Broxa FC

Dalby Forest

Site Description

Recorders:   Vacant           Last walked 2017                                                                     Walk Time approx: 1 hour 40mins

This transect just north of the village is mostly along farm tracks in the bottom of a steep valley  and is maninly agricultural along the brook and the  mid- upperslopes  forested with Springwood being mostly Deciduous and Hard Dale being coniferous but either side of the track there are areas of Unimproved flower rich grassland in sections 4, 5 and 6 but also S12. S1-2 are farm tracks bordering woodland and hedges. S3 is improved pasture land with cattle S7 we enter coniferous forest  and then a improved grazing field of S8 and S9 back into woodland of S10 and then improved pasture of S11.  

Sections

The  meadow areas of S6 and S12 produce the largest number of records with a high proportion of Ringlets and meadow Browns from S6 and large numbers of Vannesids from S12 and other years other sections . S4 is a favourite with orange tips  and Drark Green fritillary has been seen in S6 and Purple hairstreaks  in S10's woodland

Results   2017