{"id":3560,"date":"2023-06-09T16:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T16:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foresttown-net.stackstaging.com\/?page_id=3560"},"modified":"2023-10-23T12:40:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:40:37","slug":"2023-invert-surveys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foresttown.net\/index.php\/projects\/2023-invert-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Invert Surveys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FTNCG engaged EMEC’s Entomologist (Adrian Dutton) to carry out invertebrate surveys covering both freshwater (aquatic) and terrestrial invertebrate surveys, funded primarily by the Sherwood Landscape Partnership\u2019s Miner2Major (M2M) scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read EMEC’s 2023 Invert Survey for Spa Ponds<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The sweet sap from this tree stump is attracting invertebrates. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alder leaf beetle (Agelastica alni). Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata). Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nut Leaf Weevil (Strophosoma melanogrammum). Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A bug trap strategically placed near a birch polypore bracket fungus (Fomitopsis betulina). Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Adrian showing us how to install a pitfall starting with two plastic cups buried in the ground. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pitfalls need grates to ensure no small mammals fall in. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No pitfall is not complete without a stylish ‘umbrella’. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sam learning from Adrian. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pitfalls being installed in the marshy area at the top of Pond 3. Photograph taken by Dennis Platts on the 20th of April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Adrian inspecting a specimen attracted to the sap from that tree stump. Photograph taken by Shlomo Dowen on the 24th of May 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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