Species Monitoring Project – Water Vole Survey 2/4

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 cology 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: ///oils.passes.jumped (what3words /// The simplest way to talk about location)
• If you are running late or unable to find us please contact Jimena (07354904065) or Lizzie (07549 228432)

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