We have received some exciting news from the Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Environment Group.
In 2020, TOE awarded a grant to Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Environment Group which enabled the volunteers to de-culvert a spring-fed brook to improve the ecological and recreational value of a public green space in the heart of the village. A year after completing the project, they have reported seeing rare insects at the stream.
Macrosteles sardus
Dicyphus tamaninii
Keen insect recorder John Bloomfield from Brightwell-cum-Sotwell said “we officially have only the third ever record of Macrosteles sardus leafhopper for the UK!”. He also believes that in the stream is a type of Mirid Bug Dicyphus tamaninii which, if confirmed, will be the fourth recorded in the UK.
We are so pleased to hear about the positive impact this project has had on local biodiversity.
Volunteers at work in March 2021