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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
UES recently completed a bat scoping survey of a house and associated outbuildings in Lancashire. Our client has plans to demolish a number of buildings onsite and is applying for planning permission for a new build housing scheme.
The aim of the survey was to assess the site for the presence of bat roosts and bat activity within the structure of the buildings. The buildings were searched both externally and internally for bat presence and features associated with bat activity, as detailed in Bat Conservation Trust guidance (2007).
No field signs of bats such as droppings, feeding remains, rubbing or urine stains were found during the building inspections, and as such UES deemed that no further survey work was required in relation to bats.
However, house sparrows were observed breeding inside the building, and therefore mitigation and compensation measures were suggested in relation to breeding birds as ‘The Wildlife and Countryside Act (WCA) 1981’ states that all wild birds are protected. Under the WCA, it is an offence to kill, injure or take any wild bird, to take damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird, or to take or destroy the egg of any wild bird.
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
UES have recently completed a dormouse survey of a site in Oxfordshire. The proposed development involves the removal of a number of trees along a woodland edge to form encampments.
UES completed an Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey of the site in May 2011. The survey highlighted areas of low coppiced hazel, coppiced silver birch, blackthorn and honeysuckle within the woodland which have some potential for use by dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius).
UES completed a desk study of the site, which found records of dormice in a SSSI woodland near to the proposed site, as such dormouse presence / absence surveys were completed, which involved searching the site for hazelnuts that had been characteristically gnawed by dormice.
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
UES conducted a full bat survey of a barn in Marlow, Buckinghamshire in September 2011. Our client plans to change the use of the barn from agricultural to a dwelling.
Low numbers of common species of bats were observed using the area to forage and commute. The species recorded were Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus.
During the course of the survey some evidence of badgers was found including feeding remains and a latrine. A single badger was also observed in a hole on the northwest corner of the barn.
UES are currently completing badger monitoring surveys of the site in Buckinghamshire using remote wildlife cameras. Remote cameras are ideal for badger monitoring surveys allowing you to set it up onsite and return later to collect your images. Remote cameras can be set to take pictures or videos regularly with the time lapse facility, or when it is triggered by an animal moving into the field of view. Either way, it gives a remarkable insight into the wildlife in the vicinity.
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Remote wildlife camera – Rabbit
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Remote wildlife camera – Rabbits
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Remote wildlife camera – Rat
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
During September Toby attended a week long bat research workshop in a small coastal village called Sougia in Crete. In 2008, 17 bat species of bats had been recorded on Crete, some of which only occur in the eastern Mediterranean. The European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis) is the most widely recorded species, but also found on this island are Blasius’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus blasii), Long-fingered bat (Myotis capaccinii), Kuhl’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhli), Savi’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus savi), Hanaki ‘s dwarf bat (Pipistrellus hanaki), plus Kolombatovic’s long-eared bat (Plecotus kolombatovici) and Mountain long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris).
Toby was involved in carrying out an inventory of bats in the southwest of Crete by a combination of bat detector surveys, trapping at underground site entrances and at ponds, over streams and in gorges, including the 17km long Samaria Gorge, which is one of the longest gorges in Europe.
Species Toby recorded in Crete;
- European free-tailed bat
- Lesser horseshoe (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
- Greater horseshoe (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
- Blasius’s horseshoe bat
- Kuhl’s pipistrelle
- Savi’s pipistrelle
- Hanaki ‘s dwarf bat
- Long-fingered bat
- Lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii)
- Whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus)
- Lesser mouse-eared subspecies
- Shreiber’s bat (Miniopterus schreibersii)
- Mountain long-eared bat
- Kolombatovic’s long-eared bat
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Blasius’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus blasii)
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European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis)
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Greater horseshoe (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
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Hanaki’s dwarf bat (Pipistrellus hanaki)
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Kuhl’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhli)
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Lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii)
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Lesser mouse-eared subspecies
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Shreiber’s bat (Miniopterus schreibersii)
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Whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus)
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Ivy covered wall. A potential habitat for breeding birds.
UES have completed a breeding bird survey of a site in Knutsford, Cheshire in order to meet planning conditions. A breeding bird survey involves recording bird activity that is likely to indicate breeding. Behaviour considered likely to indicate breeding includes singing, display flights, mating and courtship displays, nesting, carrying of nesting material and birds showing fidelity to a particular area of ground or vegetation.
Breeding bird surveys and vegetation searches were carried out on site. 18 species of bird were heard or seen on or local to site but no evidence of breeding birds within the site boundary was found. Wren was recorded singing on site and could possibly of been breeding. Suitable habitats would include mature trees and/or an Ivy covered wall on site.
Other species heard or seen on or local to site included Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Cormorant, Pied wagtail, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Goldcrest, Carrion crow, Song thrush, Jackdaw, Magpie, Blue tit, Nuthatch, Coal tit and Dunnock.
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
At the beginning of August Toby attended a week-long professional development course on grasses, sedges and rushes run by Judith Allison at Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales.
Malham Tarn NNR is designated a Grade 1 SSSI by Natural England and is an excellent place to study grasses, sedges and rushes due to the diversity of habitats found there, including heather, moorland, peat bogs, limestone grassland and limestone pavement, ash and oak woodland, high altitude fens and calcareous flushes. Malham Tarn also boasts that one third of the c.107 British members of the sedge family (Cyperaceae) can be seen within walking distance.
Toby encountered over 50 different species of grasses, sedges and rushes in the field. The trip proved to be a great experience and a real help to identifying different species of grasses, sedges and rushes.
Images of species encountered can be seen at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobyhart/sets/72157627445592338/
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Great crested newt larvae
UES were commissioned in June 2011 to conduct a great crested newt pond scoping survey to assess potential presence of great crested newts within 250m of the development footprint.
Development works within 250m of a great crested newt pond are often subject to a Natural England European Protected Species Licence (EPSL). It is stressed by Natural England to try and redesign a project to remove any potential impacts on great crested newt populations and associated habitats in order to remove the need for licensing.
The field methods used to survey ponds are:
- Bottle trapping
- Egg search
- Torch surveys
- Netting
Natural England recommend using at least three of the methods outlined above when conducting a pond survey. Smooth newts and great crested newt eggs and larvae were found in ponds within 250m of the development.
UES proposed that by designing the project timings and working methods to avoid impacts, any potential impacts on local great crested newt populations and habitats could be effectively removed, or reduced to a negligible level thereby removing the need for protected species licensing.
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
UES have now spotted 72 species of macro-moth so far during monitoring surveys, including the Lime-speck pug moth. Moths with narrow outstretched wings are ‘usually’ pug moths, members of the Eupithecia family.
The Lime-speck pug is very distinctive with its lime white wings and large dark ‘speck’ on the leading edge of wing. It is thought that this species may resemble a bird-dropping and thus reduce attraction to predators.
Other species observed recently include Dark arches, Flame carpet, Small phoenix, Buff arches, Buff tip, Common wainscot, Early thorn, Light arches, Riband wave, The Clay and The Olive moth.
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Buff arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)
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Buff tip (Phalera bucephala)
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Common wainscot (Mythimna pallens)
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Dark arches (Apamea monoglypha) and Acleris forsskaleana
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Early thorn (Selenia dentaria)
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Flame carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)
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Light arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)
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Lime-speck pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
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Riband wave (Idaea aversata)
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Small phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)
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The Clay (Mythimna ferrago)
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The Olive (Ipimorpha subtusa)
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Monday, August 15th, 2011
This year UES has been involved with A Fresh Start For Hens, a national organisation which relies on volunteers to help distribute and rehome ex-battery hens. Hens are purchased from farmers just before their slaughter date (around 1 year old), when their production drops below the 6 eggs per week that is required to make them commercially profitable.
UES has been appointed the Cheshire Co-ordinator for A Fresh Start For Hens and rehomed 60 ex-battery hens at the end of July. Battery hens are raised in tiny cages no bigger than a sheet of A4 paper, which prevents them from opening their wings and suppresses all of their natural instincts. However, through A Fresh Start For Hens and volunteers such as UES these ex-battery hens become lively engaging creatures within days of release.
Tags: a fresh start for hens, Cheshire, chickens, ex battery hens, re-homing chickens
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Monday, August 15th, 2011
Fitting a bat box
UES have completed a bat presence/absence survey at a site in Cheshire. Our client intended to demolish a building and so a bat survey was required in order to inform the planning process.
The building was searched internally and externally for signs of use by bats, and emergence and return roost surveys were carried out. The surveys found bats roosting in the boxed soffits of the building and also under the roof and ridge tiles.
UES recommended that a licensed bat ecologist be present during the demolition in case any bats were found within the building. During demolition a male pipistrelle was found roosting under the roof tiles and so was carefully rehomed to a new bat box that UES had positioned on site.
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UES recently completed a bat scoping survey of a house and associated outbuildings in Lancashire. Our client has plans to demolish a number of buildings onsite and is applying for planning permission for a new build housing scheme.
