Wincanton Beach – 2017
These results are taken from kick sampling conducted on the river Cale at the site known as Wincanton Beach, between Shadwell Lane and Waterside Road; UK grid reference ST 71100 28754.
| Date | Jan 17 | Feb 17 | Mar 17 | Apr 17 | ||||
| Target Groups | Number | Category | Number | Category | Number | Category | Number | Category |
| Cased caddis | b | 4 | a | |||||
| Caseless caddis | ||||||||
| Mayflies | 3 | a | ||||||
| Blue-winged olives | a | 1 | a | |||||
| Flat-bodies | a | |||||||
| Olives | 1 | a | ||||||
| Stoneflies | a | 1 | a | |||||
| Freshwater shrimp | b | 6 | a | |||||
| Site score | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| Notes | Kingfisher and Dipper spotted. | |||||||
| Invasive Species | ||||||||
| American signal crayfish | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||
| Himalayan balsam | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||
| Japanese knotweed | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||
| Giant hogweed | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||
| Floating pennywort | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||
| American skunk cabbage | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||
| Other species noted | Bullhead, Leech, Water snails. | |||||||
| River depth close | cm | 15cm | cm | cm | ||||
| River depth middle | cm | 15cm | cm | cm | ||||
| River depth far | cm | 15cm | cm | cm | ||||