Chorley and District Natural History Society Forum

Recent Sightings
Discussion of sightings in and around the Chorley area.
Moderator: Neil Southworth

Year List Challenge
This topic has been created to enable easier tracking of everyone's year list totals. Please post any new species seen.
Moderator: Neil Southworth

Winter Visitors - First Dates
As with the summer visitors, use the "reply" if you have seen a species earlier.

Summer Visitors - First Dates
Use this section to enter first dates for summer migrants 2016. If you have seen a species earlier than the date in the post, please use the "reply" function rather than starting another posting. Clear? We'll see!

Butterfly Species and other insects - First Dates
As with the summer visitors, use the "reply" if you have seen a species earlier.

Flowering Plants - First Dates
As with Birds and Butterflies, we want species as the Topic; add date and site (including grid ref if possible) in the message section. If you saw one earlier - use the reply function. I guess we are looking for actual open blooms rather than simply the plants.
Moderator: David Beattie

Amphibians
We are keen to receive as many site records as possible - especially of evidence of breeding - for the amphibian species. Please include OS ref if possible

Out of Area Sightings
Post any news of rare sightings from outside the area or any holiday information you may wish to pass on.

Brockholes Nature Reserve
For members' sightings at Brockholes Nature Reserve, which is just outside our recording area.

General Topics
This board is for postings of a general nature, which don't fit into other categories. The postings must however relate to Natural History / Landscape