As a part of our 2016/17 project ‘An Accessible Community Wild Space’ (funded by Tesco’s Bags of Help grant scheme), a bird survey was carried out by Tony Swandale on behalf of Kent Wildlife Trust.
Three early morning visits were made in April and May 2017, and the location of all bird species was recorded on a map. A total of 15 species qualified as breeding, including the Common linnet and the Song thrush.
Blue-tailed - Ischnura elegans
Emperor - Anax imperotor
Migrant hawker - Aeshna mixta
Buff-tailed bumblebee - Bombus terrestris
Marmalade hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus
Painted nomad bee - Nomada fucata
Red-tailed bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius
Cucumber green orb spider - Araniella cucurbitina
Four-spotted orb weaver - Araneus quadratus
Wasp spider - Argiope bruennichi
The rare Cordyceps gracilis - Ophiocordyceps gracilis as reported here
BioBlitz 2012
On Saturday 29 September 2012, Dane Valley Woods teamed up with Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) in an exciting partnership, to try and identify the extent of biodiversity on the site. The results were analysed by the university’s team with various taxonomic experts. See a full list of the recorded Bioblitz finds here.
