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the white-letter hairstreak which has seen its
larval host-tree, the elm, destroyed in its
millions by the beetle-induced Dutch elm disease.
Any member who knows of a surviving colony of
this hairstreak and is prepared to help the BBCS
is urged to contact Geoff Pyman at:-
'Treyarnon',
The Ridge,
Little Baddow,
Chelmsford,
CM3 4RT (Tel. Danbury 2417)
who will be pleased to supply an information
leaflet together with a site survey report form
issued by the BBCS, to which the report should be
forwarded when completed.
ATLAS OF ESSEX MAMMALS
Introduction
The Essex Biological Records Centres and the Essex
Field Club are co-operating in the publication of
distribution maps of mammals in Essex.
The Public Can Help
Any sightings of mammals in Essex (including the
London Boroughs of Newham, Redbridge, Waltham
Forest, Barking and Dagenham and Havering) are
needed. A number of easily identified species
have been selected as candidates for intensive
survey by the public. These are mole (including
mole-hills), hedgehog, fox, badger, grey squirrel
and rabbit. Observations of other species are
also needed, particularly from areas of private