Acaster South Ings: Difference between revisions

There are two beetles which are protected here. The rare [[tansy beetle]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.nbn.org.uk/Taxa/NBNSYS0000011153 |title=Chrysolina graminis (Linnaeus, 1758) [Tansy Beetle] |publisher=Nationally Biodiversity Network |date=2012–2013 |accessdate=January 20, 2020}}</ref> feeds on the leaves of the tansy plant, and ''[[Aphthona|Aphthona nigriceps]]'' lives on meadow cranesbill.<ref name="Citation" />{{refn|An image of ''Aphthona nigriceps'' can be seen [http://www.microphoto.co.uk/image-gallery/coleoptera/chrysomelidae/aphthona/aphthona-nigriceps/ here], and a description of it is [https://www.coleoptera.org.uk/species/aphthona-nigriceps here].|group=nb}} The [[curlew]], a wading bird, breeds here. This is "one of few suitable breeding areas for waders" in the [[Vale of York]], so dog walkers are advised to keep dogs on leads during the spring breeding season.<ref name="Citation" />{{refn|Natural England's notice on the site's entrance gate requests visitors to keep dogs on the lead, and to keep to the footpath on the dyke along the riverside.|group=nb}}