0151 632 4852
07792 384 625
07792 384 625
| Survey Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Habitats / Vegetations | Phase 1 and NVC (sub optimum) | Phase 1 and NVC | Phase 1 and NCV (sub optimum) | |||||||||
| Badgers | Survey for setts | Bait marking and sett surveys | Limited bait marking and sett surveys | Sett surveys | Limited sett/bait surveys | |||||||
| Bats | Potential roost and internal surveys are possible all year round. Tree surveys are best undertaken in winter when there is limited leaf cover | |||||||||||
| Inspection of hibernation roosts | Limited activity | Summer roosts emergency surveys and activity surveys | Limited activity | Winter species | ||||||||
| Birds | Winter species | Breeding birds / migrant species | Breeding birds | Low activity | Migrant species | Winter species | ||||||
| Dormice | Gnawed hazel nut searches | Nest tube survey (April to November) Gnawed hazel nut search (September to December) |
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| Great Crested Newts | Newts in hibernation | Pond surveys. Four surveys between March & June; two must be between mid-April and mid-May. Terrestrial surveys |
Terrestrial survey. Larvae surveys | Terrestrials survey | Newts in hibernation | |||||||
| Otters | Survey at all times subject to weather conditions and vegetation cover | |||||||||||
| Reptiles | Reptiles hibernating | Surveys undertaken - peak times are April and May | Sub-optimum | Peak survey month | Sub-optimum | Reptiles hibernating | ||||||
| Key | Surveys Recommended | Sub-optimal survey period | Surveys not possible | |||||||||