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Stage |
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Additional notes |
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M |
F |
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| May
1st |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Found
on footpath late evening. Larval length 26mm. Weather
clear and fairly mild. |
| ........ |
| May
7th |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Found
on footpath late evening. Larval length 23mm and 25mm
(x2) Weather overcast and mild. |
| ........ |
| May
28th |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
None
found. Weather dry, clear and cool. |
| ........ |
| June
3rd |
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
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In
grass within five metres of footpath from 23:55 and
00:45h. Conditions overcast and mild following rain most
of the day. |
| ........ |
| June
4th |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
On
edge of footpath late evening from 00:50-01:25h.
Conditions clear and relatively cool. |
| ........ |
| June
5th |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
On
edge of footpath from 23:00-23:25h. Conditions clear and
warm. |
| ........ |
| June
10th |
|
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
Found
on edge (or within) three metres of footpath from
23:00-23:45h. Conditons partially overcast and mild. |
| ........ |
| June
14th |
|
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Found
on edge of footpath from 22:50-23:30h. Conditions clear
and cool. Five females were concentrated within a short
(10m) stretch of the path and the glowing period of some
was limited. |
| ........ |
| June
22nd |
|
0 |
0 |
38 |
|
|
A
dramatic rise in the number of glowing females this
evening and glowing earlier than expected from
22:30-23:40h. Conditions were mild, but quite windy. Many
were also present over the whole of this site for the
first time this year, including females which showed much
higher up in the grass and other vegetation and also well
away from the main path. Five females were also found
along another path at this site for the first time.
Another section of Sherwood Forest was checked this
evening, but no Glow Worms were found. |
| ........ |
| June
25th |
|
0 |
0 |
38 |
|
|
There
were fewer females (25) counted over the exact same route
as on June 22nd, but a further 13 females were located on
another section of the other path first checked on that
date, leading to a final count of 38 again. Conditions
were clear and mild and the site was visited from
23:00-00:20h. |
| ........ |
| July
1st |
|
0 |
1 |
51 |
|
|
Our
first visit to count this site for nearly a week,
produced an increase in numbers. Far fewer females were
noted in the middle of the grass strip this evening,
which denotes a change on previous visits. This is
possibly due to continued grass growth. Conditions were
overcast and warm. |
| ........ |
| July
3rd |
|
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
A
much lower count than on our last visit to this site.
Several females still remained un-mated, with one
individual having moved no more than two inches , being
sat on the same lump of soil as on July 1st. Weather was
clear and cool and the site was visited from
22:30-23:30h. |
| ........ |
| July
4th |
|
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
|
A
better count that the previous night, but the later visit
time (00:10-01:15h) seemed to coincide with females
stopping glowing. At least several were noted actually
dimming their lights within a few minutes. Conditions
were overcast and warm. |
| ........ |
| July
6th |
|
0 |
0 |
22 |
|
|
A
slight increase in numbers since the last visit to this
site, with odd females noted away from the main area of
sightings. Conditions were clear and mild. |
| ........ |
| July
11th |
|
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
Glow
Worm numbers clearly on the decrease now after the
evidence of this evening's visit. Conditions were
overcast and mild after heavy rain for much of the
afternoon, which ended shortly before our visit from
23:15-00:15h. |
| ........ |
| July
13th |
|
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
|
Surprisingly
a higher count than on our previous visit to this site,
although there are now only small numbers of females
along the main path and grass strip where we initially
found them here. Site visited from 22:25-00:15h. |
| ........ |
| July
16th |
|
0 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
Numbers
continue to decline, with much fewer females this
evening. A male was observed attracted to a female and
subsequently mating. Conditions overcast with light rain
towards the end of the visit, which lasted from
22:35-23:45h. |
| ........ |
| July
19th |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Just
two glowing females found this evening from 22:30-23:30h.
Conditions were partly cloudy and mild. |
| ........ |
| July
24th |
|
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
Surprisingly
five glowing females were recorded this evening. Three of
this total were new females. Conditions clear and warm.
Site visited from 22:20-23:10h. |
| ........ |
| July
26th |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Just
two females found this evening, with one glowing for a
couple of brief moments, obviously while walking around.
All were present between 22:00-23:00h. Conditions clear
and warm. |
| ........ |
| July
31st |
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Three
females present, including one walking around, that was
noted glowing for a couple of seconds only. |
| ........ |
| August
3rd |
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Still
two females glowing to attract males, but again another
female was noted glowing briefly and was clearly on the
move. This was noted in a different area to the one noted
similarly on July 31st. The two regular females have now
remained un-mated since first appearing on July 24th - a
minimum total of 10 days. Site visited from 21:50-22:50,
conditions partially overcast and mild. |
| ........ |
| August
4th |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Only
one glowing female present this evening, with the other
female having been completely buried as the woodland
tracks were scraped and levelled during the day. Site
visited from 21:35-22:40. Conditons overcast and warm. |
| ........ |
| August
8th |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Surprisingly,
still the one female remains since our last visit and is
extremely unlikely to attract a male at this late stage
in the season. This female is now a minimum of 15 days
old. Conditions mild and lightly overcast, visit from
23:50-00:40h. |
| ........ |
| August
10th |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
None
recorded. |
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