Rush Pasture Monitoring (Structural) | Nature Counts - Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust

Recorder Name:

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Please add the recorder's name using the format "Surname, First name". Separate multiple recorders using a semi colon (;). Example: "Bloggs, Joe; Rolph, Simon"

Date:

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Grid square:

Map reference:

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Select a point in the bottom left of the grid square

Soil moisture:

Is a 6 inch nail able to be pushed into the ground with ease?

Standing water present:

Is standing water present (excluding ponds and scrapes)?

Bare ground:

Tall rushes?

Is the square covered (80% plus) by tall (>50cm) rushes?

Pond marginal vegetation:

In the grid square is the pond marginal vegetation <25%?

Patchy, open areas?

Are there patchy, open areas in the grid square?

Open areas exceeding 20%?

If there are patchy open areas, do these open areas in the grid square exceed 20% of the tall rush cover?

Sward measurement 1 (cm):

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Sward measurement 2 (cm):

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Sward measurement 3 (cm):

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Sward measurement 4 (cm):

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Sward measurement 5 (cm):

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