Baston, Langtoft and Thurlby Naturehood Survey - Spring 2022

Baston, Langtoft and Thurlby Naturehood

Nature needs our help! Too many once common species such as hedgehog, swift and tortoiseshell butterfly are in steep decline. Losing nature on such a scale is an acute loss to our villages and to our everyday life. As local people, we are determined to do what we can to reverse these declines and help nature recovery.

We are developing a nature recovery plan for the three parishes and need your help to find out what that plan should include; how you want to be involved and to understand what wildlife you currently see around the village.

Please complete this short survey of your ideas for nature in the parishes and the wildlife species that you see in your garden or from where you live.

We hope to repeat the survey twice a year to see how things are improving.

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* 1. Please let us know where you live.

Langtoft village

Baston village

Thurlby village

Rural location, not in the villages

Prefer not to say

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* 2. What do you value most about nature in our parishes? (please check no more than two boxes)

Wildflowers

Bird song

Garden birds

Butterflies

Mammals such as deer and hedgehogs

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Where do you go to enjoy nature locally? (please check no more than three boxes)

Churchyards

Gardens

Baston Fen

Baston and Langtoft Pits

Farmland

Local woodlands

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What should we prioritise to help nature recover in our villages? Please check no more than two boxes to show your priorities.

Creating wildflower strips/meadows

Putting up nest boxes for bats, birds and insects

Wildlife friendly gardening

Working with farmers and landowners to help nature on farmland

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What actions would you be prepared to take to help nature recover locally?

Improving my garden for wildlife

Joining a work party to help create new habitats

Taking part in surveys to understand what nature we have and where?

Being part of the overall project team

Donating money to help with the project

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What should the vision for nature in our parishes be?

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* 7. In the last 6 months, have you seen a hedgehog in your garden?

Never/don't know

I've seen one once

I've seen one occasionally

I regularly see more than one

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* 8. Have you seen bats flying over your garden?

Never

I've seen one once or twice

I regularly see one

I regularly see more than one

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* 9. Have you seen swifts flying over your garden?

Never

I occasionally see one

I regularly see one

I regularly see between 1-5 swifts

I regularly see more than 5 swifts

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* 10. What butterflies have you seen this spring/summer? Tick the box next to the species you have seen recently in your garden.

Peacock

Orange tip

Small Tortoiseshell

Painted lady

Red Admiral

Small Copper

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* 11. Here are some amphibians. Have you seen any of these in your garden?

Common Toad

Common Frog

Great Crested Newt

Smooth Newt

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* 12. If you'd like to get in touch with the project team, please leave your contact details here - all details are carefully stored and will not be shared.

Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number