The national #30minworms farmland survey

Why?  If you think of soil health, the best place to start is with ecosystem engineers - earthworms.  This earthworm assessment has been designed with farmers to be useful, robust and reliable.

New survey booklet is now available

Please download below:
30minworms_booklet.pdf
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Survey will run between
​15/09/18- 30/10/18

An online results input form will be available here from the 15th September

Practice before you head to the field

Is this soil test for you?

Farmers that took part in the >1300 ha pilot study called 60minworms included:

- Individuals, small teams & and families

- Fields in a range of crops including cereals (wheat, barley, oats), OSR, beans, peas, potatoes, veg, cover crops and grass

- Tillage management ranging from >5 years NoTill to horticultural veg/potato production

- Light sandy soils to heavy clay soils

- Range of organic matter management practices including manuring (e.g. compost, muck), cover cropping and straw retention

- Both organic and conventional farmers
Almost half the participants reported low confidence in earthworm ID skills, so we made an online quiz/tutorial so you can practice separating earthworms into juveniles/adults, and identify which of the three ecological groups of worms you have.

Method support:

YouTube survey demonstrations

Know your worms? 

Practice your earthworm ID skills before you head out to the field

Ask questions @wormscience

#30minworms leaflet

Information leaflet about the survey
30minwormsleaflet.pdf
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