Title of the project
Monitor and survey suitable ponds for lesser silver water beetle (Hydrochara caraboides) on BASC members land
Description
To complete our action under the target set for BASC in the Cheshire LBAP which is to Monitor and survey suitable ponds for lesser silver water beetle (Hydrochara caraboides) on BASC members land.
A series of surveys (with the help of a local aquatic invertebrate expert from Cheshire Wildlife Trust) has been carried out on ponds since 2007 in order to study the presence of lesser silver water beetle and to identify new suitable ponds for the species. Firstly, the ponds were indentified with the aid of Ordonance Survey maps, a Geographic Information System (GIS), and Google Earth satellite images of the members land, where it was though the species may occur.
Location
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Level | Regional |
| Site | Frodsham and District Wildfowlers and Newton-le-Willows Wildfowlers |
| Region | Cheshire County |
Starting date
2007
Habitat Types
Wetland, Coastal
Species
| Species Type | Insect |
| Name(s) of main species | lesser silver water beetle (Hydrochara caraboides) |
Conservation action(s)
Research and data collection (e.g. monitoring, bag data)
Partners
| Leading partners | . BASC The British Association for Shooting and Conservation? |
| Other partners | Cheshire region Biodiversity PartnershipCheshire Wildlife Trust (http://www.cheshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/) |
Publication(s)
Green Shoots in Cheshire Annual ReportsBen Gregory Cheshire Biodiversity Project Officer2008-2009-2010
Weblinks
https://basc.org.uk/conservation/green-shoots/green-shoots-in-cheshire/