Winmarleigh and Cockerham Moss is owned and managed by Lancashire Wildlife Trust. ‘It is Lancashire’s best example of a lowland raised peat bog. Nestled near Garstang, between the villages of Cockerham and Winmarleigh, the reserve is a real hidden gem, but is still recovering from a chequered past’

Recorders: Phil Brighton, Leanna Dixon, Steve Garland, Gary Hedges, Andy Jennings-Giles, Jeremy Steeden, Chris Workman

Notable Records:

• Hieroglyphic Ladybird – Coccinella hieroglyphica (Coccinellidae)
• Heather Ladybird – Chilocorus bipustulatus (Coccinellidae) – Swept from Heather. One of the less frequently recorded of the ‘conspicuous’ ladybirds
• Cranefly – Metalimnobia bifasciata (Limoniidae) – Regional checklist says there are a couple of dozen records, but Kidd and Brindle considered it “apparently scarce”. The larvae feed on fungi. It is quite large and could be mistaken for a Nephrotoma.

Download Winmarleigh Moss Species List & Raw Data [Excel spreadsheet] last updated 22/06/2021

A key for the ‘Conservation status’ column is available in the above download.