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Record your sightings
Let us know what you've seen at Allerthorpe. We'd like to know of any interesting observations,
whether in the reserve itself or in the woods. Previous sightings can be seen at the foot of this page.
Please give as much detail as you can about the location, weather conditions and other circumstances.
Privacy policy: We may contact you about your observation, but your details will not be used for any other purpose.
Many thanks to the visitors who submitted the following records:
| Date | From | Subject | Message |
| 13/07/2008 | HJB | 2ft Female and 18" adder, sex indeterminate | Large female around sheet 5 again, smaller adder also close to sheet 5, the smaller one was very pale in colour, sort of sand/beige.
Lots of lizards too and a couple of newts. Toad and large light brown common lizard also. |
| 12/07/2008 | HJB | 2ft female adder | Same as 11th July, basking around sheet 5 again also in and out of hollow log. Around midday on a day with scattered showers and sunny spells. |
| 11/07/2008 | HJB | 2ft female adder | Very black and gold in colour. Day was drizzly & overcast 15C. Adder was under sheet 5. Also 6" common lizard and 2-3" small black newt and small toad. |
| 09/07/2008 | IA | Crossbill | Still a few Crossbill scattered across the common. A party of 50+ were present two weeks ago.Large parties of Siskins now very obvious. Tree Pipit singing on reserve and Woodlark singing near Sutton Lane entry. Hundreds of warblers in scrubby areas...Garden, Willow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat and a single Lesser Whitethroat seen. |
| 08/07/2008 | ML | Birds, Adder, Orchids | Juv. Stonechat, Tree Pipit, several Whitethroats, GS Woodpecker. Adult F Adder under pylon adjacent to reserve. Lots of Common Spotted Orchid along tracks, including some nice pure white forms. Overcast day, intermittent rain. |
| 04/05/2008 | CE | Slow worm | Along path of clear fell area 100m in from Sutton Lane entry |
| 07/08/2007 | IA | Hoverflies | Eristalis abusivus, Eristalis arbustorum, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus,
Melanostoma mellinum, Melanostoma scalare, Meliscaeva auricollis, Platycheirus albimanus, Platycheirus clypeatus, Scaeva pyrastri, Sphaerophoria scripta, Syrphus ribesii, Syritta pipiens, Volucella pellucens.
All taken either on the reserve or the ride adjacent to it beneath the pylons. |
| 17/06/2007 | MR | 3 female Adders. | Also Jay, Linnet, Whitethroat. Cuckoo heard. Allerthorpe Common visited between 10-11am. Overcast. 15-16 C |
| 05/06/2007 | SR | wildife | i saw two adder snakes and other wildlife but i was more interested in the adder snake |
| 05/06/2007 | MH | Bishop Burton College Student | We Went walking round Allerthorpe Common and we spotted two Adders, two Grey Squirrels, one Butterfly and lots of Grasshoppers and Bees |
| 12/05/2007 | CB | Woodlark | Firstly calling from the top of a wood pile to the left of the path, in the second area prepared for nightjars. The area nearest the path to the right that leads to the gorse bushes,
pylons and the heath where adders can be seen. It flew off and landed at the top of a small dead tree not far from the fenced off pond and sang loudly. I take wildlife photos for a hobby but unfortunately it was much too far away to get a shot. I was with a birdwatcher friend and we are absolutely sure it was a woodlark. |
| 21/04/2007 | D&JL | Sunny & Warm. 11:30 to 13:00 | First ever visit to the Common. Found 2 adders, a common lizard, 10+ Brimstone butterfly, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper. |
| 07/04/2007 | GB | 2 adders | 2-4pm
1 12" male basking in sun behind gorse on the gorse mound.
18" ? sex, in the bushes to the left of the entrance stile. |
| 24/03/2007 | GB | no adders | Green Woodpecker only
Quite cool breeze 6-8C |
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