Wimpole Hall Estate (NT) 2022

A classic National Trust estate of 994 hectares with Hall, Garden, Listed Park with open grown old trees, stream and lakes, and farmland and woodland beyond the Park. The inhand arable farmland and grassland has been organic since 2008 with wide field margins, good hedges. Impressive Coleoptera list of over 1000 species, good Diptera and Hemiptera lists. Some commissioned insect surveys undertaken recently, but need more regular moth trapping. Plant data good. Wimpole is remarkably rich in species for its location in south-west Cambridgeshire, surrounded by intensive arable agriculture.

Last modified: 

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 17:43
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Latest addition: 

Rhyparochromus vulgaris (Hemiptera, 2022), Byturus ochraceus (Coleoptera, 2021)

Size: 

994.00hectares

Species total: 

4380

Ranking breakdown

Breakdown of species counts by category

Algae: 

70

Slime Moulds: 

1

Lichens: 

131

Fungi other than Lichens, including fungoid organisms: 

362

Bryophytes: 

120

Vascular Plants: 

540

Molluscs: 

55

Annelid worms: 

8

Arachnids: 

173

Myriapods: 

21

Crustaceans: 

13

Springtails, proturans and 2-tailed bristletails: 

8

Insects: Odonata: 

18

Insects: orthopteroids: 

13

Insects: hemipteroids: 

362

Insects: Hymenoptera: 

248

Insects: Coleoptera: 

1 052

Insects: Diptera: 

734

Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies: 

30

Insects: Lepidoptera: moths: 

210

Insects: remaining small orders: 

52

Fish: 

15

Reptiles: 

2

Amphibians: 

4

Birds: 

106

Mammals: 

32