ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AT THE

WHITTLESEY BRICK PITS

INDUSTRIAL WHITTLESEY

PANORAMA OF THE MODERN DAY BRICKWORKS

AREA OF FUTURE CLAY

EXRACTION

PLANTS

>350 SPECIES

INVERTEBRATES

GENERALLY

IN THE ORDER OF 2500 SPECIES TO DATE

THE SITE IS CONSIDERED TO BE NATIONALLY

IMPORTANT FOR INSECTS

DISTRIBUTION MAP OF CEPERO’S GROUNDHOPPER IN 2004

BUTTERFLIES

23 SPECIES TO DATE

MOTHS

250 SPECIES TO DATE

DRAGONFLIES

19 SPECIES TO DATE

REPTILES

3 SPECIES

AMPHIBIANS

4 SPECIES

BIRDS

180 SPECIES IN TOTAL

149 SPECIES ON NATURE RESERVE

MAMMALS

30 SPECIES TO DATE

MONITORING

SCHOOL VISITS

RECORDING PROGRAMME

MAPMATE

UPWARDS OF 100,000 RECORDS

OVER 18 YEARS

OVER 100 PEOPLE HAVE CONTRIBUTED RECORDS

HABITAT MANAGEMENT

Management of the islands

creates ideal nesting habitat

KINGS DYKE NATURE RESERVE

AND MEMBERS

BUG HUNT

AWARDS

SCHOOLS

THANK YOU

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