Introduction To - How To Conduct A Deer Impact Assessment Survey

[Rutland lad]

The East Mercia branch of the BDS in conjunction with Boughton House (Kettering, N’hants) have arranged an introduction to how to conduct a deer impact assessment.

This will take place on Saturday 18th May, and will be led by a professional forester who conducts DIA’s as part of his role.

The day will be by physical, involving moving through deep cover (brambles etc) and will be happening regardless of the usual English summer weather, so strong clothing is required.
The day will start at 1000hrs and is expected to last until around 1400hrs.

The cost is £20 (cash on the day please) per attendee, and please note that this is not an officially certificated course.
Anybody wishing to attend please contact me for map of meeting venue.

 

[Hazlett]

I appreciate this is a short, introductory session but is this merely an intro to the DI woodland protocol of identifying & recording signs of presence of deer or is the intention to try and interpret these signs into the actual impacts of the deer on vegetation, the insects, birds and small mammals that depend on it and the predators of the insect, birds and mammals (to give a few examples)? And the financial impacts that might follow from having deer on site?

 

[Rutland lad]

I appreciate this is a short, introductory session but is this merely an intro to the DI woodland protocol of identifying & recording signs of presence of deer or is the intention to try and interpret these signs into the actual impacts of the deer on vegetation, the insects, birds and small mammals that depend on it and the predators of the insect, birds and mammals (to give a few examples)? And the financial impacts that might follow from having deer on site?

As I understand it from the professional involved, it’s the latter sentence as the point of his job is to relate the ‘sign’ to the likely impact on forestry.

 

[catkins]

anyone got a map to get to the meet point - have booked in