Tree Survey: Boyneswood Road (Trees Visible from Roadway)

Wildlife survey: ~ Four Marks & Medstead ~ Information for Neighbourhood Plan Survey Period: 2014/2015

Name and Address……………………………………… Please use this form to record wildlife (birds, mammals, ……………………………………………………………. butterflies, etc.) in your garden, or on land around …………………………………………………………….. your property. Postcode…………………………………………………. Email ……………………………………………………… ~ Thank you for your help ~

Please tick or circle your answers and either fax or scan your form to: Wildlife Support & Conservation. Fax Number: 01420-561854, OR scan and Email to:- [email protected] or [email protected] . Please return your form by……………………….

If you have any queries, or need information for identification purposes, please send us an Email with a picture, if possible. The following websites and books may be helpful:-

Birds, A – Z identification, with birdsong, www.rspb.org.uk , Bat Conservation website, www.bats.org.uk , Butterflies, www.butterfly-conservation.org , Moths with UK top 20, www.ukmoths.org.uk , Frogs,toads,newts,etc., www.overthegardengate.net/wildlife.frogs Hedgehogs, www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk British Deer Society, www.bds.org.uk (information on identifying Muntjac and Sika deer). Information for our local wildlife rescue centre is available from Hart Wildlife Rescue, Medstead, Nr. Alton. Website: www.hartwildlife.org.uk , Tel: 01420-562335.

Helpful information for hedgehogs and wildlife in general can also be located via Tiggywinkles, www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk and information on wildlife in the Hampshire area can be accessed via the Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust, www.hwt.org.uk . The BTO also has helpful information for identifying birds and the outbreak of trichomonosis which has affected Greenfinches and Goldfinches, in particular, over the last four years.

Books:- Free from the RSBP, ‘Birds in your Garden’ and ‘Wildlife on your doorstep’. Also recommended, ‘Birds of Britain & Ireland’, Bill Oddie. ‘Butterflies of Britain and Ireland’, Michael Easterbrook, and ‘British Moths and Butterflies’, Chris Manley. Additionally, Dr. Roger Kemp’s DVD, a complete guild to British butterflies, ‘Jewels in the Air’, with field guild.

1) BIRDS

Tits: Bluetit, Great Tit, Coaltit, Willow Tit Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Crested Tit.

Finches: Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Hawfinch.

Siskin

Carrion Crow, Rook, Jackdaw.

Blackcap

Blackbird

Feral Pigeon Wood Pigeon

Fieldfare

Goldcrest

Dunnock House/Tree Sparrow Grey Heron

Woodpeckers: Green Great Spotted,

Jay/Magpie

Nuthatch

Treecreeper

Doves: Turtle Dove Collared Dove

Starling

Pied Wagtail Grey Wagtail

Swift Swallow House Martin

Birds of Prey: Kestrel Sparrowhawk/Buzzard Red Kite

Song/Mistle Thrush

Swallow, Swift House Martin

Owls: Little Owl, Tawny, Barn Owl.

Other birds: Chiffchaff, Cuckoo, Redwing, Firecrest, Goldcrest, Whitethroat, Redpoll, Lapwing, Linnett, Nightingale, Meadow Pipit, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Red-backed Shrike, Kingfisher, Moorhen, Pheasant, Partridge, Woodcock, Quail. Rare, escaped, etc: Iceland Gull, Glaucous Gull, Ring-necked Parkeet, Hoopoe, Dartford Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler.

2) SMALL MAMMALS:

Pipistrelle bat (most common British bat group)

Brown Long-eared bat

Lesser Horseshoe bat

Others: Barbastelle bat, Bechstein’s bat (very rare), Noctule bat

3) SMALL MAMMALS (general):

Hedgehog

Shrew Grey Squirrel

House Mouse Harvest Mouse

Field Mouse

Yellow-necked Mouse (Village protected species)

Common Dormouse

Common Rat

4) BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS, etc.

Red Admiral

Peacock

Small Tortoiseshell

Gatekeeper

Others: Brimstone, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Comma, Wall Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White, Small Copper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Ringlet, Painted Lady, Meadow Brown, Orange tip, Marbled White.

Dragonfly/Damselfly

Swallow-tailed moth (cream/green)

Popular Hawk-moth (common, brown)

Privet Hawk-moth (brown, pink/black barring)

Others: Lime Hawk-moth (pink/green), Angel Shades moth (brown), Cinnebar moth (black/pink), Elephant Hawk- moth (pink/green)

5) AMPHIBIANS/REPTILES:

Common Frog

Common Toad

Smooth Newt

Palmate Newt

Great-crested Newt

Lizard

Grass Snake

Slow Worm

6) MAMMALS LARGE:

Fallow Deer, Roe Deer

Sika Deer, Muntjac Deer

Badger, Fox