Current Surveys
Alongside our designated volunteer monitoring projects and general recording, we also run specific surveys dedicated to expanding our knowledge of a certain area. Some of these surveys are seasonal some short-term where others are long running surveys.
Our current surveys are:
It might seem a gruesome subject, but valuable information can be gained from those sad corpses we see every day at the side of the road. Many creatures are so elusive that the only time we get to see them is when they are hit by vehicles. For example, the recolonisation of Wiltshire by polecats has been mainly monitored by collecting corpses and analysing their DNA.
The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Wessex Chalk Streams Project is taking a lead in recording the presence of non-native invasive plants which are a significant threat to the characteristic species and habitats of the River Avon.
