SUFFOLK NATURAL HISTORY
Transactions of the Suffolk Naturalists' Society
ISSN 0144-2244
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Volume 39 CONTENTS
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The House Cricket Acheta domesticus in Suffolk. D. K. Underwood
Suffolk grassland as a butterfly habitat. R. Parker
The Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria L. in Suffolk 2000–2002. R. G. Stewart
Comments and notes on some Suffolk moths in 2002. A. W. Prichard
Notes on the Suffolk list of Coleoptera: 10 - 23 species new to Suffolk list with significant records from the year 2002. D. R. Nash
Occurrence of the Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum in West Suffolk during 2002. D. K. Underwood
Plant recording in 2002. M. N. Sanford
Bibliography: P. J. O. Trist. R. Trist
Changes in the Bryophyte Flora of Suffolk. R. Fisk
CONFERENCE 2001 - FUTURE FLORA
Wither Botany? David Bellamy
Where have all the wildflowers gone? Peter Marren
The ecology of a changing flora. Kevin Walker
Knowing what we have: the ever-changing inventory. Clive Stace
Approaches to native and alien species. Chris Preston
Making it count for people and plants piloting the Common Plants Survey. Martin Harper
Vegetation change from 1978 to 1998: twenty years of pattern and process in national scale surveillance data across Great Britain. Simon Smart et al.
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Antlions: a link between Charles Darwin and an early Suffolk naturalist. P. Armstrong
The Suffolk ‘Butterflies in Churchyards’ Survey 2001. R. G. Stewart
Notes on the Suffolk list of Coleoptera: 9 - Eighteen species new to the Suffolk list with significant records from the year 2001. D. R. Nash
The discovery and observations of the Small Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma viridulum) at a Suffolk site in 2001. N. Sherman
Comments and notes on some Suffolk moths in 2001. A. W. Prichard
CONFERENCE 2000 - PLAYING GOD OR GARDENING? - a conference on re-introductions
Guidelines, Pros & Cons. Derek Moore
Mammals. Paul Bright
The role of re-introductions in conserving British birds. Ian Carter
Plant translocations & sustainable recovery. Ruth Davis
Butterflies. John Davis
The Wart-biter Bush-cricket. Oliver Cheesman
Past, Present and...Future? Conservation practice and the conservation genetics of plant populations. Quentin Kay
Buckets of Biodiversity. Roger Mitchell & Dave Stone
Re-introductions - English Nature’s perspective. Baroness Young
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Antlions in the Suffolk Sandlings. E. J. M. Kirby
Notes on the Suffolk list of Coleoptera: 8 - Fourteen species new to the Suffolk list with significant records from the year 2000. D. R. Nash
Comments and notes on some Suffolk moths in 2000. A. W. Prichard
Plant recording in 2000. M. N. Sanford
CONFERENCE 1999 - 1000 YEARS OF NATURAL HISTORY - learning from the past
Purposes and methods of Ecological History. Oliver Rackham
Instrumental surface air temperature variations since the 1850s in the context of the last millennium, and future projections. Phil Jones
Changes in vegetation and flora in the last 1,000 years. Francis Rose
Mammal messages - learning from the past. Pat Morris
Naturalists of the past, present and future - the backbone of nature conservation. Baroness Young
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The fields his study. A. Aston
Orthoptera of Suffolk. S. J. Ling
The Stag Beetle, Lucanus cervus L. (Coleoptera: Lucanidae): a hypothesis for its distribution in Suffolk. C. J. Hawes
Notes on the Suffolk list of Coleoptera: 7 The genus Ischnomera Stephens (Oedemeridae). D. R. Nash
Recent records of some notable and rare Diptera from Suffolk. A. Hubbard
Notes and comments on some Suffolk moths in 1999. M. R. Hall
The Spiders of RAF Mildenhall. P. Lee
Measuring Suffolk’s Hedgerows. R. Parker
CONFERENCE 1998 - GOING PLACES - a conference on Migration
Insect migration. Ian Woiwod
B.T.O. Atlas of Migration. Chris Wernham
The post-glacial history of trees. Colin Ferris
Following fish: how we learn about fish migration at sea. Julian Metcalfe
Bird migration through Suffolk. Steve Piotrowski
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First leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) stranding for Suffolk T. E. S. Langton, C. L. Beckett & J. P. Foster.
Marine fauna off the coast of East Anglia. J. R. Ellis & S. I. Rogers
The colonisation of Havergate Island, Suffolk by the Starlet Sea Anemone, Nematostella vectensis. W. Welstead & M. E. Shardlow
Notable saproxylic beetles (Coleoptera) from Aspal Close, Beck Row, near Mildenhall, Suffolk. R. C. Welch
Notes on the Suffolk list of Coleoptera: 6 Scolytidae - an addendum; Platypodidae. D. R. Nash
The Stag Beetle, Lucanus cervus L. (Coleoptera: Lucanidae): the 1998 national survey - an interim report. C. J. Hawes
Spiders. W. A. Thornhill
Notes and comments on some Suffolk moths in 1998. M. R. Hall
The decline and extinction of the Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne L. in Suffolk. H. Mendel
Observations on the Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio machaon L. in Suffolk 1998. R. G. Stewart
Some recent Suffolk plant records. E. M. Hyde
(Not so) Western Gorse, Ulex gallii in Suffolk. P. G. Lawson & M. N. Sanford
Ancient hornbeam trees in Burgate Wood, Suffolk J. White and N. Sibbett
"Ever thine, Claude Morley". A. Aston
Suffolk Place-names and wildlife. G. D. Heathcote
A preliminary account of the stratigraphy of Thorington Park Pit. H. B. Mottram
Saline lagoons in the Suffolk Coast Maritime Area. N. Sibbett
CONFERENCE 1997 - HEATHLAND - A WASTE OF SPACE?
History and ecology of European heathlands. Nigel Webb
Heathland moths. Paul Waring
Forest Enterprise action for heathland. Rod Leslie
Heathland flora - it isn’t just Bracken, Heather and Birch. Lynne Farrell
Breckland - a unique habitat for beetles. R. Colin Welch
A cultural view on European heathlands. Herbert Diemont and Jan Jansen
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The Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus L. (Coleoptera : Lucanidae) in Suffolk - a first report. C. J. Hawes
The Aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Suffolk. A. K. Chalkley
Investigations into the distribution, status and ecology of the Ant-lion Euroleon nostras (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785) (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) in England during 1997. C. W. Plant
Wasps and bees (Hymenoptera) in the Suffolk Sandlings and management for the conservation of these insects. M. Edwards
Overwintering of the Camberwell Beauty in Suffolk. R. G. Stewart
Notes and comments on some Suffolk moths in 1997. M. R. Hall
Some recent Suffolk plant records. E. M. Hyde & F. W. Simpson
Notes on some bryophytes recorded in Suffolk in 1997. R. Fisk
Breckland. M. G. Rutterford
Scope. Authors are invited to submit papers and short notes on any aspect of Suffolk natural history. Papers about ecology, species, sites, habitats and geology are all welcome. Ornithological contributions will normally be published in Suffolk Birds. Manuscripts are considered on the understanding that their contents have not appeared, or will not appear, elsewhere in substantially the same form.
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In references:
Hall, M. R., (1993). Notes and comments on some Suffolk moths in 1992. Trans. Suffolk Nat. Soc., 29: 22-25.
Simpson, F W., (1982). Simpson's Flora of Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Naturalists’ Society.
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