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Species Information
This page will contain photos and information on all the New Species.
If we run out of new species we will use this page to display information on some of the species found in the Dene.
Total Number of Recorded Species in the Brierdene 30/11/2019
| Groups | Number |
|
Arachnids |
36 |
| Bats | 3 |
| Birds |
126 |
| Bugs & Beatles | 52 |
| Bumblebees - Bees - Solitary Bees | 15 |
| Butterflies | 21 |
| Centipedes & Millipedes |
2 |
| Crustaceans | 5 |
| Dragonflies | 6 |
| Fish and Amphibians | 5 |
| Flies | 53 |
| Fungi | 43 |
| Harvestman | 2 |
| Ladybirds | 8 |
| Mammals | 11 |
| Molluscs | 10 |
|
Lichen,
Liverworts Mosses and Slime Moulds |
121 |
| Moths & Miners | 170 |
| Plants, Bushes & Trees | 327 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
| Wasps | 10 |
| Worms | 11 |
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis is also known as Winter Hellebore or Winter Wolf’s Bane.
Eranthis is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the buttercup family.
It is native to southern Europe and east across Asia to Japan.
The common name comes from the early flowering time and the resemblance of the leaves to those of the related genus Aconitum, the true aconite.
The
flowers are sensitive to warmth. They will remain tightly shut on cold days and
only open if the temperature reaches roughly 10C (50F).
Then they can be sure that early bees and pollinators are foraging and these plants need to be pollinated because they spread by seed.
