North Devon Biosphere - Glow Worm Recording Form

ABOUT YOU

We need this information so that your sightings meet survey standards that allow your sightings to be included in local and national databases for biological recording

Name *

E-mail *

Phone number. If more than one, please seperate with a comma *

YOUR SIGHTING

In this section add details of what you saw and where

Date of sighting *

Month Day Year

Time of sighting

: Hour Minutes AM/PM Option

Location of sighting - fill in the map reference, GPS coordinates or both

Map reference as two letters followed by six numbers, e.g. SS123456. Remember to read across the map first, then up.

GPS coordinates entered as either X coordinate comma Y coordinate OR, latitude comma longitude

Map reference

GPS coordinates

Site name - e.g. Tarka Trail or Langtree Churchyard etc

Leave blank if you aren't sure

Site Description - e.g. some detail on location, how is it managed? Is it cut or grazed? Are chemicals used?

Leave blank if you don't know

Weather at time of sighting. Click all that apply *

Dry Raining Wet ground but not raining Windy

Permanent open water within 100 metres of site? Click all that apply *

NO Stream or ditch Pond or lake Canal Sea DON'T KNOW

Number of females (glow in long bursts) *

Upload photo if you have one. 1mb size limit

Number of males (only obvious when seen with females. Males don't glow)

Upload photo if you have one. 1mb size limit

Number of larvae (occasional faint glow)

Upload photo if you have one. 1 mb size limit

Position of glow worm(s). Tick all that apply) *

Short grass (less than 15cm/6inches) Long grass (taller than 15cm/6inches) In hedge Under trees On path Other

If other, please describe.

Sight illumination - click all that apply *

Dark - no lights within 200 metres Distant lights - 50 to 200 metres away Close lights - within 50 metres If within 50 metres - lights bright If within 50 metres - lights dim Lights from road traffic periodically illuminate site

Thanks - you have completed the form.

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If you have photos that you have not managed to send using this form please e-mail them to us at biosphere-mailbox@devon.gov.uk. Remember, in the e-mail text please include the date and site location for each picture