In the summer months the meadows of the reserve are alive with the sounds of Grasshoppers and Crickets , below are the species you will commonly encounter. These include the Long-winged Conehead , a recent addition to many British grasslands due to it's range extending in a northerly direction from France. This is possibly a physical sign of global warming taking affect
Above left you can see a Dark Bush-cricket, on the right is a young Meadow Grasshopper
Above is the nicely named Long-winged Conehead , a Katydid cricket
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