Species Monitoring Project – Water Vole Survey 4/4

The Details:

What to expect: Put survey theory into practice and carry out a Habitat Suitability Assessment and Water Vole Survey.

Learn how to carry out a Habitat Suitability Assessment and Water Vole Survey: Assess the suitability of habitat for water vole and survey the watercourse from the banks for evidence of water vole, including: burrows, latrines, footprints, runs in the vegetation, grazed ‘lawns’, feeding remains and actual sightings.

Survey and record species: Any records of water vole found during the survey, as well any other species identified, to be recorded and submitted.

Please note, this session is following up from a workshop hosted on the 1st of April to introduce Water Vole ecology and survey methodology.

It is desirable that you would have attended this before conducting a survey. If you did not attend the workshop, please inform us and contact lizzie@cityoftrees.org.uk or jimena@cityoftrees.org.uk.

• 10.00am – 12.15pm
• We will meet at at the centre circle in Bank Bridge Meadows before surveying along the Rochdale and Ashton Canal. Follow path into the meadows off Bank Bridge Road, M11 4TT
• Meeting location: ///intervals.trades.stuck (https://what3words.com/intervals.trades.stuck)
• If you are running late or unable to find us please contact Jimena (07354904065) or Lizzie (07549 228432)

About the site

• Bank Bridge Meadows is a publicly accessible green space, adjoining Clayton Vale The area where we will be surveying has a combination of formal and ground trodden paths.
• Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing.
• Toilet facilities will not be available for this site. We will be approx. a 10 minute walk away from an Asda if the toilet is necessary.

Public Transport

• There is limited parking around this site, so please try to use public transport where possible. But if parking is needed there is a small free car park at the junction of Tenacres lane and Riverpark Rd which is an 8 minute walk from site (Marked as Clayton Vale Mountain Bike Trails on Google Maps).
• The 54 bus stops at Phillips park which is a 12 minute walk from site. The 74, 76, 76A bus stops at Riverpark road which is also a 12 minute walk from site