| Crickets and
Grasshoppers belong to the order Orthoptera and
the current UK list contains around 30 species, including
several known migrants/accidentals. Nottinghamshire
currently has 15 species on it's list. In
Nottinghamshire, the Slender Groundhopper is classed as
being of conservation concern because of their specific
habitat requirements. It is certainly fairly widespread
around the Sherwood Forest area and abundant in certain
sections of Warsop Main Pit Top, but as Groundhoppers are
much smaller than adult Grasshoppers, they are often
easily missed. They are attracted to MV moth traps and
hundreds have appeared at light in Lound Wood at Eakring
during the Summer months. |
