Pogonocherus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Generally a beetle of the southern parts of Nottinghamshire, with recent records from Radcliffe on Trent, the NTU's Brackenhurst Campus, Bunny Wood and Lambley Cemetery, from where the individual below was a surprise find when beating Buxus sempervirens and other evergreen shrubs in early January 2019. In the north of the county, there are records of Pogonocherus hispidus from a Langold garden in 2018 and it was recently found new to the Sherwood Forest NNR in May 2019 and again in April 2020.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Pogonocherus hispidus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Adrian Dutton. Wil Heeney. Pauline Bradford. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton.

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Updated January 2022
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