WWT Nature Force teams visit today to cut and rake off the Station Grasslands near Hillmorton Road Bridge.
Comments & photos by Phil Parr
Nature Force Work Party
Late butterflies
It was very good to find that Common Blue and Small Copper are still hanging on at the north end of the reserve, especially sightings of singletons on Jolly’s Field – Tennis Meadow.
Comments & photos by Phil Parr
Environmental GOLD again
Delighted to tell you we have again won a Gold award in the Environmental category of Rugby in Bloom for all the efforts put in on Ashlawn Cutting. That makes 6 in a row for Winners and or Gold for the Cutting fabulous effort by all.
Also see that Rugby struck Gold for the sixth year in a row in the Heart of England in Bloom awards with special mention of the council’s partnership with WWT in maintaining the nature reserves at Swift, Cock Robin, Newbold and Ashlawn.
Comments from Chairman Steve
Sunday’s Work party
The local Rugby Group work party.
Comments & photos by Phil Parr
Angleshade moth
Resting on a tomato plant this week – an Angle Shade Phlogophora meticulosa moth about 1 inch long.
White-Letter Hairstreak
Located 1st August 2013 on the west side of the path, about 100 yards north of Ashlawn Bridge. At the time, if you were heading south from Pytchley Bridge, it was just before Ashlawn Bridge comes into view. The location is a spot very popular with weird-looking flies and wasps etc. Courtesy Maxwell Amos.
Rarer butterflies appearing this year
Silver-washed Fritillary, seen early and late August.
It has been a great year for this species and they have been seen in many woods and other places where they have not been seen before.
A White Letter Hairstreak has been seen and photographed – we hope to show one soon!
Survey work
Many interesting items were discovered in the cutting. Birds, mammals, insects and butterflies to name a few. The Trust will be analysing their findings in due course. The Malaise tent captured several insects with the use of Vodka!
