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Northop


Wrexham Glyndwr Universities rural Northop Campus is rich in biodiversity. It has 96 acres of ancient woodland, wildflower meadow, conservation area, and formal and informal gardens. Take a look at the life that staff and students have recorded so far:

Common Name - Yellow Tailed Moth - Male

Latin Name - Euproctis similis

Date Recorded - August 2017

Identified by - Dennis Powell

Conservation Status - Common

Common Name - Stoat

Latin Name - Mustela erminea

Date Recorded - July 2017

Identified by - Dennis Powell

Conservation Status - Common but may be declining

Common Name - Polecat

Latin Name - Mustela putorius

Date Recorded - July 2017

Identified by - Susan

Conservation Status - Almost wiped out 100 years ago and are now seen in areas that they haven't been seen for 100 years

Common Name - Crab Spider

Latin Name - Ozyptila praticola,

Date Recorded - 27th May 2017

Identified by - Carl Payne

Conservation Status - least concern

Common Name - Pseudoscorpion

Latin Name - Neobisium carcinoides.

Date Recorded - 27th May 2017

Identified by - Carl Payne

Conservation Status - least concern

Common Name - Male Hen harrier

Latin Name - Circus cyaneus

Date Recorded - 27th Feb 2017

Identified by - Dennis Powell

Conservation Status - There are just 35 breeding pairs left in Wales and only 2 in England and numbers are declining elsewhere in the UK


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