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Snailbeach Lead Mine

 

 

Animals & Plants

 

 

 

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ANIMALS

During 2005, Adrian Pearce and Pam Curley carried out a survey of animal life in Day Level and Perkins Level. 

The results are as below. Note that plan is indicative only and not an accurate physical survey.

 

Day Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outside Temp 23/1/05 0.5 °C

 

 

 

Entrance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More light this side

fern, light grey lichen, green lichen

 

woodlouse, 2 spider a

damp on roof and top of wall

 

 

 

 

herald moth, gnat a, gnat b

no animals on floor or lower wall

 

 

21 gnat a

 

white fungus

flies prefer dry, spiders damp

spider a, gnat a, gnat b

 

 

 

Dry ballast floor

 

 

brown moth

T1

 

 

Temp 1 °C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spider a

steel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

arching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spider a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dry ballast floor

 

 

 

 

 

spider a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spider a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gnat a

 

2 spider a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 gnat a, 2 herald moth, 2 spider a

 

herald moth, gnat a

 

 

 

 

gnat a, herald moth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stone

2 spider a, 15 gnat a

 

 

 

 

 

30 gnat a

arching

 

 

Dry ballast floor

 

 

 

 

 

9 gnat a

 

 

 

 

 

grey lichen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 gnat a, herald moth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spider a

 

Temp 3.5 °C

 

 

 

gnat a

 

3 nematode worm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fungus covered gnat

 

moonmilk from here onwards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 gnat a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

white fungus on humus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 gnat a, herald moth

 

moonmilk, white lichen

 

 

 

gnat a, orange fungus