2005 - Whitby Naturalists

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ROE DEEF. (Caprer:lus capreolu.s) young one scen near house in Mulgrave 'Woods l4lfiN4; three at Estbcck, Sandsend feeding on plants 5llll04; dead one on \fhitby-Pickering road near Hole of Horcunr l5lfilA4; one crossing road near Priory Park, Grosmont, 25lOlA4; five crossing road berween Stape and \i.{/heeldale Moor LWO|A4; four on ridge top in Mulgrave'Sfoods L6l2; one at Grosmont 7514; rwo in Eskdaie crossing road 19/5. SHREW (species not identified) one dead on road, bctw'een Lockton and Hole of Horcr-un 2216. STOAT (Mustela ermina) one seen crossing road near Hawsker 14/2; one on Lealhoim Moor 6/6; orc crossing road near Egton Bidge 517; one at Key Grccn, Egton Bridge 3/10. WEASEL (Mustela nivutis) one crossing \fhitby-Scarborougtr road at pond Hill 5lLllj4; one in garden in \fhitby 2915; one crossing road at Boggle Hole 9/1C. WOODMOUSE {Apademus sylv ailttcus} in lbumdale, eating hirdseed Zl3; orre house in Pannal Close,\ffhittry, 8/8. two seen on garden hut roo{ eating peanuts in garden of RICHARD THACKRAT{
THE BOTANICAL RECORDER'S REPORT Spring was very late to arrive in <strong>2005</strong>. January and February wcre mild sunny months, with thc ycar making an excellent start, but a cold snap with snow showers in March held the plants back. Further cold weather stopped growth and for the rest of the year the plants were t\Mo to three weeks later than normal. Just bcfore the bad weather in March i visited thc bank-sides below Old Mulgrave Castle to see the spectacular display of Snowdrops (Galanthus niqtalis) which appear every year. Do gt'r and see them! it was on the way down the path to Sandsend Beck that I discovercd a plant not recordcd in the area before, \X/hite Butterbur (Petasites albus), It is presumably a garCen escapc (possibly from Mulgrave Castle) hut it is well naturalised in tire lvet woodland and a nice addition to our local flora. After the club's trip to the Wildfowl Trust irr early lv{ay, our first iocai outing took us down Forge Vailey along the River Derwent starting lrom'Oid Man's Mouth' car park. All aiong the stream grows Large White Bittercress (Cardttrnine mtma\ which is quite an uncommon plant nationally but which is reported to grow in 116 of the 400 two-kilometre squares in the North Yorkshirc Moors Flora. This plant is very similar to its sister, the Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis) also callcd lv{iikmaids and Lady's Smock. However, insteacl of having pinkish flowers and yellow stamens, Large \fhite Bittercress has pure white flowers and very noticeable violet anthers on its starnens. The petais of Large \fhite Bittercress are always greater than 6 mm, which separates it from its two smaller and common sister plants, Wavy Bittercress (Cdrdmnine tlexuosa) and Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirswa). These iatter two piants are coffectly separated by their number of stamens,'Silavy h:rs six and Hairy usuaily has four, seen with a hand lens. However, habitat is also a good guide bccause 'SUavy Bittcrcress usr:ally grows in wet places, stream-sicles, ditches, etc. whereas Hatry Bittcrcress is a plant of cultivated and waste ground, usually drier. Certainly one should not use hairiness as a character because Wavy Bittercress is distinctly puhcscent. I think that Hairy 12
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Page 17 and 18: WHITBY NATURALISTS' CLUB INCOME ACC
Page 19 and 20: THE TREASURERS REPORT As rhis is my
Page 21 and 22: undisturbed or unridy parts of the
Page 23 and 24: GENERAL INFORMATION ON AMPHIBIA' On
Page 25 and 26: In late August during an evening of
Page 27 and 28: THE GEOLOGICAL RECORDER'S REPORT No
Page 29 and 30: Preparations for a successful relca
Page 31 and 32: FIELD VOIE (Microtus dgresris) one
Page 33 and 34: Mavis Rei-rdman took the club to 6n
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Page 37: Dryad's Saddle fungus - polyporus s
Page 41 and 42: ENTOMOLOGY RECORDER'S REPORT This y
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Page 45 and 46: BEETLES Early this year I had a few
Page 47 and 48: from June 5.h some slimy black larv
Page 49 and 50: ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDERS R'EPORT So
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Page 53 and 54: Nightjar Our evening visit to Harwo
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