Projects

Stamford, Peterborough – Saproxylic Invertebrates Survey

Surveying woodland for saproxylic species with focus on Coleoptera and saproxylic species from other orders.

Methods

  • Vane traps
  • Pitfall traps
  • Barks traps
  • Sweep-netting / beating
  • Active searching
  • Observation of adults on floral resources around woodland

Services

  • Deployment and collection of traps
  • Carrying out active sampling
  • Identification of species
  • Compilation of species lists
  • Full analysis of results with reference to conservation statuses, assemblage types, ecological indices and comparable sites
  • Final report detailing Methodology, Results, Disscussion/Conclusions and Executive Summary

Dartford Freshwater Marshes – Waterbeetle Survey

Identifying waterbeetles collected from survey work.

Services

  • Identification of species
  • Full analysis of results with reference to survey work from previous years, results from the wider Dartford Marshes and other areas of coastal grazing marsh
  • Final report detailing Methodology, Results, Disscussion/Conclusions and Executive Summary

Lowestoft – Invertebrate Survey

Identifying invertebrates collected from survey work.

Services

  • Identification of species
  • Full analysis of results with reference to conservation statuses, assemblage types and ecological indices
  • Final report detailing Methodology, Results, Disscussion/Conclusions (plus mitigation measures), Executive Summary

Birch, Colchester – Saproxylic Invertebrate Survey

Identifying invertebrates collected from survey work with focus on saproxylic species

Services

  • Identification of species
  • Full analysis of results with reference to conservation statuses, assemblage types and ecological indices
  • Final report detailing Methodology, Results, Disscussion/Conclusions (plus mitigation measures), Executive Summary

Outer Hebrides; North Uist / South Uist – Machair Grassland Invertebrate Survey

Surveying machair grasslands with focus on pollinators and ground/soil-dwelling invertebrates

Methods

  • Pitfall traps
  • Transects for recording pollinators
  • Soil cores for soil-dwelling invertebrates

Services

  • Four year project with two sampling visits per year covering 60+ sites
  • Deployment and collection of traps
  • Pollinator counts from walking transects
  • Identification of species
  • Compilation of species lists
  • Analysis of results including ordination analysis of assemblages relative to site conditions
  • Yearly interim reports


Pyestock, Fleet – Walkover invertebrate survey

Walkover survey for invertebrates on brownfield site

Methods

  • Sweep-netting / beating
  • Active searching

Services

  • Single day walkover survey
  • Carrying out active sampling
  • Identification of species
  • Compilation of species list
  • Analysis of results with reference to conservation statuses, assemblage types and ecological indices
  • Report and summary of results

Wrotham Quarry, Maidstone – Walkover invertebrate survey

Walkover survey for invertebrates in sand quarry

Methods

  • Sweep-netting / beating
  • Active searching

Services

  • Single day walkover survey
  • Carrying out active sampling
  • Identification of species
  • Compilation of species list
  • Analysis of results with reference to conservation statuses, assemblage types and ecological indices
  • Report and summary of results including mitigation measures

Bramford, Ipswich – Invertebrate survey

Terrestial invertebrate survey along the banks of the River Gipping

Methods

  • Pitfall traps
  • Sweep-netting / beating
  • Active searching

Services

  • Deployment and collection of traps
  • Carrying out active sampling
  • Identification of species
  • Compilation of species lists
  • Analysis of results with reference to conservation statuses, assemblage types and ecological indices
  • Final report detailing Methodology, Results, Disscussion/Conclusions (plus mitigation measures), Executive Summary

Thorpe Woods, Norwich – Invertebrate survey

Walkover survey for invertebrates

Methods

  • Sweep-netting / beating
  • Active searching

Services

  • Single day walkover survey
  • Carrying out active sampling
  • Identification of species
  • Compilation of species list
  • Analysis of results with reference to conservation statuses, assemblage types and ecological indices
  • Report and summary of results including mitigation measures

All images from Stanton Entomology except habitat images from https://www.geograph.org.uk of Dartford Freshwater Marshes (David Leeming) and Birch, Colchester (Glyn Baker & Trevor Harris respectively) which are licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.