Office Plant Case Study
Stockley Biodiversity 19th September 2014
Lichen Lichens are Indicators of air pollution We can learn much about air quality from the species. Lichens on the lime trees are predominantly the orange leafy Xanthoria and the grey Physcia both thrive in polluted air environments, we expect to see these lichens in big cities and near major roads as they thrive in areas with nitrogen pollutants. Lichens are two types of organisms living together, a fungus and an alga. The fungus makes the body that protects the alga and the alga provides the food for the fungus http://www.opalexplorenature.org/sites/defaul t/files/7/file/air-survey-field-guide-2014.pdf
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Birds 1. Large numbers of Canada Geese are these being managed approx. 100 seen 2. Herring Gull - They have suffered moderate declines over the past 25 years and over half of their UK breeding population is confined to fewer than ten sites – Red Status 3 & 4. Cormorant adult and juvenile 5. Greylag goose only 1 seen 6. Barnacle Goose only one seen 7. Winter plumage of black headed gull 8. A good Mallard population 30+ seen (nesting sites?) how many young are seen? 9. 5 grey wagtails around the water near iron bridge road
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Overall few sightings of smaller birds than expected only nest boxes by M&S 9
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Common Darter male Migrant Hawker Male Migrant Hawker female Small white male Cranefly Common carder bee M&S honey bees
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Phenology is the study of the times of recurring natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate.
It is recording when you heard the first cuckoo or saw the blackthorn blossom. This can then be compared with other records. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
1st autumn Ash trees possibly White Ash (fraxinus americana) Pyracantha full of berries and lavender still in flower Roses still in full flower Fleabane Michaelmas daisy (N America) Lonicera nitida berries being eaten by wood pigeon
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Lichen Lichens are Indicators of air pollution We can learn much about air quality from the species. Lichens on the lime trees are predominantly the orange leafy Xanthoria and the grey Physcia both thrive in polluted air environments, we expect to see these lichens in big cities and near major roads as they thrive in areas with nitrogen pollutants. Lichens are two types of organisms living together, a fungus and an alga. The fungus makes the body that protects the alga and the alga provides the food for the fungus http://www.opalexplorenature.org/sites/defaul t/files/7/file/air-survey-field-guide-2014.pdf
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Birds 1. Large numbers of Canada Geese are these being managed approx. 100 seen 2. Herring Gull - They have suffered moderate declines over the past 25 years and over half of their UK breeding population is confined to fewer than ten sites – Red Status 3 & 4. Cormorant adult and juvenile 5. Greylag goose only 1 seen 6. Barnacle Goose only one seen 7. Winter plumage of black headed gull 8. A good Mallard population 30+ seen (nesting sites?) how many young are seen? 9. 5 grey wagtails around the water near iron bridge road
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Overall few sightings of smaller birds than expected only nest boxes by M&S 9
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Insects 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Common Darter male Migrant Hawker Male Migrant Hawker female Small white male Cranefly Common carder bee M&S honey bees
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Phenology is the study of the times of recurring natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate.
It is recording when you heard the first cuckoo or saw the blackthorn blossom. This can then be compared with other records. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
1st autumn Ash trees possibly White Ash (fraxinus americana) Pyracantha full of berries and lavender still in flower Roses still in full flower Fleabane Michaelmas daisy (N America) Lonicera nitida berries being eaten by wood pigeon
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