Wonderful Waxcaps and Why they matter
Date
11-12-2025
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Searching for Waxcaps
On November 4th NBRC visited Barford Meadows on the search for Waxcaps. But what are waxcaps and why are they important?
Listen out for Cuckoos!
Submit your records of Northamptonshire’s cuckoos this spring and summer.
Travelling all the way here in spring from Central Africa, cuckoos are an iconic species of the UK countryside with their loud and distinctive call.
Did you know that it is only the male that makes the “cuck-oo” call? This call is both a sign to other males that he is in the area and holding a territory, and to any potential females that may be around. This call can be confused with that of collared doves.
However, the female also makes a call, often described as a bubbling chuckle, which is thought to mimic sparrowhawks and frighten host species off their nests.
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Seal, Cicada and Cerambycidae
Date
05-04-2024
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An unlikely combination but just a few of the unusual species seen across the county in the last few years, thanks to the curiosity of three Northamptonshire residents.
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An Unlikely Pairing
Date
24-08-2023
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Earlier this year I received a couple of butterfly records from a survey carried out near King’s Cliffe in 2022. A Meadow Brown and a Small Tortoiseshell. However, this record really stood out because, amazingly, they were mating. Not mating with members of their own species but mating with each other!
Hazel and Thoroughsale Wood Bioblitz Saturday 17th June 2023
Date
18-05-2023
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Are you interested in learning about wildlife recording?
NBRC, in partnership with the Rockingham Forest Vision and the National Lottery Heritage fund, will be hosting a Free
Northamptonshire Invertebrate Group Programme
Date
16-05-2023
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Are you interested in Invertebrates?
The Northamptonshire Invertebrate group is running a series of field trips this year and is looking for keen invertebrate recorders to come and join them. Beginners looking to learn about recording are welcome to attend and develop their skills.
Look Out for Beeflies 2022
Date
02-03-2022
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It will soon be time to look out for and report beeflies in Northants. They usually emerge in mid-late March but it is possible that some could be found in late February in mild, sheltered spots. Until 2018, we only had one species in Northants. This was the widespread Dark-edged Beefly, Bombylius major.
FAQ: Why is my submitted record not in the database yet?
Date
24-02-2022
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Biological Record Centre Data must stand up to legal scrutiny; thus, the team must ensure completeness, accuracy and precision in the database. Biological record validation & verification is an ongoing process.
2022 BSBI New Year Plant hunt
Date
04-01-2022
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Annual 'flowering' plant hunt to start off the recording year.
