Cardiff University Slow Worm Project: The first three years

Raye, Lee ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-9916 2019. Cardiff University Slow Worm Project: The first three years. [Project Report]. Cardiff: Cardiff University.

Preview

PDF - Published Version Download (2MB) | Preview

Abstract

The Cardiff University Slow Worm Project started in 2015 and has been running for three years. • The aim of the project is to look after slow worms on Cardiff University land. • The slow worm (Anguis fragilis) is a species of legless lizard which is in decline in Wales. • The project is being carried out by the Cardiff University Grounds Maintenance Team in Sport in partnership with Cardiff University Residences. • The project has created a slow worm habitat on a secret site at Cardiff University. Refugia (see Glossary) have been placed on the site, which are used by slow worms to help them warm up. • A population of slow worms is breeding on or near site. • The slow worms are surveyed at least once every other week during summer. • The number of slow worms on site may be increasing. Slow worm populations will stop increasing when they reach maximum carrying capacity (see Glossary). • The highest count so far was in August 2018 when 12 were seen on one visit. • With a better camera the project could identify individuals and estimate the total population.

Item Type:	Monograph (Project Report)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy Sustainable Places Research Institute (PLACES)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > QH Natural history
Uncontrolled Keywords:	slow worm, Anguis fragilis, lizard, herpetology, British fauna, site report
Publisher:	Cardiff University
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	17 January 2019
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 08:33
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/118079

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item