27/7/12 Froglet on Cholsey drive (TR) 

 15/8/12 Several juveniles at Greywell Moors 

 Reserve SU7151 (JC/ID) 

 24/8/12 Juvenile at Tilehurst allotment 

 SU672748 (JL) 



1/9/12 Two in Cholsey garden (TR/RR) 

 6/9/12 Adult in Park Wood SU636741 (JL) 

 13/9/12 One found in Cholsey meadow when 

 haymaking (TR) 



27/9/12 One found in Cholsey orchard (TR) 

 29/10/12 Adult in Tilehurst allotment 

 SU672748 (JL) 



29/10/12 Two seen in Cholsey garden pond 

 fringe (TR) 



REPTSLES 



Lacerta vivipara Common Lizard 



25/2/12 to Mid Oct 12 Greenham Common 

 150 recorded from 12 of 25 survey areas. 127 

 of the total were adults (Rd'A) 

 1 4/3/1 2 to 29/8/1 2 295 sightings at Cholsey 

 in this period with a max. of 21 on 8/5/12 Well 

 down on 2011 (TR) 



23/3/12 Adult on Decoy Heath logs SU611634 

 (JL) 



26/6/12 Five on Paices Wood logs SU584638 

 (JL) 



11/7/12 Three adults at Broadmoor Bottom 

 SU8562 (JL) 



11/7/12 Adult at Wishmoor Bottom SU876633 

 (JL) 



18/7/12 One at Pamber Heath SU621607 

 (JH) 



8/8/12 Four on Paices Wood logs 

 SU584638 (JL) 



1 9/9/1 2 Adult at Padworth Common 

 SU618646 (JL) 



25/9/12 Four under Decoy Heath refuges 

 SU6163(JL) 



10/10/12 One at Emmer Green SU713767 

 (GC) 



Anguis fragilis Slow-worm 



31/1/12 Juvenile disturbed in soil at Tilehurst 



allotment SU662739 (JL) 



23/2/12 Adult male under Wokefield Common 



refuge SU655664 (JL) 



25/2/12 Four at Greenham Common (CR) 



18/2 to Mid Oct 12 Greenham Common 



3,244 recorded in 19 of 25 survey sites. 



2,494 of these were adults (Rd'A) 



28/2/12 to 30/09/1 2 A total of 921 sightings, 



well down on previous years on account of far 



fewer observation days at Cholsey. The 



maximum count of 77 on 29/08/12 shows the 



population continues to thrive. (TR) 



23/3/12 Four under Decoy Heath refuges 



SU611634 (JL) 



11/7/12 Five under Broadmoor Bottom 

 refuges SU856628 (JL) 

 15/7/12 12 under Decoy Heath refuges 

 SU611634 (JL) 



27/7/12 Four Broadmoor Bottom refuge 

 SU856628 (JL) 



1/8/12 One at Englefield Market Garden 

 SU625719 (JL) 



1/8/12 12 under Decoy Heath refuges 

 SU6163 (JL) 



28/8/1 2 Adult female under Padworth 

 Common refuge SU618644 (JL) 

 8/8/12 Two under Paices Wood refuges 

 SU583638 (JL) 



4/9/12 Eight under Decoy Heath refuges 

 SU6163 (JL) 



Matrix natrix Grass Snake 



1 5/3/1 2 to 30/09/1 2 a total of 72 sightings 



with a maximum of 14 plus a one metre long 



skin on 30/9/12 at Cholsey site. Plenty of 



young - evidence of breeding (TR) 



18/2/12 to Mid Oct 2012 Greenham Common 



325 recorded from 17 of 25 survey areas. 172 



of the total were juveniles (Rd'A) 



26/3/12 Two coupling pairs at Bearwood Golf 



Course SU773694 (JH) 



20/5/12 Adult under refuge at Paices Wood 



SU583636 (JL) 



21/5/12 One at Hogmoor Copse SU634741 

 (JL) 



2/6/12 & 9/6/12 Immature at Hosehill LNR 

 SU648694 (JL) 



26/6/12 Three adults under refuges at Paices 

 Wood SU5863 (JL) 



15/7/12 Two adults under refuges at Decoy 



Heath SU611634 (JL) 



1/8/12 Immature under refuge at Decoy 



Heath SU610634 (JL) 



3/8/12 One in Brimpton garden SU568631 



(JL) 



22/8/12 Two under refuges at Hosehill LNR 

 SU6569 (JL) 



11/9/12 Immature under Decoy Heath refuge 

 SU611633 (JL) 



12/9/12 Large shed skin at Paices Wood 

 SU584638 (JL) 



Vipera berus Adder 



25/2/12 Two at Greenham Common (CR) 

 18/2/12 to Mid Oct 12 Greenham Common 

 Minimum of 85 seen in 12 of 25 survey areas. 

 Some breeding proved. (Rd'A) 

 23/3/12 3 adults 2m1f under separate 

 refuges at Decoy Heath SU611634 (JL) 

 8/7/12 Adult female under Broadmoor Bottom 

 refuge SU855629 (JL) 

 15/7/12 & 1/8/12 Adult female under Decoy 

 Heath refuge SU611634 (JL) 



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