The BioBlitz survey at Bevendean Farm will be taking place on Thursday 15th July. The BioBlitz survey will be conducted over 6 hours and the day will be loosely split into two, with people interested in participating able to join for the 'morning' or 'afternoon' session if you are unable to make both. The morning survey will begin at 9am and the afternoon one will start around 12/12:30pm

Sweep nets will be provided and it is looking like it will be a great day for species ID-ing. The survey will look to compare species from the six compartments the farm has been subdivided into based on their land cover and management and will be a great opportunity to see how different management practices affect biodiversity and have practical training in species ID-ing. 

With some of the proposed standards released in the latest update for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) tier of ELMs, a notable focus is on biodiversity and how payments under the SFI will be split into ambition levels based on how far you want to focus on the different standards. Understanding how different management options affect biodiversity may help in decisions made when applying for the SFI and in deciding which ambition levels to go for.