BRITISH FLUORSPAR LTD

LONGSTONE EDGE WEST, GREAT LONGSTONE

GREAT CRESTED NEWT REPORT

AUGUST 2015 Wardell Armstrong 2 The Avenue, Leigh, Greater Manchester, WN7 1ES, Telephone: +44 (0)1942 260101 www.wardell-armstrong.com

DATE ISSUED: August 2015 JOB NUMBER: LE12451 REPORT NUMBER: LE12451/011

British Fluorspar Ltd

Longstone Edge West, Great Longstone

Great Crested Newt Survey Report

August 2015

PREPARED BY:

Richard Laws Environmental Scientist/Ecologist

APPROVED BY:

Estelle Linney Technical Director (Ecology)

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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1.1 Terms of Reference ...... 1 1.2 Site Context ...... 1 1.3 Legislative Framework ...... 1 2 METHODOLOGY ...... 3 2.1 Desk Study ...... 3 2.2 Field Surveys ...... 3 2.3 Site Descriptions ...... 4 2.4 Assessment limitations...... 8 2.5 Quality Assurance & Environmental Management ...... 9 3 RESULTS AND EVALUATION ...... 10 3.1 Desk Study ...... 10 3.2 Field surveys ...... 10 4 Discussion and Recommendations ...... 13 5 References ...... 16

APPENDICES APPENDIX 1 – LEGISLATION AND POLICY SUMMARY APPENDIX 2 - PHOTOGRAPHS OF WATERBODIES APPENDIX 3 - SURVEY DATA SHEETS

DRAWINGS SCALE LE12451-017 Phase 1 Habitat Plan 1:10,000@A3 LE12451-032 Great Crested Newt Survey Plan 1:10,000@A3

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Terms of Reference

1.1.1 Wardell Armstrong LLP (WA) was commissioned by British Fluorspar LTD to undertake great crested newt Triturus cristatus surveys of ponds to inform a restoration scheme at Longstone Edge Quarry, and associated Watersaw Mine which is currently inactive but remains an asset (hereby referred to as ‘the site’).

1.1.2 Surveys were recommended following an Ecological Walkover/Preliminary Ecological Assessment (PEA) and Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) which were undertaken in February 2015, to establish the presence/absence of great crested newts located within 500m of the site.

1.2 Background

1.2.1 The current planning consent (NP/DDD/0804/0947) expires on 30th November 2015. The restoration site; Bow Rake/High Rake, is still operational but will cease extraction by November 2015. There is currently no mineral extraction from the mine and although it is currently under care and maintenance management, it is a potential asset for future extraction works that needs to be further assessed. A Section 73 application is to be submitted seeking to amend planning conditions 2 (duration) and 3 (operating programme), amongst others. In essence, the S73 application would extend the period of restoration of the remaining opencast workings by 20 years to November 2035, amend the final restoration levels of Bow Rake/High Rake and allow the potential continuation of underground mining at Watersaw Mine over the same period.

1.2.2 There were quarry areas within the survey boundary which had been previously restored (Atherton West and Atherton West Extension) which are currently being monitored to assess their ecological value and establishment. The monitoring surveys have been undertaken by British Fluorspar Ltd.

1.3 Site Context

1.3.1 The restoration site and mine consists of opencast workings, restored quarry areas, an inactive mine and associated works area covering approximately 23.4 hectares. The restoration site and mine are located within the Derbyshire National Park approximately 2km from the village of Great Longstone. An area of detailed ecological study, being 500m from the restoration site and mine site boundaries, comprised a

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mosaic of habitats. Within the survey boundary, the habitats present were predominantly agricultural land consisting a mix of semi-improved acid and improved grasslands. Other habitats included moorland, marsh/marshy grassland, plantation woodland, broadleaved semi-natural woodland, semi-improved calcareous grassland, exposed rock faces, dry stone walls, scattered scrub, road verges, ponds and restored quarry areas. The restoration site, mine and associated survey boundary is shown on Drawing LE12451-017.

1.4 Legislative Framework

1.4.1 All native amphibians receive legal protection in Great Britain arising from the following legislation:

 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) (in Great Britain).

 Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended).

1.4.2 In England and Wales all amphibians are listed on schedule 5 of the 1981 Act and the more threatened species great crested newt, natterjack toad Epidalea calamita and pool frog Pelophylax lessonae are also listed on schedule 2 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended).

1.4.3 It is an offence to deliberately capture, possess, disturb, kill, injure, or trade in great crested newts. In addition it is an offence to damage or destroy the places they use for breeding or resting.

1.4.4 Other amphibian species, including smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris, palmate newt Lissotriton helveticus, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo are protected against unlicensed trade. The legislation applies to all life stages of these animals.

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2 METHODOLOGY

2.1 Desk Study

2.1.1 A data search was undertaken as part of the PEA undertaken in February 2015 by WA. Records were provided by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust (DWT) and Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) for a 2km search radius of the site. In addition, the Derbyshire Amphibian and Reptile Group (Derbyshire ARG) were consulted however all their records feed into the DWT data source. Only records collected within the last 10 years were considered for this report.

2.2 Field Surveys

2.2.1 All surveys were completed by suitably qualified and experienced WA ecologists. All surveyors belong to the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). The lead surveyors also hold a Natural England class survey licence for GCN or an experienced accredited agent.

2.2.2 Field survey protocols followed English Nature (2001) and Gent & Gibson JNCC (2003). All ponds were subject to four survey visits in order to determine the presence or absence of great crested newts. Where they were recorded, a further two surveys were undertaken in order to assess the population size class. All ponds were subject to torchlight surveys or bottle trap surveys along with egg searches and netting where site conditions allowed.

Torchlight Survey

CluLite torches with an illumination equivalent to one million candlepower were used to scan the ponds after sunset. Accessible margins were walked slowly and any amphibians identified were recorded.

Bottle Trap Survey

Bottle trap construction and placement was undertaken using guidelines outlined by Gent & Gibson (2003) and followed the protocol described by Griffiths et al. (1996). At each pond sampling points were established at approximately 2m intervals around accessible areas of shoreline. One trap was placed at each sampling point, enabling newt density to be calculated as the number of newts captured per 2m. Traps were left in place for no longer than twelve hours and any captured newts were recorded and released where they were found.

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Egg Searches

Egg searches were conducted during daytime visits for each pond and, where appropriate, at night under torchlight. Search effort was focused on submerged or floating vegetation around the pond margins.

Refuge Searching

Refuge searches were conducted during the daytime visits for some of the ponds which were adjacent to appropriate refuge habitat including collapsed stone walls.

Netting

Using long-handled dip-nets, netting was conducted from the edges of ponds with approximately 15 minutes of netting for every 50m of shoreline.

2.2.3 Presence/absence Surveys were conducted in between the months April – June 2015.

2.2.4 Environmental conditions during the surveys were favourable to conduct great crested newt surveys. Temperatures during all surveys were above 5oC and specific weather conditions for each visit.

2.3 Site Descriptions

2.3.1 There were two ponds identified within the site and 22 ponds identified within 500m of the site boundary. HSI assessments were undertaken on the ponds, with only P33 scoring poor. Descriptions and approximate grid references are given below, alongside brief descriptions of the ponds within a 500m radius (see Drawing LE12451-017). Photographs relating to each waterbody are included within Appendix 2.

Pond (P26), Grid reference: SK 19731 73571

2.3.2 A man made and lined pond located within a raised embankment on the edge of a semi-improved grassland field boundary, approximately 240m north west of the mine boundary. The pond was adjacent to a dry stone wall which offers suitable hibernacula habitat. The pond was heavily vegetated with pondweed and step sided. The HSI score was 0.63 recording the pond as being of average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond (P27), Grid Reference: SK 19612 73374.

2.3.3 Pond 27 is a dew pond which has been left to naturally vegetate with soft rush around its periphery. The pond is located within Longstone moor SSSI, approximately 30m north of the restored area within the mine boundary. The pond was well vegetated

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with floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans. The HSI score was 0.73 recording the pond as being of good suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P27a and P27b, Grid Reference: SK 19818 73272 and SK 19947 73244

2.3.4 Two new ponds which had been created as part of past restoration work to a quarry area within the mine site boundary. The ponds were lined and covered with stone, generally being a poor design for great crested newts. The ponds were not yet established and contained no vegetation. The HSI score was 0.68 recording the ponds as being of average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P28, Grid Reference: SK 19419 73302.

2.3.5 The pond was located within Longstone Moor SSSI, approximately 30m south of the mine site boundary, and was well vegetated with rush species Juncus sp. The pond became dry following the first survey. The HSI score was 0.82 recording the pond as being of excellent suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P29, Grid Reference: SK 19084 73445.

2.3.6 P29 is located within Longstone Moor SSSI, approximately 830m north west of the mine site boundary with gentle sloping sides vegetated with semi-improved grassland. The pond was a rock filled shaft that was well vegetated. The HSI score was 0.68 recording the pond as being of average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P29a, Grid Reference: SK19154 73374

2.3.7 A small pond in a depression within Longstone Moor SSSI approximately 810m west of the mine site boundary. It had no aquatic vegetation with terrestrial habitat consisting of heathland. The HSI score was 0.53 assessing the pond as being of below average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P29b, Grid Reference: SK19154 73374

2.3.8 A small pond in a depression within Longstone Moor SSSI, approximately 800m west of the mine site boundary. No aquatic vegetation although rush species were present and terrestrial habitat consisted of heathland. The HSI score was 0.78 assessing the pond as being of good suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P30 and P31, Grid Reference: SK19881 72768 and SK20161 72772

2.3.9 Dew ponds within field boundaries, approximately 480m south of the mine site boundary. The ponds were surrounded by improved grassland which was poached by

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cattle. The adjacent dry stone wall, constituting the field boundary, had collapsed in places for both ponds. The ponds were well vegetated including the presence of broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. The HSI score was 0.54 assessing the ponds as being below average suitability to support great crested newts.

Ponds P32, Grid Reference: SK20161 72772

2.3.10 A fenced off dew pond within a semi-improved grassland field used for grazing, approximately 600m south of the mine site boundary. The field was surrounded by dry stone walls and a nearby patch of broad leaved semi-improved woodland. The HSI score was 0.54 assessing the pond as being below average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P33, Grid Reference SK205728

2.3.11 P33 was practically dry and was not included within the newt surveys. The HSI score was 0.42 assessing the pond as being poor suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P33a, Grid Reference: SK 20494 72770

2.3.12 A dew pond which was fenced off with no aquatic vegetation, approximately 400m south east of the mine site boundary. The pond was located within a field boundary with adjacent hedges and improved grassland. The HSI score was 0.53 assessing the pond as being below average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P34, Grid Reference: SK 20665 73190.

2.3.13 A stone lined dew pond surrounded by gorse and semi-improved grassland, approximately 160m south east of the restoration site boundary. There was good aquatic vegetation including floating sweet-grass and broad-leaved pondweed. The HSI score was 0.78 assessing the pond as being good suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P34a, Grid Reference: SK 20538 73230.

2.3.14 P34a was a small pond situated adjacent to a road, approximately 270 east of the restoration site boundary. The pond was heavily silted from road run-off with no aquatic vegetation present. The pond had dried out on the third survey, no further surveys were undertaken but the pond was monitored to assess conditions throughout the survey period. The HSI score was 0.55 assessing the pond as being below average suitability to support great crested newts.

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Pond P35, Grid Reference: SK 20136 73562.

2.3.15 A dew pond near to the Moor Farm farmhouse, within a field boundary with adjacent dry stone walls. The pond was approximately 200m north east of the mine and 700m north west of the restoration site boundary. The pond had very little vegetation and was very turbid. The HSI score was 0.66 assessing the pond as being average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P36a, Grid reference: SK 21081 73973

2.3.16 Dew pond within a field boundary with adjacent dry stone walls, approximately 270m north west of the restoration site. The pond had little aquatic vegetation and low water levels. The HSI score was 0.61 assessing the pond as being average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P36, Grid Reference: SK 20136 73562.

2.3.17 The pond was located approximately 380m north east of the restoration site near to the haul road. I was a gentle sloping dew pond with limited aquatic vegetation including floating sweet-grass and broad-leaved pondweed. The pond had been heavily populated with goldfish. The HSI score was 0.66 assessing the pond as being average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond P38, Grid reference SK 21837 73729

2.3.18 Dew pond within a semi-improved acid grassland field, heavily poached by sheep round the edges. The pond was located approximately 100m north east of the restoration site boundary. The HSI score was 0.58 assessing the pond as being below average suitability to support great crested newts. The landowner refused access to undertake great crested newt presence/absence surveys.

Pond P39, Grid reference SK 22127 73513

2.3.19 P39 is located approximately 30m east of the restoration site boundary within deep rake and appears to have been created as part of the previous restoration scheme. The surrounding habitat consisted of semi-improved calcareous grassland. The HSI score was 0.63 assessing the pond as being average suitability to support great crested newts.

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Pond P40, Grid reference SK 221833 73680

2.3.20 Pond P40 was heavily vegetated with leaf litter and situated within an improved grassland field approximately 400m south east of the restoration site boundary. The HSI score was 0.67 assessing the pond as being average suitability to support great crested newts. The landowner refused access to undertake great crested newt presence/likely absence surveys.

Pond P41, Grid reference SK 21763 73361

2.3.21 Dew pond within boundary of improved grassland fields, surrounded by metal fencing being approximately 290m south of the restoration site boundary. The HSI score was 0.50 assessing the pond as being below average suitability to support great crested newts. The landowner refused access to undertake great crested newt presence/absence surveys.

Pond 42, Grid reference SK 21763 73361

2.3.22 Dew pond approximately 260m south of the restoration site boundary within boundary of semi-improved acid grassland fields, adjacent to collapsed stone walls. The pond had good aquatic vegetation including broad-leaved pondweed and floating sweet-grass. The HSI score was 0.64 assessing the pond as being average suitability to support great crested newts.

Pond 43, Grid reference SK 21340 73254

2.3.23 Dew Pond adjacent to the haulage road, heavily silted and turbid from road run-off, no aquatic vegetation. The pond is approximately The HSI score was 0.63 assessing the pond as being average suitability to support great crested newts. Great crested newt presence/absence surveys were not undertaken on the pond due to health and safety.

2.4 Assessment limitations

2.4.1 Deep edges of the ponds were avoided due to health and safety risks that were identified.

2.4.2 A large number of the dew ponds were concrete making it impossible to install bottle traps.

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search, no vegetation present or vegetation not accessible due to deep water to undertake an egg search or water level being too low for bottle trapping or netting.

2.4.4 There was no access granted by landowner for P38, P40 or P41; P43 was deemed unsafe due to high silt content, steep sides and deep water to undertake presence/absence surveys.

2.4.5 Marginal aquatic vegetation was limited within some of the ponds and high levels of turbidity/ thick vegetation also made trapping and torching efforts difficult.

2.5 Quality Assurance & Environmental Management

2.5.1 All Ecologists employed by WA are members of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and are bound by its code of professional conduct.

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3 RESULTS AND EVALUATION

3.1 Desk Study

3.1.1 The desk study returned records of great crested newts within 2km of the site. Records obtained from DWT recorded over 100 records of Great crested newt (2005- 2011) within 2km of the restoration site and mine, over 30 of them being within 500m of the site, including records within ponds P26, P27, P28, P30, P32, P33, P34 and P36a, as well as the survey boundary. The PDNPA recorded 209 records of great crested newts (2005-2011) within 2km of the mine and restoration site. Exact locations were not specified but are within 2km of the restoration site and mine boundary.

3.2 Field surveys

3.2.1 Table 1 below summarises the results of the HSI and field surveys for the four survey visits undertaken for each pond as well as the additional two survey visits undertaken on ponds where great crested newts were recorded during the initial four survey visits.

3.2.2 Great crested newts were recorded within twelve of the ponds within 500m of the site, these being ponds 26, 27, 27a, 29, 30, 32, 33a, 34, 36, 36a, 39 and 42. Great crested newt eggs were recorded within ponds 29, 32, 34, 36, 36a, 39 and 42 confirming them as breeding sites. Smooth newts were recorded in the majority of ponds with the exception of ponds 28, 29a, 29b, 31 and 33. In addition common frog and toad were recorded breeding within a number of ponds with the identification of spawn and adults. P33 was dry prior to surveys commencing and ponds 38, 40, 41 and P43 could not be surveyed due to no access being granted by the landowner or for health and safety reasons.

3.2.3 Under the guidelines provided by Natural England (Great Crested Newt Mitigation Guidelines August 2001), the maximum adult count per pond per night is used to determine the population size class. The results do not represent the actual population size of this species but can be used to inform a population size-class estimate; small, medium or large in terms of the number of great crested newt present in the ponds. The peak count for the site area was 57 during visit 6 identifying it as having a medium population of great crested newts

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Table 1 – Summary of results for surveyed ponds

Ponds HSI HSI Amphibians Recorded – Maximum Adult Count Score Category GCN Smooth Palmate Frog/ GCN Survey comments Newt Newt Toad Eggs (Y/N) 26 0.63 Average 4 3 0 1 N Man-made pond, lined so could not bottle trap, too steep sided to safely net or egg search

27 0.73 Good 1 9 0 1 N Dew pond, hard bedrock, difficult to trap. Smooth newts found in nearby tyre track

27a 0.68 Average 2 47 0 1 N New pond, lined with a rocky covering, not yet established, no vegetation to egg search, can't be bottle trapped. Smooth eggs present. Toad spawn and tadpoles 27b 0.68 Average 0 20 0 2 N New pond, lined with a rocky covering, not yet established, no vegetation to egg search, can't be bottle trapped. Toad and frog spawn. 28 0.82 Excellent 0 0 0 0 N Dry after visit 1

29 0.68 Average 4 9 0 2 Y Dew pond, not possible to bottle trap due to hard bedrock. 1 male alpine newt observed when torching on visit 4 29a 0.53 Below 0 0 0 1 N Frog and toad spawn, no suitable egg laying vegetation, practically dry on visit 4. average 29b 0.78 Good 0 0 0 0 N Frog and toad spawn. Too shallow to trap or net. More of a bog. Practically dry on visit 4

30 0.54 Below 5 12 0 1 N Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps. Very turbid with algae in average places, water level significantly dropped on visit 3. 31 0.54 Below 0 0 0 1 N Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps, high algae content. average

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32 0.58 Below 6 6 0 1 Y Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps. Frog spawn. High algae average content 33 0.42 Poor 0 0 0 0 N Dry prior to start of surveys

33a 0.53 Below 1 1 0 1 N Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps. No vegetation to egg search. average High algae content. Tadpoles present. After visit 4 bulls present in adjacent field preventing surveying 50% of pond effectively due to health and safety. 34 0.78 Good 14 14 0 6 Y Dew pond, stone lined no possible to bottle trap. Smooth eggs present, pair of mallards and dragon fly larvae. Large amount of vegetation. Water level dropped on visit 3 34a 0.55 Below 0 1 0 6 N Road run of pond, heavily silted and turbid. Water level dropped - untrappable. Shallow average water, deep mud. Frog spawn in sunken mud on visit 2. Pond dry visit 3 and 4 35 0.66 Average 0 1 0 5 N Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps. Frog spawn and tadpoles

36 0.73 Good 14 10 0 14 Y Dew pond, concrete lined, can't be bottle trapped. Large number of goldfish present and breeding, tadpoles 36a 0.61 Average 6 25 0 3 Y Dew pond, concrete lined, can't be bottle trapped. No refugia to search

38 0.58 Below No access permission from landowner to undertake presence/absence surveys average 39 0.63 Average 19 49 0 1 Y Smooth newt egg and tadpoles also present, water level had dropped on visit 3

40 0.67 Average No access permission from landowner to undertake presence/absence surveys

41 0.50 Below No access permission from landowner to undertake presence/absence surveys average 42 0.64 Average 6 18 0 0 Y Dew pond, concrete lined, not possible to bottle trap. Spawn, snails and fly larvae present. Water level had dropped on visit 3 43 0.63 Average Too dangerous to undertake presence/absence surveys

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4 DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1.1 The site consists of an active quarry area, and a disused mine with associated works area. The site is surrounded by a mosaic of habitats considered optimal terrestrial habitat for great crested newt hibernacula, foraging, breeding and commuting. These included ponds, semi-improved acid grassland, dry stone walls, woodland patches, moorland, marshy grassland and scattered scrub. DWT provided desk study records of great crested newts within ponds P26, P27, P28, P30, P32, P33, P34 and P36a. In addition great crested newts have been identified as a qualifying feature within the Longstone Moor SSSI of which a portion of the mine site boundary is within. Twenty four ponds have been recorded within 500m, two within the mine site boundary and thirteen within 250m of the site (See Drawing LE12451-032). The ponds were assessed as forming suitable breeding habitat for great crested newts and were surveyed to establish presence/likely absence of great crested newts and where necessary their population size. Five of the ponds were not surveyed due to no access permission or had dried out prior to the commencement of surveys.

4.1.2 The proposed restoration works to High Rake will significantly alter the land use of the site from an active quarry to public open space/natural habitats. At present the site itself offers relatively poor terrestrial habitat to support great crested newts although rock piles provide potential hibernacula. The restored quarry area within the mine site boundary offers suitable breeding habitat in the form of two newly created ponds although they are yet to become established. The mine site provided limited terrestrial habitat to support great crested newts in the form of semi-improved acid grassland areas.

4.1.3 The great crested newt presence/likely absence surveys have confirmed the presence of newts within twelve ponds within 500m and six within 250m of the site (P26, P27, P27a, P34, P39, P42) the closest record to the restoration works being in P39, approximately 30m east of the site. Great crested newts were recorded within P27a which is located in the restored quarry area of the Watersaw mine site. Great crested newt breeding was confirmed in six ponds with the presence of great crested newt eggs identified (Ponds 29, 34, 36, 36a, 39 and 42). The population of great crested newts within the survey boundary were slightly skewed to the eastern extent of the site with medium populations being within ponds P36, P34 and P39. P34 and P39 were within close proximity to the restoration site being approximately 130m south east and 30m east respectively; P36 was further away being approximately 380m north LE12451/011 Page 13 August 2015

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east. All other ponds within the survey boundary had small populations of great crested newts ranging from peak counts of 1-6. The pond with the highest population of great crested newts was P39 having a maximum count of 19, the peak count for the site area was 57 during survey visit 6; identifying a medium population within the area.

4.1.4 There were a large number of limitations to undertaking the presence/likely absence surveys. Taking these into consideration the peak count could potentially be higher.

4.1.5 During the surveys other amphibians were recorded including smooth newts, common toads and common frogs within 500m of the site. Smooth newts were recorded breeding within fifteen ponds including those closest to and within the site (P39, P27a and P27b). Common toad are a UKBAP priority species and should not be adversely impacted upon. Suitable common toad terrestrial habitat was present within the restoration site although limited to the rock piles. The restored quarry areas within the mine site boundary provided suitable breeding and terrestrial habitat for common toad and frog. This habitat is to be retained and not disturbed in the event of the mine being recommissioned. The mine entrance and associated works area was primarily hardstanding and not suitable to support common toad.

4.1.6 The presence of great crested newts has been recorded within close proximity to the restoration site, they are not expected to be present within the active quarry given the current level of disturbance and poor terrestrial habitat. However, there was suitable resting/hibernation habitat for great crested newt around the periphery of the active area including rock piles and fissures/gaps within the quarry rock face. All works associated with the restoration are expected to be undertaken utilising existing access tracks. It is therefore considered that the restoration works will have to be conducted under Reasonable Avoidance Measures (RAMs) which will be designed within a Precautionary Working Method Statement (PWMS). It’s considered that the restoration of the quarry will provide additional suitable terrestrial habitat for great crested newts and improve connectivity between ponds within the area.

4.1.7 The presence of great crested newts has been recorded within the mine site boundary. In the event of the mine area being recommissioned it is considered all works are to occur below ground level and there will be no loss of terrestrial or breeding habitat above ground. The restored quarry areas within the mine site boundary are to be retained and not disturbed in the event of the mine being recommissioned. The mine entrance and associated works area was primarily hardstanding and not suitable to support great crested newts. In the event of any works being undertaken outside of LE12451/011 Page 14 August 2015

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the site involving vegetation clearance then the need for precautionary working methods statement or an EPSL will be determined.

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5 REFERENCES

Chartered Institute of Ecological and Environmental Management. (2012). Guidelines for Preliminary Ecological Appraisal.

Institute of Environmental Assessment, (1995). Guidelines for Baseline Ecological Assessment.

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (website) UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Available at: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5155 (Accessed 25/06/14)

Natural England (formally, English Nature), 'Great Crested Newt Mitigation Guidelines' (2001). Natural England, Peterborough.

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APPENDIX 1

LEGISLATION AND POLICY SUMMARY

Appendix 1 – Legislation and Policy Summary

Legislation for Habitats/Sites

Legislation for Species

Species Legal Status European Legislation Bats, Dormouse, Otter, Wild Cat, These animals and their breeding sites or resting places are Great Crested Newt, Natterjack Toad, protected under Regulation 41 of the Conservation of Habitats Sand Lizard, Smooth Snake, Large Blue and Species Regulations 2010 (and as amended), which makes it Butterfly illegal to:  Deliberately capture, injure or kill any such animal or to deliberately take or destroy their eggs;  Deliberately disturb1 such an animal; and  Damage or destroy a breeding site or resting place of such an animal.

European Protected Species (EPS) licenses can be granted by Natural England in respect of development to permit activities that would otherwise be unlawful under the Conservation Regulations, providing that the following 3 tests (set out in the EC Habitats Directive) are passed, namely:  The development is for reasons of overriding public interest;  There is no satisfactory alternative; and  The favourable conservation status of the species concerned will be maintained and/or enhanced.

Under Regulation 9(5) of the Conservation Regulations, Planning Authorities have a duty to ‘have regard to the requirements of the EC Habitats Directive’ i.e. LPA’s must consider the above 3 ‘tests’ when determining whether Planning Permission should

1 Under the Conservation Regulations, disturbance of protected animals includes in particular any disturbance which is likely to: (i) impair their ability to survive, breed or reproduce, or to rear or nurture their young or to hibernate or migrate; (ii) significantly affect the local distribution or abundance of the species in question.

Species Legal Status be granted for developments likely to cause an offence under the Conservation Regulations. Domestic (UK) Legislations Bats, Dormouse, Great Crested Newt, These animals receive full protection under the Wildlife and Heath Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Countryside Act 1981 (and as amended), which makes it illegal Large Blue, Marsh Fritillary, Natterjack (subject to certain exceptions) to: Toad, Pine Martin, Otter, Red Squirrel,  Intentionally kill, injure or take any such animal; Sand Lizard, Smooth Snake,  Intentionally or recklessly damage, destroy or obstruct any Swallowtail, Water Vole, Wildcat place used for shelter or protection by any such animal; and  Intentionally or recklessly disturb such animals while they occupy a place used for shelter or protection.

Policy Summary

Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act imposes a legal duty on Planning Authorities to ‘have regard’ to the conservation of biodiversity when considering planning applications.

Section 41 of the NERC Act requires the Secretary of State to publish a list of species and habitats of principal importance for conserving biodiversity in the UK. Such Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Habitats and Species (2007) do not offer the species any specific protection but help to highlight the species importance at a national level. This list is used by Local Planning Authorities to identify the species and habitats that should be afforded priority when applying the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

The NPPF underpins the Government’s planning policies for England and how these are to be applied. The central theme of the NPPF is a presumption in favour of sustainable development. This presumption does not apply where development requiring Appropriate Assessment under the Birds or Habitats Directives is being considered, planned or determined.

The NPPF states:

‘When determining planning applications, local planning authorities should aim to conserve and enhance biodiversity by applying the following principles:

• if significant harm resulting from a development cannot be avoided (through locating on an alternative site with less harmful impacts), adequately mitigated, or, as a last resort, compensated for, then planning permission should be refused; • proposed development on land within or outside a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) likely to have an adverse effect on a SSSI (either individually or in combination with other developments) should not normally be permitted. Where an adverse effect on the site’s notified special interest features is likely, an exception should only be made where the benefits of the development, at this site, clearly outweigh both the impacts that it is likely to have on the features of the site that make it of special scientific interest and any broader impacts on the national network of SSSIs; • development proposals where the primary objective is to conserve or enhance biodiversity should be permitted; • opportunities to incorporate biodiversity in and around developments should be encouraged; • planning permission should be refused for development resulting in the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats, including ancient woodland and the loss of aged or veteran trees found outside ancient woodland, unless the need for, and benefits of, the development in that location clearly outweigh the loss; and

The NPPF requires the Planning Authority to have a responsibility to promote the preservation, restoration and re-creation of priority habitats, ecological networks and the protection and recovery of priority species populations, linked to national and local targets, and identify suitable indicators for monitoring biodiversity in the plan. In addition, the planning system should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by minimising impacts on biodiversity and providing net gains in biodiversity where possible, contributing to the Government’s commitment to halt the overall decline in biodiversity, including by establishing coherent ecological networks that are more resilient to current and future pressures.

The National Planning Policy Guidelines (NPPG) provides information on the implementation of the policies set out within the NPPF and how these policies are associated with supporting legislation, policies and supplementary guidelines.

With regard to Schedule 1 and 2 projects, the NPPG explains the requirements of Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2011, including the legislation, stages and implementation of the act.

In terms of planning applications which fall outwith the EIA regulations the NPPG provides the following broad guidelines (extracts below):

Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, places a duty on all public authorities in England and Wales to have regard, in the exercise of their functions, to the purpose of conserving biodiversity. A key purpose of this duty is to embed consideration of biodiversity as an integral part of policy and decision making throughout the public sector, which should be seeking to make a significant contribution to the achievement of the commitments made by Government in its Biodiversity 2020 strategy.

Guidance on statutory obligations concerning designated sites and protected species is published separately …. Local planning authorities should take a pragmatic approach – the aim should be to fulfil statutory obligations in a way that minimises delays and burdens.

The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that pursuing sustainable development includes moving from a net loss of biodiversity to achieving net gains for nature, and that a core principle for planning is that it should contribute to conserving and enhancing the natural environment and reducing pollution.

APPENDIX 2 PHOTOGRAPHS OF WATERBODIES

APPENDIX 2 WATERBODY DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOGRAPH HSI Score Pond 26 (P26) 0.63 SK 19731 73571 average Heavily vegetated with pond weed. Steep sided, raised off ground level. Man-made and lined.

Pond 27 (P27) 0.73 good SK 19612 73374 Good water quality and terrestrial habitat.

Pond 27a (P27a) 0.68 SK 19818 73272 average New pond as part of previous restoration. Not yet established, no vegetation and lined with rocks.

Pond 27b (P27b) 0.68 SK 19947 73244 average New pond as part of previous restoration. Not yet established, no vegetation and lined with rocks

Pond 28 (P28) No picture available 0.82 SK 19419 73302 excellent

Moderate water quality and terrestrial habitat. Pond 29 (P29) 0.68 SK 19084 73445 average Rock-filled shaft. Good water quality and terrestrial habitat.

Pond 29a (P29A) 0.53 SK 19141 73382 below Poor water quality. Good average terrestrial habitat.

Pond 29b (P29b) 0.78 good SK 19154 73374 Good/moderate water quality and terrestrial habitat. Well vegetated with rush species.

Pond 30 (P30) No picture available 0.54 SK 19881 72768 below No access, HSI assessed average from a distance - dew pond. Surrounded by improved grassland used for intense grazing – heavily disturbed. Pond 31 (P31) No picture available 0.54 SK 20161 72772 below average

No access, HSI assessed from a distance - dew pond. Concrete lined. Heavily poached ground to the west of pond. Pond 32 (P32) 0.58 SK 20283 72665 below Dew pond average

Pond 33 (P33) 0.42 poor SK205728 Dew pond, fenced off and likely to dry up.

Pond 33a (P33a) 0.53 SK 20494 72770 below Dew pond used for average agricultural activities.

Pond 34 (P34) 0.78 good SK 20665 73190 Rocky embanked pond. Man-made. Nearby hibernacula – woodpile, gorse. Aquatic vegetation including broad-leaved

pond weed and floating sweet grass. Pond 34a (P34a) No picture available 0.55 SK 20538 73230 below Very turbid and silted, average appears to be more of a run off pond from the road, likely to dry out. Pond 35 (P35) 0.66 SK 20136 73562 average Dew pond – concrete lined.

Pond 36 (P36) 0.73 good SK 20683 73750 Dew pond – stone lined, gentle sloping. Some aquatic vegetation including floating sweetgrass and large-leaf pondweed. Pond 36a (P36a) No picture available 0.61 SK 21081 73973 average Dew pond, well vegetated. Pond 38 (P38) 0.58 SK 21837 73729 below Moderate water quality average and poor terrestrial habitat.

Pond 39 (P39) 0.63 SK 21833 73680 average Poor water quality and terrestrial habitat.

Pond 40 (P40) 0.67 SK 22127 73513 average Lots of leaf litter.

Pond 41 (P41) 0.50 SK 21763 73361 below Dew pond - concrete average embankments.

Pond 42 (P42) 0.64 SK 21340 73254 average Dew pond - Stoney embankments, gentle sloped. Adjacent to collapsed dry stone wall. Broad-leaved pondweed and floating sweetgrass.

Pond 43 (P43) 0.63 SK 20697 74202 average Poor water quality and terrestrial habitat. Considered a run off pond from the road and heavily turbid with silt.

APPENDIX 3 SURVEY DATA SHEETS

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 11) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone edge, Group 4, Pond 26 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 13/04/2015 12 5 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 30/04/2015 5.5 5 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 05/05/2015 12 5 2 Adult totals: 2 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 5 1 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 08/06/2015 8 5 1 Adult totals: 4 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/06/2015 14 5 0 Adult totals: 2 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 4 Comments and constraints: Man-made pond, lined so could not bottle trap, too steep sided to safely net or egg search.13/04/2015: 2 smooth newts recorded. 1 frog observed. Frogspawn. 30/04/2015: Too vegetated to net. 05/05/2015 - Unsafe to net and egg search properly, only torched,1 female smooth and 1 toad recorded. Also temp dropped to 7oC. 08/06/2015:1 frog observed. 15/06/2015: 3 male smooth newts

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 16) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone edge, Group 4, Pond 27 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp 1-10 traps (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 13/04/2015 12 5 2 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 30/04/2015 5.5 5 2 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 05/05/2015 12 4 3 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 4 1 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 08/06/2015 8 5 1 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/06/2015 14 5 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 1 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, hard bedrock, dificult to trap 13/04/2015: 9 smooth newts recorded. 1 frog observed. Tadpoles and water snail present. 30/04/2015:1 male (M) smooth newt recorded. 05/05/2015 - 7M and 1 female (F) smooth newts trapped.19/05/2015 Lower water levels, difficult to bottle trap, 1M smooth torched and bottle trapped. 3M and 1F smooth newts found in nearby tyre track puddle. 08/06/2015: 3F smooth newts seen torching plus 1M and 2F mooth newts in tyre track. 15/06/2015: 3F smooth newts in traps. Pond reference (e.g. Pond 6) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 3, Pond 27a Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/04/2015 7 0 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 7 0 0 Adult totals: 2 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 07/05/2015 7 1 1 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 1 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 08/06/2015 8 0 0 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/06/2015 14 1 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 2 Comments and constraints: New pond, lined with a rocky covering, not yet established, no vegetation to egg search, can't be bottle trapped.15/04/15 - 12 male Temp Veg Tur0 problem? (M) and 20 female(F) smooth newts. 1 frog and toad spawn present. 20/04/2015: 18M and 29F smooth newts recorded. 1 alive and Torch pow er0 low ? 2 dead frogs. 07/05/2015: 16M and 13F smooth newts.Tadpoles present. 19/05/2015: 2M and 3F smooth newts, tadpoles present. Visit 1 overall det problem?0 08/06/2015: 15M and 26F smooth newts. 15/06/2015: 9M, 28F smooth newts and smooth eggs

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 7) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 3, Pond 27b Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 4 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/04/2015 7 0 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 7 0 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 07/05/2015 9 0 1 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 0 1 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 0 Comments and constraints: New pond, lined with a rocky covering, not yet established, no vegetation to egg search, can't be bottle trapped.15/04/15 - 9 male Temp Veg Tur0 problem? and 10 female smooth newts recorded. 1 frog and toad observed. Toad and frog spawn present. 20/04/2012: 2 frogs, toadspawn,13 Torch pow er0 low ? male and 7 female smooth newts recorded 07/05/2015:9 male and 8 female smooth newts recorded. 2 frogs.19/05/2015: 7 female Visit 1 overall det problem?0 smooth newts recorded

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 17) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone edge, Group 4, Pond 28 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 4 >= 1,000,000 cp 1-10 traps (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 13/04/2015 12 5 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 30/04/2015 5.5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 05/05/2015 12 4 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 0 Comments and constraints: 13/04/2015: 2 Mallard. Water beetle, dragonfly larvae. 30/04/2015: Dry, more of a bog, torched but no newts. 05/05/2015 - Trapped, Torched, Netted but nothing recorded. 19/05/2015: Dry

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 20) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone edge, Group 4, Pond 29 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 13/04/2015 12 2 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 30/04/2015 5.5 3.5 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 05/05/2015 12 2 1 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 19/05/2015 5 3 0 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 08/06/2015 8 3 0 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 15/06/2015 14 3 0 Adult totals: 4 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 4 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, not possible to bottle trap due to hard bedrock. 13/04/2015: 9 smooth newts recorded, smooth and great crested newt eggs found and 2 adult frogs and 1 mating pair observed. 30/04/2015: Recorded 2 male 2 female smooth newts. Too vegetated to net.05/05/2015: 1 male alpine newt observed when torching, 1 female and male smooth newt. 19/05/2015: 3 male and female smooth newts observed torching.15/06/2015: 2 male and 5 female smooth newts Pond reference (e.g. Pond 18) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone edge, Group 4, Pond 29a Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 4 >= 1,000,000 cp 1-10 traps (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 13/04/2015 12 1 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 30/04/2015 5.5 1 4 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 05/05/2015 12 1 4 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 1 4 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 0 Comments and constraints: 13/04/2015: Frog and toad spawn. 30/04/2015:No suitable egg laying vegetation. 05/05/2015 - Torch. Net. 1 toad recorded. 19/05/2015 Practicallly dry, not possible to bottle trap.

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 19) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone edge, Group 4, Pond 29b Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 4 >= 1,000,000 cp 1-10 traps (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 13/04/2015 12 5 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 30/04/2015 5.5 5 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 05/05/2015 12 5 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 5 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 0 Comments and constraints: 13/04/2015: Frog and toad spawn. 30/04/2015:Too shallow to trap or net. More of a bog. 05/05/2015 - Torch Only. Nothing recorded. 19/05/2015: Practically dry became more of a marsh patch.

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 4) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 3, Pond 30 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/04/2015 7 3 3 Adult totals: 5 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 7 3 4 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 07/05/2015 9 3 3 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 3 4 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 08/06/2015 8 3 3 Adult totals: 5 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/06/2015 14 3 4 Adult totals: 3 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 5 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps. 15/04/15 - 11 female (F) and 1 male (M) smooth newt recorded. 1 toad Temp Veg Tur3 problem? observed. Very turbid in places with algae. 20/04/2015: watel level significanltly dropped, 7F smooth newts recorded torching, 2M, Torch pow er0 low ? 1M and 2 immmature recorded netting. Pair of mallards observed. 07/05/2015:1M, 1F and 1 unkown smooth newt. Tadpoles and Visit 1 overall det problem?3 snail eggs present.08/06/2015: 9 F smooth newts. 15/06/2015: 2M and 2F smooth newts

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 3) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 3, Pond 31 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 4 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/04/2015 7 1 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 7 1 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 07/05/2015 9 1 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 1 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 0 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps. 15/04/2015: smooth newt recorded,high algae content. 20/04/2015: 1 Temp Veg Tur4 problem? frog. 07/05/2015: Very turbid, no visibility. Newt seen in morning, unable confirm identification. 19/05/2015 nothing recorded Torch pow er0 low ? Visit 1 overall det problem?4

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 2) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 3, Pond 32 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/04/2015 7 3 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 7 3 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 07/05/2015 9 2 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 19/05/2015 5 1 4 Adult totals: 6 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 08/06/2015 8 3 4 Adult totals: 4 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 15/06/2015 14 3 4 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 6 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps. 15/04/2015 - 1 smooth newt unknown sex recorded,1 toad observed Temp Veg Tur5 problem? and frogs spawn present. High algae content making torching difficult. 20/04/2015: Snail eggs present. 07/05/2015:1 male and 1 Torch pow er0 low ? female smooth newt.19/05/2015: 6 femal smooths torching, eggs found on litter (plastic bag). 08/06/2015: 2 male and 1 female Visit 1 overall det problem?5 smooth newt recorded. 15/06/2015: 2 female smooth newts torching 33 MISSING?

Pond reference (e.g. "Pond 1") - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 3, Pond 33a Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/04/2015 7 1 5 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 7 0 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 07/05/2015 9 0 4 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 19/05/2015 5 1 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 08/06/2015 8 2 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/06/2015 14 2 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 1 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps.No vegetation to egg search 15/04/15 - 1 female smooth newt and 1 Temp Veg Tur6 problem? frog observed. High algae content. 20/04/2015: 1 male smooth newt recorded. Tadpoles present 07/05/2015: 1 female smooth newt Torch pow er0 low ? recorded. 08/06/2015: Bulls in adjacent field preventing surveying 50% of pond effectively due to health and safety. Visit 1 overall det problem?6

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 3) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 2, Pond 34 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 15/04/2015 8 4 1 Adult totals: 13 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 20/04/2015 10 3 1 Adult totals: 6 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 29/04/2015 8 5 0.5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 08/05/2015 7 3 0 Adult totals: 14 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 19/05/2015 5 3 0 Adult totals: 3 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 03/06/2015 9 3 0 Adult totals: 8 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 14 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, stone lined no possible to bottle trap. 15/04/2015: 7 male (M) and 5 female (F) smooth newts recorded. Smooth eggs Temp Veg Tur2 problem? present. 6 toads, pair of mallards and dragon fly larvae. 20/04/2015: 2M and 8F smooth newts recorded. 3 frogs observed. Torch pow er0 low ? Extremely turbid. 29/04/2015: 2M and 1F smooth newts. Water level dropping, large amoutn of vegeatation. 08/05/2015: 8M and Visit 1 overall det problem?2 6F smooth, 1 frog and 4 toads observed.03/06/2015 6F and 6M smooth newts

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 4) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 2, Pond 34a Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 4 >= 1,000,000 cp 1-10 traps (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/04/2015 8 2 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 10 3 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 29/04/2015 8 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 08/05/2015 7 0 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 0 Comments and constraints: Road run of pond, heavily silted and turbid.15/04/2015: 1 frog. 20/04/2015: 1 male smooth newt recorded. Water level dropped - Temp Veg Tur3 problem? untrappable. Shallow water, deep mud. Frog spawn in sunken mud. 29/04/2015 - Pond dry. 08/05/2015 - 2 frogs and 4 toads Torch pow er0 low ? recorded. Visit 1 overall det problem?3

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 5) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 3, Pond 35 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 4 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 15/04/2015 7 0 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 7 0 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 07/05/2015 9 0 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No 19/05/2015 5 0 5 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 0 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, concrete bedrock too hard to install bottle traps. 15/04/15 - No newts recorded. 1 frog and 2 toads observed. Frog Temp Veg Tur4 problem? spawn present. 20/04/2015: 1 smooth newt recorded. 1 frog and 1 toad observed. 07/05/2015: 5 toads recorded. 19/05/2015 Torch pow er0 low ? Tadpoles present, not practical to survey. Visit 1 overall det problem?4

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 5) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 1, Pond 36 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 14/04/2015 12 3 3 Adult totals: 2 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No 20/04/2015 7 3 3 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 29/04/2015 6 3 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 07/05/2015 8 3 3 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 18/05/2015 6 3 3 Adult totals: 1 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 03/06/2015 9 3 3 Adult totals: 14 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 14 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, concrete lined, can't be bottle trapped. 14/04/2015: 1 male (M) and 5 female (F) smooth newts recorded. 6 frogs, 8 Temp Veg Tur0 problem? toads, spawn and, small fish (possibly stickleback) and mallard on NW bank. 20/04/2015: 3F smooth newts recorded. 1 frog . Torch pow er0 low ? Large number of goldfish present and breeding, tadpoles. 29/04/2015 eggs consistent on grass blade. 07/05/2015: 2F smooth . Visit 1 overall det problem?0 18/05/2015: 4F smooth newts and 1 frog. 03/06/1015: 3M and 7F smooth newts, 1 toad

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 6) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 1, Pond 36a Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 14/04/2015 12 2 2 Adult totals: 2 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 20/04/2015 7 4 0 Adult totals: 5 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 29/04/2015 6 3 2 Adult totals: 3 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Yes No 07/05/2015 8 2 0 Adult totals: 2 0 1 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 18/05/2015 6 3 1 Adult totals: 6 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 03/06/2015 6 4 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 6 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, concrete lined, can't be bottle trapped.14/04/2015: 6 female smooth newts tourching and 1 netting, 3 frogs, mallard pair, Temp Veg Tur2 problem? smooth eggs present 20/04/2015: 9 male and 16 female smooth newts recorded. 29/05/2015 - no refugia to search. 1 male and 2 Torch pow er0 low ? female smooth newts recorded. 07/05/2015 :1 female smooth newt and 1 toad. 18/05/2015: 2 female smooth newts. 03/06/2015: 8 Visit 1 overall det problem?2 male and female smooth newts, 1female GCN observed within a track puddle on way to pond.

Pond reference (e.g. "Pond 1") - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 2, Pond 39 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp 11-50 traps (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Yes No 15/04/2015 8 2 4 Adult totals: 0 2 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 20/04/2015 10 1 5 Adult totals: 3 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 29/04/2015 8 2 3 Adult totals: 5 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 08/05/2015 7 1 5 Adult totals: 0 1 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 5 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0Yes No 19/05/2015 5 1 4 Adult totals: 8 4 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 18 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0Yes No 03/06/2015 9 2 4 Adult totals: 19 8 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 19 Comments and constraints: 15/04/2015: 1 female smooth newt and 1 unknown sex recorded. Fly larvae, spawn and tadpoles. 20/04/2015: 7 female and 3 male Temp Veg Tur5 problem? smooth newts recorded. Smooth newt eggs recorded. 1 toad observed. 29/04/2015:5 male and 11 female smooth newts recorded. Torch pow er0 low ? Tadpoles present. Water level dropped. 08/05/2015 - 14 Male and 35 Female smooth. 1 Frog observed.19/05/2015 10 male and 14 Visit 1 overall det problem?5 female smooth newts recorded. 03/06/2015: 5 male and 6 female smooth newts recorded

Pond reference (e.g. Pond 2) - enter in Method: Torch Bottle-trap Net Egg search Larvae box below: Longstone Edge, Group 2, Pond 42 Torch pow er: No. of traps used in pond: larvae found? No. of survey visits to this pond: 6 >= 1,000,000 cp (any method) Sex/life stage: Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. Male Female Imm. eggs found? (1) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 15/04/2015 8 3 2 Adult totals: 3 0 0 (2) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 20/04/2015 10 2 1 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (3) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 29/04/2015 8 4.5 0.5 Adult totals: 3 0 0 (4) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yes No 08/05/2015 7 3 3 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (5) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 19/05/2015 5 3 1 Adult totals: 2 0 0 (6) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Yes No 03/06/2015 9 2 3 Adult totals: 6 0 0 (7) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 (8) Date: Air temp Veg cover Turbidity 0 Adult totals: 0 0 0 Peak adult count for this pond in any one visit (by torch, trap or net): 6 Comments and constraints: Dew pond, concerete lined, not possible to bottle trap.15/04/2015: 8 male and 5 female smooth newts recorded. Spawn, snails and Temp Veg Tur1 problem? fly larvae present. 20/04/2015: 9 male and 8 female smooth newts recorded. 29/04/2015:Water level dropped.6 male and 5 female Torch pow er0 low ? smooth newts recorded. 08/05/2015: 1 male and 2 female smooth recorded.19/05/2015: 2 male and 3 female smooth newts. Visit 1 overall det problem?1 03/06/2015: 7 male and 11 female smooth newts recorded.

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