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| Recorders from Wirral Wildlife and the Cheshire branch of Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland at Red Rocks |
Wirral Wildlife’s recording team have been busy all summer recording wildlife - mostly plants and fungi, with some insects and other animals where we have the knowledge!
The photo above shows our largest event - a joint meeting with the
Cheshire branch of Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) at Red Rocks
nature reserve. Plenty of expert botanists were on hand to instruct our newer
recorders, and a large reserve to explore. Most places have to be
done with much smaller groups.
This year's sites have included Thornton Wood in
Dibbinsdale, Chester Zoo nature reserve, continuing work on Prenton Dell
Claypit, and Thurstaston Common monitoring.
Most plants are moving into winter state now, and most
invertebrates are in hibernation, so the group are busy writing up the records
and putting them to use in management plans and guidance to land managers.
However, anyone who wants to get out and about - our colleagues the
birders will be busy all winter counting the thousands of birds on our
estuaries. They always welcome new people.
