Pond Life Survey

Recorder Name:
Address:
Name of Landowner:
Site name (eg. farm, nearest town:
County:	Date:
Type of Pond (eg farm pond, pit lodge, etc.):

POND DETAILS

Grid Reference Size Width (m)   Length (m)   Depth of Water % <0.5m   % >0.5m   Depth of Sediment % <0.5m   % >0.5m   Shading % shaded by trees   Shade on south side Yes/No Surrounding Land Use and Habitats Distance from Pond 0 - <10m 10-100m Tarmac, buildings, etc     Busy road     Railway Line Active     Railway Line Disused     Gardens     Arable     Woodland     Scrub     Hedgerow     Dry Stone Wall     Wall     Ditch     Stream     Other Ponds     Recreational Facility     Unimproved Grassland     Semi-improved Grassland     Improved Grassland     Grazed     Hay/sileage     Unmanaged Grassland     Heathland     Fen/Bog/Marsh     Tipped Material     Other (please specify)

Plant habitats for invertebrates (Estimate the % plants within the WATER area of the pond) Spring Summer Autumn Above-water level % cover of all emergent plants       Below-water level % of plants with rigid narrow leaves eg. bulrush, bur-reed       Below-water level % of plants with flexible leaves, eg. water mint, grasses       Below-water level % of true aquatic plants, eg. water startwort, pondweed       Water surface % of all floating leaved plants, eg. floating grasses, duckweed       Other Features     Are the banks grazed? Yes/No   Are the banks eroded? Yes/No   Does the pond dry up each year? Yes/No   Does the pond dry up only in drought? Yes/No   Does the pond contain fish? Yes/No   Is the pond fished? Yes/No   Is the pond used by domestic fowl? Yes/No   Are the birds fed by public/farmer? Yes/No   Does the pond support wild birds? Yes/No   Is the water cloudy? Yes/No Other comments (Frogspawn, tadpoles,fish, birdlife identified):