Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus (De Geer 1773)

Barnwell East LNR TL480583: 8 Jul 2008 Distinguished by having the sides of the pronotum (between the head and the wings) almost straight: in many grasshopper species the sides are concave Despite the common name, it is found in dry grassland as well as moist places

Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum (De Geer 1773)

• Body plus ovipositor about 20mm long: antennae nearly 40mm

Roesel's Bush-cricket Metrioptera roeselii (Hagenbach, 1822)

Barnwell East LNR TL479583 1 Aug 2004 Once confined to coastal regions and rated Notable/Nb Has now spread widely inland, apparently benefitting from warmer climate Song is a long continuous note rather than the chirps of most other crickets Enlargement available