Earthworm Society of Britain Soil Pit samples

id	date	gridref	location	recorders	idguide	comment	habitat	pits	unidentified	lumbricidae	a_chlor	a_calig_pre	a_calig_post	a_cupul	a_icter	a_limic	a_longa	a_noctu	a_rosea	b_eisen	b_rubid	d_attem	d_horte	d_octae	d_pygma	d_venet	e_andre	e_fetid	e_tetra	h_ocula	k_armad	l_casta	l_festi	l_frend	l_rubel	l_terre	m_mulda	m_phosp	o_cyane	o_lacte	p_ampil	s_mamma	s_tames

36310137	2026-04-28	SD520649	Hermitage Field Coommunity Meadow	Keiron Derek Brown and Carol Edmondson	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	restored hay meadow	030 GRASSLAND	5	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36309930	2026-04-18	SO538528	Gathering Fields	Keiron Derek Brown and Carol Edmondson	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Restored hay meadow	050 FARMLAND	5	18	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
36309363	2026-05-16	TQ477783	Lesnes Abbey Woods	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Pond edge.	015 pond/lake (bed/edge)	10	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
35171273	2026-04-01	TQ214878	Welsh Harp Open Space	Brown, Keiron Derek	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition		030 GRASSLAND	10	49	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	5	0	0	2	0
33946250	2025-11-19	SZ541935	Palmers Field 5	Helen Gillooly	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	5x pits, 4x arranged in a square with the 5th positioned centrally. Soil categorised as Silty Clay Loam (soil testing for mineral content) and soilscapes number 6 'Freely draining slightly acid loamy soils'. Ex-arable site being repurposed for rewilding. No conservation grazing applied to the site yet.	030 GRASSLAND	5	72	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32831434	2025-10-29	TQ257407	Gatwick Airport: North West Zone	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Very few earthworms.	071 deciduous	10	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32831394	2025-10-29	TQ256407	Gatwick Airport: North West Zone	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition		030 GRASSLAND	10	15	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32831391	2025-10-29	TQ257408	Gatwick Airport: North West Zone	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Ancient woodland	071 deciduous	10	18	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32831151	2025-11-18	J273710	Colin Glen Forest Park	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Edge of pond.	015 pond/lake (bed/edge)	10	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
32831146	2025-11-18	J281709	Colin Glen Forest Park	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	New Zealand Flatworm also recorded.	071 deciduous	10	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
32831111	2025-11-20	J505789	Balloo Wetland	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Wet glassland	010 WETLAND	10	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	12	0	0	0
30547145	2025-04-11	SO938016	Sapperton Wilder	Chenie Prudholme	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Sapperton Wilder project. Dry, warm, no rain. Spring barley. Recently ploughed and cropped. Field name: Finch.	051 arable	5	62	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30547118	2025-04-11	SO935014	CP Farming	Chenie Prudholme	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Sapperton Wilder project. Dry, warm, no rain. Winter wheat. Field name: Conventional control 1.	051 arable	5	67	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29970723	2025-05-23	NY717041	Low Greenside Farm	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Low Greenside Farm - Pasture. Sampling following very dry spring. No identifiable adults found.	052 pasture	5	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29970700	2025-05-22	NY686083	Mazonwath	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Mazonwath. Sampling following very dry spring. No identifiable adults.	030 GRASSLAND	5	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29970609	2025-05-22	NY678047	Bowderdale Beck	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Bowderdale Beck - Muddy Beck Meadow. Sampling following very dry spring. No identifiable adults.	030 GRASSLAND	5	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29941853	2025-05-15	TQ189148	New Wharf Farm	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Grassland. Sampling following very dry spring. Soil very dry.	030 GRASSLAND	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29941804	2025-05-15	TQ202066	Pad Farm	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Arable. Very dry - following very dry spring weather. No adult earthworms found (just 10 juveniles).	051 arable	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29941444	2025-05-12	TQ180183	Priors Byne	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Priors Byne. Pasture. No earthworms (adult or juvenile). 5 soil pits. Sampling following very dry spring weather.	052 pasture	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29941424	2025-05-12	TQ152213	Knepp Estate	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Knepp Estate - Middle Block. River restoration site. Wetland (floodplain). Sampling following very dry spring.	010 WETLAND	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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