Viridor are to host two open days in September to showcase the restoration and incinerator. Dates and times are:
- 15th September 2017 – 10.00-12.00
- 22nd September 2017 – 14.00-16.00
Members of the public are encouraged to attend. The site ecologist who is employed by Viridor will be there to answer questions about the restoration. Possible questions to ask while quoting the conservation management results in table 1 include:
1) Why are Tree Sparrows nearly extinct from site despite being the iconic conservation flagship species for the site?
2) In fact why have so many of the conservation target species become extinct or are nearly extinct from the site?
3) When is the restoration going to be complete and why has it been so delayed with such catastrophic consequences on the local wildlife?
4) When is the reserve going to be open to the public?
5) Considering target species are the measurement of the success of a conservation management plan- why has the conservation management plan so clearly been a near complete failure?
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1995
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2000
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2005
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2010
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2014
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2015
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2016
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Notes on breeding population
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Little Ringed Plover
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1
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Extinct
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Ringed Plover
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Failed
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Lapwing
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11
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18
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22
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14
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10
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10
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11
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Initial improvement now declining
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Redshank
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4
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Extinct
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Common Tern
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Failed
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Yellow Wagtail
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Extinct
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Sedge Warbler
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11
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25
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1
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2
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0
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0
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1
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Drastic decline
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Reed Warbler
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31
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19
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13
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32
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13
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32
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36
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Fluctuating, currently increasing
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Whitethroat
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73
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76
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66
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55
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41
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53
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60
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Overall declining
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Tree Sparrow
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83
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52
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75
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80
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1
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1
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5
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Near-extinct
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Reed Bunting
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23
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17
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5
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3
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2
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2
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1
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Near-extinct
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For more information and booking please see:
https://blog.viridor.co.uk/2017/08/02/viridor-to-host-community-open-days-at-beddington-farmlands/