Friday 10 July 2015

Thursday 9th July

A cooler than average July day 13 - 16C mostly sunny with a moderate NW breeze

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens -  Butterflies; Large Skipper 18, Small Skipper 4, Gatekeeper 1, Meadow Brown 52, Red Admiral 2, Speckled Wood 9, Small Copper 2, Brown Hawker dragonfly 1, Silver Y moths 3, male Sparrowhawk, Greenfinch 1

New South Promenade - Many Brown shrimps, many common prawns, several green shore crabs, beadlet anemones, moon jellyfish, compass jellyfish

Solaris Centre - Ergot fungus, many cinnabar moth caterpilars, small tortoiseshell butterfly, 3 common darter dragonfly nymphs, blue tailed damselfly nymph



Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)

There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects


There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve

Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR

Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.

Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work