Breeding Birds Survey - Available Squares

BTO AVON REGION. BREEDING BIRD SURVEY

UNALLOCATED NATIONAL SQUARES

This is a list of the BBS National squares that are at present 'unallocated'. The list is rather longer than usual caused in part by an extra allocation of squares by the BTO and in part by the disruptions of the last couple of years. If you are interested in any of these squares please drop me a line - they will of course be allocated on a 'first-come, first-served' basis. 

B&NES

ST5851 - Nedge Hill *

ST5856 - Prospect Stile - South Widcombe *

ST5958 - White Cross, S of Bishop Sutton *

ST6159 - Farmland W of Clutton

ST6356 - Hallatrow

ST6458 - High Littleton * 

ST6757 - Radford

ST6862 - E of Stanton Prior

ST6954 - Radstock *

ST7057 - Peasedown St John

ST7160 - Farmland N of Dunkerton *

ST7257 - Wellow Road, E of Peasedown St John*

ST7262 - Rush Hill, Bath

ST7559 - Twinhoe, NE of Wellow*

North Somerset

ST3464 - E of Sand Bay

ST3859 - Knightcott - W of Banwell *

ST3960 - Moorland Farm, N of Banwell *

ST3962 - Rolstone  *

ST4056 - Barton Drove (SW of Winscombe) *

ST4158 - N of Winscombe*

ST4257 - Sidcot *

ST4364 - Congresbury Moor

ST4366 - E of Yatton

ST4367 - Farmland of Kenn Moor, North of railway

ST4465 – Claverham – East of Yatton

ST4659 - Upper Langford*

ST4660 - Lower Langford

ST4860 - Farmland East of Langford

ST4970 - SW of Tyntesfield

ST5163 - Merry Hill Farm (N of Butcombe) *

ST5456 - Compton Martin *

South Gloucestershire

ST5481 – Old Gas Works industrial estate

ST5786 - Olveston Drainage Rhyne

ST5888 - Red Hill (SE of Aust) *

ST6977 - Farmland N of Pucklechurch

ST7085 - E of Rangeworthy

ST7785 – Highfield Lane – S of Hawkesbury Upton*

ST7986 - East of Hawkesbury Upton

Somerset (but in Avon BTO region)

ST3150 - N of Burnham-on-Sea*

ST3850 - Levels W of Chapel Allerton*

ST4556 - Long Bottom (SE of Shipham) *

ST4651 - Cheddar Moor Drove*

ST4953 - Cheddar Head*

ST5153 - Yoxter Farm, Mendip

ST5256 - Green Plantation, S. of Ubley

ST5650 - Tower Hill (E of Priddy (Mendip)) *

ST5851 - Mendip, W of Green Ore*

ST6050 - SW of Emborough (W of Old Down)*

ST6054 - Farmland E of Litton

ST6154 - NW of Ston Easton *

ST6250 - N of Gurney Slade

ST6251 - Old Down (Mendip)

ST6750 - N of Holcombe (E of Stratton on the Fosse)*

ST6850 - Lipyeate

ST7050 - Wincanton Racecourse *

ST7452 - Hardington & surrounding farmland 

ST7652 - E of Hardington

ST7851 - Lullington (N of Frome) *

ST7853 - W of Woolverton (nr Rode but W of A36)*

 * Not previously surveyed

Contact : Dave Stoddard 

dave.stoddard@tiscali.co.uk

tel 0117 9246968                    

23 Claremont Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JD.                 

On a related topic we are carrying out an Avon Rookery Survey this year for the first time since 2015/16. The Survey has normally been carried out every five years but was interrupted by the pandemic. The Survey is based on the 10km grid squares and we have made good progress in allocating squares. However, there are still some squares/parts of squares that are not yet allocated and we would be extremely grateful to anyone who could take one of these on. The Survey runs from mid-March to mid-April and aims to review the status of Rookeries recorded in the last Survey in 2015/16 and log any new Rookeries that have been established since then. Areas where coverage is still required include –

ST36 – Weston-s-Mare

ST45 – Winscombe, Burrington etc but only that part in N Somerset - so only c24 sq Km

ST46 – Yatton/Kenn Moor, Congresbury - the western half of square only.

ST65 – North of Midsomer Norton – only that part of square (c 50sq km) which is in BANeS.

ST67 – West Bristol to Pucklechurch.

ST69/ST79 – North of Thornbury but only that part in South Gloucestershire (c 65sq km)


If you are interested please contact Lois Pryce, loisapryce@gmail.com, who will be able to help.

Dave Stoddard
Avon BBS Organiser