Hi, Common earwigs do fly, although they are seldom seen in flight. There are four species native to Britain, in addition to common & lesser, there is the...
Hi, I too do not wish an arguement, but I think your concerns are unwarranted. As Dr. Hipkin states in the letter you quote on your website, grazing should not...
Hello, Thanks for going to trouble of reading the text on the web pages. these are guidelines, not a cut dried management policy. They were not designed for...
Dear all, Please, please, please don't lets start the great grazing "debate". Andy H. holds fundamentalist views, these will not change however rational, well...
... A definitive ID for my mystery ladybird from Michael Majerus (via Peter Brown at the Biological Records Office - my thanks to both of them, and to Paul for...
Thanks for the ID, I thought it was, but not being too familiar with bugs (except for shieldbugs) I thought it best to check, especially as the habitat was...
Hi David and Paul Apologies for contradicting you both in the earlier Email, thanks for posting the final Id and glad it turned out not to be a Harlequin....
Hi Mike, See the article in the latest issue of HetNews: http://www.hetnews.org.uk/ The formal scarcity classifications haven't been updated recently, but it ...
... thanks for ... One to ... No need to make any aplogies Paul. I knew there was something wrong with my possible ID, but I didn't really have a clue, and was...
Hello, Ichneumon Wasp http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoreham/475001784/ English species. Sussex. Habitat, edge of downs, next to horse pasture and houses. I do...
I imagine it's still classed as local - but if it is expanding as quickly as it appears to be then it's status may change soon. Begs the question of how many...
I didn't make any apologies, David - I only do that when I'm wrong! (If then!) Mike Majerus is doing a re-write of his book which promises to be even more...
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some days ago I watched a bee chasing a bumblebee away from some flowers. I tried to make some pictures and put them in my photoalbum (Herman Offereins). The...
Hi Herman I have had a look and the bee appears to be a male Megachile (bladsnijderbij/behangersbij). There are a few species which have these massively...
Hi Martin The pictures look good for Nephrotoma crocata to me - it looks exactly like my pictures of the same species from last year which were confirmed from...
Hi Matt, Thanks - will do. I believe its RDB3 - if so, is there anything special I need to do? Can I apply for extra protection from development pressure on...
Hi Martin Unfortunately, even if you find one or more RDB invertebrate species in an area, there is no statutory requirement to take these into account when...
Hi group, Please could anyone help me to id this colourfull little fella? im presuming it could be a sawfly but im not sure? only small,maybe 4- 5mm..found...
Hi group, If possible,please could anyone help to id these? both found in rural sussex,with mixed woodland and a stream nearby. the second pic is a bit...
Hi Folks For those interested in the Shield and Squash Bugs of the UK http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKshieldbugs/?yguid=198241287 Regards Colin D ...