Swallow’s Wood is a 60-acre nature reserve, which contains semi-natural woodlands, meadows, ponds and marsh areas, and is owned by United Utilities who are also responsible for its management. Arnfield Reservoir is between our meeting point and the wood with bordering scrub of likely invertebrate interest.  After a morning at the wood, we’ll take a very short drive up to Tintwistle Parish Council owned Holybank Quarry, a moorland suntrap filled with heather and bilberry, and including a couple of small ponds. There are some areas gradually moving into semi-natural broadleaf woodland with silver birch, oak and hawthorn. The council are currently trying to manage the site as part of a rewilding project.

Recorders: Ralph Atherton, Phil Brighton, Andrew Darby, Rob Foster, Ken Gartside, Gary Hedges, Jane Hewitt, Stephen Suttill, Clive Washington

Provisional Species List: