What has been done

• Grass Snakes benefited from wetland and pond creation, and composting schemes.
• Brownfield site reptile surveys undertaken in Dearne Valley DVLP 2015-2019
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Reptiles: Key Objectives

• Raise awareness of the need to conserve populations and assemblages of reptiles and encourage participation in their conservation.
• Survey & monitor all known sites of Grass Snake and Common Lizard, and survey potential sites for reptiles across Barnsley, including brownfield sites.
• Determine the distribution of reptiles across Barnsley
• Maintain the range, distribution and abundance of existing reptile populations and if possible create  areas for their potential expansion.
• Promote and monitor positive conservation management of sites that support reptiles [see good conservation practice]
• Ensure important reptile* sites are protected through designation as Local Wildlife Sites.

Marking progress

• Number of occupied 1km squares with reptile records
• Identified sites maintained with good reptile populations.
• Number of sites with good populations of  Grass Snake
• Number of sites with good populations of Common Lizard
• Number of sites with populations of reptiles under positive conservation management / favourable habitat suitability.

Proposed actions

• Analysis of records of reptile species* in suitable habitats. Every 5 years.
• Conservation management of known sites with good populations of reptiles, including LWS
• Additional sites with good populations of reptiles* identified for designation, protected and conserved.

Reptiles actions