Document Library

Occassional Papers

OP10 Blackflies in Sussex.pdf [60.74KB]

An account of the blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) so far recorded in Sussex based mainly on the work of Roger Crosskey and Rory Post


OP09 Sussex lacewings and their allies.pdf [106.52KB]

An account of the Neuroptera, Mecoptera and Megaloptera recorded in Sussex.


OP08 Sussex stoneflies.pdf [495.09KB]

An account of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) recorded in Sussex.


OP07 Codium fragile.pdf [116.34KB]

Information regarding the seaweed Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides. It is found on the Priority List of Problem Species in Need of Control and is one of several taxa known as green seafingers. Other vernacular names are dead man’s fingers, green fleece, oyster thief and Sputnik weed.


OP06 Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica.pdf [19.49KB]

An account of this problematic invasive alien plant and the legislation that applies to it.


OP05 Ivy bee, Colletes hederae.pdf [137.23KB]

An account of an attractive, late-flying solitary bee that has colonised much of Sussex along the coast in recent years.


OP04 Polecat.pdf [156.73KB]

After many years of absence due to persecution by gamekeepers and others, the polecat Mustela putorius is now returning to Sussex. This paper covers the story so far.


OP03 Anophelic mosquitoes.pdf [9.90KB]

A brief note on malaria-bearing mosquitoes in modern Sussex. This account may have to be expanded if climate change exacerbates the problem.


OP02 Bat flies & fleas at Ebernoe.pdf [50.21KB]

A brief note on some of the ectoparasites of bats at Ebernoe Common in West Sussex.


OP01 Geranium x monacense.pdf [99.58KB]

G. x monacense nothovar anglicum was described from a plant found growing in a hedgebank in East Sussex and this paper gives an account of the species and its varieties.

Dragonflies (Odonata)

BDS_Sussex_Spring_09_Newsletter.pdf [3.99MB]

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Spring 2009 newsletter.


BDS_Sussex_Autumn_08_Newsletter.pdf [6.39MB]

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Autumn 2008 newsletter


BDS_Sussex_Spring_08_Newsletter.pdf [2.61MB]

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Spring 2008 newsletter.


BDS_Sussex_Spring_08_Newsletter_HQ.pdf [7.99MB]

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Spring 2008 high-quality newsletter. This version of the Spring 2008 newsletter features high quality pictures.


BDS_Sussex_Autumn_07_Newsletter.pdf [784.25KB]

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Autumn 2007 newsletter


BDS_Sussex_Spring_07_Newsletter.pdf [428.86KB]

British Dragonfly Society Sussex Group Spring 2007 newsletter