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  3. The Dead Good Deadwood Survey
  4. The Deadwood Survey
Candlesnuff fungus amongst leaf litter

The Deadwood Survey

Step 1 of 3

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  • The survey starts here

    Introductory questions

  • Drag the map marker to your woodland site
  • How much deadwood?

    The 100 pace transect

    Walk 100 paces into the woodland (or measure 100 metres) in any direction.

    Mark the start by putting a stick in the ground or tying a coloured ribbon to a tree. Try to walk in a straight line. This 100 pace walk is called a transect.

    Look for large pieces of deadwood* along the transect. Check up to 10 metres away on either side of the transect. Use page 6 of the survey booklet to help you draw a map of how much deadwood there is.

    * A large piece of deadwood is more than 20cm in diameter and 2 metres long.

    You can use the paper tape measure in your survey pack to check.
  • This is the sheet where you've marked positions of the deadwood.
    Max. file size: 10 MB.
  • Let us know about each piece of deadwood

    Please complete details for each piece of deadwood found on your transect.
  • Deadwood details

    About the piece of deadwood

    Answer in cm
    Answer in cm
    Look at nearby trees if unsure

    Looking on the surface of the piece of deadwood

    Tick as many as you see
    Make a list

    Looking inside the piece of deadwood

    Answer in cm
    Make a list
    Select or describe

    Conclusions: stage of decay

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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