Chaffinch - Amy Lewis
Survey & monitoring reports
Reports
This page contains links to reports on matters such as survey and monitoring or open access software produced by or on behalf of the Somerset Wildlife Trust.
A copy of these may be downloaded by clicking on the relevant link.
Vegetation Trend Analysis
Vegetation Trend Analysis (VTA) is an easy data-entry, open source tool that is designed to investigate the growth strategies and environmental preferences of sampled vegetation communities. It runs in Microsoft Excel (2007 and 2010).
Traditionally managed wildflower meadow - Guy Edwardes/2020VISION
An introduction to Vegetation Trend Analysis
The paper introduces VTA software, describes how to use it and its potential uses in identifying differences between or changes to sampled vegetation. VTA runs in Microsoft Excel
Oak leaves - Jim Higham
Vegetation Trend Analysis spreadsheet
Assessing grassland recovery
Reports on assessing grassland recovery following scrub clearance at two nature reserves.
Large Blue Butterfly - John Lindley
Assessing Grassland Recovery Following Scrub Clearance at Green Down – Interim Report 2016
Draycott Sleights - Jeff Bevan
Assessing Grassland Recovery following scrub clearance at Draycott Sleights – Interim Report 2016
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