Farnham Biodiversity Group Garden Survey

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* 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	Front garden No garden	Front garden Small (less than 30 square metres)	Front garden Medium (30 – 100 square metres)	Front garden Large (100-1000 square metres, i.e. up to 0.1 hectare or third of an acre)	Front garden Very large (greater than 0.1 hectare)
Back garden	Back garden No garden	Back garden Small (less than 30 square metres)	Back garden Medium (30 – 100 square metres)	Back garden Large (100-1000 square metres, i.e. up to 0.1 hectare or third of an acre)	Back garden Very large (greater than 0.1 hectare)

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* 2. How knowledgeable are you about the following types of wildlife?

	No knowledge	Some knowledge	Extensive knowledge
Birds	Birds No knowledge	Birds Some knowledge	Birds Extensive knowledge
Butterflies	Butterflies No knowledge	Butterflies Some knowledge	Butterflies Extensive knowledge
Moths	Moths No knowledge	Moths Some knowledge	Moths Extensive knowledge
Mammals	Mammals No knowledge	Mammals Some knowledge	Mammals Extensive knowledge
Amphibians and reptiles	Amphibians and reptiles No knowledge	Amphibians and reptiles Some knowledge	Amphibians and reptiles Extensive knowledge
Flowering plants	Flowering plants No knowledge	Flowering plants Some knowledge	Flowering plants Extensive knowledge
Non-flowering plants	Non-flowering plants No knowledge	Non-flowering plants Some knowledge	Non-flowering plants Extensive knowledge

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What sort of soil do you have in your garden?

Sandy

Clay

Gravel

Loam

Other (please specify)

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* 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

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* 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)

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* 6. Approximately how much space do the following features take up in your garden?

	None	Most	Half	Quarter	Tenth
Lawn	Lawn None	Lawn Most	Lawn Half	Lawn Quarter	Lawn Tenth
Flower beds	Flower beds None	Flower beds Most	Flower beds Half	Flower beds Quarter	Flower beds Tenth
Paths	Paths None	Paths Most	Paths Half	Paths Quarter	Paths Tenth
Rockery	Rockery None	Rockery Most	Rockery Half	Rockery Quarter	Rockery Tenth
Vegetable patch	Vegetable patch None	Vegetable patch Most	Vegetable patch Half	Vegetable patch Quarter	Vegetable patch Tenth
Untended patch	Untended patch None	Untended patch Most	Untended patch Half	Untended patch Quarter	Untended patch Tenth
Pond	Pond None	Pond Most	Pond Half	Pond Quarter	Pond Tenth

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* 7. How many of the following do you have in your garden?

	None	One	2-5	More than 5
Shrubs (1-3m)	Shrubs (1-3m) None	Shrubs (1-3m) One	Shrubs (1-3m) 2-5	Shrubs (1-3m) More than 5
Fruit trees	Fruit trees None	Fruit trees One	Fruit trees 2-5	Fruit trees More than 5
Trees (3-10m)	Trees (3-10m) None	Trees (3-10m) One	Trees (3-10m) 2-5	Trees (3-10m) More than 5
Trees (higher than 10m)	Trees (higher than 10m) None	Trees (higher than 10m) One	Trees (higher than 10m) 2-5	Trees (higher than 10m) More than 5

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* 8. If you have a pond, please tell us a bit about it.

	Yes	No
Do you have fish in it?	Do you have fish in it? Yes	Do you have fish in it? No
Do frogs/toads spawn in it?	Do frogs/toads spawn in it? Yes	Do frogs/toads spawn in it? No
Do you have newts?	Do you have newts? Yes	Do you have newts? No
Are the edges sloping?	Are the edges sloping? Yes	Are the edges sloping? No
Is blanket weed a problem?	Is blanket weed a problem? Yes	Is blanket weed a problem? No
Have you bought plants for it?	Have you bought plants for it? Yes	Have you bought plants for it? No

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* 9. If you have a pond, what is its approximate maximum depth?

5cm

10cm

20cm

50cm

1 metre

Over 1 metre

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* 10. Would you allow the Farnham Biodiversity Group to survey your pond?

Yes. Thank you - please email info@farnhambap.org.uk

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* 11. Do you water the garden in summer?

Never

Only in dry weather

Routinely throughout the summer

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* 12. Do you have a water butt?

Yes

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* 13. How often do you mow the lawn?

No lawn

1-4 times a year

Monthly

Fortnightly

At least once a week

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* 14. Do you fertilize your lawn?

Yes

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* 15. Do you use weed killer or pest control on your lawn?

Yes

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* 16. Do you tolerate weeds?

Yes

In places

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* 17. Do you have a hedge?

Yes

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* 18. If yes, what sort of hedge is it?

Laurel

Privet

Hawthorn

Other (please specify)

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* 19. Do you have fence?

Yes

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* 20. If you have a fence - does it exclude all animals?

Yes

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* 21. How often do you sweep up fallen leaves in autumn?

Never

At end of autumn

Regularly

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* 22. What do you do with your autumnal leaves?

Compost them

Put them in the council bin

Burn them

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* 23. Do you use fertilisers?

Yes

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* 24. If yes, what type of fertiliser do you use?

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* 25. Do you have a compost heap or bin?

Neither

Heap

Bin

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* 26. Do you attract wildlife into the garden?

Yes

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* 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

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* 28. Do you provide water for wildlife e.g. bird bath?

Yes

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* 29. If you have pets, what do you have and how many?

Cats

Dogs

Other

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* 30. In the last ten years, have you encountered any of these animals in your garden?

	Never	Once or twice	Quite often	Regularly
Fox	Fox Never	Fox Once or twice	Fox Quite often	Fox Regularly
Badger	Badger Never	Badger Once or twice	Badger Quite often	Badger Regularly
Hedgehog	Hedgehog Never	Hedgehog Once or twice	Hedgehog Quite often	Hedgehog Regularly
Roe deer	Roe deer Never	Roe deer Once or twice	Roe deer Quite often	Roe deer Regularly
Grey squirrel	Grey squirrel Never	Grey squirrel Once or twice	Grey squirrel Quite often	Grey squirrel Regularly
Rat	Rat Never	Rat Once or twice	Rat Quite often	Rat Regularly
Mouse	Mouse Never	Mouse Once or twice	Mouse Quite often	Mouse Regularly
Bat	Bat Never	Bat Once or twice	Bat Quite often	Bat Regularly
Newt	Newt Never	Newt Once or twice	Newt Quite often	Newt Regularly
Frog	Frog Never	Frog Once or twice	Frog Quite often	Frog Regularly
Toad	Toad Never	Toad Once or twice	Toad Quite often	Toad Regularly
Slow-worm	Slow-worm Never	Slow-worm Once or twice	Slow-worm Quite often	Slow-worm Regularly
Snake	Snake Never	Snake Once or twice	Snake Quite often	Snake Regularly
Lizard	Lizard Never	Lizard Once or twice	Lizard Quite often	Lizard Regularly
House sparrow	House sparrow Never	House sparrow Once or twice	House sparrow Quite often	House sparrow Regularly
Blue tit	Blue tit Never	Blue tit Once or twice	Blue tit Quite often	Blue tit Regularly
Great tit	Great tit Never	Great tit Once or twice	Great tit Quite often	Great tit Regularly
Starling	Starling Never	Starling Once or twice	Starling Quite often	Starling Regularly
Blackbird	Blackbird Never	Blackbird Once or twice	Blackbird Quite often	Blackbird Regularly
Robin	Robin Never	Robin Once or twice	Robin Quite often	Robin Regularly
Song thrush	Song thrush Never	Song thrush Once or twice	Song thrush Quite often	Song thrush Regularly
Woodpecker	Woodpecker Never	Woodpecker Once or twice	Woodpecker Quite often	Woodpecker Regularly
Yellowhammer	Yellowhammer Never	Yellowhammer Once or twice	Yellowhammer Quite often	Yellowhammer Regularly
Greenfinch	Greenfinch Never	Greenfinch Once or twice	Greenfinch Quite often	Greenfinch Regularly
Wren	Wren Never	Wren Once or twice	Wren Quite often	Wren Regularly
Magpie	Magpie Never	Magpie Once or twice	Magpie Quite often	Magpie Regularly

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* 31. What other interesting wildlife do you regularly see?

Butterflies

Bumble bees

Stag beetles

May bugs (cockchafers)

Web spiders

Other (please specify)

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* 32. Have you participated in any of these wildlife surveys in your garden?

	Yes	No
Big Garden bird watch	Big Garden bird watch Yes	Big Garden bird watch No
Garden butterfly count	Garden butterfly count Yes	Garden butterfly count No
National Garden Bioblitz	National Garden Bioblitz Yes	National Garden Bioblitz No

Other (please specify)

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* 33. Have you entered the Farnham wildlife garden competition?

Yes

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* 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	Garden BioBlitz Yes	Garden BioBlitz No
On-line surveys	On-line surveys Yes	On-line surveys No

If you answered 'yes' and would like or need help, please email info@farnhambap.org.uk

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* 35. Would you join a Farnham Natural History Society if one were to be set up?

Yes

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* 36. Please tell us the names of any wildlife societies of which you are already a member.

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* 37. Are you actively involved in conservation work?

Yes

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* 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