BioBlitz – Queens Park

Bioblitz at Loughborough Queen’s Park 2 August 2025

There has been a move in recent years for Loughborough Naturalists’ Club and the Charnwood Branch of the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust (LRWT) Charnwood Group to work more closely together. We have on several occasions had Members from both groups join in the BSBI New Year’s Day Plant Hunt for species in flower in the centre of Loughborough, we have held joint Indoor Meetings with invited guests, and we have now jointly organised the 2025 Loughborough Queen’s Park Bioblitz.

As I see it there are three main functions of a Bioblitz. One is perhaps the most obvious and is to record as much as possible of the wildlife, both plants and animals in the area. This can often be thought of as a base-line which future Bioblitzes can be compared with, hopefully seeing more species over time but available to ring alarm bells if the number of species crashes. This Bioblitz recorded at least 329 species with some still to be identified from photographs. Many of these can be seen on NatureSpot’s Wildlife Places – ‘Loughborough, Queen’s Park’. The second which is equally as important is to promote an interest in wildlife to the people visiting the displays. Those of us manning the stands spent a very enjoyable day chatting to visitors about the displays. And last, if not least, it is always good to have an opportunity to promote both of the Clubs involved hoping that new members might be encouraged to join, if not immediately, perhaps sometime in the future.

There were five gazebos altogether and an event shelter in case of bad weather.

Loughborough Naturalists’ had two gazebos, one courtesy of the Bradgate Park Trust. One of our boards displays covered our Club – what we do and why – photos of us out and about and our finds. Another covered plant galls and leaf mines, and a third held the photos to go with the children’s matching feather game and matching insect game, plus species which can be found in ‘One Loughborough Garden’. On the tables we had a selection of fruits and seeds with the talking point being seed distribution – wind, animals etc. Also on the tables were examples of recently collected plant galls and leaf mines. Another table held the catch from the moth event the previous evening also held in Queen’s Park – this included moths plus a variety of other insects such as mayflies, caddisflies, spongeflies and craneflies. One table was saved for sorting collected finds in the park.

For the children, as well as the feather matching game and the insects in a sandpit to find and match, we also had colouring pencils and some minibeast stencils to draw with and insect colouring sheets. We had a steady stream of really lovely children engaging with these activities throughout the day.

Other gazebos included the main LRWT one with results of a second moth trap from the previous evening, a ‘matching bird beaks with food’ game, plus colouring and information about LRWT. There was a Bat Group gazebo with information about local bats, especially about those monitored the previous evening on the bat walk in the Park. Making bat finger puppets was very popular with children visiting the bat group stand. 

And finally, a stall promoting an interest in birds, wildlife gardening with a pond and a quiz with clues directing to interesting places around the Park.

We had invited guest ‘specialists’ from the County to lead or support wildlife walks every hour around the Park and the results were collated by the leaders and forwarded for assimilation into a master list but also written up on whiteboards so we could all see how the list progressed as the day went on.

Many thanks to all the Loughborough Nats volunteer helpers and to our guest experts for all their hard work and expertise.

On the moth and bat event on the Friday evening, one species of bat was recorded – Common Pippistrelle and 31 species of adult moths. Also recorded that night were seven species of caddisflies, plus one unidentifiable only to genus unless dissected. There was also a cranefly, an earwig, a mayfly, a bug and two spongeflies. These last are in the lacewing family. One species has been recorded infrequently in our Counties i.e. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, VC55, the other was a new record for VC55. A really lovely surprise. Spongeflies are so called because their larvae feed on Freshwater Sponges. We now wonder if there are Freshwater Sponges in Queen’s Park.

On the bird front, 18 species were identified during Saturday.

Our invited plant recorder found 78 species of plants which were first records for the monad (botanists record in 1km squares or monads), 44 were useful re-finds for botanical records, and 35 had been recorded since 2020. Those that had already been put on the recording boards were omitted to prevent double recording. The first two lists were sent to the BSBI database (Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland), so, to avoid duplication, would not be put on NatureSpot.

Also recorded on Saturday were 18 species of moth leaf mines, plus three species of sawfly leaf mines and one species of fly mine.

Adult flies were represented by eight species.

There were five species of bees, six species of beetles, surprisingly only one species of dragonfly, three each of spiders and harvestmen and 14 species of bugs including two leafhoppers/froghoppers.

Three molluscs species were found, plus four lichen species and one fungus.

Plant galls representing 23 species were found, seven of which were wasp galls, 12 mite gall, two sawfly galls, one a midge gall and a psyllid gall.

Please note that not all records have been sent to NatureSpot – some have been sent by their recorders straight to the BSBI database and others straight to the database at Leicestershire and Rutland Environmental Records Centre (LRERC) at County Hall where all the NatureSpot records will eventually also be sent.

We respectfully remind anyone who recorded to put their records onto NatureSpot as the group cannot do this, only the actual recorder.

The Bioblitz was certainly felt to be a worthwhile exercise for many reasons and the Members involved would be pleased to resurvey in a few years’ time and also to use this basic plan in other sites in the county.

For further information about the organisations:

www.lrwt.org.uk/local-groups

www.loughboroughnats.org

www.lrbatgroup.wordpress.com

Hazel Graves – 12 August 2025

Group	Taxon	Vernacular	Recorder/Leader (# individuals/comments)
Bat	Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Common Pippistrelle	Peter Proudlove
Bird	Erithacus rubecula	Robin	Sue Graham
Bird	Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Sue Graham (x22)
Bird	Gallinula chloropus	Moorhen	Sue Graham (x9 adult + chicks)
Bird	Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit	Sue Graham (x1), Linda Tomalin
Bird	Periparus ater	Coal Tit	Sue Graham
Bird	Parus major	Great Tit	Sue Graham
Bird	Troglodytes troglodytes	Wren	Sue Graham (x3)
Bird	Columba livia (feral)	Feral Pigeon	Kate Moore Jim Graham (x192)
Bird	Columba palumbus	Woodpigeon	Kate Moore
Bird	Columba oenas	Stock Dove	Kate Moore
Bird	Turdus merula	Blackbird	Kate Moore
Bird	Carduelis carduelis	Goldfinch	Kate Moore
Bird	Certhia familiaris	Treecreeper	Kate Moore
Bird	Corvus corone	Carrion Crow	Kate Moore
Bird	Pica pica	Magpie	Kate Moore
Bird	Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap	Kate Moore
Bird	Coloeus monedula	Jackdaw	Kate Moore
Bird	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull	Kate Moore
Moth – leaf mine	Cameraria ohridella	Horse-chestnut Leaf-miner	Sue Graham (x1 moth, xthousands leaf mine)
Moth – leaf mine	Callisto denticulella	Apple Nymph	Peter Smith (leaf mine on crab-apple)
Moth – leaf mine	Coptotriche marginea	Bramble Blotch-miner	Peter Smith (leaf mine on bramble)
Moth – leaf mine	Parornix anglicella	Hawthorn Paromix	Peter Smith (leaf mine on hawthorn)
Moth – leaf mine	Stigmella hybnerella	Shining Hawthorn Dot	Peter Smith (leaf mine on hawthorn)
Moth – leaf mine	Bucculatrix thoracella	Lime Bent-wing	Sue Timms (leaf mine on lime)
Moth – leaf mine	Cameraria ohridella	Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner	Sue Timms (leaf mine on Horse Chestnut)
Moth – leaf mine	Ectoedemia heringella	Speckled Holm Oak Dot	Sue Timms (leaf mines on Holm Oak)
Moth – leaf mine	Heliozela resplendella	Alder Lift	Sue Timms (leaf mine/excision on alder)
Moth – leaf mine	Lyonetia clerkella	Apple Leaf Miner	Sue Timms (leaf mine on Cherry)
Moth – leaf mine	Phyllonorycter joannisi	White-bodied Midget	Sue Timms (leaf mine on Norway maple)
Moth – leaf mine	Phyllonorycter maestingella	Beech Midget	Sue Timms (leaf mine on beech)
Moth – leaf mine	Phyllonorycter messaniella	Garden Midget	Sue Timms (leaf mine on beech)
Moth – leaf mine	Phyllonorycter platani	London Midget	Sue Timms (leaf mine on Plane)
Moth – leaf mine	Phyllonorycter rajella	Common Alder Midget	Sue Timms (leaf mine on alder)
Moth – leaf mine	Stigmella aceris	Scarce Maple Pigmy	Sue Timms (leaf mine on Norway maple)
Moth – leaf mine	Stigmella tityrella	Small Beech Pigmy	Sue Timms (leaf mine on beech)
Moth – leaf mine	Phyllonorycter leucographella	Firethorn Leaf-miner	Board
Moth – larva	Syndemis musculana	Dark-barred Tortrix	Peter Smith (caterpillar on alder)
Moth – adult	Yponomeuta sp	Ermine Moth Agg.	Peter Smith, Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Xestia c-nigrum	Setacious Hebrew Character	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Amphipyra pyramidea agg.	Copper Underwing Agg.	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Blastobasis adustella	Furness Dowd	Dave Robinson (x10), Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine’s Rustic	Dave Robinson (x2)
Moth – adult	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	Dave Robinson (x2)
Moth – adult	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	Dave Robinson (x1), Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Autographa gamma	Silver-Y	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	Dave Robinson (x1), Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	Dave Robinson (x1), Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Acentria ephemerella	Water Veneer	Dave Robinson (x1), Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Lenisa geminipuncta	Twin-spotted Wainscot	Dave Robinson (x1)
Moth – adult	Cydalima perspectalis	Box Tree Moth	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Agriphila straminella	Straw Grass-veneer	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Scythropia crataegella	Hawthorn Moth	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Argyresthia goedartella	Golden Argent	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	Hazel Graves
Moth – adult	Crambus pascuella	Inlaid Grass-veneer	Hazel Graves
Bee	Apis mellifera	Honeybee	Sue Graham
Bee	Bombus pascuorum	Common Carder Bumblebee	Sue Graham (x1), Richard Jefferey
Bee	Bombus terrestris	Buff-tailed Bumblebee	Richard Jeffery
Bee	Bombus lapidarius	Red-tailed Bumblebee	Ron McKeating
Bee	Bombus lucorum	White-tailed Bumblebee	Richard Jeffery
Beetle	Coccinella septempunctata	7-Spot Ladybird	Sue Graham (x1)
Beetle	Agelastica alni	Alder Leaf Beetle	Sue Graham (x hundreds)
Beetle	Pyrrhalta viburni	Viburnum Beetle	Peter Smith (on Guelder Rose)
Beetle	Rhyzobius chrysomeloides	Epaulet Ladybird	Peter Smith
Beetle	Harmonia axyridis (var. succinia)	Harlequin Ladybird	Hazel Graves
Beetle	Harmonia axyridis (var. spectabilis)	Harlequin Ladybird	Hazel Graves
Spider	Araneus diadematus	Garden Spider	Sue Graham (x1 eating fly)
Spider	Tetragnatha sp		Sue Graham (x1)
Spider	Paidiscura pallens	Sputnik Spider	Hazel Graves (egg sacs)
Harvestman		Harvestman sp.	Sue Graham (x1)
Harvestman	Paroligolophus agrestis		Peter Smith
Harvestman	Opilio saxatilis		Board
Bug	Palomena prasina	Common Green Shieldbug	Sue Graham (x2 Nymph)
Bug	Elasmucha grisea	Parent Bug	Sue Graham (parenting nymphs), Sue Timms (on alder)
Bug	Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale	Hawthorn Shieldbug	Sue Timms (nymph)
Bug	Blepharidopterus angulatus	Black-Kneed Apple Capsid	Sue Timms (on alder), Hazel Graves
Bug	Cyphostethus tristriatus	Juniper Shieldbug	Sue Timms (numph on cypress)
Bug	Deraeocoris lutescens		Sue Timms (on lime)
Bug	Dicyphus epilobii		Sue Timms (on Great Hairy Willowherb)
Bug	Malacocoris chlorizans	Delicate Apple Capsid	Sue Timms (lime)
Bug	Pentatoma rufipes	Red-legged Shieldbug	Sue Timms
Bug	Pinalitus cervinus		Sue Timms (lime)
Bug	Liocoris tripustulatus	Common Nettle Bug	Board
Bug	Lamprotettix nitidulus		Hazel Graves
Mollusc	Cornu aspersum	Garden Snail	Peter Smith
Mollusc	Succinea putris	Amber Snail	Sue Graham (x2)
Mollusc	Anodonta cygnea	Swan Mussel	Kate Moore (x1 shell)
Fly	Scaeva pyrastri	Pied Hoverfly	Sue Graham (x1)
Fly	Leopoldius signatus		Sue Graham (x1), Peter Smith (x6)
Fly	Xanthogramma pedissequum		Sue Graham (x1)
Fly	Eriothrix rufomaculatus	Red-sided eriothrix	Ron McKeating
Fly	Sphaerophoria taeniata	Broad-banded Globetail	Ron McKeating
Fly	Syritta pipiens	Thick-legged Hoverfly	Ron McKeating
Fly	Episyrphus balteatus	Marmalade Hoverfly	Board
Fly	Eristalis pertinax	Tapered Drone-fly	Board
Caddisfly	Mystacides longicornis		Hazel Graves (verified)
Caddisfly	Polycentropus flavomaculatus		Hazel Graves (not yet verified)
Caddisfly	Mystacides azurea		Hazel Graves (verified)
Caddisfly	Oecetis ochracea		Hazel Graves (not yet verified)
Caddisfly	Athripsodes cinereus		Hazel Graves (not yet verified)
Caddisfly	Tinodes waeneri		Hazel Graves (not yet verified)
Caddisfly	Limniphilus lunatus		Dave Robinson
Spongefly	Sisyra nigra		Hazel Graves
Spongefly	Sisyra terminalis		Hazel Graves – NEW COUNTY RECORD
Cranefly	Tipula lateralis		Hazel Graves (not yet verified)
Earwig	Forficula auricularia	Common Earwig	Hazel Graves
Mayfly	Cloeon dipterum		Hazel Graves/Dave Robinson (not yet verified)
fly – leaf mine	Phytomyza ilicis	Holly Leaf Miner	Sue Timms
sawfly – leaf mine	Metallus lanceolatus		Sue Timms (leaf mine on Herb Bennet)
sawfly – leaf mine	Profenusa pygmaea		Sue Timms (leaf mine on an oak)
sawfly – leaf mine	Hemichroa australis		Board – feeding lines
Odonata	Aeshna cyanea	Southern Hawker	Board
Plant		Blackberry sp.	Sue Graham
Plant	Circaea lutetiana	Enchanter’s Nightshade	Sue Graham (x1)
Plant	Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	Sue Graham (x dozens)
Plant	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Shaggy Soldier	Peter Smith
Plant	Acanthus	Bear’s-breeches	Russell Parry
Plant	Acer japonicum	Downy Japanese-maple	Russell Parry
Plant	Acer palmatum	Smooth Japanese-maple	Russell Parry
Plant	Acer platanoides	Norway Maple	Russell Parry
Plant	Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	Russell Parry
Plant	Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple	Russell Parry
Plant	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	Russell Parry
Plant	Agrimonia eupatoria	Agrimony	Russell Parry
Plant	Agrostis capillaris	Common Bent	Russell Parry
Plant	Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping Bent	Russell Parry
Plant	Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard	Russell Parry
Plant	Alnus glutinosa	Alder	Russell Parry
Plant	Anemanthele lessoniana	Pheasant’s-tail	Russell Parry
Plant	Anemone hupehensis x vitifolia = A. x hybrida	Japanese Anemone	Russell Parry
Plant	Anisantha sterilis	Barren Brome	Russell Parry
Plant	Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	Russell Parry
Plant	Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	Russell Parry
Plant	Asplenium scolopendrium	Hart’s-tongue	Russell Parry
Plant	Astrantia	Astrantias	Russell Parry
Plant	Aucuba japonica	Spotted-laurel	Russell Parry
Plant	Bellis perennis	Daisy	Russell Parry
Plant	Berberis	Barberries	Russell Parry
Plant	Bergenia	Elephant-ears	Russell Parry
Plant	Betula pendula	Silver Birch	Russell Parry
Plant	Bistorta	Bistorts	Russell Parry
Plant	Buxus sempervirens	Box	Russell Parry
Plant	Calendula officinalis	Pot Marigold	Russell Parry
Plant	Calystegia sepium	Hedge Bindweed	Russell Parry
Plant	Carex pendula	Pendulous Sedge	Russell Parry
Plant	Catapodium rigidum	Fern-grass	Russell Parry
Plant	Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’	Blue Atlas Cedar	Russell Parry
Plant	Cedrus deodara	Deodar	Russell Parry
Plant	Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-ear	Russell Parry
Plant	Chenopodium album s.s.	Fat-hen	Russell Parry
Plant	Choisya ternata	Mexican Orange	Russell Parry
Plant	Cirsium arvense	Creeping Thistle	Russell Parry
Plant	Cirsium vulgare	Spear Thistle	Russell Parry
Plant	Cornus sanguinea	Dogwood	Russell Parry
Plant	Corylus avellana	Hazel	Russell Parry
Plant	Cotoneaster	Cotoneasters	Russell Parry
Plant	Cotoneaster franchetii	Franchet’s Cotoneaster	Russell Parry
Plant	Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii	Hjelmqvist’s Cotoneaster	Russell Parry
Plant	Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	Russell Parry
Plant	Crepis vesicaria	Beaked Hawk’s-beard	Russell Parry
Plant	Cupressus lawsoniana	Lawson’s Cypress	Russell Parry
Plant	Cyrtomium	House Holly-ferns	Russell Parry
Plant	Cytisus scoparius	Broom	Russell Parry
Plant	Dactylis glomerata	Cock’s-foot	Russell Parry
Plant	Dianthus barbatus	Sweet-William	Russell Parry
Plant	Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	Russell Parry
Plant	Dryopteris affinis agg.	Scaly Male-ferns	Russell Parry
Plant	Dryopteris filix-mas	Male-fern	Russell Parry
Plant	Echinochloa crus-galli	Cockspur	Russell Parry
Plant	Epilobium ciliatum	American Willowherb	Russell Parry
Plant	Epilobium montanum	Broad-leaved Willowherb	Russell Parry
Plant	Epimedium	Barrenworts	Russell Parry
Plant	Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	Russell Parry
Plant	Erigeron canadensis	Canadian Fleabane	Russell Parry
Plant	Eucalyptus	Gums	Russell Parry
Plant	Euonymus japonicus	Evergreen Spindle	Russell Parry
Plant	Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae		Russell Parry
Plant	Euphorbia characias	Mediterranean Spurge	Russell Parry
Plant	Euphorbia peplus	Petty Spurge	Russell Parry
Plant	Fatsia japonica	Fatsia	Russell Parry
Plant	Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	Russell Parry
Plant	Forsythia	Forsythias	Russell Parry
Plant	Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	Russell Parry
Plant	Galium verum	Lady’s Bedstraw	Russell Parry
Plant	Geranium robertianum	Herb-Robert	Russell Parry
Plant	Geum urbanum	Wood Avens	Russell Parry, Sue Graham
Plant	Ginkgo biloba	Maidenhair-tree	Russell Parry
Plant	Hedera helix s.s.	Common Ivy	Russell Parry
Plant	Helianthus annuus	Sunflower	Russell Parry
Plant	Helleborus	Hellebores	Russell Parry
Plant	Helminthotheca echioides	Bristly Oxtongue	Russell Parry
Plant	Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	Russell Parry
Plant	Houttuynia cordata	Fish-plant	Russell Parry
Plant	Hyacinthoides hispanica agg.	Spanish & Hybrid Bluebells	Russell Parry
Plant	Hypericum androsaemum	Tutsan	Russell Parry
Plant	Hypericum calycinum	Rose-of-Sharon	Russell Parry
Plant	Hypochaeris radicata	Cat’s-ear	Russell Parry
Plant	Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis	Highclere Holly	Russell Parry
Plant	Iris foetidissima	Stinking Iris	Russell Parry
Plant	Iris pseudacorus	Yellow Iris	Russell Parry
Plant	Jacobaea vulgaris	Common Ragwort	Russell Parry
Plant	Juncus conglomeratus	Compact Rush	Russell Parry
Plant	Juniperus	Junipers	Russell Parry
Plant	Kniphofia	Red-hot-pokers	Russell Parry
Plant	Lamium purpureum	Red Dead-nettle	Russell Parry
Plant	Lapsana communis	Nipplewort	Russell Parry
Plant	Lemna	Duckweeds	Russell Parry
Plant	Lepidium didymum	Lesser Swine-cress	Russell Parry
Plant	Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye Daisy	Russell Parry
Plant	Ligustrum ovalifolium	Garden Privet	Russell Parry
Plant	Lolium perenne	Perennial Rye-grass	Russell Parry
Plant	Lonicera pileata	Box-leaved Honeysuckle	Russell Parry
Plant	Mahonia aquifolium	Oregon-grape	Russell Parry
Plant	Matricaria chamomilla	Scented Mayweed	Russell Parry
Plant	Melissa officinalis	Balm	Russell Parry
Plant	Myosotis scorpioides	Water Forget-me-not	Russell Parry
Plant	Paeonia	Peonies	Russell Parry
Plant	Pentaglottis sempervirens	Green Alkanet	Russell Parry
Plant	Persicaria maculosa	Redshank	Russell Parry
Plant	Phlomis fruticosa	Jerusalem Sage	Russell Parry
Plant	Pinus nigra	Black Pine	Russell Parry
Plant	Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Russell Parry
Plant	Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	Russell Parry
Plant	Plantago major	Greater Plantain	Russell Parry
Plant	Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass	Russell Parry
Plant	Polygonatum	Solomon’s-seals	Russell Parry
Plant	Polygonum aviculare agg.	Knotgrass	Russell Parry
Plant	Polypodium	Polypodies	Russell Parry
Plant	Polystichum aculeatum	Hard Shield-fern	Russell Parry
Plant	Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal	Russell Parry
Plant	Prunus avium	Wild Cherry	Russell Parry
Plant	Prunus laurocerasus	Cherry Laurel	Russell Parry
Plant	Quercus ilex	Holm Oak	Russell Parry
Plant	Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	Russell Parry
Plant	Rhododendron	Rhododendrons	Russell Parry
Plant	Robinia pseudoacacia	False-acacia	Russell Parry
Plant	Rosa canina agg.	Dog roses	Russell Parry
Plant	Rubus fruticosus agg.	Brambles	Russell Parry
Plant	Rubus tricolor	Chinese Bramble	Russell Parry
Plant	Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	Russell Parry
Plant	Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis	Hybrid Crack-willow	Russell Parry
Plant	Salix caprea	Goat Willow	Russell Parry
Plant	Sambucus nigra	Elder	Russell Parry
Plant	Sarcococca		Russell Parry
Plant	Scorzoneroides autumnalis	Autumn Hawkbit	Russell Parry
Plant	Sedum s.l.	Stonecrops (agg.)	Russell Parry
Plant	Silene dioica	Red Campion	Russell Parry
Plant	Sisymbrium officinale	Hedge Mustard	Russell Parry
Plant	Solanum dulcamara	Bittersweet	Russell Parry, Sue Graham
Plant	Solanum nigrum	Black Nightshade	Russell Parry
Plant	Sonchus asper	Prickly Sow-thistle	Russell Parry
Plant	Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow-thistle	Russell Parry
Plant	Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan	Russell Parry
Plant	Spiraea	Brideworts	Russell Parry
Plant	Stachys byzantina	Lamb’s-ear	Russell Parry
Plant	Symphoricarpos albus	Snowberry	Russell Parry
Plant	Symphoricarpos microphyllus x orbiculatus = S. x chenaultii	Hybrid Coralberry	Russell Parry
Plant	Taraxacum	Dandelions	Russell Parry
Plant	Taxus baccata	Yew	Russell Parry
Plant	Tilia cordata x dasystyla = T. x euchlora	Caucasian Lime	Russell Parry
Plant	Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea	Lime	Russell Parry
Plant	Trifolium repens	White Clover	Russell Parry
Plant	Urtica dioica	Common Nettle	Russell Parry
Plant	Verbascum thapsus	Great Mullein	Russell Parry
Plant	Verbena bonariensis	Argentinian Vervain	Russell Parry
Plant	Veronica agrestis	Green Field-speedwell	Russell Parry
Plant	Veronica beccabunga	Brooklime	Russell Parry
Plant	Veronica chamaedrys	Germander Speedwell	Russell Parry
Plant	Veronica persica	Common Field-speedwell	Russell Parry
Plant	Veronica serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaved Speedwell	Russell Parry
Plant	Viburnum opulus	Guelder-rose	Russell Parry
Plant	Viburnum tinus	Laurustinus	Russell Parry
Plant	Vinca major	Greater Periwinkle	Russell Parry
Plant	Quercus robur	English/ Pedunculate Oak	Board
Plant	Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Board
Plant	Fagus sylvatica	Beech	Board
Plant	Platanus x hispanica	London Plane	Russel Parry (525cm girth)
Plant	Juglans regia	Walnut	Board
Plant	Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut	Sue Graham (x1)
Butterfly	Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral	Richard Jefferty
Butterfly	Pararge aegeria	Speckled Wood	Richard Jeffery
Butterfly	Celastrina argiolus	Holly Blue	Richard Jeffery
Butterfly	Pieris rapae	Small White	Richard Jeffery, Ron MckKeating
Butterfly	Pyronia tithonus	Gatekeeper	Ron McKeating
Butterfly	Pieris brassicae	Large White	Richard Jeffery, Ron McKeating
Butterfly	Aglais urticae	Small Tortoiseshell	Board
Butterfly	Pieris napi	Green-veined white	Peter Smith
Gall – mite	Cecidophyes nudus		Board (on Herb Bennet)
Gall – mite	Aceria cerrea		Board (on Holm Oak)
Gall – mite	Phyllocoptes goniothorax		Peter Smith (gall on hawthorn)
Gall – mite	Acalitus brevitarsus		Sue Timms (gall on alder)
Gall – mite	Aceria erinea		Sue Timms (gall on walnut)
Gall – mite	Aceria ilicis		Sue Timms (gall on Holm oak)
Gall – mite	Aceria nervisequa		Sue Timms (gall on beech)
Gall – mite	Aceria tristriata		Sue Timms (gall on walnut)
Gall – mite	Eriophyes exilis		Sue Timms (gall on lime)
Gall – mite	Eriophyes laevis		Sue Timms (gall on alder)
Gall – mite	Eriophyes tiliae		Sue Timms (gall on lime)
Gall – mite	Vasates quadripedes	Maple Bladder Gall Mite	Sue Timms (Gall on Silver Maple)
Gall – psyllid	Psyllopsis fraxini agg.		Sue Timms (galls on ash)
Gall – midge	Taxomyia taxi		Board (on Yew)
Gall – sawfly	Euura pedunculi		Sue Timms (gall on a sallow)
Gall – sawfly	Euura proxima		Sue Timms (gall on a willow)
Gall – wasp	Andricus aries f. agamic		Sue Timms (gall on oak)
Gall – wasp	Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic	Artichoke Gall	Sue Timms (gall on oak)
Gall – wasp	Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic	Knopper Gall	Sue Timms (gall on oak)
Gall – wasp	Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic	Oyster Gall	Sue Timms (gall on oak)
Gall – wasp	Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic	Spangle Gall	Sue Timms (gall on oak)
Gall – wasp	Andricus lignicola	Cola-nut Gall	Peter Smith (on oak)
Gall – wasp	Ophelimus maskelli		Peter Smith (on Eucalyptus)
Planthopper	Issus coleoptratus		Sue Timms
Froghopper	Philaenus spumarius	Cuckoo-Spit Insect	Sue Timms
Lichen	Xanthoria parietina	Sunburst Lichen	Board
Lichen	Lecidella elaeochroma		Board
Lichen	Lecanora chlarotera		Board
Lichen	Physcia tenella		Board
Fungi	Phacidium lauri		Peter Smith (spots on fallen holly leaves)

You can download a comprehensive spreadsheet of sightings HERE.