WILDLIFE EXPLORER - Munching Caterpillars...WILDLIFE EXPLORER 1. Describe this area Circle the words below which best describe the area. Flat / Steep Slope / Open / Sheltered / Wooded
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WILDLIFE EXPLORER
1. Describe this area Circle the words below which best describe the area.
Flat / Steep Slope / Open / Sheltered / Wooded / Grassland / Path / Hedgerow / Chalk Scrape
Urban (concrete, brick or tarmac) / In full sun / Shady / Other ...............................................................................
2. Plant survey Take a look at what’s growing around you. Can you see any of the plants from your
factsheets? Using the Plant Survey Key (below), rate how many of each plant there are.
Do they all have flowers? You can use your notes page to add your own.
What is the weather like today?
Sunny / Windy / Still / Raining / Cloudy / Cold / Warm / Hot / Other ................................................................
Plant Survey Key:
Area name
Plant Rating Is the plant in flower?
Buttercups
Clover
Bramble
Dandelions
Ivy
5 4 3 2 1 0
Mostly Lots of Some of A little of One or two None of this plant this plant this plant this plant of this plant this plant
More than 80% 60-80% 40-60% 20-40% 1-20% 0%
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Plant Rating Is the plant in flower?
Daisy
Wild grasses
Poppy
Thyme
Clematis
Rock Rose
Bird’s-foot-trefoil
Marjoram
Knapweed
Scabious
Horseshoe Vetch
Species name Number Notes
Example - Bumblebee 2 Flying from flower to flower
3. Bioblitz Use the table below to record the animals you can see – the first line is
filled in for you as an example. Be sure to look above you as well as on the
ground. Try to get a range of species (e.g. insects, reptiles, birds), and if you
are not sure what something is, take a photo so you can look it up later. You may also see signs
of animals (e.g. a burrow, droppings or nibble marks) – you can record those too. Tip – when
describing where you have spotted something, try to give as many details as possible.
4. Field sketch A good conservationist will make notes while they are in the field to help them to identify plants
or animals later on. Using your notes page, make a field sketch of a plant or animal you have
seen today, making sure that you clearly label any features.
PLANT SURVEY CONTINUED...
CONTINUE ON A SEPARATE SHEET IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE
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