Thank you to the 19 recorders who met at Bickerton Hill in Cheshire for this joint recording day with RECORD.

Bickerton Hill is owned by the National Trust and is one of the few remaining areas of lowland heath in Cheshire.  It lies on the Sandstone Trail and is designated a SSSI [view citation]. You can read more about the site on the National Trust’s website HERE.  Thanks to Wendy form the National Trust who showed us some interesting historical aerials of the site taken during the sites use by the military in 1946.

Our visit took place the day after the hottest day in July, but thankfully the weather had cooled to a bearable 24 degrees.  There were some light showers in the first part of the morning, where the group recorded mostly in SJ5053.  In the afternoon the sun broke through, while recording took place in SJ4952 & SJ5052.

We’d like to thank The National Trust and Natural England for permission to survey the site and the Local Environmental Records Centre RECORD for the species records prior to our visit.

Recorders:  Chloe Aldridge, Dave Bentley, Philip Brighton, Sue Budd, Rich Burkmar, James Cresswell, Leanna Dixon, Elina-Marielle Doss, Eric Fletcher, Bryan Formstone, Keith Fowler, Richard Gallon, Matthew Holroyd, Belinda Nixie, Glenn Rostron, Steve Ryder, Julia Simons, Clive Washington, Rob Zloch.

A developing species list is given below with more to be added in the coming weeks and months as recorders identify their specimens. As well as providing us with a list, recorders are asked to formally submit their recorders via their usual channels (iRecord is recommended).

Bickerton Hill Species List & Raw Data [Excel spreadsheet] last updated 12/02/2021