Regular Surveys and Projects

Bats and Roadside Mammals Transect Surveys

HMG is presently reviewing this project. Further details will be published if it is to continue after 2018.

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Bats and Swifts in Churches Project
HMG is presently reviewing this project. Further details will be published if it is to continue after 2018.

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Herefordshire Woodlands Bat Project
HMG is presently reviewing this project. Further details will be published if it is to continue after 2018.

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Herefordshire Mammal Atlas
The Atlas was completed in 2018. HMG will continue to appraise mammal records in the county and will consider updating the document in the future.

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National Dormouse Monitoring Programme (NDMP)
Regular visits to woodlands are being undertaken throughout the summer months.
If you would like further information or would like to assist in this work, please contact Camilla Winder via HMG

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National Bat Monitoring Programme (NDMP)
Regular visits to bat roost sites throughout the county are undertaken throughout the year.
If you would like further information or would like to assist in this work, please contact Lucy Fay via HMG

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Water Shrew Presence/Absence Surveying Project
This survey started in 2018 and its aim is to target the areas of the county which currently hold no records for Water Shrew. These areas will incorporate the River Frome and it’s tributaries to the North-East and the River Dore and it’s tributaries to the South-West. The survey will follow the same protocol as the National Water Shrew Survey. The project is currently on hold pending a review of resouces.

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Harvest Mouse Surveys
Surveys started in 2021 and its aim is to target the areas of the county which currently hold no records.
HMG's Havest Mouse Work Co-ordinator - Stuart Moore - SMooreHereford@gmail.com

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