Riverfly monitoring involves entering the river and carrying out a kick sample and recording the abundance of 8 groups of aquatic invertebrates. In order to do this you must be a fully trained monitor and been designated a monitoring kit. If you are not trained and would like to be then please look out for an invitation to our next monitoring event which we ususally run several times a year, depending on demand.
If you are already trained and would like to start monitoring then please email us to request a 'Riverfly Monitoring Site Templete'. Once we receive the form back with all the necessary information about the site we can then determine if it is suitable, not already being surveyed and get it approved by the Environment Agency. Once this is done we will supply you with a kit and you can begin surveying on a monthly basis.
Below is information that will help with completing Riverfly Monitoring, which will be supplied to all those attending a training course.
Large Aquatic Invertebrate Information Sheet
Riverfly Partnership Newsletter – Winter 2014/2015
Riverfly Partnership Newsletter – Summer 2015
Riverfly Partnership Newsletter – Winter 2015/2016
Riverfly Partnership Newsletter – Volume 4, Issue 2, 2017
Riverfly Partnership Presentation – How to submit a record
Riverfly Partnership Presentation – Ways to view data
