Hi Ian,
Unfortunately no further sightings have come through since all those
years ago and I doubt there is any activity. The natural recolonisation
of otters is proving to be a long, slow process. I have definitely had
reports of mink down there though. The UK Otter survey is just about to
be revisited and Combe haven falls into one of the survey squares so
there should be an update by early next year. I am still running otter
survey courses if anyone who works in the area wishes to train up and
monitor the site as a volunteer.
All the best
Fran
Fran Southgate
Sussex Otters and Rivers Partnership
Sussex Wildlife Trust
Henfield
W Sussex
BN5 9SD
01273 497555
07825 797520
www.sussexotters.org
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rivers and their landscapes, and the restoration of wetland habitats for
the benefit of people and wildlife. The project is supported by
Environment Agency, South East Water and Sussex Wildlife Trust and is a
partner of the national 'Water for Wildlife' project.
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Otter spottingHi Terry and Fran,
It would be interesting to know whats going on with otters in Combe
haven as there hasn't been any signs of them for several years now after
a little batch of sightings, one lone wanderer I beleive, but any news
would be welcome.
Cheers
Ian Standivan
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Fran
Very good course last week. Especially valuable watching you looking
for signs out on the Reserve.
I noticed you have now marked Lindfield Bridge and East Mascalls
Bridge and path on your spread sheet. I would like to suggest one more
? the foot bridge near Fullingmill Farm GR348268. The footpath is
closed at present until the bridge is replaced but it is the one point
of public access on 3km of the Ouse between Lower Ryelands Bridge and
Lindfield Bridge.
Upstream and downsteam access from Lindfield Bridge and downstream
access from East Mascall Bridge is controlled by Haywards Heath and
District Angling Society. I can contact them specifically about
informal access to these points. I suggest, first, however, you look at
their web-site:
http://www.hhdas.com/rivers.htm and
http://www.hhdas.com/stillwaters.htm.
They have large stretches of the Ouse between Lindfield and Gold Bridge
on the 272 east of Newick as well as Balcombe Lake and it might be worth
your while trying to get some general permission for your project. Let
me know what you think. I am quite happy to contact them directly.
Some other sites I could visit whilst on SWT ?business?:
? Newbridge on the Medway whilst travelling back from Old
Lodge
Reserve
? Cackle Street on return from Eridge Rocks or Brickfield
Reserves
? Broadwater Bridge (Medway) on return from Eridge Rocks.
(Alternatively, now the RSPB own Broadwater Warren they may be very
happy to look for otter signs. Alice has contacts.)
? Combe Haven. The Filsham Reedbed Reserve is on the flood
plain
and has a boundary with the river. We could look for signs but it would
have to be whilst ?working? on the Reserve.
Kind regards
Terry
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Hi All,
For those of you who are out there rummaging in the wetland wilds of
Sussex on a regular basis I would really appreciate your help in keeping
an eye out for the return of the ever elusive otter. We are aware that
it is making a comeback and although numbers are still incredibly low,
there are increasing numbers of sightings across an ever expanding
geographical range.
Areas of particular interest are catchments adjacent to Hampshire (W
Rother and Arun and Chichester Harbour), the Medway and far East of
Sussex (Brede, Rye, E Rother, Tillingham).
I have a list of sites (attached excel spreadsheet) which have been
identified as easy to survey sites on main roads. If anyone would be
able to adopt one of these sites it would be greatly appreciated. Just
let me know your email address and I will add you to the list. You can
send in any survey results either to me or to the SxBRC via their
Recorder spreadsheet available from their website. Please report
negative sightings as well as positive ones as it is almost more
important for us to know where otters are not found than it is to know
where they are.
If you survey some of the better and more remote wetland or river
sites on a regular basis and know of a good spot which might be used by
otters as a territorial marker then let me know the grid reference and I
will add it to my list of survey sites. I am sure there are many better
survey sites than the ones listed, and would value your feedback as to
where these sites are.
<<Adastra spreadsheet.xls>>
If you feel you need a little more practice then we will be running an
otter survey training day on October 6th (?10 a head just to cover
expenses, but free to non-professional volunteers)
OR you can also find information on otter and mink signs at
http://www.sussexotters.org/wildlife/otters3.htm Thanks for all your help
Fran
Fran Southgate
Sussex Otters and Rivers Partnership
Sussex Wildlife Trust
Henfield
W Sussex
BN5 9SD
01273 497555
07769 886696
www.sussexotters.org
The Sussex Otters and Rivers Project promotes sustainable management
of rivers and their landscapes, and the restoration of wetland habitats
for the benefit of people and wildlife. The project is supported by
Environment Agency, South East Water, Southern Water Services and Sussex
Wildlife Trust and is a partner of the national ?Water for Wildlife?
project.
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