III. Species Action Plans - Newcastle City Council

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19. Hedgehog Lighting of bonfires without checking for hibernating hedgehogs. Drowning in garden ponds with steep sides. Becoming trapped in cattle grids causing death by starvation. HEDGEHOG Engage the public in surveys to determine the distribution of hedgehogs in Newcastle and North Tyneside. Produce advisory information for managing gardens and urban green space for hedgehogs. Create and install 20 hibernacula at appropriate sites throughout Newcastle & North Tyneside. Links to Other Plans Feature Habitat Creation & Management Habitat Creation & Management Habitat Creation & Management Habitat Creation & Management Habitat Creation & Management Habitat Creation & Management Newcastle & North Tyneside Biodiversity Action Plan 74 Feeding of milk and bread by humans causing diarrhoea and dehydration which can lead to death. Trapping of hedgehogs in discarded cans, yogurt pots and plastic cups. TARGET DATE 2012 2013 2015 Habitat Action Plans Transport Corridors Lowland Grassland Brownfield Land Native Woodland Managed Urban Greenspace Scrub, Shrub & Hedgerow Potential Target Delivery Area Site Allotment Sites Parks Cemeteries Golf Courses Schools New housing on Newcastle Great Park PARTNERS NTC, NCC, NWT, ERIC, NMG NTC, NCC, NWT NTC, NCC NWT Local Authority Area Newcastle & North Tyneside Newcastle & North Tyneside Newcastle & North Tyneside Newcastle & North Tyneside Newcastle & North Tyneside Newcastle
19. Hedgehog 20. Slow Worm 20. SLOW WORM (Anguis fragilis) General Description Slow worms resemble a smooth slender snake, but are actually lizards without legs and have very small scales on their body which gives them a shiny grey brown or bronze appearance. Adult females are approximately 400mm in length, males are slightly smaller. The female can be identified by longitudinal dark stripes running down both sides of the body. Reproduction is ovi-viviparous, meaning that the young are born in an egg membrane that breaks soon after birth. A slow worm’s skin is shed throughout the year to allow them to grow and helps keep the skin clean and healthy. Slow worms are found in relatively open spaces such as allotments, gardens, parklands and wasteland. Although they like warmth, you won’t find them basking in the sun. They are secretive and elusive creatures that tend to hide beneath dead vegetation and discarded rubbish such as sheets of wood, corrugated iron, carpets and stones. Slow worms are carnivorous and because they feed on slugs and worms, they can often be found in long grass and other warm damp environments such as compost heaps. 75 Current Status Once common and widespread throughout England, Scotland and Wales, slow-worm numbers have declined steadily both nationally and locally. The only record of slow worm in the Newcastle and North Tyneside area is on the Metro line at Whitley bay. However, this species is very secretive and is not easily seen, it is therefore expected that more sites will be discovered as the profile of the slow-worm is raised. Protection/Legislation Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 5, Section 9) UK Biodiversity Action Plan Species Issues of Concern Loss and fragmentation of suitable habitat due to development, natural succession and agriculture. Loss of habitat due to unsympathetic management. Direct killing, through careless mowing or strimming. Lack of linear features connecting suitable habitats. Deliberate persecution by humans who mistakenly believe them to be dangerous. Predation by domestic cats. 20 Slow Worm Newcastle & North Tyneside Biodiversity Action Plan
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Newcastle & North Tyneside Biodiver
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Contents Contents I. ACKNOWLEDGEMEN
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1. Buildings & Structures III. Habi
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1. Buildings & Structures BUILDINGS
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2. Estuary & Coastal Habitat and lu
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2. Estuary & Coastal Habitat Alien
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2. Estuary & Coastal Habitat Links
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3. Brownfield Land Weetslade Collie
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4. Transport Corridors 4. TRANSPORT
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4. Transport Corridors Links to Oth
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5. Open Water & Wetland with associ
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5. Open Water & Wetland OPEN WATER
Page 26 and 27: 6. Rivers & Watercourses 6. RIVERS
Page 28 and 29: 6. Rivers & Watercourses RIVER & WA
Page 30 and 31: 7. Managed Urban Greenspace 7. MANA
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Page 34 and 35: 8. Native Woodland 8. NATIVE WOODLA
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Page 38 and 39: 9. Lowland Grassland 9. LOWLAND GRA
Page 40 and 41: 9. Lowland Grassland Links to Other
Page 42 and 43: 10. Scrub, Shrub & Hedgerow Hedgero
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Page 46 and 47: 11. Farmland Birds Yellowhammer (Em
Page 48 and 49: 11. Farmland Birds FARMLAND BIRD TA
Page 50 and 51: 12. Bats 12. BATS General Descripti
Page 52 and 53: 12. Bats Protection/Legislation All
Page 54 and 55: 13. Amphibians 13. AMPHIBIANS Gener
Page 56 and 57: 13. Amphibians Loss of suitable bre
Page 58 and 59: 14. Dingy Skipper 14. Dingy Skipper
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Page 62 and 63: 15. Otter Incidental mortality caus
Page 64 and 65: 16. Urban Birds 16. URBAN BIRDS Gen
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Page 72 and 73: 18. Red Squirrel 18. RED SQUIRREL (
Page 74 and 75: 18. Red Squirrel Links to Other Pla
Page 78 and 79: 20. Slow Worm SLOW WORM Determine t
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Page 82 and 83: 22. Brown Hare 22. BROWN HARE (Lepu
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