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Farnham Biodiversity Group Garden Survey
1.
Approximately what size is your front and back garden?
No garden
Small (less than 30 square metres)
Medium (30 – 100 square metres)
Large (100-1000 square metres, i.e. up to 0.1 hectare or third of an acre)
Very large (greater than 0.1 hectare)
Front garden
No garden
Small (less than 30 square metres)
Medium (30 – 100 square metres)
Large (100-1000 square metres, i.e. up to 0.1 hectare or third of an acre)
Very large (greater than 0.1 hectare)
Back garden
No garden
Small (less than 30 square metres)
Medium (30 – 100 square metres)
Large (100-1000 square metres, i.e. up to 0.1 hectare or third of an acre)
Very large (greater than 0.1 hectare)
2.
How knowledgeable are you about the following types of wildlife?
No knowledge
Some knowledge
Extensive knowledge
Birds
No knowledge
Some knowledge
Extensive knowledge
Butterflies
No knowledge
Some knowledge
Extensive knowledge
Moths
No knowledge
Some knowledge
Extensive knowledge
Mammals
No knowledge
Some knowledge
Extensive knowledge
Amphibians and reptiles
No knowledge
Some knowledge
Extensive knowledge
Flowering plants
No knowledge
Some knowledge
Extensive knowledge
Non-flowering plants
No knowledge
Some knowledge
Extensive knowledge
Other (please specify)
3.
What sort of soil do you have in your garden?
Sandy
Clay
Gravel
Loam
Other (please specify)
4.
What do you use your garden for?
(Tick all that apply)
Place to grow flowers
Place to grow vegetables
Place to encourage wildlife
Place to play and relax
Place to entertain
A private place
A chore to look after
5.
What features do you have in your garden?
Lawn
Flower beds
Paths
Shrubs (1-3m)
Fruit trees
Trees (3-10m)
Trees (higher than 10m)
Vegetable patch
Rockery
Untended patch
Pond (see question 8)
Other (please specify)
6.
Approximately how much space do the following features take up in your garden?
None
Most
Half
Quarter
Tenth
Lawn
None
Most
Half
Quarter
Tenth
Flower beds
None
Most
Half
Quarter
Tenth
Paths
None
Most
Half
Quarter
Tenth
Rockery
None
Most
Half
Quarter
Tenth
Vegetable patch
None
Most
Half
Quarter
Tenth
Untended patch
None
Most
Half
Quarter
Tenth
Pond
None
Most
Half
Quarter
Tenth
7.
How many of the following do you have in your garden?
None
One
2-5
More than 5
Shrubs (1-3m)
None
One
2-5
More than 5
Fruit trees
None
One
2-5
More than 5
Trees (3-10m)
None
One
2-5
More than 5
Trees (higher than 10m)
None
One
2-5
More than 5
8.
If you have a pond, please tell us a bit about it.
Yes
No
Do you have fish in it?
Yes
No
Do frogs/toads spawn in it?
Yes
No
Do you have newts?
Yes
No
Are the edges sloping?
Yes
No
Is blanket weed a problem?
Yes
No
Have you bought plants for it?
Yes
No
9.
If you have a pond, what is its approximate maximum depth?
5cm
10cm
20cm
50cm
1 metre
Over 1 metre
10.
Would you allow the Farnham Biodiversity Group to survey your pond?
Yes. Thank you - please email info@farnhambap.org.uk
No
11.
Do you water the garden in summer?
Never
Only in dry weather
Routinely throughout the summer
12.
Do you have a water butt?
Yes
No
13.
How often do you mow the lawn?
No lawn
1-4 times a year
Monthly
Fortnightly
At least once a week
14.
Do you fertilize your lawn?
Yes
No
15.
Do you use weed killer or pest control on your lawn?
Yes
No
16.
Do you tolerate weeds?
Yes
No
In places
17.
Do you have a hedge?
Yes
No
18.
If yes, what sort of hedge is it?
Laurel
Privet
Hawthorn
Other (please specify)
19.
Do you have fence?
Yes
No
20.
If you have a fence - does it exclude all animals?
Yes
No
21.
How often do you sweep up fallen leaves in autumn?
Never
At end of autumn
Regularly
22.
What do you do with your autumnal leaves?
Compost them
Put them in the council bin
Burn them
23.
Do you use fertilisers?
No
Yes
24.
If yes, what type of fertiliser do you use?
25.
Do you have a compost heap or bin?
Neither
Heap
Bin
26.
Do you attract wildlife into the garden?
Yes
No
27.
If you do actively attract wildlife, what do you do?
Regularly feed the birds
Regularly feed mammals (foxes, badgers, squirrels)
Put up nest boxes
Put up bat boxes
Have a log pile
Have a bee hotel
Have left a wild patch
Grow pollinator friendly flowers
Run a camera trap in the garden
28.
Do you provide water for wildlife e.g. bird bath?
Yes
No
29.
If you have pets, what do you have and how many?
Cats
Dogs
Other
30.
In the last ten years, have you encountered any of these animals in your garden?
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Fox
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Badger
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Hedgehog
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Roe deer
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Grey squirrel
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Rat
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Mouse
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Bat
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Newt
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Frog
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Toad
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Slow-worm
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Snake
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Lizard
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
House sparrow
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Blue tit
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Great tit
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Starling
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Blackbird
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Robin
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Song thrush
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Woodpecker
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Yellowhammer
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Greenfinch
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Wren
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
Magpie
Never
Once or twice
Quite often
Regularly
31.
What other interesting wildlife do you regularly see?
Butterflies
Bumble bees
Stag beetles
May bugs (cockchafers)
Web spiders
Other (please specify)
32.
Have you participated in any of these wildlife surveys in your garden?
Yes
No
Big Garden bird watch
Yes
No
Garden butterfly count
Yes
No
National Garden Bioblitz
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
33.
Have you entered the Farnham wildlife garden competition?
Yes
No
34.
There is much more information we would like to gather about gardens in Farnham, would you be interested in carrying out further surveys?
Yes
No
Garden BioBlitz
Yes
No
On-line surveys
Yes
No
If you answered 'yes' and would like or need help, please email info@farnhambap.org.uk
35.
Would you join a Farnham Natural History Society if one were to be set up?
Yes
No
36.
Please tell us the names of any wildlife societies of which you are already a member.
37.
Are you actively involved in conservation work?
Yes
No
38.
What is the OS grid reference (e.g. SU 842468) or postcode of your garden? Providing this information is optional and will only be used for mapping the results.
If you would be willing for us to undertake a more detailed survey of your garden in support of our drawing up a Biodiversity Action Plan for Farnham please contact us via
info@farnhambap.org.uk
Thank you so much for your participation
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