‘Deer People’ fund and Education

Welcome to the ADMG Tutorials, Education and ‘Deer People’ page.

ADMG ‘Deer People’ Training and Education Fund

Jamie Renwick was the first recipient of a Deer People Travel Fund award. You can read his report on his trip to Namibia here.

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Habitat Impact Assessment support
The Best Practice Guides (BPGs) on Habitat Impact Assessment (HIA) aim to enable land managers to design, collect and interpret habitat data to inform deer management.

These short video clips have been prepared to provide a quick reminder of HIA techniques in the field. This resource is intended to complement the current suite of Best Practice Guidance and is aimed at those who have already undertaken HIA training and are familiar with the methodology and principles.

The full suite of Guides can be found at https://www.bestpracticeguides.org.uk/

There are a number of basic steps in delivering Habitat Impact Assessment. The following table sets out the steps with links to the relevant guides and short clips.

STEP	Actions and information required	Relevant BPG Guides	HIA clip to support Guides
1. Understanding the Principles of Habitat Impact Assessment and Planning	What are impacts and why do we need to measure them? Identifying habitats and the number of baseline plots required. What equipment is needed? What to monitor, how often and who is going to do it?	HIA Principles	Clip 1. Preparation and Kit. This clip is a reminder of the field equipment you will need.
2 (a). Fieldwork: Locating and setting out the plot	Locating plots and identifying the right habitat. Setting out the plot.	Principles in Practice	Clip 2. Locating the plot. This clip shows you how to locate plots in the field. Clip 3. Setting out the plot. This clip covers setting out the ‘permanent’ marked plots.
2 (b). Fieldwork: Record basic plot information	What basic information is required for each plot?	Data sheets	Clip 4. Recording plot information. This clip covers the basic, generic information to record.
2 (c). Fieldwork: Measuring dwarf shrub height	How to measure the height of dwarf shrubs for Dwarf Shrub Heath and Blanket Bog Assessments	Dwarf Shrub Heath. Blanket Bog.	Clip 5. Measuring dwarf shrub height.
2 (d). Fieldwork: Assessing browsing impacts	How to assess the browsing impact on heather	Dwarf Shrub Heath. Blanket Bog.	Clip 6. Assessing browsing impact.
2 (e). Fieldwork: Assessing trampling impacts	How to assess impacts on Blanket Bog	Blanket Bog	Clip 8. Blanket bog trampling.
2 (f). Fieldwork: Recording additional information	Additional information to collect in the field	Principles in Practice	Clip 7. Additional information.
3. Data analysis	What to do with data and how to present it	Analysis
4. Interpreting results and informing management	What do the results mean? How do I use the results to inform management decisions?	Analysis