HLF iWild Project Report 2015

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Who & Why How

Where

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Anwen Jess Dawn Helen Lisa Ann-Marie

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Volunteer input & additional outcomes

Total hours contribution: 392.5

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‘A fantastic hands-on experience to learn about local nature’ – Ann-Marie Arthur

‘A fantastic project with amazing and knowledgeable staff that I feel lucky to have been a part of’ – Jess Horner

‘I have had an all-round fab-u-lous time volunteering with NatureSpy!’ – Dawn Wilde

‘Literally life-changing!! Thank you!’ – Helen Walker

‘Really grateful for the opportunity to learn with friends!’ – Anwen Bowers

‘A fun, inspiring experience for a worthwhile cause’ – Lisa Whiteley

Volunteer Feedback 5

Volunteers Snapshots

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Volunteer feedback

Total event attendance: 156

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Community Involvement Snapshots

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Wrexham Nant Mill Minera Lead Mines Alyn Waters Ty Mawr

Denbighshire Loggerheads Bishops Wood Coed Bell Coed Pen-y-pigyn

Flintshire Wepre Park Taliesin Gathering Grounds Etna Park brookhill

NWWT Aberduna Marford Quarry Coed-y-Felin Coed Cilygroeslwyd

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The sites: A snapshot of Wrexham

Nant mill

Minera Lead Mines

Alyn Waters

Ty Mawr

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The sites: A Snapshot of Denbighshire

Coed bell

Bishops Wood Loggerheads

Coed pen-y-pigyn

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The sites: A snapshot of Flintshire

Wepre park

Brookhill

Gathering Grounds Etna Park

Taliesin

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The sites: a snapshot of NWWT

Aberduna (Den)

Marford Quarry (wxm)

Coed Cilygroeslwyd (Den)

Coed-y-Felin (FLNT)

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TOTAL WILDLIFE RECORDS: 3221

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1. Animal Behaviour

2. Activity Patterns

3. Species Inventories

4. Species Missed

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Animal Behaviour: Badgers

Group Size:

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Mating:

Socialising:

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Animal Behaviour: Foxes 20

Animal Behaviour: Buzzards 21

Behaviour Total No. Performed

Locomotion 161 Standing 12 Sitting 6 Foraging 5 Eating/drinking 4 Interaction 0 Lying 0

Activity Patterns: Fox 22

Behaviour Total No. Performed

Locomotion 471 Foraging 82 Standing 14 Sitting 13 Interaction 5 Eating/drinking 2 Lying 0

Activity Patterns: badger 23

Behaviour Total No. Performed

Locomotion 7 Foraging 0 Standing 0 Sitting 0 Interaction 0 Eating/drinking 0 Lying 0

Activity Patterns: Polecat 24

Species Total Records

Total No. of Records: 3221 Unique Species 37

Species Inventories: Total 25

Species Total

Records

Total No. of Records: 873 Unique Species: 28

Species Inventory: Wrexham26

Species Total Records

Total No. of Records: 960 Unique Species: 19

Species Inventory: Denbighshire27

Species

Total Records

Total No. of Records: 1380 Unique Species: 25

Species Inventory: Flintshire28

Species Missed: Where & Why?

Hedgehog

Deer

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END OF PROJECT EVENT ATTENDANCE: 21

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What worked:

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Difficulties:

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Impact on future heritage activity:

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Impact for NatureSpy:

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