Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Central latitude: 53.307573
Central longitude: -0.859682
Duration: 43 years, from 1978 to 2020

11522 records

51 distinct species

Across the time series Erithacus rubecula is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

By 1978, John McMeeking, the founder of the programme, had established a series of seven standard sites within the wood. Each of these has been visited in as near a constant sequence as weather etc. would allow, five times each year. At each visit the same amount of mist-netting (180m) is set from early morning for five hours. All bird captures are recording and no artificial means of attracting birds to the nets are used (no feeding stations, no lures, no drives). The only exceptions to the system have been in 2001 when some visits were missed when the wood was closed because of foot and mouth disease restrictions, and again in 2020 because of the corona virus lockdown. The seven sites are shown on the map.” [Chris du Feu, 2013]. Missing visits: There are no records for site 2, interval 3 in 1992. The nets were set for the appointed time but absolutely no birds were caught. The only time this has happened. Visits missed in 2001 (Foot and mouth disease disruption) were: Interval 1, sites 1, 3, 7 and Interval 2, Sites 1,2,4,6. Visits in 2020 suspended because of the corona virus lockdown with all visits in interval 1 completed but only site 3 in interval 2. It is hope it will be possible to restart in interval 3.” [Treswell Wood IPM Group]

Citation(s)

@Article{BioTIME_cit675, Study_id = {809}, Citation_id = {675}, Author = {du Feu, Chris}, Journal = {British Birds}, Pages = {678–690}, Title = {The Bernard Tucker Memorial Lecture Treswell Wood: 40 years of integrated population monitoring}, Volume = {106}, Year = {2013}, Language = {English} }