Stephen Howarth's garden in South Lincolnshire

Small garden in a little village surrounded by farmland, on the edge of the fens, so attracting some wetland species. Regular moth trapping and other casual records. We moved in here in February 2018.

Last modified: 

Monday, January 15, 2024 - 21:59

Latest addition: 

Made it to 1000 in May 2021, just over three years after moving in. Species 1000 was the Mangold Flea Beetle (Chaetocnema concinna).

Size: 

0.10hectares

Species total: 

1323

Ranking breakdown

Breakdown of species counts by category

Algae: 

0

Slime Moulds: 

0

Protists other than Algae and Slime Moulds: 

0

Lichens: 

0

Fungi other than Lichens, including fungoid organisms: 

2

Bryophytes: 

7

Vascular Plants: 

36

Sponges: 

0

Comb-jellies: 

0

Cnidarians: 

0

Molluscs: 

11

Bryozoans: 

0

Annelid worms: 

0

Platyhelminth worms: 

0

Sea-spiders: 

0

Arachnids: 

30

Myriapods: 

8

Crustaceans: 

4

Springtails, proturans and 2-tailed bristletails: 

7

Insects: 3-tailed Bristletails: 

0

Insects: Odonata: 

4

Insects: orthopteroids: 

6

Insects: hemipteroids: 

99

Insects: Hymenoptera: 

83

Insects: Coleoptera: 

156

Insects: Diptera: 

134

Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies: 

16

Insects: Lepidoptera: moths: 

608

Insects: remaining small orders: 

47

Echinoderms: 

0

Tunicates: 

0

Fish: 

0

Reptiles: 

0

Amphibians: 

1

Birds: 

54

Mammals: 

10

other Animals (Placozoa, Myxozoa, rotifers, other worms, Hemichordata, etc.): 

0