UK Grasshoppers & Crickets

Björn Beckmann gives an introduction to the species of Britain and Ireland, covering identification of the commonest species by sight and sound, and a look at their biology and ecology. He also talks about the Grasshopper Recording Scheme, and how your records help research and conservation. Includes a question and answer session hosted by Gary Hedges (Tanyptera Regional Entomologist).

Useful links:

Videos:
Meadow Grasshoppers singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cGZp4A_U5c
Long-winged Conehead singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oZr5j4fav4
Rufous Grasshopper courtship: BBC One Show 4/11/2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnl-pJJSqoM
Tree Crickets new to Britain: BBC One Show 12/10/2015 https://vimeo.com/651565277

Recommended books:
Evans & Edmondson’s Photographic Guide to Grasshoppers and Crickets
Ted Benton’s New Naturalist Grasshoppers and Crickets.

Digital / online identification resources:
iRecord Grasshoppers app
Grasshopper Recording Scheme website: https://www.orthoptera.org.uk
Guides to common species: https://www.orthoptera.org.uk/node/1035
FSC Guide to Shropshire Orthoptera by David Williams: https://www.fscbiodiversity.uk/sites/default/files/Guide_to_Shrops_Orthops_v2.pdf
Guide to Worcestershire Orthoptera by Gary Farmer: https://worcestershireorthoptera.weebly.com/
Steven Falk’s Flickr pages: https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157631291968800/

County atlases and regional guides:
List for all counties: https://orthoptera.org.uk/node/364
Orthoptera of North Lancashire and South Cumbria by Michael Foley:
https://orthoptera.org.uk/sites/default/files/Orthoptera%20of%20north%20Lancashire%20and%20south%20Cumbria%20-%20Michael%20Foley%202015.pdf
Online Atlas for Staffordshire by Andy Jukes:
http://www.staffs-ecology.org.uk/html2010/index.php5?title=Atlas_of_Grasshoppers_and_allies_of_Staffordshire#

R packages for assessing recording scheme data and calculating species distribution trends:
OccAssess https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8299
Sparta: https://github.com/BiologicalRecordsCentre/sparta

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