Zoology Xray 2

• Property Name

• Compartment/Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Inspected by

• Weather Conditions

• Is the property certified?

  Yes

  No

• Are any biosecurity measures required?

  Yes

  No

• What are they?

• Add a map of the site (pre or post visit)

• What is the purpose of the survey?

  PAWS Survey

  Ancient Woodland Survey

  Biodiversity Feature Survey

  Regeneration Survey

  Periodic Monitoring

Supporting Literature For Guidance

• SURVEY TABLE - PRINT & TAKE OUT ON SITE

• FC Guidance - Restoration of Native Woodland on Ancient Woodland Sites

• Woodland Trust - Restoring your ancient woodland: Guidance & training

• Woodland Trust - Ancient woodland restoration: Survey & assessment of ancient woodland sites

Step 1 - Stand Notes

• Give a brief description of the stand/features

Describe any management prescriptons carried out previously or in place

• 1.

• 2.

• 3.

• 4.

• 5.

• Access

• Soils

• Crop

  Non-native

  Native/semi-natural

• Tree species present

• Shrub species present

• Ground flora

Woodland structure

• NVC type

• Semi Natural Composition

  Select None 1-5% <20% 20-50% 50-80% >80%

  • None
  • 1-5%
  • <20%
  • 20-50%
  • 50-80%
  • >80%

• Understorey

  Select None 1-5% <20% 20-50% 50-80% >80%

  • None
  • 1-5%
  • <20%
  • 20-50%
  • 50-80%
  • >80%

• Tree regeneration

  Select None 1-5% <20% 20-50% 50-80% >80%

  • None
  • 1-5%
  • <20%
  • 20-50%
  • 50-80%
  • >80%

• What species are regenerating?

• Are there any barriers to the regeneration establishing e.g. deer, shading etc?

• What are the main barriers to regeneration?

• Are there any invasive species?

  Yes

  No

• What species are present?

• What level of threat are the posing?

• Risk of invasion of course vegetation

  High

  Medium

  Low

• What species & from where?

• Grazing/browsing damage

  High

  Medium

  Low

  None

• What grazing/browsing species are present?

• Is a damage assessment required

  Yes

  No

• Are fence repairs required?

  Yes

  No

• Other comment

• Pests/diseases?

• Soil Damage/disturbance

• Water feature(s) condition

Step 2 - Assessment of Ancient Woodland Remnant Features

Woodland specialist flora

• What is the extent of it

  Select Dominant Abundant Frequent Occassional Rare Absent

  • Dominant
  • Abundant
  • Frequent
  • Occassional
  • Rare
  • Absent

• What plants are present

• What is the threat category

  Select Critical (needs urgent remedial action) Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary) Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

  • Critical (needs urgent remedial action)
  • Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary)
  • Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

• Agent of threat (browsing, shading etc.)

• Note any additional comments

Deadwoood

• What is the extent of it

  Select Dominant Abundant Frequent Occassional Rare Absent

  • Dominant
  • Abundant
  • Frequent
  • Occassional
  • Rare
  • Absent

• What is the threat category

  Select Critical (needs urgent remedial action) Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary) Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

  • Critical (needs urgent remedial action)
  • Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary)
  • Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

• Agent of threat (browsing, shading etc.)

• Note any additional comments

Relic Native Trees

• What is the extent of it

  Select Dominant Abundant Frequent Occassional Rare Absent

  • Dominant
  • Abundant
  • Frequent
  • Occassional
  • Rare
  • Absent

• What species are present

• What is the threat category

  Select Critical (needs urgent remedial action) Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary) Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

  • Critical (needs urgent remedial action)
  • Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary)
  • Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

• Agent of threat (browsing, shading etc.)

• Note any additional comments

Archaeology

• What is the extent of it

  Select Dominant Abundant Frequent Occassional Rare Absent

  • Dominant
  • Abundant
  • Frequent
  • Occassional
  • Rare
  • Absent

• What features are present

• What is the threat category

  Select Critical (needs urgent remedial action) Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary) Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

  • Critical (needs urgent remedial action)
  • Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary)
  • Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

• Agent of threat (browsing, shading etc.)

• Note any additional comments

Other notable features

• Are other notable features present?

  Yes

  No

• What are the features?

• What is the extent of them

  Select Dominant Abundant Frequent Occassional Rare Absent

  • Dominant
  • Abundant
  • Frequent
  • Occassional
  • Rare
  • Absent

• What is the threat category

  Select Critical (needs urgent remedial action) Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary) Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

  • Critical (needs urgent remedial action)
  • Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary)
  • Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

• Agent of threat (browsing, shading etc.)

• Note any additional comments

Step 3 - Restoration Strategy (complete in the office)

• Overall condition of the site (this must reflect the worst condition of any single remnant feature assessed in Step 2)

  Select Critical (needs urgent remedial action) Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary) Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

  • Critical (needs urgent remedial action)
  • Threatened (unlikely to be lost in the short term but improvement necessary)
  • Secure (robust condition, secure & likely to strengthen long-term)

• Work priority

  Select Priority 1 (Critical works to offset immediate threat, ASAP) Priority 2 (Pressing work to critical or threatened areas, ideally in 1 - 2 years) Priority 3 (Works in threatened stands that need to be completed in 1 -3 years) Priority 4 (Medium term works 3 - 5 years) Priority 5 (Longer term, 5 - 10+ years)

  • Priority 1 (Critical works to offset immediate threat, ASAP)
  • Priority 2 (Pressing work to critical or threatened areas, ideally in 1 - 2 years)
  • Priority 3 (Works in threatened stands that need to be completed in 1 -3 years)
  • Priority 4 (Medium term works 3 - 5 years)
  • Priority 5 (Longer term, 5 - 10+ years)

Site specific work proposals & justification for works/timescales

• 1.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 2.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 3.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 4.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 5.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• Is this a repeat assessment?

  Yes

  No

• If Yes, what is direction of change?

  Recovering

  No Change

  Declining

• State reasons for selection

• Give a brief description of the stand/features including details of overstory species, stocking density, shrub species, ground flora etc

• What species are targeted for regeneration?

• What areas of the stand are being targeted for regeneration (upload a map if available)?

• What is the target density of regeneration?

• What type of protection is in place?

  Select Deer fence Stock fence Rabbit/Hare fence Deer deterrent None

  • Deer fence
  • Stock fence
  • Rabbit/Hare fence
  • Deer deterrent
  • None

• Is the fence still deer/stock/rabbit proof?

  Yes

  No

• What action is required to rectify?

• What is the timescale for completion?

• Will a cull of deer/rabbits/hares be required once the repairs are complete?

  Yes

  No

Describe any management prescriptons carried out previously or in place

• 1.

• 2.

• 3.

• 4.

• 5.

Survey

• Describe the methodology adopted

• Describe the results of the survey (density of regen, species, browsing etc)

Survey Conclusion

• Has the target species & density been met?

  Yes

  No

• Are the trees deemed to be established?

  Yes

  No

• Note what further protection/work is required to aid establishment?

  Yes

  No

• 1.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 2.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 3.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 4.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 5.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

Site specific work proposals & justification for works/timescales

• 1.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 2.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 3.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 4.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• 5.

• Timescale for completion (add Action & Date)

• Is this a repeat assessment?

  Yes

  No

• If Yes, what is direction of change?

  Recovering

  No Change

  Declining

• State reasons for selection

• What is the agent of threat (browsing, ground vegetation, light levels etc)?

• What further protection/work required to aid establishment?

  Yes

  No

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• Yes

  No

• GIve a brief description of the site (ASNW, tree species, important features etc.)

• What features are being monitored?

• Give a description of what you observed (add photos)

• Grazing/browsing damage

  High

  Medium

  Low

  None

• What grazing/browsing species are present?

• Is a damage assessment required

  Yes

  No

• Are fence repairs required?

  Yes

  No

• Other comment

• Pests/diseases?

  Yes

  No

• State what the problem is & describe the effect

• State what, if any, action is required

• Timescale for completion

  Select Immediately Within 3 months Within 6 months Within 12 months Review at a point in the future

  • Immediately
  • Within 3 months
  • Within 6 months
  • Within 12 months
  • Review at a point in the future

• Soil Damage/disturbance

  Yes

  No

• Describe the damage/disturbance

• State what, if any, action is required

• Timescale for completion

  Select Immediately Within 3 months Within 6 months Within 12 months Review at a point in the future

  • Immediately
  • Within 3 months
  • Within 6 months
  • Within 12 months
  • Review at a point in the future

• Water feature(s) condition

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• State what the problem is & describe the effect

• State any action required to rectify

• Timescale for completion

  Select Immediately Within 3 months Within 6 months Within 12 months Review at a point in the future

  • Immediately
  • Within 3 months
  • Within 6 months
  • Within 12 months
  • Review at a point in the future

• Signature of surveyor

  Sign

• Date report completed

  Date