Recording & monitoring wildlife on nature reserves

Records of species noted on any of our nature reserves are always appreciated, and monitoring the status of the sites by volunteers provides valuable information to the Reserves Teams.

• We hold regular training days for specific species 
• The surveys focus on DWT reserves

Whilst it is always useful to have lots of records of all the species that are encountered during a survey, information on a small selection of species can provide some extremely valuable data.

• Many of the surveys are carried out during the summer months
• Familiarisation sessions are first held at suitable nature reserves
• Equally valuable data can be attained by volunteers continuing the surveys on their own local patch.
• All of the data collected will be submitted to the Dorset Environmental Records Centre. 

 If you'd like to know more contact Steve Davis on 07970 552659 or