Invertebrate Group: Langness Lovelies

Small Copper Butterfly

Graham Makepeace-Warne

Invertebrate Group: Langness Lovelies

Location:
Langness, Herring Tower car park
Explore Langness ASSI: butterflies, marsh flies, grasshoppers & the rare saltmarsh centipede. Wildlife walk, nature, insects, biodiversity.

Event details

Meeting point

Herring Tower car park
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Date

Time
2:00pm - 4:00pm
A static map of Invertebrate Group: Langness Lovelies

About the event

Butterflies, marsh flies and a rare centipede,

Langness is a designated ASSI, though it is at the end of the season for most butterflies; if it is mild, we might get lucky and spot a Grayling, Common Blue or brightly coloured Small Copper. The Saltmarsh centipede is one of the rarer species here, along with other saltmarsh specialist flies. We will be checking for grasshoppers in the heathy areas and a recently recorded bush cricket, the Short-winged Conehead, in the salt marsh. So, let’s go out armed with our bug pots to see what we can find.

*Please note:

  •  This event is not suitable for children.
  • An email will be sent out on Friday 18th September if the event needs to be cancelled due to bad weather. 

And don't forget the fantastic talk by Dr Erica McAlister on Saturday 3rd October at 7pm in Peel, entitled Metamorphosis - how flies are changing our planet. Visit mwt.im/events for more information and to book.

We hope to see you there!