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AGILIS Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 694  View other posts by AGILIS |
Posted: 12 Nov 2008 Do any official records exist on la ca and other reps found on todays railway enbankments , as public access is illegal under railway regulations health and safety etc. but I am sure some one has looked Keith
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Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181  View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 12 Nov 2008 Hi Keith, Yes, one very probable site in Surrey & known disused embankments in Dorset. I'm sure that there must be currently used embankments in Dorset too, but not my home turf :P. Steve Langham - Chairman 
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Peter Senior Member Joined: 17 Jan 2008 No. of posts: 260 View other posts by Peter |
Posted: 12 Nov 2008 The widespread species are found on railway embankments at several locations in south wales Keith. One in particular that is close to where I am is now disused and supports considerable numbers of Zv and Af. 
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armata Forum Specialist Joined: 05 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 928 View other posts by armata |
Posted: 12 Nov 2008 There are a number of good sites on both used and disused railways. Burley NF comes to mind, also the Swange/Wareham line which is partly opened. Also have surveyed the main line Wareham/Poole, good site. I think the latter has also been surveyed more recently. 'I get my kicks on Route 62' |
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Ray999 Senior Member Joined: 07 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 101  View other posts by Ray999 |
Posted: 12 Nov 2008 One of the surprising spots for LA in Southport is on the side of a railway line .They can been seen from the side of the road that runs parallel with the railway line. The habitat at best can only be described as poor to average ,the width of the bank only being about 8 feet deep with very few areas of open sand but you do get good numbers of animal there.
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arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 15 Jan 2009 Hi all, The depot I'm based at has a fairly decent population of Af and Zv, occasional sighting of Nn. As for Vb, the visual searches I have undertaken to date have so far drawn a blank. Anyway I'm waffling off topic! Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
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AGILIS Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 694 View other posts by AGILIS |
Posted: 15 Jan 2009WELCOME BACK MARK KEITH
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Peter Senior Member Joined: 17 Jan 2008 No. of posts: 260 View other posts by Peter |
Posted: 16 Jan 2009 Were there many bare patches of sand there Mark?
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arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 24 Jan 2009 Peter, Sorry about the delay in reply, in the immediate area where i found the Sandie, there were no visible bare patches of sand(from what I can remember). There is a heap of sand but that was at least 400 yards away. Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
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