Hassacarr Nature Reserve
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Hassacarr Nature Reserve is owned by Dunnington Parish Council and managed by local volunteers, Dunnington Conservation Group.
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facebook.comThe fungus season is here. Two specimens from the reserve, Shaggy ink cap and the peculiar and delightfully named Dog's vomit fungus
Hummingbird hawk moth, photo taken in their garden by Mrs Warden
Photos taken on 30th August, Southern hawker, with close up of head, Elephant hawk moth caterpillar, and a fine specimen of a Speckled wood butterfly
Some of the moths trapped overnight, including Setaceous hebrew character and Gold spot (see comments for Gold spot image)
Today's working party was greatly assisted by two Natural England volunteers, Nick and Sandra, who had come all the way from Filey, via the Lower Derwent valley, to cut the Hassacarr meadows with an autoscythe. The regular volunteers raked the cuttings into windrows. Natural England will collect the dry material later, for composting, unless any local farmer or pet keeper would like it. Cutting the meadows showed the presence of populations of Great created and smooth newts, toads and short-toed field voles. Natural England's assistance is of great value, not only with meadow management but also with the open days.
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens)
Dunnington Conservation Group volunteers, along with Councillor Liz Turnbull, planted up two new beds at the Millennium Garden area of the village green on 26th April. Many thanks to the Dunnington In-bloom team and Stuart Jacques for preparing the beds. Also thanks to Urban Buzz for donating the plants. The bed planted last year has flowering red campion and ragged robin, also Cuckoo flower and Jack by the Hedge. The latter two weren't planted but have reappeared naturally, showing the potential for wild flowers to reappear if we stop cutting the grass constantly.
A bee-fly enjoying the nectar from a primrose
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