Forester Survey 2014
Habitat Assessment & Adult Count
PLEASE FILL IN UNSHADED AREAS OF THE FORM & SEND TO:
Dr Andrew Masterman, 155 Quebec Drive, East Kilbride. G75 8BA
andrewmasterman@hotmail.com
Recorder Name
& Address:
County:
Number of Forester:
Date:
OS Map No:
(1:50 000)
(Day:Month:Year)
OS Grid Ref (6 figure)
Aspect:
Forester 1 Grid Reference: 8 or 10 fig GPS reading
Soil Moisture within 5m radius of Forester
Dry
Patchy wet & dry
Shelter within 5m radius of Forester
Very Sheltered
Slope
Steep
Aspect
South-west
Damp
Sheltered
Moderate
Gentle
South
Mostly wet
Not sheltered
Flat
South-east
Not applicable
Score the abundance of the following flowering plants & bracken by searching within a 5m radius of a
Forester observation: please supply an 8 or 10 figure grid ref if you have a GPS.
0 - absent 1 – 1 to 3 plants 2 – 4 to 10 plants 3 – more than 10 plants
Please circle one score per spp:
Common Sorrel:
Sheeps Sorrel:
Ragged Robin:
Field Scabious:
Devil’s Bit Scabious:
Red Clover:
White Clover:
Viper’s-Bugloss:
Bracken
Plant Abundance Scores
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Forester 2 Grid Reference: 8 or 10 fig GPS reading
Soil Moisture within 5m radius of Forester
Dry
Patchy wet & dry
Shelter within 5m radius of Forester
Very Sheltered
Slope
Steep
Aspect
South-west
Damp
Sheltered
Moderate
Not sheltered
Gentle
South
Mostly wet
South-east
Flat
Not applicable
Score the abundance of the following flowering plants & bracken by searching within a 5m radius of a
Forester observation: please supply an 8 or 10 figure grid ref if you have a GPS.
0 - absent 1 – 1 to 3 plants 2 – 4 to 10 plants 3 – more than 10 plants
Please circle one score per spp:
Common Sorrel:
Sheeps Sorrel:
Ragged Robin:
Field Scabious:
Devil’s Bit Scabious:
Red Clover:
White Clover:
Viper’s-Bugloss:
Bracken
Plant Abundance Scores
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Forester nectaring: Tick a box each time you see a Forester probing with proboscis
Nectar Plants
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ragged Robin:
Field Scabious:
Red Clover:
White Clover:
Viper’s-Bugloss: