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May 2012

Hollybank Woods, Emsworth, Hampshire.

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Current Research & Data.

Hollybank Woods gathers a wide range of data including scientific and analytical research to provide both context and projection in relation to biodiversity / habitat conditions and solutions within our woodland.

The data recording below is not a complete record, purely the most common observations that are verified year on year.

These published records represent a small fraction of the varied biodiversity on record in Hollybank Woods.

Updated: August 2011. Jane Brook (Archivist Hollybank Woods)

Recording.

Mammals

general:
Hedgehog
Mole
Pigmy Shrew
Common Shrew
Bank Vole
Field Vole
Woodmouse
(Long-tailed Field Mouse)
Yellow-necked Mouse
Dormouse
Grey Squirrel
Rabbit
Common Rat
Fox
Badger (2 sets)
Weasel
Stoat

Deer

Fallow Deer
Roe Deer
Muntjac Deer

Bats:

most common sightings:
Pipistrelle (two types, common and suprano)
Noctule
Serotine
Whiskered
Brown Long-eared
Bechsteins

Other vertebrates

Reptiles & Amphibians:
Common Lizard
Slow Worm
Grass Snake
Adder
Smooth Snake
Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt
Common Frog
Common Toad

Invertebrates

Crickets and Grasshoppers
Oak Bush Cricket
Common field Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper

Bees:

Leaf-Cutter bee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Large Red-tailed Bumblebee
Common Carder bee
Honeybee

Flies:

Crane Fly (Daddy Long Legs)
Horse Fly
Hover Fly
Drone Fly
Bluebottle (Blowfly)
House Fly

Wasps:

Oak Apple Gall Wasp
common Wasp
Hornet (nests confirmed 2005/2006/2008/2009)

Snails:

Roman Snail
Common Snail

Slugs:

Field Slug
Black Slug

Worms:

Common Earthworm

Spiders:

Garden spider
Harvestman
Trapdoor Spider
Crab Spider
Wolf Spider
Money Spiders
Wasp Spider (on edge of western woodland 2006 onwards)

Ants:

Black Garden / Lawn Ant
Red Ant
Wood Ant (conifer plantation)

Beetles:

Devils Coach Horse
Dor Beetle (Dung Beetle)
Tiger Beetle
Glow Worm

General and Bugs:

Pill Woodlouse
Common Woodlouse
Common Earwig
Shield Bug
Cuckoo Spit Insect
Green lacewing
Common Gnat

Dragonflies:

Common Aeshna (July - September)
Broad-Bodied Chaser

Damselflies:

Common Blue Damselfly (May - August)

Birds

Id: Sparrowhawk Common Buzzard Common Kestrel Hobby Pheasant Woodcock Black-headed Gull Herring Gull Stock Dove Wood Pigeon Collared Dove Tawny Owl Little Owl Swift Green Woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Swallow Wren Dunnock Robin Blackbird Fieldfare Song Thrush Redwing Mistle thrush Lesser Whitethroat Whitethroat Blackcap Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Goldcrest Long-tailed Tit Marsh Tit Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Nuthatch Common Treecreeper Jay Magpie Jackdaw Rook Carrion Crow Starling Chaffinch Greenfinch

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Trees & Grasses etc: Overview only

Current survey monitoring species: 2011

If NO location is entered: Occurrence is widespread.

English Name	Scientific Name	Location
Barren Strawberry	Potentilla sterilis	Southern track to woods (approach from Hollybank Lane)
Beech		Long Copse Hill
Bird's foot Trefoil		Holly Lodge site
Blackcurrant
Blackthorn
Bluebell	Endymion non-scriptus	Eastern Section
Bramble
Broom	Sacothamnus	Holly Lodge site
Bugle	Ajuga reptans	General
Butcher's Broom	Ruscus aculeatus	Longcopse Hill
Cherry Laurel	Prunus laurocerasus	General
Cleavers
Common Dog Violet		Longcopse Hill
Common gorse		General
Common Mouse Ear	Cerastium holosteoides	Holly Lodge Site
Common Nettle		General
Common Stork?s Bill	Erodium cicutarium	Holly Lodge Site
Common Whitlow Grass		Holly Lodge Site
Cow Parsley
Cowslip	Primula veris	Holly Lodge Site
Crab Apple	Malus sylvestris	Longcopse Hill
Creeping Buttercup		Holly Lodge Site
Croswort		Holly Lodge Site
Dandelion	Taraxacum offinale agg	Seagull Lane patch
Daffodil	Narcissus pseudonarcissus	S of Holly Lodge Site
Daisy	Bellis perennis	Holly Lodge Site
Dog?s Mercury		Longcopse Hill
Early Dog violet		Longcopse Hill
Early Purple Orchid		Longcopse Hill
Field Forget me not		Holly Lodge Site
Garlic Mustard		Holly Lodge Site
Germander Speedwell		Holly Lodge Site
Goat Willow		General
Gooseberry	Ribes uva-crispa	Longcopse hill
Greater Stitchwort		Southern track to woods (approach from Hollybank Lane)
Ground Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Longcopse Hill
Hawthorn
Hazel		General
Heath Speedwell
Herb Robert		General
Holly	Ilex aquifolium	General
Honeysuckle
Japonica		Holly Lodge site
Lesser Celandine	Ranunculus ficaria	General
Lords and Ladies	Arum maculatum
Meadow Buttercup
Pedunculate Oak	Quercus robur	General
Pignut		Longcopse Hill
Primrose		Longcopse Hill
Red Campion
Red Currant
Rhodedendron		Dymoke Street southwestern entrance +central eastern woodland + HollyLodge clearing
Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Holly Lodge Site
Rowan		East side
Sanicle
Silver Birch		General
Spanish Bluebell	Endymion hispanicus	Southern track to wood (approach from Hollybank Lane)
Spotted Medick		Holly Lodge Site
Sweet Chestnut		General
Sycamore		General
Three-veined Sandwort		Longcopse Hill
Thyme-leaved Speedwell		Holly Lodge Site
Tormentil
Wavy Bitter-cress	Cardamine flexuosa	General
White Dead-nettle		Holly Lodge Site
Wild Cherry (Gean)	Prunus avium	East side
Wood Anenome		Longcopse Hill
Wood Avens		General
Wood Sedge
Wood Sorrel		Longcopse Hill
Wood Speedwell	Veronica montana	Longcopse Hill
Wood Spurge	Euphorbia amygdaloides	Longcopse Hill
Yellow Archangel	Galeobdolon luteum	Southern track to wood (approach from Hollybank Lane)
Yellow Pimpernel	Lysimachia vulgaris	East side
Yew		General
Grasses etc
Spiked Sedge		Holly Lodge Site
Remote Sedge		Longcopse Hill
Hard Rush		Dymoke Street
Wood Sedge		Longcopse Hill
Dense-headed Heath Wood-rush		Longcopse Hill
Slender Sedge		Longcopse Hill
Wood Millet		Longcopse Hill
Wood Melick		Southern track to wood (approach from Hollybank Lane)
Pendulous Sedge		Southern track to wood (approach from Hollybank Lane)

Wood Anemone. (Photo: AB)

All Winter Work Party start at 10am and finish at 12 noon. Meet at the top of Hollybank Lane by the Friends of Hollybank Woods information board. All welcome. Woodland work tasks for all ages and abilities, from path clearing to litter picking. Children very welcome, but need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please wear sturdy footware/boots.

Work Party days run during the autumn and winter months. From April onwards, work days cease. This allows the nesting birds and breading animals the spring and summer months undisturbed.

During the Spring, Summer and Autumn there are monthly guided walks in the woodland. All walks start at the top of Hollybank Lane, meeting by the Friends of Hollybank Woods information board. Walks last 2 hours and start at 10am finishing about midday. (With the exception of the Summer moth and bat evening which starts at 8pm and finishes at about 11pm.) All welcome. Children very welcome, but need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please wear sturdy footware/boots. All guided walks meet at the top of Hollybank Lane and are free to members (50p suggested donation from non members).

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Weekly walks in Hollybank Woods:

Walking To Health.

Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Short, free and safe guided walks in Hollybank Woods. Meet at 10.15am, SYRCH Centre, Cotton Drive, off Southliegh Road in north Emsworth. (SYRCH Centre is sign posted and there is a free car park).

A great way to keep fit, all ages welcome! Improving your health whilst enjoying an autumn/winter walk in the woodland.

Organised by Walking to Health.
(Supported by the British Heart Foundation and the Countryside Agency.)

Friends of Hollybank Woods

About and how to join:
The Friends of Hollybank Woods are a group of local residents who formed in the Spring of 2001 to promote the protection of Hollybank Woods. The wood is owned by Havant Borough Council and managed on its behalf by the Friends of Hollybank Woods who organise regular work parties and themed walks run by local naturalists. The group formed a management committee and undertake well planned conservation work in the woods for the benefit of both wildlife and people using the woods.

There are lots of opportunities to get involved, not just for those who want to do practical work. We need your support!

To receive a Membership Application pack and become a Friend, please contact the Friends of Hollybank Woods membership secretary. Membership costs £1.50 for an adult and £3.00 for a family. Under 16's free.

Anna Williams
Membership Secretary
Friends of Hollybank Woods
Hollybank House
Emsworth
PO10 7UN

Telephone Anna on (01243) 375502

You can email us too, contact details are on the Blog page.

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