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

17785225	2022-03-19	SJ406707	Chester Zoo Nature Reserve	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Wildflower meadow.	030 GRASSLAND	5	62	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17785215	2022-03-19	SJ407707	Chester Zoo Nature Reserve	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Area sampled is grassland into young woodland with a range of broadleaf tree species.	030 GRASSLAND	5	36	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	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
16632447	2021-09-23	TQ197738	Richmond Park	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Circular transect around unfenced tree in park.	030 GRASSLAND	6	35	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33946248	2025-11-19	SZ537936	Palmers Field 4	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 18 'Slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils'. Ex-arable site being repurposed for rewilding. No conservation grazing applied to the site yet.	030 GRASSLAND	5	54	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29542917	2025-04-02	TQ292399	Gatwick Airport: Land Zone East	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Rolls Field. Land Zone East (Gatwick Airport)	030 GRASSLAND	10	130	0	0	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
29542896	2025-04-02	TQ296404	Gatwick Airport: Land Zone East	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Woodland glade. Site name: Goat meadow. Land Zone East (Gatwick Airport)	030 GRASSLAND	10	141	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	21	0	0	3	0	3	0
29528949	2025-03-29	TQ374850	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Slope cleared of bramble - to be managed as scrub.	062 scrub with open areas	10	201	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29281504	2025-02-06	SU542114	Biddenfield Barn Farm	Helen Gillooly	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Field 2	030 GRASSLAND	5	98	0	4	0	6	0	1	0	8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
28579230	2025-02-17	SU847999	Beachdean Farm	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Pasture - cut twice per year. Silage. Inputs added. Minimal grazing.	052 pasture	10	33	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
24636853	2023-11-09	TQ158699	Bushy Park	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Collected as part of the Leave The Leaves project with The Royal Parks. 10 soil pits along a linear transect. Area where leaves not cleared.	041 park	10	259	0	3	0	115	0	18	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24231296	2023-10-25	SK441438	Woodside Nature Reserve	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Collected as part of Earthworm Image Recognition Project. Open scrub.	062 scrub with open areas	5	39	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24029745	2023-10-07	TQ151854	Grove Farm Nature Reserve	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Meadow with any Lasius flavus ant hills	030 GRASSLAND	5	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22113847	2023-05-23	SD982796	Low Houses Farm	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Fenced off ungrazed scrub area in between fields. Some sparse tree cover.	053 field margin	5	26	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
22113814	2023-05-23	SD971976	Low Houses Farm	Keiron Derek Brown	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Rushes, Grazed. GS15.	030 GRASSLAND	5	56	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21775569	2023-04-25	SU050233	Middleton Down Nature Reserve	Keiron Derek Brown and Anna Cooper	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Under tree at field margin. Lowland calcareous grassland (chalk downland) grazed by cattle.	053 field margin	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21751823	2023-04-18	TQ222756	Barnes Common	Keiron Derek Brown and Will Scott-Mends	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Young orchard.	042 orchard	5	40	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21751803	2023-04-18	TQ219756	Barnes Common	Keiron Derek Brown and Will Scott-Mends	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Next to pond. Wet soil. Floods regularly. Underwater 1 week ago.	046 amenity grassland/lawn	5	55	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20967219	2022-11-29	SJ433146	FSC Preston Montford	Keiron Derek Brown & Kerry Calloway	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Grassland. Sampled during BioLinks Identifying & Recording Earthworms course.	030 GRASSLAND	5	90	0	3	0	15	0	0	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
20811636	2022-11-13	SU111256	Coombes Bissett Down Nature Reserve	Keiron Derek Brown & Kerry Calloway	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Sampled through Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Action For Insects project. Pasture with cow pats. All pits had lots of casts on surface.	033 calcareous grassland	5	77	0	28	0	14	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19733952	2021-11-30	SD182862	Hallthwaites	Jakub Olewski	Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition	Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment pilot. Sampling by Natural England.	052 pasture	4	21	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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