
No worries. This is what the Environment agency drainage crew do every year for more or less the whole of Pevensey Levels SSSI. The first sign of rain in the autumn- sluices open fully. Water levels in many main dykes drop to fatal levels for many fish. Inverts are exposed to drying, frosts etc.

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 124, Issue 1

2016-12-01 Thread Evan Jones
no not another one-but this one really matters) https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-sell-off-of-eastbournes-public-downland?source=facebook; There is a meeting this Saturday https://www.facebook.com/events/1133206723395980/ Crucial moment in downland conservation is this! Evan Jones On 1