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Biological Monitoring Working Party
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| Introduction |
BMWP scores for the locations sampled by S.O.C.S. can be viewed below: |
| River Ouse |
| East Mascalls |
| Scaynes Hill - Main river |
| Scaynes Hill - Canal Cut |
| Sheffield Park |
| Barcombe Mills |
| River Uck |
| Hempstead Mill - Uckfield |
| Bevern Stream |
| Stoneywish Country Park |
| Spatham Lane |
| Streat Lane |
| Swansyard Farm |
| Holmans railway bridge |
| Clapper's Bridge |
| North End Stream |
| Cooksbridge |
| Hamsey Road |
| Plumpton Mill Stream |
| Plumpton Mill |
| Ferrings Bridge |
| Longford Stream |
| Cinder Hill, Chailey |
| Ridgelands Lane - Newick |
| Longford Bridge |
| Pellingford Brook |
| Near Scaynes Hill |
| Scrase Stream |
| Lindfield |
| Great Bentley Stream |
| Brook Street, Cuckfield |
| Shortbridge Stream |
| Maresfield, Underhill |
| Shortbridge |
| Norlington Stream |
| Wellingham Lane |
| Lewes Winterbourne |
| Lewes Railwaylands |
| River Uck, Hempstead Mill , Uckfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This sample was taken a short distance from where we perform chemical tests each month on the quality of the water. We intend to carry out biological tests at this site on a regular basis to monitor the long term effects that water quality has on invertebrate life in the stream. See the latest water quality test results for this location...
Our first invertebrate survey at this site by kind permission of Mr. A.Kilby. This is a good result with impressive biodiversity for an impounded section of the river. |
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| Location | River Uck – Hempstead Mill – Uckfield (Upstream of sluice) | |
| Date | 15th September 2009 | |
| Grid Reference | TQ484218 | |
| Notes | Deep water (> 1.5 metres), no measurable flow, open aspect. Samples taken close to the bank using standard “pond dipping” technique |
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| Also netted in this sample. | 5 sticklebacks, water mites, daphnia, unidentified empty caddis cases. | |
| Biological quality rating | B. Good biological quality | |
| Water quality rating | Very good | |
| Species | Group | BMWP Score |
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Taeniopterygidae |
Stonefly nymph | 10 |
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Ephemeridae |
Mayfly | 10 |
| Leptoceridae | Cased Caddis | 10 |
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Goeridae |
Cased caddis | 10 |
| Calopterygidae | Damselfly nymph | 8 |
| Rhyacophilidae | Caseless caddis | 7 |
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Polycentropidae |
Caseless caddis | 7 |
| Limnephilidae | Cased caddis | 7 |
| Gammaridae | Shrimp | 6 |
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Dytiscidae |
Diving Beetle larva | 5 |
| Coryxidae | Water boatman | 5 |
| Piscicolidae | Fish leech | 4 |
| Baetidae | Mayfly nymph | 4 |
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Erpobdellidae |
Leech | 3 |
| Asellidae | Hoglouse | 3 |
| Physidae | Snail | 3 |
| Chironomidae | Midge larvae - bloodworms | 2 |
| Oligochaeta | Round worms - Tubifex | 1 |
| Total Score | 105 | |
| ASPT (Average Score Per Taxon) | 5.83 | |
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