A beetle making steady progress north through the UK, with most records
from south-eastern counties. There are just two known records of this
beetle from Nottinghamshire, with a gap of over 130 years between
the two. Historically, Diaperis boleti was recorded from
Sherwood Forest in 1891, but then not seen again in Nottinghamshire
until July 2025, when found at Kirkby-in-Ashfield by Nick and Samantha
Brownley.
The couple then found it close to the Major Oak (two) in Sherwood Forest
CP a week or so
later, before over eight adults were found in old, dry Birch Polypore Piptosporus betulinus
at the former staff entrance to the old Sherwood Forest visitor centre
on July 28th (Pendleton, T.A.) before
being recorded at Bevercotes Pit Wood and Clumber Park in August 2025
(Brownley, N. and Brownley, S. It is
associated with
and will often be found on the underside, or inside the fruiting body,
especially those open to the sun. |
