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| Longhorn Beetle - Rhagium bifasciatum |
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Given the lovely warm weather we have been experiencing over the last week or so I was eager to get to the Middle Heath Enclosure at Owlbeech to have a look for a few invertebrates. I also wanted to do a count of the Green Tiger Beetles so I wandered up there this week. When I arrived I was surprised to see how much the water level in the top pond had dropped but soon enough I was finding a few Green Tiger Beetles when two of the stunning Longhorn Beetle Rhagium bifasciatum flew past and landed on an old pine stump.
The second of the heathland ponds which was dug by Horsham Green Gym is really starting to mature and has filled up nicely with water. The hope is that the large pond shown in previous blog posts and this smaller pond will attract plenty of insect life and eventually provide a good habitat for dragonflies as well as a drinking pool for Crossbills in the winter.
Whilst on the theme of Horsham Green Gym I must also add that they have recently taken on a large project in partnership with Horsham Town Community Project in re-vamping the Horsham Riverside Walk. As part of the project Green Gym have been installing a number of Oak benches at various points along the walk. Here is the latest of these which is on Forest Walk in Owlbeech Woods.
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