This is a joint event with the Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland.
Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) 4 km east of Warrington Town Centre, designated for it's breeding bird assemblage of lowland open waters and their margins. It is a mosaic of four separate beds, deposit grounds for dredging from the Manchester Ship Canal, of approximately 400 hectares of freshwater pools, reedbeds, willow scrub and rough vegetation sandwiched between the River Mersey on its north boundary and the Manchester Ship Canal on its south boundary. Only Beds No.3 and No.4 are open to visitors and visiting is by permit only and requires an access key.
We have special access to the site without permit on the recording day. Invertebrate habitat includes flower-rich meadow, damp grassland, willow scrub, rank vegetaiton, and bare sand.
An invertebrate survey of bed No. 3 in 2022 by Pete Boardman produced a beetle previously unrecorded in Britain - Glischrochilus grandis.
There are toilet facilies and bird hides as shelter on site.
Please be aware that whilst we welcome invertebrate recorders of all experience levels, our recording days are not taught or guided sessions. (Check out our webinars/workshops here).
Events will be subject to cancellation if there is severe weather forecast.
Booking essential: Further details regarding meeting place etc. will be circulated before the day.
