Other Species Surveys

Surveys include:

Beaver
Barn owl
Roman snails
Invertebrates (including butterflies and dragonflies)
White-clawed crayfish

Species	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Badgers	Surveys can take place at any time of year (vegetation limits visibility in summer; activity above ground in winter)
Bats - Initial	Initial bat roost assessment of buildings and trees can take place all year; winter months preferable for trees
Bats - Roosting	Hibernation surveys only		Transition roost surveys	Dawn / Dusk Bat presence / Likely absence surveys and activity surveys. Multiple visits spaced across the season		Mating roost surveys	Hibernation surveys only
Birds - Breeding		Multiple visits spaces across the season
Birds - Wintering	Multiple visits across the season				Multiple visits across the season
Botanicals	Mosses, liverworts and lichens only	Surveys for higher plants and ferns. Timing varies depending on habitat	Mosses, liverworts and lichens only
Dormice		Nest tube surveys: multiple visits between April and November
Great Crested Newts - HSI	Initial Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) surveys can take place at any time of year
Great Crested Newts - eDNA		eDNA surveys: Apr - Jun. std survey: multiple visits between Mar - Jun (core period mid-Apr to mid-May)
Invertebrates			Multiple visits required throughout season, timings will vary between species
Prelim Appraisal / Habitats & Vegetation
Otters	Surveys can take place at any time of year (although weather and vegetation cover may be limiting factors)
Reptiles			Multiple visits spaced across the season		Multiple visits
Water Voles		First visit required April - June; Second visit July - September

Species

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Badgers

Surveys can take place at any time of year (vegetation limits visibility in summer; activity above ground in winter)

Bats - Initial

Initial bat roost assessment of buildings and trees can take place all year; winter months preferable for trees

Bats - Roosting

Hibernation surveys only

Transition roost surveys

Dawn / Dusk Bat presence / Likely absence surveys and activity surveys. Multiple visits spaced across the season

Mating roost surveys

Hibernation surveys only

Birds - Breeding

Multiple visits spaces across the season

Birds - Wintering

Multiple visits across the season

Botanicals

Mosses, liverworts and lichens only

Surveys for higher plants and ferns. Timing varies depending on habitat

Mosses, liverworts and lichens only

Dormice

Nest tube surveys: multiple visits between April and November

Great Crested Newts - HSI

Initial Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) surveys can take place at any time of year

Great Crested Newts - eDNA

eDNA surveys: Apr - Jun. std survey: multiple visits between Mar - Jun (core period mid-Apr to mid-May)

Invertebrates

Multiple visits required throughout season, timings will vary between species

Prelim Appraisal / Habitats & Vegetation

Otters

Surveys can take place at any time of year (although weather and vegetation cover may be limiting factors)

Reptiles

Multiple visits spaced across the season

Multiple visits

Water Voles

First visit required April - June; Second visit July - September