HABITAT SURVEY FORM ADD A HABITAT AREA

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1 BIODIVERSITY HABITAT SURVEY FORM Introduction This form will assist you in surveying habitat areas for the Biodiversity Index. Print this form and use it for collecting data when doing the outdoor survey. Once you have completed the survey enter the data into the Biodiversity Index website in the add a Habitat Area section. ADD A HABITAT AREA Example of a Habitat Type: ROWS OF TREES Row of trees (not within a hedgerow) USE BOTH COLUMNS IF YOU HAVE TWO HABITAT AREAS OF THE SAME HABITAT TYPE ON YOUR SITE. IF YOU NEED MORE COLUMNS, USE THE EXTRA ONES PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS FORM ,87 3,98 7 THE SIZE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL HABITAT AREA USING BING MAPS THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL HABITAT AREA TAKEN UP BY EACH VEGETATION STRUCTURE (IN BANDS OF 2) COUNT THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LEAF SHAPES PRESENT IN EACH HABITAT AREA Developed by In partnership with

2 Woods & Wood Like Parks Densely wooded areas GROUPS OF TREES Several trees grouped together but not wooded. ROWS OF TREES Row of trees (not within a hedgerow) SINGLE TREES Isolated tree HEDGES & SHRUBBERY Shrubs in linear arrangement that may have standard trees interspersed along it THINNING/INCOMPLETE HEDGE Remnant of a continuous hedge that has gaps and may have dead wood within it

3 DEAD WOOD Isolated dead wood with no growth evident from it TALL HERBS & GRASS Non close mown tall grasses/ herbs SHORT GRASS AREAS Non-manicured lawn with weeds allowed to flourish ORNAMENTAL LAWN Close mown manicured lawn PLANTED FLOWER BORDERS Planted areas of annual flowering plants TRODDEN AREAS Plants growing in areas of compacted soil, may have small patches of bare ground

4 BARE GROUND AREAS VARIED HABITAT WALL PLANTS Bare soil or predominantly bare soil A combination of many various habitats within one area Flora including mosses and lichens RUBBLE OR BROKEN STONE Permeable wall that has colonisation potential BOGGY AREAS Areas of boggy or marshy habitat REED COMMUNITIES Tall, grass-like plants found in aquatic environments

5 FLOATING LEAF PLANTS Aquatic plants that are broad leaved not reed like WATER FEATURE Pond/river/stream GREEN ROOF COMMUNITIES A living roof (e.g. Sedum) EXTRA COLUMNS IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN TWO HABITAT AREAS OF THE SAME HABITAT TYPE