Species Monitoring Project – Water Vole Survey 4/4

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Species Monitoring Project – Water Vole Survey 4/4

Meeting Location address: Ten Acres Lane Bridge, Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 2DN

Meeting Location what3words: ///cool.fence.boom

What to expect: Put survey theory into practice and carry out a Habitat Suitability Assessment and Water Vole Survey.

Learn how to carry out a Habitat Suitability Assessment and Water Vole Survey: Assess the suitability of habitat for water vole and survey the watercourse from the banks for evidence of water vole, including: burrows, latrines, footprints, runs in the vegetation, grazed ‘lawns’, feeding remains and actual sightings.

Survey and record species: Any records of water vole found during the survey, as well any other species identified, to be recorded and submitted.

Please note, this session is following up from a workshop hosted on the 1st of April to introduce Water Vole ecology and survey methodology.

It is desirable that you would have attended this before conducting a survey. If you did not attend the workshop, please inform us and contact lizzie@cityoftrees.org.uk or jimena@cityoftrees.org.uk.

• 10.00am – 12.15pm
• We will meet by the Ten Acres Bridge entrance to the Rochdale Canal. The address is: Ten Acres Lane Bridge, Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 2DN
• Meeting location: ///cool.fence.boom (https://what3words.com/cool.fence.boom)
• If you are running late or unable to find us please contact Jimena (07354904065) or Lizzie (07549 228432)

About the site

• The Rochdale Canal is a canal that connects the Pennines to Manchester. We will be walking along the canal, on the towpath. The towpath is a hard standing path adjacent to the canal.
• Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing.
• Toilet facilities will not be available for this site.

Public Transport

• There is on the road parking available on the top of Ten Acres Lane, next to our meeting point.
• The Central Park Metrolink stop is a 7 minute walk from our meeting point. The 83, 84, 181 and 182 buses stop at Ten Acres Lane (Stop ID: MANAGWAP), which is a 4 minute walk from our meeting point.