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Wildlife Surveys and FieldworkMany conservation organisations appeal for volunteer surveyors to record and submit local sightings for a national wildlife survey. Taking part in any of these surveys will give you useful experience and also help to extend the scientific knowledge of a species, so vital for appropriate conservation management. Some include training in survey techniques and some may even pay expenses.
General / HabitatHomes for Wildlife Get free, tailor made advice from the RSPB & help turn your garden into a haven for all wildlife! whether you have a large mature garden or just a balcony, there's advice for everyone. Visit www.rspb.org.uk/hfw to find out more. End Date: Ongoing. The Million Ponds Project will create an extensive network of new ponds across the UK. Ultimately the aim is to reverse a century of pond loss, ensuring that once again the UK has over one million countryside ponds. A critical element of the project is that these new ponds will have clean water. To find out how to make clean ponds, see the Million Ponds toolkit. www.pondconservation.org.uk/millionponds/pondcreationtoolkit End date: funded to 2012 More information about all People's Trust for Endangered
Species surveys - past results and ongoing work - can be found
at http://www.ptes.org/surveys,
with details of how to take part Garden Moth Scheme (GMS) GMS invites you to take part in a national survey to help our
commoner moths by counting them in your garden.To find out how to get
involved then check our website on www.gardenmoths.org.uk and get in
touch to join in straight away.
dgcountryside@btinternet.com 01214465446 Mammals PTES Mammals on Roads Survey. By recording the mammals along road journeys, we can build a picture of how species distribution and abundance is changing. Visit our website at www.ptes.org/mor or email mor@ptes.org for a free survey park. Survey starts 1st July. Annual survey, deadline 30 Sept. 2008 All People's Trust for Endangered Species / Mammal Trust surveys, past results and present surveys can be viewed on http://www.ptes.org/index.php?cat=9 The Llangollen Canal Corridor Water Vole Study needs your
help. A national survey carried out from 1996 – 98 estimated that water
vole populations had declined by over 90% from sites previously
occupied. To establish the status of the water vole on the canal, we
need your help by recording any mammal sightings and sending this
information to either our facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Llangollen-Canal-Corridor-water-vole-study Birds The RSPB’s Make Your Nature Count takes place 2-10
June 2012 - Spend an hour counting your garden birds, answer a
few questions about other garden wildlife, let us know what you saw and
that’s all you need to do! For more information, just visit
www.rspb.org.uk/naturecount Wild Sparrows Survey UK house sparrow numbers have declined by 10 million in 25
years. Wild Sparrows has been launched to bring house sparrows back to
the cities, towns & villages of the West Country. You can help by
reporting where you see house sparrows so we can get a detailed picture
of where they live.
www.wildsparrows.org.uk We need your help to find out more about our swifts You've probably seen them speeding through the air, screaming their heads off, or swooping into crevices in buildings. But they're in trouble. Tell us where you see swifts and help us to help them. To find out more and how you can help, visit: www.rspb.org.uk/helpswifts End Date: Ongoing. National Corncrake Survey with RSPB Corncrakes will begin to return to the UK at the end of April, and and the public will be able to call in on special hotline numbers to submit their records of the species. (England and Wales) - 01767 680 551 (Scotland) - 0131 311 6500 (Northern Ireland) - 028 9049 1547 ID info http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/c/corncrake/index.asp End Date: Ongoing. British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) - various surveys Several national, annual surveys to monitor many bird species in a range of habitats, creating an unrivalled historical database of UK bird populations and distributions. In addition to running the UK's national Bird Ringing Scheme, other surveys include: Breeding Bird Survey, Garden Birdwatch Survey, Heronries Census, Nest Record Scheme, Owls, Wetland Bird Survey, House Martin Survey and Bird Atlas 2007-11. Competent birdwatchers required, especially in remote areas. Details at www.bto.org or from BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU Deadline: none
All British Trust for Ornithology surveys, past results and present surveys can be viewed on http://www.bto.org/survey/index.htm Herpetology Sliding Scales Amphibian and Reptile Conservation invites you to participate in
Sliding Scales – a project to record and conserve Britain’s snakes. To
find out more, submit a snake sighting on-line, or discover how to send
in a sloughed skin for our Conservation Gene Bank, please see
http://www.arc-trust.org/sliding_scales/index.php Froglife’s Frog Mortality Project Have you found large numbers of dead frogs during the spring/summer
(May-September)? Submit your sightings and contribute to the latest
research into amphibian diseases:
www.froglife.org/disease Why did the toad cross the road? Froglife’s Toads on Roads project registers toad migratory crossings throughout the UK. Toad Patrollers need your help in the spring to monitor these sites and record vital information on the current status of the common toad nationally. Over 45,000 toads were helped across in the UK’s roads in spring 2010. Interested in taking part? For more information and to find your nearest crossing see http://www.froglife.org/toadsonroads
'Life on the Verge' - Voluntary roadside wildflower
surveyors You don't need to have any previous botanical or survey
skills. Help us look
for just a shortlist of wildflowers so we can connect wildlife
corridors. ID Guide, survey forms, hi-vis vest, online survey
system or information in the post. Visit
www.lifeontheverge.org.uk for details. Traditional Orchard Inventory for England PTES are producing the national inventory of traditional orchards to support the traditional orchard Habitat Action Plan. Help us to locate traditional orchards in your local area & to help establish their condition. You'll be provided with a detailed survey pack containing everything you need. For more details www.ptes.org/orchards or Anita Burrough anita@ptes.org 020 74984533 Deadline: ongoing to 2011
Conker Tree Science Conker (horse chestnut) trees are being attacked by invading
leaf-mining moths, which eat the leaves from the inside,
turning them brown, and reduce the size of the conkers.
Help scientists map the spread of the moth and the damage
caused. Accept 'Mission: alien moth survey' at
http://www.ourweboflife.org.uk Fish / Marine / Coastal No current surveys Insects and other invebrates Moths Count aims to encourage interest in moths throughout the UK and to establish an ongoing National Moth Recording Scheme to improve knowledge and conservation of the 900+ species of larger moths. You can submit moth sightings, attend moth events, or get involved in Butterfly Conservation's work to conserve moths. www.mothscount.org The Giant Aphid Hunt It’s the world’s largest aphid, fiercely guarded by ants and milked like a dairy cow. Now the Giant oak aphid needs your help. The new survey will help us to map where it lives so that we can discover just how rare it really is. For more details and survey forms look at http://www.buglife.org.uk/getinvolved/surveys/giantaphidhunt.htm Submit sightings to hopkins@fireflyuk.net or call 01603 660300. Take Part in the UK Safari Glow-worm Survey Now in its ninth year. If you've seen any glow-worms this year we'd love to hear about them. You can easily report your sighting online anytime. Visit: www.uksafari.com/glowworms Ongoing: no deadline 2008 Details believed correct but given without prejudice. |
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