Keep your eyes open for this fleshy coloured non chlorophyll forming perennial which is usually parasitic on hazel, elm or ash. There’s plenty around this year, particularly in the Forge Valley and Hackness area. Please let us have any sightings, details to include where (inc. at least 6-figure grid ref), when, how many and your name.
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If you know where wych elm (Ulmus glabra) grows in the Scarborough area, please let us know. Preferring the limestone, it is the food plant, along with other species of elm of the white-letter hairstreak butterfly, one of our most elusive butterflies which is on the wing in the tree tops anytime from mid-June, reaching its peak through July and early August.
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The web site has been updated such that all members will now be able to add sightings to the web site. This is an attempt to keep it ‘more active’ and interesting. Please add your name and date of sighting somewhere in the text box along with a grid reference.
We will be sending out the relevant log in details to members shortly.
To ensure it is not being abused the site will be monitored.
12 turned out for the first bat box check in Dalby and Cropton forests on Sat 22nd April. We were rewarded with a great variety and number of bats. Of the 90 good boxes checked a total of 80 bats were found. Five species were found – Common and Soprano pipistrelle, Daubenton’s, Natterer’s and Noctule. In addition a further 30 boxes were removed that either had no lids or were damaged and these will be repaired where possible during the summer. The rest of the boxes will be checked on 30th April.
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Pauline reports that the warm weather is bringing things out. Good to get out and about in some sunshine.
