[Adastra] Invertebrate conservation on the radio

Dear All, This email came through from Matt Shardlow of Buglife - he did a talk at last years Sussex Biological Recorders Seminar: Buglife was on last weeks Nature programme talking about 2006, weather, invertebrate populations and funding for biodiversity research and delivery. As ever a

[Adastra] 2006 Butterflies

Dear All, Further to our butterfly conversations earlier on in the year, heres an interesting short summary of butterflies in 2006 from Graham Parris, (please note that this is pers com and not an official Butterfly Conservation comment): Spring flying species emerged late and in some cases in low

Re: [Adastra] Stoat

Dear Robin, What an interesting find! I have looked through our Stoat records and none of them appear to be from inside domestic dwellings. There are a few records around stables etc. Anecdotally, someone I know has a weasel or stoat living in their roof and it sometimes stashes dead squirrels

[Adastra] Sussex Biological Recorders Seminar

Dear All, We're pleased to invite you to next year's Sussex Biological Recorders Seminar. The event is to be held on Saturday 3rd March 2007. You can print out the invitation from our website: http://sxbrc.org.uk/files/2007_seminar_invite.pdf If you can't open PDF files on your

[Adastra] Dragonfly Talk

A message from John Luck - County Dragonfly Recorder: I have some exciting news for all our dragonfly recorders and anyone else who may be interested. I am very pleased to announce that David Chelmick will be giving a presentation at the Booth Museum on Wednesday 14th March 2007 at 7.30pm. His

[Adastra] Records Reminder!

Dear Recorders, It's really great reading all of your interesting records on the Adastra e-group, including alien species, in particular the Harlequin Ladybird, and early butterfly records at the moment. So, I thought that this would be a good time to remind everyone to make a note of these

[Adastra] Marine Mammal Course

A message from the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust based in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull: We are a research and education charity dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals and the marine environment. Our website is www.hwdt.org. We are running two marine mammal courses in Spring 2007

Re: [Adastra] Records Reminder!

Dear Jonathan, Many thanks for your email, you have raised a valid point which I should have mentioned in my original email. If you already send your records to Sussex recording groups there is no need for you to send them to us as well, as your records will be passed on to us via the recording

[Adastra] Sussex is great!

Dear All, I thought you might be interested in seeing this article from February's BBC Wildlife called The Best Place to Live in the UK. I have scanned it and you can see it here: http://sxbrc.org.uk/file_download/7/bbc_wildlife.pdf Sussex wasn't the winner, but ranks highly in some of the

[Adastra] Sussex is still great!

Dear All, It has been quite rightly pointed out that Sussex didn't appear on the top ten counties for wildflowers, grasses and trees on the BBC Wildlife article that I posted on Friday. So, being curious, I contacted Paul Harmes of the Sussex Botanical Recording Society who kindly totted up how

[Adastra] Riverfly Partnership Conference

Dear All, Please see below for the Riverfly Conference as advertised by Matt Shardlow of Buglife. All the best, Penny Penny Green Biodiversity Records Officer Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex, BN5 9SD Direct Line Tel: 01273-497521 Fax: 01273-494500

[Adastra] Widlife Etchings

Dear All, Check out this website: www.debbymason.co.uk for beautiful marine pictures which would make lovely presents. The lady that does these etchings has kindly given us one of her seahorse pictures to go on the front cover of this years SxBRC's Adastra publication. There are

[Adastra] North Pole Seedbank

Dear All, Thought you might like to see this fascinating BBC news item regarding the proposed Svalbard International Seedbank: ** 'Doomsday' vault design unveiled ** The final design for an Arctic doomsday seed vault, which will house all known varieties of crops, is unveiled.

[Adastra] Laccophilus poecilus (the Sussex Diving Beetle)

Hi Everyone, I thought you might be interested in the email below from Matt Shardlow of BugLife. Has anyone got any comments on this? We currently don't have any records of this species here at the SxBRC - Peter Hodge, is this something that you have recorded before? All the best, Penny Dear All

Re: [Adastra] Re Should the South Downs be a National Park

I've managed to vote 'yes' and it worked OK! So hopefully theres no conspiracy theories going on behind the scenes! Penny Green Biodiversity Records Officer Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex, BN5 9SD Direct Line Tel: 01273-497521 Fax: 02030700709 e-mail: [EMAIL

[Adastra] Spider ID

Hi everyone, Is anyone able to identify this spider please: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/412702777/ It was found on a kitchen floor in Lancing, West Sussex a couple of weeks ago. Any suggestions welcome! Very best wishes, Penny Penny Green Biodiversity Records Officer

Re: [Adastra] Hares Hunt at Heyshott

It is thought that the Hare was introduced to Britain as there is no evidence of them here before the Romans. Just from my own observations they appear to be on the increase in Sussex, although not in massive numbers they seem to be abundant in hotspot areas, such as Rye and Pagham but is this

Re: [Adastra] Dragonflies on the wing

Dear Sarah, For pictures check out: www.dragonflysoc.org.uk (pick 'UK species' on the lefthand menu) Or for a simple key check this website out: http://www.ghmahoney.org.uk/dragonfly/dfly_key.htm Has anyone else found a better online key that they tell us about? Of course you could invest

[Adastra] Oedemera nobilis?

Dear All, I have noticed quite a few metallic green beetles about Woods Mill this week and I think they are Oedemera nobilis (although if anyone thinks I could be mistaken please let me know!) Some have swollen bits on the top of the hind legs, which according to the book means that they are

[Adastra] Glow-worm season

Hi Everyone, The Glow-worm season is nearly upon us so this is an email to encourage you to go out and explore at night time - Its amazing what other things you might hear or see! The prime glowing time is mid-June to July but they can also still be seen in August and sometimes even September.

[Adastra] Stag Beetles

Hi Everyone, On Saturday at dusk I saw at least seven male Stag Beetles all around an Ivy-clad tree, looking for females perhaps? It was a wonderful sight, I had forgotton how impressive they are! This is an email to ask for any Stag beetle sightings that you may have over the next month or so.

[Adastra] Wood Ants

Dear All, The SxBRC holds 64 records of the UK BAP species Southern Wood Ant Formica rufa (a handful of which are in Kent) and although they are rare we're sure that there must be more locations with them present in Sussex. Here's a link to a map showing the 1km squares that we have records for:

[Adastra] Glow-worms

Dear All, Following my Glow-worm email a couple of weeks ago, I'm happy to say that they have just started glowing!! Has anyone else seen any yet? Whilst out on a midnight ramble on the Downs last night we found four Glow-worms along a track. So now is the time to get out there looking for them.

Re: [Adastra] Glow-worms

- is this likely or unusual? Jonathan PennyGreen wrote: Dear All, Following my Glow-worm email a couple of weeks ago, I'm happy to say that they have just started glowing!! Has anyone else seen any yet? Whilst out on a midnight ramble on the Downs last night we found four Glow-worms

Re: [Adastra] Ancient tree hunt

Dear All, Its interesting you should bring this up as there is a 'Wealden Ancient Tree Survey' that is just about to launch, being co-ordinated by Ali Wright based at the Sussex Wildlife Trust and on behalf of the Sussex Biodiversity Partnership. Working with the Ancient Tree Hunt Ali hopes to

[Adastra] Weeds and Wildflower Festival

The Weeds and Wildflower Festival is coming up this weekend, organised mostly by Bruce Middleton of the SDJC. For more information visit the website: http://tinyurl.com/2256sv Penny Green Biodiversity Records Officer Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex, BN5 9SD

[Adastra] Special Project Fred trips

Date Walk Saturday 15 DecemberPagham wildfowl wander (Pagham, nr Chichester, West Sussex) Pagham wildfowl wander (Pagham, nr Chichester, West Sussex) Location: Meet at the nature reserve car park. SZ 856,966. To find this drive round

[Adastra] Bugs Britannica

From Peter Marren BUGS BRITANNICA: We want your help I'm fielding a new project about insects and other invertebrates which I hope you will consider contributing to. It is called Bugs Britannica. The basic idea is to collect as much information we can find about the ways in which the British

[Adastra] Christmas Wishes

Dear All, Just a note to say a very Merry Christmas from all of the staff at the Sussex Biodiviersity Record Centre. If you want to see what we get up to at our staff Christmas do, then open the attached PDF All best wishes, Penny BRC Christmas.pdf Penny Green Biodiversity Records

[Adastra] Media Training for Moth Recorders

A message from Sarah-Ann Boon at Butterfly Conservation's Moths Count: Dear Moth Recorder in Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex Kent I am emailing to draw your attention to a workshop that might be of interest to you that is your region. Westmeston, West Sussex. Media Training for Moths Recorders 3

[Adastra] Caterpillar Illustrations

Dear All, Thought you might be interested in this website, it has Brian Hargreaves' caterpillar illustrations: Takes you straight to the plates: http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/plates.htm Homepage: http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/ All best wishes, Penny Penny Green Biodiversity

[Adastra] Buglife Court Case Update

A message from Bug Life: From: Zoe Bunter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 February 2008 14:21 Subject: Buglife Court Case Update Importance: High Dear Friend The first legal test of recent wildlife protection laws ended in bitter disappointment on

[Adastra] Ponds Urgently Needed!

Dear All, Barry Kemp of the Sussex Amphibian Reptile Group urgently needs to identify some ponds that support four or, ideally, five amphibian species in order to do some sampling for the UK Chytrid Scheme. This is an important task which needs to be done quickly We have identified a few

[Adastra] Volunteer Marine Recording in a Changing World 29th - 30th May 08 - a MarLIN conference

From: Milly Hatton-Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 April 2008 13:33 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Volunteer Marine Recording in a Changing World 29th - 30th May 08 - a MarLIN conference Volunteer Marine Recording in a Changing World a MarLIN

[Adastra] Adastra Recording Day

Dear Recorder, We will be holding a spring 'Adastra Recording Day' on Friday May 23rd. We have teamed up with the Sussex Botanical Recording Society again in order to cover under-recorded tetrads for their Sussex Flora Project. If you are unfamiliar with what goes on during an 'Adastra

[Adastra] TWO new field trips to hunt for Scarce Chaser on the Ouse......

A message from John Luck of the British Dragonfly Society - Sussex Group: Dear All , The Sussex Group of BDS have arranged field trips in June and July, which will be announced in the upcoming Newsletter, but there are now two further dates to enjoy dragonflies with like-minded folk in what

[Adastra] Scarce Chaser Walk on 1st June

Additional note for previously advertised Scarce Chaser Walk on Sunday 1st June: After last Sunday's successful search for the Scarce Chaser on the Ouse with 30 emerging dragonflies, this Sunday's trip is being slightly adapted: The meeting point will now be at Barcombe Mills Car park (TQ435146)

[Adastra] British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group - Spring Newsletter

Dear All, Here is a link to the British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Spring Newsletter, hot off the press: http://sxbrc.org.uk/file_download/22/BDS_Sussex_Spring_08_Newsletter.p df Kind regards, Penny Green BDS Sussex Group Secretary Penny Green Biodiversity Records Officer

[Adastra] Glow-worm Surveys

Dear All, The Glow-worm season is nearly upon us, so as with previous years we're trying to get as many of you as possible out and about looking for them! If you would like to join in with the survey please download the survey form and instructions from our website:

[Adastra] Olethreutes arcuella Records

Dear Dave, Here are the records that we currently hold for Olethreutes arcuella in Sussex: Obs Abundances Obs Comment Recorders Location Name Date Grid Ref Present Per M.Parsons AnonLewes 1835 - 1970 TQ41A Present Reported by M.Parsons AnonAbbots

[Adastra] Dormouse Nut Hunt Field Vole Survey

Dear All, The Sussex Mammal Group is looking for volunteers to join in with the following two surveys: - Sussex Dormouse Nut Hunt (the best time of year for this survey is autumn and winter) - Sussex Field Vole Survey (the best time of year for this survey is spring through to autumn)

[Adastra] Forthcoming events

Dear All, Here are a couple of events which may interest you: http://sxbrc.org.uk/file_download/31/Fernhurst_Furnace_Poster_2008.doc http://sxbrc.org.uk/file_download/30/Blunts_Wood_and_Paiges_Meadows_Even t.doc All best wishes, Penny Penny Green Biodiversity Records Officer Sussex

[Adastra] Autumn British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Newsletter

Dear All, Here is a link to the Autumn British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Newsletter, please be aware that it's 6.7MB and that it could take a long time to download on non-broadband connections. http://sxbrc.org.uk/file_download/34/BDS_Sussex_Autumn_08_Newsletter.pdf We hope you enjoy

[Adastra] Your 2008 Dragonfly Records

Dear All, Well, we're definitely in 2009 now so its safe for me to ask If you haven't already sent your 2008 Dragonfly data in to the British Dragonfly Society - Sussex Group, or the SxBRC, we would appreciate it if you could send it in to us by Friday 30th January please. Please send to

[Adastra] Sussex Sea Life Course - Mammals to Sharks

Sussex Sea Life Course - Mammals to Sharks This day course is on Saturday 14th March at the Southwick Community Centre, run by Steve Savage, and has some spaces left on it. The course covers some of the larger species of marine life around the Sussex coast and will include some information

[Adastra] Small Mammal Monitoring Course

There are still some spaces left on this course which is running this Saturday. Please ring Filma Dyer on 01273-497561 to book a space. Small Mammal Monitoring Course Venue: The Downs Barn, Sompting Date: Saturday 4 April Time: 08:30 -13:00 Tutor: Dawn Scott Content: Join in with the New

[Adastra] An Introduction to Surveying Amphibians

There are still some spaces left on this course which is running this Sunday. Please ring Filma Dyer on 01273-497561 to book a space. An Introduction to Amphibians and How to Survey for Them - Training Course Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield Date: Sunday 5 April Time: 14:30 -20:30 Tutor: Liam Russell

[Adastra] West Weald Recording Day

West Weald Recording Day Saturday 23rd May BOOKING ESSENTIAL! 10.30am to 5.00pm Location: West Weald Landscape Project area. Details: A recording day to carry out baseline ecological surveys of new sites to extend the reach of the West Weald Landscape Project. Meet at: Meet next to the

[Adastra] British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Spring Newsletter

Dear All, British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Spring 2009 Newsletter Our newsletter editor, Fran Southgate, has produced another cracker of a newsletter; to download it now please click here: http://sxbrc.org.uk/file_download/39/BDS_Sussex_Spring_09_Newsletter.pdf All the best, Penny BDS

[Adastra] Painted Lady Sightings

Dear All, I expect you have all been enjoying the huge influx of Painted Lady butterflies over the last few days, so if you don't mind sparing a couple of minutes perhaps you could add your sightings to the Butterfly Conservation 'Migrant Watch' webpage please?

[Adastra] Bat surveyors wanted in Brighton

Bat surveyors wanted in Brighton Do you live in Brighton? Do you have two evenings free in August? Want to help out with a bat survey? Ideally you will have a bat detector but if not, don't worry, we can lend you one. What's the survey about? * We are trying to find out more about bats

[Adastra] Dragonfly Event this Sunday!

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group - Dragonfly Event: Wander around Warnham Nature Reserve, Horsham, West Sussex Sunday 14th June 10.30am No need to book, you can just turn up on the day. There'll be no charge for the event but donations will be welcome! Walk Leader: Phil Belden

[Adastra] Big Biodiversity Butterfly Count

Dear All, Fancy getting involved with a bit of butterfly recording this summer? Then you may be interested to hear about the Big Biodiversity Butterfly Count which is taking place between 4th and 12th July: http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/BBBC Download the ID and recording form to record

[Adastra] Painted Lady Records

Dear All, Colin Pratt, the County Butterfly and Moth Recorder, would like to hear from you if you have recorded high numbers of Painted Ladies over the past few weeks. In particular he would like records from these areas/10km squares: Burwash (TQ62) Herstmonceux (TQ61) Wisborough Green (TQ02)

[Adastra] Dragonfly Event this Sunday!

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group - Dragonfly Event: Wildlife of Constantia Manor, Isfield, East Sussex Sunday 5th July. 10.30am. No need to book, you can just turn up on the day. There'll be no charge for the event but donations will be welcome! Walk Leader: John Luck Location: OS map

[Adastra] Dragonfly Event this Sunday!

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group - Dragonfly Event: Dart over to Black Down, West Sussex. Saturday 1st August. 10.30am. No need to book, you can just turn up on the day. There'll be no charge for the event but donations will be welcome! Walk Leader: John Luck. Location: OS

Re: [Adastra] Dragonfly Event this SATURDAY!!!

Sorry, just to re-iterate that the Dragonfly event is this Saturday, NOT Sunday as the email subject suggests! My mistake! See you there, Penny Penny Green Biodiversity Records Officer Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex, BN5 9SD Direct Line Tel: 01273 497521 Fax:

[Adastra] An Introduction to British Moths

Hi All, There are some places left on this course, for this Saturday coming, if anyone is interested: Saturday 8th August 16.00 - 23.00 An Introduction to British Moths Tutor: Sarah Patton Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield The course will cover the ecology of moths and techniques in identification

[Adastra] Brighton Hove Environment Network

A message from John Patmore: A new 'Brighton Hove Environment Network' Are there any Brighton or Hove members who may be interested in helping establish a 'Brighton Hove Environment Network http://www.eco-logically.com/envnet/ '? There's no pay I'm afraid, just hard slog and numerous setbacks.

[Adastra] Painted Lady records

Hi All, Colin Pratt is just completing his distribution map of the Painted Lady migration during May in Sussex and has a few tetrads that he doesn't have records for yet. If you have seen Painted Lady butterflies in any of these areas Colin would be grateful to hear from you: Duncton

[Adastra] National Small Mammal Monitoring Scheme - get involved

Please reply to mailto:sussexmammalsurv...@googlemail.com Dear All, National Small Mammal Monitoring Scheme Hello, I'm Sam Finn and I am going to be your point of contact for mammal surveys and for borrowing traps on behalf of the Sussex Mammal Group for the near future. Please find attached

[Adastra] The Great Nut Hunt 2009/2010 - get involved

Please reply to sussexmammalsurv...@googlemail.com Dear All, The Sussex Mammal Group is working in partnership with PTES (People's Trust for Endangered Species) on the third Great Nut Hunt to find out more about where dormice are across the country. We are looking for volunteers to join in

[Adastra] Harlequins Ahoy!

Hi all, Has anyone else been experiencing the congregating groups of Harlequin Ladybirds that are just getting ready to over-winter? Here at Woods Mill we have 100's on the outside walls today, showing an array of the different sizes and colour pattern varieties. They're creeping in around the

[Adastra] New Sussex Dragonfly Website

Dear All, The British Dragonfly Society - Sussex Branch is pleased to launch our new Sussex Dragonfly website: http://www.webjam.com/bdssx We will endeavour to keep this new website updated on a regular basis so please add it to your favourites! This is the most up-to-date Sussex Dragonfly

Re: [Adastra] Redwings

For the first time in eight years, we had a huge flock of Redwing and Fieldfare visiting our garden over the snowy/icy period - they stripped our berry bushes over a course of four or five days. We also had a Meadow Pipit in our garden and a male Blackcap eating olives off of my olive tree, all

[Adastra] Adastra 2009

Hi All, If you haven't already got a copy of the brilliant Adastra 2009 - an annual review of biological recording in Sussex for 2009, then you can download a copy from our website for free: http://sxbrc.org.uk/biodiversity/publications/Adastra_2009.pdf We hope you enjoy it! Best wishes, Penny

[Adastra] Sussex butterfly recorders conference

Dear Adastrans, The Sussex Branch of Butterfly Conservation is about to embark on a new Sussex Butterfly Atlas and we thought that you may be interested in getting involved with the surveys. Clare Jeffers has organised a free event which is coming up soon, a Sussex butterfly recorders

Re: [Adastra] Adastra 2009

Hi All, The bird report was accidentally missed out of Adastra so Patrick has just added it in, and we've added it to the PDF. So if you want to see the bird report you'll need to download Adastra again, sorry about that!: http://sxbrc.org.uk/biodiversity/publications/Adastra_2009.pdf

[Adastra] IEEM Conferences

IEEM South East of England Shadow Section Conference Great Crested Newts - An Approach for the Future? (Licensing and Mitigation in the South East of

[Adastra] Sussex on Countryfile this weekend

Hi All, Dawn Scott, chairman of the Sussex Mammal Group and Fran Southgate, our Sussex Otters and Rivers Partnership Officer, will be on Countryfile this weekend. Dawn says: To see me wondering round ditches, soaking wet, looking silly and waffling about water voles and mink with Ro, Fran and Pete

[Adastra] New Moth Species

Hello Adastrans, Hot on the heels of a new bat species to the UK, is a new moth species. Not found in Sussex (yet!), but thought it might be of interest to you: A moth new to science and found nowhere else in the world has been formally recognised as living in the UK.

[Adastra] Mammals on Roads Survey

Mammals on Roads Survey by People's Trust for Endangered Species The nationwide Mammals on Roads survey is recording sightings mammals sited on road journeys for the tenth year this summer and celebrates with a new website. The site allows volunteers to record details of their routes and

[Adastra] Guided Walk this Saturday

Guided Walk on Mill Hill: Saturday 5th June - 10.30am Would you like to know more about the wildlife and management of Mill Hill Local Nature Reserve? Join Brianne Reeve of the Shoreham District Ornithological Society on the date and time above to take a closer look at the birds, flowers

[Adastra] Water vole trapping and survey training day

Water vole trapping, survey and monitoring training days This is an opportunity to volunteer on a research project investigating water vole populations in the Arun valley. We are running 4 training days for volunteers to gain experience in water vole trapping, surveying and predator

[Adastra] Bioblitz Recording Day

Hi All, Just a reminder that this weekend is the big Bioblitz event at Stanmer Park. I hope that you can come along to help record as many species as possible! A 'Bioblitz' event is being organised by the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre and is being held in Stanmer Park on Saturday 5th

[Adastra] This Sunday - Dragonfly Field Trip to Pippingford Park

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Dragonfly Field Trip: Pippingford Park Perambulation with Dave Chelmick. Sunday 27th June at 10.30am No need to book, you can just turn up on the day (please don't email me). There'll be no charge for the event but donations will be welcome! A

[Adastra] Forthcoming Dragonfly Field Trips

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Dragonfly Field Trip: Scarce Emerald in Chalk, Kent. Saturday 17th July at 10.30am No need to book, you can just turn up on the day (please don't email me). There'll be no charge for the event but donations will be welcome! A chance to discover

[Adastra] Sussex Biodiversity Recording Award

Hi All, Every year the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre has a pot of money put aside for the 'Sussex Biodiversity Recording Award.' This is a discretionary award to help advance biological recording in Sussex by supporting individuals or groups in their work. This year we are pleased to

[Adastra] Flora locale training programme 2011 is out now

The Flora locale Training Programme 2011 continues to be great value for money and includes workshops on the full range of habitat restoration topics. This year for the first time we are working with The Millennium Seed Bank (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and the Weald Meadows Initiative. We

[Adastra] High speed threat to ancient woodland

Hi All, Another threat requesting everyone's support , with an opportunity to add comment on individual woods on the route, or on the overall threat to s-naw. Best wishes Ralph Please be the voice for woods and trees today! http://s.fw-reply.com/p/zQO/c3.jpeg

[Adastra] Oil Beetle survey

Hi All, Look out for Oil Beetles and join in with the national survey: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9434000/9434963.stm All the best, Penny Penny Green Species Officer Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre http://sxbrc.org.uk | 01273 497521 Sussex Wildlife Trust is a

[Adastra] Froglife Vacancies

Hi All, Froglife have a couple of vacancies at the moment, for Conservation Coordinator and Public Engagement Officer. If you would like me to send you the job adverts please reply to this email address: mailto:pennygr...@sussexwt.org.uk - please don't reply to the whole group! All the best,

[Adastra] Sussex Mammal Group

Hi All, The Sussex Mammal Group now has a google group, so if you would like to join in on mammal-related discussions please sign up here: https://groups.google.com/group/sussex-mammal-group?hl=en Membership of the group is free of charge and our aim is to get more people out surveying mammals

[Adastra] Guardian Butterfly Article

Hi All, An article about butterflies by Patrick Barkham (author of 'The Butterfly Isles'), including quotes from Sussex's very own Neil Hulme and a bit about the successes of the Dorothy Stringer Butterfly Haven: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/16/butterfly-revival-thre

[Adastra] Sussex Mammal news

Hi All, thought it would be good to keep in contact with mammal enthusiasts by sending out a regular e-news (we were inspired by Kent Mammal Group who produce a fab newsletter!) So, lucky you - here's issue no 1. We hope you enjoy it!

[Adastra] What do you think about the River Arun?

A message from Fran Southgate, the Sussex Wetland Landscapes Project officer We would like members of the public of all ages and from all walks of life to let us know what they think about the Arun Rother rivers in West Sussex, and some of its issues and features such as flooding and

[Adastra] Dragonfly Field Trip this Saturday!

Hi Everyone, The BDS Sussex Group hope to see you this Saturday coming at Old Lodge for some dragonfly adventures: Ashdown Forest Adventure Date: Saturday 6th August Time: 10:30am Location: Old Lodge SWT Reserve and Moorlands Meeting point: Old Lodge car park at TQ469306 Leader: John Luck

Re: [Adastra] Water vole trapping, survey and monitoring training days

Sorry I have just realised that I had sent out an old email instead of the new version with forthcoming dates, so you won't need a time machine to be able to attend! Here is what it should be, ignore the last one: Please reply to Rowenna or Pete whose contact details are at the bottom of this

Re: [Adastra] Water vole trapping, survey and monitoring training days

Sorry, their email addresses didn't come through properly: peter_ki...@hotmail.com row_ba...@hotmail.com From: adastra-boun...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk [mailto:adastra-boun...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk] On Behalf Of Hayley Care Sent: 05 August 2011 17:29 To:

[Adastra] Dragonfly Event this Saturday

Summer Dragonflies at St Leonard's Forest Date: Saturday 13th August Time: 10:00 to 14:30 Location: St Leonard's Forest Meeting point: Forestry Commission Roosthole Car Park, Hammerpond Road, south end of St Leonard's Forest nr Manning Heath Golf Club. TQ20812982. Leader: Ben Rainbow Mike

[Adastra] Botanical Training Courses 2012

A message from Dominic Price: Please find attached my brochure for training courses I am running next year. On offer is a range of courses, from one-dayers to residentials, catering for all levels of botanical prowess, from absolute beginner to seasoned plant twitcher. The courses are being run

[Adastra] Pond Conservation launching the Big Spawn Count

A message from Pond Conservation: Dear all A Happy New Year from all at Pond Conservation Have you seen frog or toad spawn in your garden pond? Then join in with our Big Spawn Count, so that we can find out more about the breeding success of our frogs and toads in garden ponds nationally.

[Adastra] Petition against Hastings link road

Ralph Hobbs passes this message on to you: I just signed this, please consider doing the same and then forwarding on to loads more people. Apologies if you already signed. Remember, our beautiful and tranquil Combe Haven is under threat!

[Adastra] Flora Locale training day

Event title: Seed collecting use for restoration and re-introduction (ref SE4) Date: Friday 6 July Location: Wakehurst Place, West Sussex Facilitators: Michael Way, Millennium Seed Bank (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) with the Weald Meadows Nectar Networks * Event details: This day will

[Adastra] FW: Bugs, Butterflies Beetles

Penny Green Species Officer Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre http://sxbrc.org.uk | 01273 497521 From: Taylor, Christine [mailto:christine.tay...@hants.gov.uk] Sent: 29 May 2012 10:33 To: Green, Penny Subject: Bugs, Butterflies Beetles Hello, Would any

[Adastra] Big Butterfly Count

Join the big butterfly count and help us take the pulse of nature Just spend 15 minutes counting butterflies that you see in good weather (let's hope!) and submit your records at www.bigbutterflycount.org Take part as many times as you like and do submit records even if you don't see anything.

[Adastra] Big Butterfly Count

Hi All, Just a reminder if you haven't already taken part in the Big Butterfly Count, please see instructions on this website and enter your records on line: www.bigbutterflycount.org Butterfly Conservation have emphasised the importance of doing this especially as butterfly numbers are down due

Re: [Adastra] Mites on Damselflies

Hi Glynn, There was a picture of a damselfly with mites on the front cover a couple of issues ago of the British Dragonfly Society's 'Dragonfly News' magazine. I imagine there was an article if it was the cover picture; I have leant the mag to a colleague so when I get it back I will scan the

[Adastra] Bonus dragonfly event this Sunday!

Due to the nice autumn weather we thought we'd put on a bonus dragonfly field trip to be held this Sunday, in search of dragonfly migrants! No need to let us know you're coming, just turn up on the day Meandering along the Cuckmere Valley Date: Sunday 9th September Time: 10.00am until 3.00pm

[Adastra] Dragonfly Mites

Hi all, As promised to Glynn, I have scanned the dragonfly parasites article from the Journal of the British Dragonfly Society, volume 27, Number 2, October 2011. There is a section on mites on page 4 onwards. If you would like to read it then you can download it from here:

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