Articles
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>The Oak Jewel Beetle Agrilus (Anambus) biguttatus in Wyre Forest – John Bingham
John Bingham describes the Buprestid jewel beetles and Agrilus biguttatus, (also known as Agrilus pannonicus), in particular. This species does not kill healthy trees, but uses dying trees with weeping sap wounds in which to lay its eggs. (From the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Note on the Common Fan-foot Pechipogo strigulata in Wyre – Denise Bingham
Denise Bingham describes her find of Common Fan-foot larvae in dead leaves on an oak tree growing in an open exposed position in contrast to the more usual sheltered woodland in which it is normally found. (From the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Tufaceous Wet Flushes in the Wyre Forest – Susan Limbrey
Soil scientist Professor Susan Limbrey describes how wet flushes have formed within the Wyre Forest. She provides the results of soil sampling in several of the flushes, and discusses why some flushes are tufa-rich. (See link article ‘Ellipteroides Craneflies in the Wyre Forest – Mick Blythe’, both from the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010) [...]
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>Ellipteroides Craneflies (Diptera: Limoniidae) in the Wyre Forest – Mick Blythe
Mick Blythe describes the three species of Ellipteroides craneflies that can be found in the Wyre Forest – Ellipteroides lateralis, Ellipteroides alboscutellatus, and Ellipteroides limbatus, and he describes the habitat in which each has been found. (See link article ‘Tufaceous Wet Flushes in the Wyre Forest – Susan Limbrey’ both from the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>White Mandarin Duck at Trimpley – Brett Westwood
Brett Westwood describes the presence of a white Mandarin Duck within a flock on the River Severn at Trimpley, with photographs by John Bingham. (From the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Edmund Pitt (1613-1688) and Sorbus domestica in Wyre Forest – Frank Horsman
Dr. Frank Horsman provides a brief biography of Edmund Pitt and quotes from one of his letters written in 1678 describing his discovery of Sorbus domestica in the Wyre Forest. (Originally written for the Botanical Society of the British Isles NEWS in January 2000 and recently in the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>A New Longhorn Beetle for Wyre Forest – John Bingham
John Bingham adds another Longhorn Beetle to his list for Wyre (see his article in REVIEW 2009). Poecilium alni has been recorded in 2010, plus a second site for Aromia moschata. (From the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Freezing Conditions on the River Severn, December 2010 – Mike Averill
Mike Averill notes times in the past when some of our rivers have frozen over completely. He describes the weather in December 2010 that led up to the River Severn freezing over completely at Bewdley and includes photographs which record this event. (From the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Geology of Wyre Forest – Atkins A. H. 1883 (Midlands Naturalist)
Mr. Atkins describes the rock and fossils that may be found along the Dowles valley as well as the slag left from blast furnaces of long ago. (Originally from the Midland Naturalist 6: 31-33 and reprinted in the Wyre Forest Study Group REVIEW 2010)
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>The Bell Brook, Wyre Forest – Cedric Quayle
This article describes Bell Brook in the Wyre Forest, and the valley through which it runs, pointing out features of historical interest along the way. (From Wyre Forest Study group’s REVIEW 2010)
