Islington Garden Wildlife Survey




Gardens make up approximately 25% of Islington’s total area and play a vital role in supporting our wildlife and our natural environment. They are a home and foraging place for many species and together act as essential green corridors as they allow wildlife to move from place to place.
 
Thank you for filling out this survey as it will help us:
·         find out what the variety of gardens are like in Islington
·         find out what wildlife visits our gardens and assess how best to help the wildlife that may be struggling.
·         discover what people are already doing to help wildlife in their gardens
 
All you need to do is complete this survey anytime between June and August and submit it by Friday 3 September 2010.
 
Results will be published on the council’s website in December 2010.
 
Please complete this short survey about your garden in order to help us understand the changing use of gardens in Islington.  The survey runs from 03/06/10 to 03/09/11.

PLEASE TELL US YOUR POSTCODE!
In order to analyse the data and produce maps, we need to have your post code.  The survey cannot proceed without it.

ACTUAL ADDRESSES WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IN THE RESULTS.

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Section A - Please tell us about your garden
1. Is it (please tick any that apply)
Approx size (sq m)
Other (please specify):
 
2. If you have a front garden is it: (please tick any that apply)
PAVED:
DECKED:
  
3. If you have a back garden is it: (Please tick any that apply)
PAVED:
DECKED:
 
4. Please indicate if you have any of the following in your garden:
Please tell us the tree species if you know:
 
Section B - Please tell us about the things you have seen in your garden
 
MAMMALS
 
HEDGEHOG
ARKive species - Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
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BATS
ARKive species - Pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
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Do you know what kind of bats?
 
FOX
ARKive species - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

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 BIRDS
 
WREN
ARKive species - Winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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HOUSESPARROW
ARKive species - House sparrow (Passer domesticus)

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SONGTHRUSH
ARKive species - Song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
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INSECTS
 
BUTTERFLY
ARKive species - Peacock butterfly (Inachis io)
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Do you know what type of butterfly?
 
BUMBLE BEE
ARKive species - Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
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Do you know what kind of bee?
 
LADYBIRD
ARKive species - Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
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How many spots?
 
MOTH
ARKive species - Peppered moth (Biston betularia)
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Do you know what kind of moth?
 
BEETLE
ARKive species - Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus)
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Do you know what kind of beetle?
 
DRAGONFLY
ARKive species - Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)
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Do you know what kind of dragonfly?
AMPHIBIANS
FROG
ARKive species - Common frog (Rana temporaria)
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TOAD
ARKive species - Common toad (Bufo bufo)
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NEWT
ARKive species - Smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris)
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OTHER
If you have seen anything that is not listed above, please tell us about it here:
 
Section C - Please tell us more about the way you garden
1) Do you use any of the following in your garden?







Other (please specify)
 
2) Do you encourage wildlife into your garden by any of the following means?





Other (please specify)
 
3) Do you do any of the following to save water?




 
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey form
If you would like to be entered into the prize draw and receive a FREE Wildlife Gardening gift then please enter your details below:
NAME
ADDRESS
EMAIL
 
Would you like more information on wildlife in Islington and what you can do to help?
 
If you would like to find out more about what wildlife has been seen in Islington recently check out our wildlife blog at www.islington.gov.uk/wildlifeblog
 
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February 05, 2012