Martin Willing is interested in records for two new species to Sussex and the UK - the Chinese Mystery Snail and the Asian Date Mussel. Details are on page 15 of the Adastra 2018 publication if you'd like to contribute records or find out more.
Mike Edwards has created a
key to the Wasps of the family Vespidae.
You can read about the life cycles of social wasps and Mike's intentions for a more reliable assessment of distribution of these species on page 56 of the Adastra 2018 publication, which contains details of the best way to submit records.
Sussex Ornithological Society is planning an SOS field workers meeting on 28
th September at Adastra Hall, Hassocks - more details will be available on their web page nearer the date.
They are also looking for support with the National Willow Tit Survey and
Sussex Turtle Dove Survey for 2019 - details on how to get involved are available
on their website.
Sussex Ancient Tree Forum - A new regional branch of the Ancient Tree Forum is launching in Sussex this year, to be kept updated on developments please
sign up for the newsletter, selecting 'Sussex' from the list of regional groups. Field meetings are to follow, the first of which will be on 11
th May at Sheffield Park. Keep an eye on the website for details.
Chichester Wildlife Corridors - Sarah Hughes and Jen Pollitt from Chichester District Council are requesting assistance in improving the number of biological records in the proposed wildlife corridors. You can find more information here:
http://www.transitionchichester.org/new-wildlife-corridor-please-support-this-unadopted-policy/
Data can be submitted
through the usual channels to SxBRC.
