narrow-headed ant
excised wood ant
formica exsecta latin

It is also one of the few places where the rare formicine ant, Formica exsecta, (the narrow-headed ant), can be found.

Formica exsecta (the narrow-headed ant or excised wood ant) is a species of ant found from Western Europe to Asia.

Today it is still one of the few remaining habitats for 'Formica exsecta', the "narrow-headed ant", although recent surveys have failed to produce any sign of 'Formica pratensis', which Donisthorpe recorded in the area in the early part of the 20th century.

Formica exsecta (the narrow-headed ant or excised wood ant) is a species of ant found from Western Europe to Asia.