Species Monitoring Project – Great Crested Newts Survey (2/3)

The Details:

What to expect:

Put survey theory into practice and carry out visual searches of aquatic and terrestrial habitat.

Learn how to conduct a HSI assessment: Identify and assess suitable habitat for GCN.

Survey and record amphibian species: Along with GCN, any of amphibian species identified will be recorded during the survey and records submitted.

Please note, this session is following up from a workshop hosted on the 7th of March to introduce GCN 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.

Time & Location

• 10.00am – 12.15pm
• We will meet at: The path junction, following the path into the park off Turner Street, OL4 3JJ.
• Meeting location: ///parts.curve.films (what3words /// The simplest way to talk about location)

About the site

• Lees Brook Nature Park is in the heart of the Medlock Valley, with a combination of wooded valleys and meadows. The site is used for walking, cycling and horse-riding. The area where we will be surveying has a combination of formal and uneven ground trodden paths.
• Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing.
• Toilet facilities will not be available for this site.

Public Transport

• There is limited parking around this site, so please try to use public transport where possible. But if  necessary there is residential parking along Turner Street.
• The 861, 822, 836, 184 stop at Redwood Lane is a  4 minute walk from our meeting point.
• The closest tram stop is Oldham Mumps and is a 34 minute walk from our meeting point.