Autumn 2018 Newsletter is now available
Autumn 2018 Newsletter
Publication
London’s third-ever Blyth’s Reed Warbler on Wanstead Flats
Nick Croft, a WREN member, discovered London’s third-ever Blyth’s Reed Warbler on Wanstead Flats almost exactly two years ago. The paper he wrote detailing the amazing find is in the London Bird Report. For further details: London Bird Report: Blyths Reed Warbler by Nick-Croft
The Wanstead Park consultation process: our response
The Wren Group welcomes the initiative to develop a plan for the Park, and the opportunity to comment on it. While we do not agree with some of the proposals set out in the consultation, there is much to commend others. Our comments on the proposals as they are set out are outlined below, but …
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New butterfly and moth report out
Butterflies and Moths Report 2014 This year has been a memorable year for butterflies locally. Recent colonists Green Hairstreak and Ringlet consolidated and extended their range during 2014, and in addition to our regular species, Brown Argus was seen and photographed on Wanstead Flats (does it breed there annually?), as was Clouded Yellow. Though 2014 produced neither the moth species diversity nor the …