Donkey Lane, Sapcote
Details
Wildlife Highlights
Flora includes Winter Aconites which are usually in flower sometime during February and Goldilocks Buttercup which are found in the copse at the far end of the lane. Greater Spotted Woodpecker and BlueTits raised young in the area in 2009, but it is the insect life that is particularly rich here.Hoverflies such as Volucella inanis, Brachyopa scutellaris and Ferdinandea cuprea have been recorded here, as have the Seate Shieldbug Troilus luridus plus some interesting beetles.
Description
Donkey Lane in Sapcote is a short unmade road which runs from the Bassett Lane Cemetery for a few hundred yards. The wide verges of lush vegetation and high hedges either side encourage a rich insect population typical of woodland edge, and at the end of the lane is a small copse with Aspen amongst other species. Having reached the small copse area anyone wishing to extend their walk can follow public footpaths into the fields in two directions.
Latest Records
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date Recorded | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aglaostigma aucupariae | 29/04/2011 | Graham Calow | |
| Copper Underwing | Amphipyra pyramidea | 29/04/2011 | Graham Calow |
| Bee Fly | Bombylius major | 06/04/2011 | Graham Calow |
| Leistus fulvibarbis | 11/03/2011 | Graham Calow | |
| Phaonia valida | 09/10/2010 | Graham Calow | |
| Deraeocoris lutescens | 27/08/2010 | Graham Calow | |
| Stigmella aurella | 27/08/2010 | Graham Calow | |
| Four-barred Major | Oxycera rara | 22/07/2010 | Graham Calow |
| Figure Of Eighty | Tethea ocularis | 19/07/2010 | Graham Calow |
| Black-horned Cleg | Haematopota crassicornis | 01/07/2010 | Graham Calow |
| Neophilaenus lineatus | 01/07/2010 | Graham Calow | |
| 2 Spot Ladybird | Adalia bipunctata | 03/06/2010 | Graham Calow |
| 10 Spot Ladybird | Adalia decempunctata | 17/05/2010 | Graham Calow |
| Epiphragma ocellare | 17/05/2010 | Graham Calow | |
| Common Carpet | Epirrhoe alternata | 17/05/2010 | Graham Calow |
Getting There
Access is via Bassett Lane (behnd All Saints Church) and there is a small parking are near the Bassett Lane Cemetery.
 Rusty Porecrust (Phellinus ferruginosus) Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4865 9314 (taken 21.4.2010).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 5.4.2010)...JPG)
 Copse at end of Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4853 9287 (taken 5.4.2010),.JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 27.11.2009)..JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 14.10.2009).JPG)
 (dark form) Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 21.9.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 16.9.2009)..JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 16.9.2009)..JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4860 9301 (taken 14.9.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 14.9.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 14.9.2009).JPG)
 debellator) Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 14.9.2009)..JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 14.9.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 4.9.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 2.9.2009)..JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 2.9.2009)..JPG)
 Copse at end of Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4853 9287 (taken 30.8.2009).JPG)
 Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball) Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 16.8.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 14.8.2009),.JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 12.8.2009)..JPG)
 Copse at end of Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4853 9287 (taken 12.8.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 7.8.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4860 9301 (taken 2.8.2009)..JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4863 9310 (taken 30.7.2009)..JPG)
 Nymph Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 30.7.2009)..JPG)
 Near Bassett Lane Cemetery Sapcote SP 4863 9307 (taken 22.7.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 20.7.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 20.07.2009).JPG)
 Copse beyond Donkey Lane Allotments Sapcote SP 4853 9290 (taken 19.7.2009).JPG)
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 17.07.2009).JPG)
 and Yellow Garden Slug (Limacus flavus) Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 48638 93106 (taken 17.7.2009).JPG)