Kidney-spot Ladybird, Glasson Moss, 15 July 18
Kidney-spot Ladybird on the trunk of a small tree at the northern edge of Glasson Moss, 15 July 18.
For some reason I'd always assumed that these ladybirds were common and widespread across Cumbria, and so I haven't been recording them; however, it turns out that there are currently only a handful of records listed on NBN Atlas for the north of the county!
The background shot shows where the new stretch of boardwalk from one of the western access points connects with the northern section (see photos of 8 April 18), which makes this area much more accessible. As in the case of my previous visit here, I'd been hoping to find myself another Manchester Treble-bar moth, but without any luck - perhaps due to the strongish wind.
Note added on 16 July (am): Having looked more closely at the NBN Atlas source data, it would appear that only specimens held in Tullie House collections are now mapped as opposed to reported sightings. This would presumably explain why I've been finding so many apparent county rarities over the past few months! I'll need to look into this further...
Note added 16 July (pm): After contacting the Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre (CBDC) it has been confirmed that for various reasons they have taken the drastic step of removing CBDC-administered records from NBN, leaving only Tullie House collection records and invasive species data. This effectively renders NBN Atlas useless for the county of Cumbria.
Kidney-spot Ladybird, Glasson Moss, 15 July 18
Kidney-spot Ladybird on the trunk of a small tree at the northern edge of Glasson Moss, 15 July 18.
For some reason I'd always assumed that these ladybirds were common and widespread across Cumbria, and so I haven't been recording them; however, it turns out that there are currently only a handful of records listed on NBN Atlas for the north of the county!
The background shot shows where the new stretch of boardwalk from one of the western access points connects with the northern section (see photos of 8 April 18), which makes this area much more accessible. As in the case of my previous visit here, I'd been hoping to find myself another Manchester Treble-bar moth, but without any luck - perhaps due to the strongish wind.
Note added on 16 July (am): Having looked more closely at the NBN Atlas source data, it would appear that only specimens held in Tullie House collections are now mapped as opposed to reported sightings. This would presumably explain why I've been finding so many apparent county rarities over the past few months! I'll need to look into this further...
Note added 16 July (pm): After contacting the Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre (CBDC) it has been confirmed that for various reasons they have taken the drastic step of removing CBDC-administered records from NBN, leaving only Tullie House collection records and invasive species data. This effectively renders NBN Atlas useless for the county of Cumbria.