stag beetles

[epops]

At long last we got stag beetles in the garden,well 2 any way both males so somwhere hopfully in a pile of rotting logs i put down about 3 years ago are some females fingers crossed

[Paul mabbott]

Originally Posted by epops

At long last we got stag beetles in the garden,well 2 any way both males so somwhere hopfully in a pile of rotting logs i put down about 3 years ago are some females fingers crossed

Well done - takes a bit of patience. If you have males you're very likely to have females. What sort of wood was it, just for interest?

[johnpw]

There are presumably stag beetles in the area? I understand they need rotting oak wood. Is that what you used? Regards, John

[epops]

theres a wood just about a 1 mins walk away and theres a few there and yes the wood i used is some old logs of oak that a friend was going to burn but convinced him cause the had started to rot the were no good for a log burner so h gave them to me lol and now im well chuffed. soon as me camera is working i hope i can get some pics.

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by johnpw

I understand they need rotting oak wood.

Ive read that aswell but I rescued some larvae from my neighbours dead Oak trees and there are some in the log pile at the end of my garden, which I doubt is made of Oak as it probaly came from my garden and weve never had an oak!