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Agenda
- Background
- Vulnerability of adders
- Connecting habitats
- What have we got?
- Aims
- What others have done
- What we have done and what we
Adding Adders in County Durham Agenda Background Vulnerability of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Adding Adders in County Durham Agenda Background Vulnerability of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Adding Adders in County Durham Agenda Background Vulnerability of adders Connecting habitats What have we got? Aims What others have done What we have done and what we have learned from others Background The Heart of
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Background
The Heart of Durham Project Aims to ;
- Restore
- Recreate
- Reconnect
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Connecting habitats
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So what have we got?
- Identify their habitats
- We need to protect vulnerable species
- Effectively survey
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Our aims for Adding Adders
In Adding the adders our specific aims are;
- Update historical records
- Establish current status and
provide a baseline of population numbers
- Assess potential of adder in
breeding depression
- To raise the profile of the adder
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“Make the adder Count”
“Make the Adder Count”
- Identify hibernaculas
- Count adult adders emergence in the spring
- Weekly visits over six weeks
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National Amphibian and Reptile Recording Scheme
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Adder Surveillance
Value of trained volunteers Use of “best practice” survey methods Importance of surveying early in the year Follow up isolated sightings Listen and communicate A co-ordinated approach
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Consultation with a consultant
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Learning from others Wild Watch
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Adding up the Skins and another great use for a Skoda
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Adding time to reflect
Photographs by Joe Ridley
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Snakes and Ladders
The Way forward
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Adding up the Adders
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