NOMAD Entomology Club - Members Field Morning

We meet at the agreed-upon venue (main car park), gather for a brief, and answer any questions. Then we set off to a sandy area on the shores of the Deben estuary. Here we find a plethora of Diptera (flies) and possibly the elusive Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris). 

The second location is back at the car park, where we have a small pond, pond reeds, woodland and grassland. Here we find butterflies (Lepidoptera), dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata).

And if time allows, we'll visit the shingle/sand beach strandline and look for;

• Rove beetles (Staphylinidae, e.g. Cafius spp.)
• Ground beetles (Carabidae, e.g. Bembidion spp.)
• Clown beetles (Histeridae)
• Seaweed flies (Coelopidae, e.g. Coelopa frigida)
• Shore flies (Ephydridae)
• Coastal ants (Formica spp.)
• Solitary wasps provisioning burrows.
• Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Grasshoppers (Chorthippus spp.)

Parking is free, and a small cafe offering hot and cold snacks and drinks is within easy walking distance.

Please bring along your sweep net, a small jar and long forceps. Contact us if you don't have your own equipment, and we'll loan it (where available).