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SUMMARY:Woolston Eyes Invertebrate Recording Day
DESCRIPTION:Book here. \n​This is a joint event with the Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland. \nWoolston Eyes Nature Reserve is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) 4 km east of Warrington Town Centre\, designated for it’s breeding bird assemblage of lowland open waters and their margins. It is a mosaic of four separate beds\, deposit grounds for dredging from the Manchester Ship Canal\, of approximately 400 hectares of freshwater pools\, reedbeds\, willow scrub and rough vegetation sandwiched between the River Mersey on its north boundary and the Manchester Ship Canal on its south boundary. Only Beds No.3 and No.4 are open to visitors and visiting is by permit only and requires an access key. \nWe have special access to the site without permit on the recording day. Invertebrate habitat includes flower-rich meadow\, damp grassland\, willow scrub\, rank vegetaiton\, and bare sand. \nAn invertebrate survey of bed No. 3 in 2022 by Pete Boardman produced a beetle previously unrecorded in Britain – Glischrochilus grandis. \nThere are toilet facilities and bird hides as shelter on site. \nPlease be aware that whilst we welcome invertebrate recorders of all experience levels\, our recording days are not taught or guided sessions. (Check out our webinars/workshops here). \nEvents will be subject to cancellation if there is severe weather forecast. \nBooking essential: Further details regarding meeting place etc. will be circulated before the day.
URL:https://www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/woolston/
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SUMMARY:Freshwater Leech Survey Day
DESCRIPTION:Book here. \nThis event will be held at Rixton Clay Pits \nJoin like-minded people with an interest in recording wildlife observations for a day surveying freshwater leeches. Sampling leeches involves pond dipping and hand searches and we will identify specimens to species-level in the field where possible. Any species that cannot be identified in the field will be preserved for identification at the ‘Freshwater Leech Workshop’ in September at the World Museum\, Liverpool – book a place on this workshop here \nWhat will the day involve? \nPractical experience using a variety of methods to survey and sample leeches. \nPractical experience in collecting and preserving leeches. \nA chance to meet fellow like-minded people from a range of different disciplines. \nPlease note that this event will involve individuals collecting\, preserving and killing leech specimens for identification purposes. \nLeech Tutor: Rachel Davies \nRachel runs the brand new Freshwater Leech Recording Scheme alongside Craig Macadam\, launched in 2024. She has also co-authored the ‘Guide to the Freshwater Leeches of Britain and Ireland’ field guide\, published by the Field Studies Council. \nRecording Freshwater Leeches \nAll records generated through this event will be submitted to iRecord in order to share our findings with the site managers\, the Local Environmental Record Centre and the Freshwater Leech Recording Scheme. \nThis event is in partnership with the Freshwater Leech Recording Scheme. \nEvents will be subject to cancellation if there is severe weather forecast. \nBooking essential: Further details regarding meeting place etc. will be circulated before the day.
URL:https://www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/leechsurveyday/
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SUMMARY:Borsdane Wood Invertebrate Recording Day
DESCRIPTION:Book here. \nBorsdane Wood (LNR) lies to the north of Hindley\, straddling the border of Wigan and Bolton. It is an area of semi natural ancient woodland and a site of biological interest. The linear and relatively narrow 34 hectare wood is bisected by Borsdane Brook. The site is owned by Wigan Council and managed in partnership with Lancashire Wildlife Trust and the Borsdane Friends Group. \nThe wood consists of mixed broadleaf trees such as oak\, ash\, birch\, cherry\, hazel\, hawthorn\, blackthorn and dog rose and is believed to have had woodland cover since around 1600AD. There is a mature ground flora\, plentiful deadwood left on the ground and small meadow area. \nPlease be aware that whilst we welcome invertebrate recorders of all experience levels\, our recording days are not taught or guided sessions. (Check out our webinars/workshops here). \nEvents will be subject to cancellation if there is severe weather forecast. \nBooking essential: Further details regarding meeting place etc. will be circulated before the day.
URL:https://www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/borsdanewood/
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