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If you decide to participate in one of these surveys please can you send all sightings to the West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre (www.wwbic.org.uk) who will pass on the data to the County Recorders. This will help us to improve our knowledge and understanding of wildlife in Carmarthenshire.
General surveys
| Name of Survey |
Season |
Details |
Website |
| Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Species Survey |
Spring, Summer, Autumn |
The Wildlife Trust is asking all members to help monitor wildlife in their local area so they can establish over time the distribution of wildlife species that are often thought of as common, such as Small Tortoiseshell, House Sparrow and Song Thrush. |
www.welshwildlife.org/BirdSurvey_en.link
www.welshwildlife.org/ButterflySurvey_en.link
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| Nature’s calendar |
All year |
Keep your eyes open for seasonal events, note the dates as you observe them. They will use your records to understand more about the response of the natural world to a changing climate. |
www.naturescalendar.org.uk/survey/start.htm |
Children’s surveys
Plants
| Name of Survey |
Season |
Details |
Website |
| Ancient Tree Hunt |
All year |
Help us to find and map all the old, fat trees across the UK. |
www.woodland-trust.org.uk/ancient-tree-hunt/ |
| Invasive plant species |
All year |
If you spot a non-native invasive plant in the wild (anywhere except a garden) please let us know. Email
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telling us what kind of plant it is and where you saw it (preferably a six-figure grid reference location). We will use this information to help us identify important botanical sites at risk from invasion by problem plants, and so to prioritise action. |
www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/plantlife-campaigning-change-invasive-howcanihelp.htm |
| Common Plant Survey |
late March –May
June / July /
August
or early September.
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The Common Plants Survey is a long-term project monitoring changes to the wild flowers in our countryside. It is the only national annual survey of wild plants in the UK. Its success rests entirely on volunteers. |
www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/plantlife-get-involved-common-plants-survey.html |
| Native Bluebell |
Spring |
Since 2003, thousands of volunteers have helped Plantlife keep track of Bluebells in Britain. Why not join them in the 2009 Bluebell Survey? |
www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/plantlife-discovering-plants-bluebell-quide.html |
| British Bryological Society |
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In a European context, Wales is particularly rich in mosses and liverworts, having a combination of a damp and mild ("oceanic") climate, relatively clean air, and a variety of suitable habitats. However, many species have become rarer in recent decades due to factors such as habitat loss and pollution, and measures to ensure their conservation have become increasingly important. |
Recording of mosses and liverworts in Britain (including Wales) is coordinated and carried out by British Bryological Society members. |
Vertebrates
| Name of Survey |
Season |
Details |
Website |
| Living with Mammals |
April – June |
We need your help with a survey to find out how our wild animals use the built environment and the green spaces within it. By carefully identifying and counting the mammals that live in and around built up land, we can begin to understand – and encourage – the biodiversity on our doorstep. |
www.ptes.org/index.php?cat=63 |
| Mammal Monitoring |
All year |
The Mammal Society (Owl Pellet, dead polecats) |
www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/current_surveys.shtml |
| Bird Track |
All year |
The online bird recording scheme to increase the
personal, local and national value of your sightings |
www.bto.org/birdtrack/index.htm |
| Bird Atlas |
All year |
There are two ways to take part in Atlas fieldwork:
Choose one or more tetrads (2 x 2 km squares) to do Timed Tetrad Visits
Collate lists, anytime, anywhere for Roving Records |
www.bto.org/birdatlas/ |
| Big Garden Bird Watch |
weekend in January |
All you need to do is watch your garden or local park for an hour in January. Simply record the highest number of each species seen in your garden (not flying over) at any one time. |
www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/ |
| Reptiles and Amphibians in gardens |
Jan 2008 – June 2009 |
The results from this survey will contribute to knowledge of where frogs, toads, newts, snakes and lizards are found nationally and provide a unique insight into how important gardens are for their conservation. |
‘Reptiles and Amphibians in your Garden’ pack please call The BTO on 01842-750050 or email:
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www.bto.org/gbw/herps/2009_survey/index.htm |
| Froglife - Frogwatch campaign |
Spring, Summer, Autumn |
In 2005, Froglife launched Frogwatch, a national survey to find out more about urban distributions of common frogs, about their habits and about their garden habitats. |
The campaign is ongoing and we require as many respondents as possible...
http://www.froglife.org/frogwatch.htm
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| ARG UK |
Spring, Summer, Autumn |
The ARG UK is a network of wildlife volunteer groups, which aim to protect & conserve the native amphibians & reptiles of the UK. A list of groups in Wales - http://www.arg-uk.org.uk/
contactsfurther.htm |
Online recording - http://www.arg-uk.org.uk/please_send_in_your_records.htm |
Invertebrates
| Name of Survey |
Season |
Details |
Website |
| Buglife Surveys |
Spring, Summer, Autumn |
Glow-worm survey, oil-beetle survey (in development) |
http://www.buglife.org.uk/getinvolved/surveys/ For further information and to take part in a survey, email us
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or call 01733 201 210. |
| Dragonfly and Damselfly Atlas |
Spring, Summer |
The aim of this project is to update the known distribution of British dragonfly and damselfly species over the next 5 years, culminating in the publication of a new national atlas in 2013. |
www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/dragonfliesinfocus.html |
| Beewatch |
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Report any bees you see in your garden or out and about. Run by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. |
www.bumblebeeconservation.org/ |
| Bees, Wasps & Ants Recording Society |
Spring, Summer, Autumn |
BWARS is the national society dedicated to studying and recording bees, wasps & ants (aculeate Hymenoptera) in Britain & Ireland |
http://www.bwars.com/ |
| Butterfly Conservation - Butterflies for the New Millennium |
Spring, Summer |
You can report anywhere you see a butterfly that you can identify, whether in your garden or at the top of a Scottish mountain. By recording butterflies you can make a big difference to their conservation and contribute to major scientific research. |
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/bnm/download.php |
| United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) |
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A recently formed merger of the long-running Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (BMS) with Butterfly Conservation’s co-ordination of ‘independent’ transects. |
Clare Williams Butterfly Conservation (Wales), 10 Calvert Terrace, Swansea, SA1 6AR 01792 642972
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| Moths Count |
All year |
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. |
www.mothscount.org/site/ |
| National Moth Night |
18/19 September 2009 |
National Moth Night (NMN) is Britain’s celebration of moths and moth recording. It was launched in 1999 and has taken place annually since then, the date varying each year in order to focus recording effort on different parts of the season. |
http://www.nationalmothnight.info/ |
| UK Ladybirds |
Spring, Summer, Autumn |
The Ladybird Survey aims to facilitate the recording of all the UK’s ladybirds. On their website you will find lots of information to help you find and identify species and online forms so that you can record your observations. |
www.ladybird-survey.org/ |
| Harlequin Ladybird |
Spring, Summer, Autumn |
The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, the most invasive ladybird on Earth. Since its arrival the harlequin ladybird it has never been more important to monitor ladybirds. |
www.harlequin-survey.org/ |
| Banded Snail Evolution megalab survey |
End March – end of September |
Scientists have been studying the banded snail patterns for many years and variations according to habitat and presence of predators. You can help in this big experiment by looking at the types of snails near you. |
www.evolutionmegalab.org/ |
| Great British Snail Hunt |
End March – end of September |
There are well over 80 different species of land snails in the British Isles and some of them are rather tricky to tell apart – even for experts! So instead of looking at all of them they are going to concentrate on just nine different types. |
www.open2.net/survey/snails/index.htm |
| Conchological Society |
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Here you will find access to details about the Society; current recording projects; fun pages with a light-hearted approach to molluscs; and much, much more. |
http://www.conchsoc.org/index.php |
Websites to help you identify species and provide information on species.
General species information site.
Arkive http://www.arkive.org/
Nature Navigator www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/biodiversity/nature-navigator/
Carmarthenshire Recording Groups websites
Carmarthenshire Bird Club: www.carmarthenshirebirds.co.uk
Carmarthenshire Bat Group: www.carmarthenshirebiodiversity.co.uk/bats/
Llanelli Naturalists: www.llanellinaturalists.org.uk
Carmarthenshire Biodiversity Partnership: www.carmarthenshirebiodiversity.co.uk
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