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Natural England announces new National Nature Reserve for East Devon Pebblebed Heaths
Natural England, in collaboration with Clinton Devon Estates, has announced today (Thursday 13 May), a new National Nature Reserve (NNR) for the vitally important East Devon Pebblebed Heaths near Exeter.
From: The East Devon Pebblebed Heaths
Photo: Jake Newman, Rekord Media
East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, stretching between the village of Woodbury towards Budleigh Salterton on the Jurassic Coast, is the latest site in the county to join the UK’s list of nationally and internationally important landscapes.
The management partners are the Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust and the RSPB. A new board, under the chairmanship of Chris Woodruff, the manager of the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership, will guide and advise the partners in the management of the new NNR.
The City of London Corporation has handed out £2,160 in fines to people illegally picking mushrooms in Epping Forest.
A total 27 people were slapped with an £80 fine, with some carrying more than 11lbs of mushrooms away from Epping Forest in Essex.
Foraging has become popular among foodies, including celebrity chef Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall.
The writer and environmentalist is among the food industry s best-known champions of finding food from the wild, along with fellow star chef Simon Rogan.
A total 27 people were slapped with an £80 fine, with some carrying more than 11lbs of mushrooms away from Epping Forest in Essex
In Britain foraging on public land can only be done for personal consumption, with a limit of around 3.5lbs.
We don’t know a lot about its requirements, but the discovery of this new population means that we might be a step closer to working out what has driven the declines of this species elsewhere.”
South Uist is rich in habitats for caddisflies, with numerous small lochans, clear, low nutrient streams, and extensive machair habitats. Over the years 23 species of caddisfly to Mr Sutton’s light trap but by far the most exciting find is Limnephilus pati.
Outside of the UK, there are 16 historical sites where the bug has been found across Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Isle of Man and Poland.
Swanscombe Peninsula gets national recognition as an SSSI
Site is designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for nationally important invertebrates, breeding birds, plants and geology.
From: Chalk carpet moth - picture: Stuart Reed
A valuable green space in the shadow of the M25, abundant in wildlife and with huge benefits for people, has today been designated a SSSI in recognition of its national importance for rare wildlife.
The 250 hectare site, alongside the Thames Estuary, forms a corridor of habitats connecting Ebbsfleet Valley with the southern shore of the River Thames between Dartford and Gravesend.
The site has an incredible assortment of grassland, scrub, wetlands, grazing marsh and saltmarsh habitat in a relatively small area, providing ideal conditions for a unique variety of wildlife.