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from the following groups:
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers and Crickets)
Hymenoptera (Bees and Wasps)
Other Orders (True-bugs, Dragonflies)
W. H. Harwood was a well-known Colchester
entomological dealer. He also contributed the
insect section to the Victoria County History
(1903). It seems that many of these specimens
are from Essex. Anyone working on these
groups may find it useful to contact Sheffield
City Museums for information at Weston Park,
Sheffield, S10 2TP.
Swan Wood, Near Stock
The Woodland Trust has recently launched an
appeal to purchase this 32 acre ancient
woodland near Stock. The wood has much
hornbeam and hazel coppice with oak, ash and
birch. Wood anemone and yellow archangel also
occur. To pay for the wood the Woodland Trust
needs £106,250. Already a grant aid of
£43,000 has been made available by Chelmsford
Borough Council and Stock Parish Council. The
Woodland Trust would appreciate any donations
to safeguard the future of this wood.
Woodland Trust, Autumn Park, Brantham,
Lincolnshire, NS31 6LL. (The wood is at grid
ref. TQ 688 993.)
Fly New to Essex
During the successful open day at Duck Wood
Nature Reserve, Havering, a number of
interesting flies were noted on a sap-run on a