SAC Monitoring: Monitoring Great Crested Newts at Johnstown SAC and Deeside and Buckley SAC (2003)
Deeside and Buckley and Johnstown Newt Sites candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) in Flintshire; and Johnstown Newt Sites cSAC in Wrexham support some of the most important areas for newts (Triturus cristatus) in Great Britain. The main aim of the current project was to provide monitoring information on Great Crested Newts adults and juveniles and on Great Crested Newts aquatic and terrestrial habitat within the two cSACs. This was to appraise the condition of great crested newt populations at Johnstown Newt Sites SAC, and Deeside and Buckley Newt Sites SAC and to provide monitoring data on adults and juveniles and on Great Crested Newts aquatic and terrestrial habitat. The dataset consists of: 1) A collation of historical Great Crested Newts surveillance data from known display ponds for the two SACs (then candidate SACs). Records were mainly taken from Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) paper files, but also from Deeside Urban Wildlife Group (DUWG), Flintshire County Council (FCC), and Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC). Individual CCW recorders names are not known. 2) 2003 monitoring data for presence of Great Crested Newts (Jun), and larvae/adults (Aug-Sept).
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Identification
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- NRW_DS87091
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- Various - Historical Newt Surveys at Johnstown SAC and Deeside & Buckley SAC CCW0004800000009
- CCW - HQ Terr - Main Assessment of Great Crested Newts at Johnston and Deeside & Buckley SAC CCW000630000000E
- CCW - HQ Terr - Initial Newt Surveys at Johnstown SAC and Deeside & Buckley SAC CCW0004800000001
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- English
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The following methodologies were used. 1) Historical data: Mainly torch surveys for adults carried out during the breeding season, but in some cases they include records for larvae as well as additional information such as the presence of fish. 2) a) 2003 monitoring (initial): All ponds visited once in June, to carry out visual inspection for Great Crested Newt eggs on laying substrates near shore. Other bird and fish species noted. 2) b) 2003 monitoring (main assessment): All ponds visited at least once, in most cases twice, during August and September, to record presence of larvae/efts using visual observation, bottle trapping, torch surveying and netting. Environmental conditions within pond and other waterfowl and fish species also noted. 1) Historical data: There was a wide variation in the format and level of detail in the original historical records, and this is reflected in the data collated. Some surveys grouped the results by site, so that it is not possible to distinguish the records for any one particular pond. The lack of a systematic pond numbering system for some sites also meant that it was sometimes difficult to relate records to particular ponds, although most surveys used the new alphanumeric pond references. Wherever possible clarification of records through consultation with CCW and partner organisations was sought. 2) 2003 monitoring: Eggs were only found in a small number of ponds, partly because most would have hatched by the time of the survey.
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Species Team Leader and Herpetologist, Terrestrial Science Group, NRW. Assistant Monitoring Ecologist, Environmental Change Group, NRW. Full details are available in CCW Environmental Monitoring Report 1: \An appraisal of the condition of the great crested newt populations of Johnstown newt site cSAC and Deeside and Buckley newt site cSAC\"."
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2004-12-31
Temporal Extent
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- 1985-01-01
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- 2003-12-31
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- Biota
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- WRECSAM - WREXHAM
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- SIR Y FFLINT - FLINTSHIRE
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[A] The final report in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats. [B] Site location maps as .GIF Format [C] Historical and current monitoring data held within Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets [D] A full set of images produced in JPEG format [E] List of Pond locations and Grid References as Microsoft Excel Format [F] Summary of Great Crested Newt Records in Microsoft Excel Format [G] The dataset consists of three 'surveys' within the Recorder 6 database. These are: - Main Assessment of Great Crested Newts at Johnston and Deeside and Buckley SAC (CCW000630000000E) - Initial Newt Surveys at Johnstown SAC and Deeside and Buckley SAC (CCW0004800000001) - Various - Historical Newt Surveys at Johnstown SAC and Deeside and Buckley SAC (CCW0004800000009)
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The following methodologies were used. 1) Historical data: Mainly torch surveys for adults carried out during the breeding season, but in some cases they include records for larvae as well as additional information such as the presence of fish. 2) a) 2003 monitoring (initial): All ponds visited once in June, to carry out visual inspection for Great Crested Newt eggs on laying substrates near shore. Other bird and fish species noted. 2) b) 2003 monitoring (main assessment): All ponds visited at least once, in most cases twice, during August and September, to record presence of larvae/efts using visual observation, bottle trapping, torch surveying and netting. Environmental conditions within pond and other waterfowl and fish species also noted. 1) Historical data: There was a wide variation in the format and level of detail in the original historical records, and this is reflected in the data collated. Some surveys grouped the results by site, so that it is not possible to distinguish the records for any one particular pond. The lack of a systematic pond numbering system for some sites also meant that it was sometimes difficult to relate records to particular ponds, although most surveys used the new alphanumeric pond references. Wherever possible clarification of records through consultation with CCW and partner organisations was sought. 2) 2003 monitoring: Eggs were only found in a small number of ponds, partly because most would have hatched by the time of the survey.
Keywords
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- 2008-06-01
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- great crested newts
- triturus cristatus
- Deeside
- Deeside and Buckley Newt Site cSAC
- Johnstown Newt Site cSAC
- biological monitoring
- biological surveys
- surveillance
- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) (see also Candidate Special Areas of Conservation cSAC)
- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) - SAC monitoring
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- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
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An appraisal of the condition of the great crested newt populations at Johnstown newt site cSAC and Deeside and Buckley newt site cSAC
Constraints
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Data-set Collation There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. IPR of historical records This dataset is wholly owned by Deeside Urban Wildlife Group, Flintshire County Council, and Wrexham County Borough Council. NRW may release this dataset on request, however, enquirers are advised to obtain a copy from the owner/originator directly, rather than NRW. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate it in its entirety. The following data is considered OS derived data and is therefore jointly owned by NRW and the Ordnance Survey. Recipients must be aware of use restrictions (See general use restrictions). Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted. The sensitive data is as follows Great Crested Newt records. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
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© CNC/NRW 2004 Data-set Collation There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source. IPR of historical records NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate this dataset. Those seeking such permission should approach the originator directly. Third parties seeking to re-use this data require a Licence issued by NRW. It allows re-use, reproduction and dissemination in any format or medium but only for non-commercial purposes, according to the terms and conditions of the Licence. Those seeking commercial re-use require a commercial licence available from the OS. Recipients may only re-use sensitive data in strict confidence under the terms of an appropriate NRW Licence. No publication or dissemination is permitted, except if sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. Restrictions apply to the following dataset: Various - Historical Newt Surveys at Johnstown SAC and Deeside & Buckley SAC CCW0004800000009
Metadata
Metadata
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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3837303931 XML
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- English
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Great Crested Newt Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Monitoring Data
NRW_DS116347
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- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:43:08.439Z
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- NRW
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1.0