Posts Tagged ‘surveying’
Breeding Bird Surveys
Following on from the creation of our refreshed Land Management plans, Ecologist Albert Knott has been working to gather baseline information on the flora and fauna of DPA land holdings. As well as lichen surveys, beetle surveys, butterfly surveys, bat surveys and moth surveys, he has also been collecting important data about breeding birds. These…
Read MoreSpectacular Swallow-tailed moth recorded at Pudsham Meadows
Following on from the very successful moth survey at Pudsham Meadows in June, with Devon Moth Group, another survey was carried out on the 3rd of July. This was undertaken by DPA Ecologist, Albert Knott, and two additional surveyors, Richard Fox and Mark Hows. All three people have extensive knowledge of moth behaviours and characteristics,…
Read MoreSouth West Lichen Group visit Sharpitor
The DPA were delighted to host the South West Lichen Group for a field meeting on our land holding at Sharpitor. They visited on the 26th of June and were accompanied by our Ecological Consultant, Albert Knott, and Moorland Guide Geri Skeens, who organised the event. The aim was to locate and identify species that…
Read MoreDevonshire Association Botany Section visit Swincombe
10 members of the Devonshire Association Botany Section came on a site visit to our land in the Swincombe valley on the 20th of June. These included the BSBI (Botanical Society for the British Isles) county recorder and a member of DBRC (Devon Biological Records Centre) field survey team, as well as other top notch…
Read MoreRare Butterflies Confirmed at High House Waste
A population of rare Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterflies has been confirmed on DPA owned land at High House Waste. Our Ecological Consultant, Albert Knott, spent a day on the land last week surveying for the presence of these butterflies, and was delighted to record substantial activity. As well as seeing fritillary butterflies, he also…
Read MoreManaging Specialist Woodland Lichens at High House Waste
High House Waste is the largest land holding owned by the Dartmoor Preservation Association, and is made up of a mosaic of important habitats. One of these habitats is the established oak dominated woodland, which spreads up the valley sides of Broadall Lake Stream and the Ford Brook. This Atlantic woodland is home to a…
Read MoreHedge Laying at Pudsham Meadows
Last week, our Conservation Volunteers returned to Pudsham Meadows to rake up Molinia, which had been cut during a previous workday. Cutting back this fast growing grass helps to check its virility, giving slower growing meadow species a chance to access sunlight and nutrients. New shoots of Molinia are also much more palatable to grazing…
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