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June 11th Flitwick Moor Invertebrate Day.
This year’s event was held on a rather breezy day, but it was warm and sunny and no rain which was a
bonus. Some BNHS Recorders were present along with members of the BNHS and Flit Vale Wildlife Trust
Group. We also had a couple of families who had an enjoyable time looking for various bugs and beasties
on the Moor. All equipment was provided for them to do this and there were plenty of field guides and
helpful folk to identify any finds. Colin Carpenter made a note of all the finds and this will be available in the
near future. The County Recorders also seemed to have found various interesting species.
Chimney Sweeper moth Common Frog tadpole Jay
A very exciting find by Merv was a Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly and his photo (above) was crucial for
confirming the ID for County records. This was the first record for Bedfordshire this year and the County
Recorder was very pleased to know they are at Flitwick Moor.
This is a very worthwhile event and we will be publicising it more vigorously next year to try and attract
more families to this lovely Reserve. We also hope that more Recorders will be available – there is certainly
plenty of scope for a wide variety of species. Ann de Winter
IMG_20220611_122753
June 11th Flitwick Moor Invertebrate Day.
This year’s event was held on a rather breezy day, but it was warm and sunny and no rain which was a
bonus. Some BNHS Recorders were present along with members of the BNHS and Flit Vale Wildlife Trust
Group. We also had a couple of families who had an enjoyable time looking for various bugs and beasties
on the Moor. All equipment was provided for them to do this and there were plenty of field guides and
helpful folk to identify any finds. Colin Carpenter made a note of all the finds and this will be available in the
near future. The County Recorders also seemed to have found various interesting species.
Chimney Sweeper moth Common Frog tadpole Jay
A very exciting find by Merv was a Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly and his photo (above) was crucial for
confirming the ID for County records. This was the first record for Bedfordshire this year and the County
Recorder was very pleased to know they are at Flitwick Moor.
This is a very worthwhile event and we will be publicising it more vigorously next year to try and attract
more families to this lovely Reserve. We also hope that more Recorders will be available – there is certainly
plenty of scope for a wide variety of species. Ann de Winter