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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.
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Day
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Outside Temp 23/1/05 0.5 °C
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Entrance
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More light this side
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fern, light grey lichen, green lichen
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woodlouse, 2 spider a
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damp on roof and top of wall
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herald moth, gnat a, gnat b
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no animals on floor or lower wall
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white fungus
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flies prefer dry, spiders damp
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spider
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Dry ballast floor
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brown
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T1
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Temp 1 °C
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spider a
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steel
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spider a
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Dry ballast floor
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spider a
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spider a
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gnat a
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2 spider a
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herald moth, gnat a
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gnat
a, herald moth
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stone
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2 spider a, 15 gnat a
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arching
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Dry ballast floor
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9 gnat a
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grey
lichen
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16 gnat a, herald moth
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spider a
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Temp 3.5 °C
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gnat
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3 nematode worm
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fungus
covered gnat
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moonmilk from here onwards
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3 gnat a
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white fungus on humus
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moonmilk, white lichen
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gnat
a, orange fungus
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rock
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2 spider b
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walls
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herald
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moonmilk
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herald
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T3
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small bits of fungus on wood
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Dry ballast floor
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herald moth
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herald
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spider
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spider a
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herald moth
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Shaft to surface grilled
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T4
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2 gnat a
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Grill over shaft down
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Lots of drips and puddles
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shaft up
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Temp 5 °C
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white
fungus on wood
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spider
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Traps
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T1
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Folsomia fimetaria < 1mm
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T2
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nothing
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T3
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2 x Folsomia fimetaria <1 mm
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T4
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nothing
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Gnat a
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Culex pipiens
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Gnat b
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large curved wings with blue sheen
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Gnat c
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big
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Gnat d
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small dark midge
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Moth a
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Herald Moth
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Moth b
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brown speckled
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Moth c
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orange
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Spider a
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Spider b
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large, spindly legs
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Spider c
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brown, thin abdomen, stripey legs
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Spider d
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tiny
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Spider e
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pale beige stripes on abdomen
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Spider f
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dark brown, pale spinnerets, large
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Spider g
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pattern on abdomen
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Perkins
Level
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Outside Temp 23/1/05 0.5 °C
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Entrance
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3
spider c, gnat a
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steel
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3 spider a, gnat a
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6" water on floor
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2
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10 gnat b, spider b
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spider
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T5
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7 herald moth
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Temp 2 °C
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gate
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2
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gnat
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moth
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3 herald moth
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shaft up
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nematode worm
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2
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6" water on floor
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gnat
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herald
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gnat a, gnat c, gnat d
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pupa
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gnat a, gnat d
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T5
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3" water on floor
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moth b
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Temp 4 °C
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T6
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3
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gnat a
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JUNCTION
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steel
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arching
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T7
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3" water on floor
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Temp 4.5 °C
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T8
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2 moth b
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steel
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2
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T9
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damp mud floor
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Temp 5 °C
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T10
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steel floor
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draught
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bridge
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T11
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gnat d
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damp mud floor
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Temp 8.5 °C
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T13
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T14
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T15
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T16
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T17
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T18
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![[Click to enlarge image]](tn_gnat%20perkins.jpg)
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Perkins
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Nematode Worm
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![[Click to enlarge image]](tn_nematode%20perkins.jpg)
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Perkins
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Herald Moth
Tissue Moth
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![[Click to enlarge image]](tn_tissue%20perkins01.jpg)
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![[Click to enlarge image]](tn_tissue%20perkins02.jpg)
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Perkins
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Spider Case
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![[Click to enlarge image]](tn_spider%20case%20perkin.jpg)
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Perkins
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Spider
PLANTS
During 2005, Georgia Lloyd carried out a survey of
flowers growing in the mine area. The
list is as follows but is not claimed to be definitive.
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Black Medick
Bluebell
Bush Vetch
Foxglove
Cows Parsley
Dandelion
Dock
Garlic Mustard
Germander Speedwell
Green Alkanet
Herb Bennet
Herb Robert
Honeysuckle
Lesser Celandine
Red Clover
Redshank
Scentless Mayweed
Selfheal
Spring Sandwort (Leadwort)
Spurge
Greater Stitchwort
Wild Strawberry
Yellow Archangel
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