Birkdale Green Beach is a linear stretch of recently formed salt-marsh and sand-dune habitat on the foreshore between Weld Road roundabout, Birkdale in the north and Ainsdale Beach in the south. The Green beach consists of two dune ridges between which salt, freshwater marsh and seasonally flooded freshwater lagoons have developed.
Recorders: Ben Hargreaves, Steve Cross, Paul Brennan, Keith Fowler, Jim Cresswell, Elina-Marielle Doss, Clive Washington, Phil Smith, Phil Brighton, Richard Gallon, Nicola Garnham, Gill Jakeman, Roy Hilton, Jon Delf, Tenzin Jinpa, Jess Sharp, Joel Kilgour, Danny Fitzpatrick, Gabriel Dixon, Peter Brash, Rod Hill, Mary Dean, Thom Dallimore, Leanna Dixon, Gary Hedges, Tony Hunter, Don Stenhouse
Notable Records:
Attulus saltator (Salticidae), R.Gallon
- The second Sefton Coast record in 30 years of this Nationally Scarce spider, having been found by Tony Hunter during the Devil’s Hole Tanyptera Recording Day in 2023.
- This species occurs in sandy places, mainly on coastal sand dunes on open sand in the sunshine where it camouflages well, it is sometimes found on sandy heaths inland.
- This spiders apparent scarcity may be partly-accounted for by under recording due to its small size and camouflage.
Graptopeltus lynceus (Lygaeidae), J. Cresswell
- First recording in the VC58 – VC60 area since 2000 (NBN Atlas). Scarce nationally with a scattered distribution across southern England, particularly in the South East.
- Associated with dry, sparsely-vegetated habitats such as dunes, breckland and old sand or chalk pits.
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