Mini-beast Hunting - Derbyshire County Council

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Mini-beast Hunting
on the Chesterfield Canal
from Tapton Lock Visitor
Centre
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/countryside
Mini-beast Hunting on the Chesterfield Canal
Contents
Page
Before the Visit/ Equipment Hire ...................................................................... 2
Map of the Chesterfield Canal at Tapton Lock .................................................. 3
Guidelines to Mini-beast Hunting .................................................................... 4
Health and Safety Notes .................................................................................. 6
Activity Sheets ................................................................................................ 8
Identification Charts ................................................................................... 12
Extra Notes on Mini-beasts ............................................................................ 14
Generic Risk Assessment ............................................................................... 17
Indemnity Form (for non Derbyshire County Council
Local Education Authority Schools and Groups only)....................................... 22
Contact Details ................................................................................ Back Cover
Bumblebee
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Before the Visit
Take time to look around the site, this is important if you have not visited the site before.
Use the pre-visit to plan:
• What you intend to do with the class/ group
• How you want to split them up
• Who is going to help out
• What equipment you need
• Carry out your risk assessment
Please note that groups usually use the Bluebank Walk Loop or the Events Area for mini-beast hunting/
bug safaris. (See Map on page 3).
Suggestions for Discussion
It is a good idea to introduce the topic of mini-beasts to your class/ group before they visit.
Suggestions of what to discuss with the children are:
• What the site is, and how to behave there
• What is a mini-beast?
• Where do they live?
• How do they move?
• What do they eat?
• Colours - camouflage, warning, attraction
• Food chains/ food web
• Using simple keys to identify things (for older children)
Equipment/ Bookings
Schools and groups are able to loan the following equipment free of charge:
White plastic bug trays, bug pots, white sheets (for tree shaking), identification charts (laminated).
It is possible to loan the mini-beast equipment in the evenings by arrangement - again free of charge.
However, you will be charged for lost or damaged equipment.
We have no indoor facilities for schools and groups, however you are welcome to use the Visitor Centre’s
garden or the picnic areas.
Schools and groups wishing to hunt for mini-beasts have to be self-led, and we hope this pack helps
you do this. There is also another pack available for Pond Dipping.
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Events
Area
Start Point for
Bluebank Loop Walk
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Guidelines for Mini-beast Hunting
Suggested organisation
Divide the children into groups. Each group will need some bug pots, a mini-beast key and a white sheet.
Each child could be given a worksheet on which to record what they find. It helps to emphasise the
importance of finding different types of animals rather than how many of each.
Activity instructions
Mini-beasts are usually found in damp, dark places, as they need to make sure they do not dry out. They
will be hiding in leaf litter, under logs and stones, in long grass, in trees and bushes and in the soil.
Trees
First choose a bush or tree that you think might make a good mini-beast home, place the sheet under a
branch and then give the branch a really good shake. The mini-beasts will not be expecting the sudden
movement and should drop onto your sheet! You may then examine the mini-beasts on the sheet or
transfer them to your magnifier pot for examination. Try comparing mini-beasts found in different types
of trees.
(By “dabbing” gently with a paintbrush, smaller animals on tree trunks or leaves can be safely picked up.
Bushes
Bush shaking is a good way to catch mini-beasts that are hiding amongst leaves and on branches, such
as Leaf-hoppers and Harvestmen. Lay the white sheet beneath a bush and gently shake the branches so
that any mini-beasts fall onto the sheet. They are now very visible on the white background and may be
collected into magnifying pots.
Long grass/ meadows
You will need to get down on your hands and knees to look for movement in the grass. Look
underneath leaves of different plants or part the grass to find mini-beasts near the soil. When you
find a creature, carefully scoop it in your bug box.
Using sweep nets is a good method to catch mini-beasts that are living in areas of long grass. Sweep the
net in a figure of eight through the grass and transfer any catches to magnifying pots. Be careful to avoid
catching wasps or bees. If you do, lay the net flat on the ground to give the bee or wasp the opportunity
to escape on its own. (We have only one sweep net—please let us know if you would like to use this).
Logs and stones
Try turning over different logs and stones. Once you have moved the log/ stone, examine it carefully, as
some mini-beasts are very good at hiding. When you have finished looking, return the log/ stone to the
exact place you found it, being careful not to squash any of the animals.
Children can collect smaller animals into a magnifier pot.
Cranefly
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Pitfall traps
If you have access to the area you are going to use the day before the activity, then pitfall traps are an
excellent way of catching mini-beasts. They need to be set and left overnight to get the best results.
Dig a hole in the ground that is large enough to bury a plastic cup up to the rim. Drop some soil in the
bottom and stop rain filling the cup by finding a piece of wood to act as a roof. This should be raised up
on four small stones so that there is a gap for mini-beasts to enter the trap. Leave the trap overnight and
check the next day to see if any mini-beasts have fallen in. The contents of the cup may be emptied into
a magnifying pot for closer inspection. (If you intend to set up pitfall traps the day before your visit please let us know).
Piece of wood
4 small stones
Plastic coffee cup
Soil
Leaf litter
Don’t forget to look in the leaf litter where it is usually dark and damp and an ideal place for mini-beasts
to be found hiding.
Examination/ identification
Examine your mini-beasts with magnifying pots and note their shape, size, colour, the number of legs,
antennae, wings, eyes, the kind of mouth parts and how they move.
Children can use the identification keys to try to name the creatures they have caught.
Children can draw pictures of the mini-beasts they find. Try to relate the features of the animal.
For example: • big jaws for biting?
• long nose for probing?
• wings for flying?
• large muscular foot for slithering?
For older children food chains can be discussed etc.
When you have finished examining your mini-beasts, carefully put them back where
you found them (or as close to the place as possible).
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Health and Safety Notes
In advance:
• Visit the site.
• All health and safety regulations for your Local Education Authority must be checked
and abided by.
• Carry out a risk assessment, including health and safety measures.
• Ensure that an appropriate ratio of supervising adults will be present.
• Avoid areas of steep ground or very dense or thorny vegetation.
• Children need to wear suitable clothing and footwear for the activity.
• It may be wise to have wet wipes or similar (of a type approved by your department)
with you on the day.
On the day:
• Make children aware that the area they are in is the home of the mini-beasts and that it
should be treated with respect.
• Set clear boundaries for hunting/ no wandering off.
• Stress care when lifting logs and stones. Replace them carefully where they were found.
• Ensure children know what nettles look like and avoid them.
• Avoid hazards such as dog fouling, brambles, ditches, pot holes, litter etc. (It is recommended that
an adult makes a visual sweep of the area before commencing the session and remove any such
hazards). In particular, care should be taken when working near the canal.
• Ensure children know that they should not eat any plants - they may be poisonous or
may have been sprayed.
• Inform the children not to put their fingers near their face, especially their eyes until they
have washed their hands.
• Wash hands thoroughly before eating and drinking.
• No running.
Discuss rules for using bug boxes:
• To get a mini-beast into a bug box you should place the box in front of the mini-beast and
encourage it to walk into the box by using a stick or a leaf.
• Never pick up a mini-beast with your fingers or you may squash it!
• Make sure that the mini-beast is in the bottom of the bug box before putting the lid on.
This makes sure that no legs are still dangling out and get chopped off!
• Only one type of mini-beast in each box – this prevents one being eaten by the other.
• No slugs, snails or worms. They can permanently gum up the legs and antennae of other
mini-beasts. They are too messy and don’t move that fast, put them on a leaf to look at them.
• No bees or wasps or they may sting you on the way out.
• On hot sunny days ensure that mini-beasts are not kept in the bug pots for a long time
and never left in direct sunlight.
Bristle Tail
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Mini-beast Hunting Health and Safety Notes
Make sure instructions are heard and understood before you start.
• Do not run. Watch where you are walking.
• No throwing.
• Stay with the group and stay in sight at all times.
• Be careful of low branches, thorny plants and stinging nettles.
• Do not walk while holding sticks.
• Don’t touch any sharp objects.
• Use a ruler or a stick to probe places you can’t see.
• Do not put your hands or fingers anywhere you can’t see.
• Respect animal’s homes and don’t break branches, pull out grass or rip bark off trees.
• Keep your hands away from your mouth and eyes.
• Respect other members of your group.
• Do not harm any animals - be very gentle with them.
• Do not use your hands to pick up spiders, centipedes or other biting animals.
• Remember the Bug Box Rules! (See previous page).
• Always place rocks, logs and other objects back where you found them and
take care not to squash the animals.
• Always return animals to the place you found them.
• After mini-beast hunting wash your hands before eating or drinking.
Millipede
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Activity Sheet 1: Identifying My Mini-beasts
Name:
When you have tracked down a mini-beast use an identification key to help you identify it and then fill in
the table below.
Draw your mini-beast here:
Name of mini-beast:
I found it...
It moves by...
Description:
Name of mini-beast:
I found it...
It moves by...
Description:
Name of mini-beast:
I found it...
It moves by...
Description
Name of mini-beast:
I found it...
It moves by...
Description:
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Activity Sheet 2: Where Did I Find My Mini-beast?
Complete the tables as you find each mini-beast, recording where you found them.
Name:
In the air
Slug
Ladybird
Woodlouse
Spider
Millipede
Centipede
Worm
Ant
Caterpillar
Beetle
Butterfly
Bee
Fly
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On plants
On bark
In the soil
Under stones
Other (give details)
Activity Sheet 3: My Brilliant Bug Hunt
Name:
Circle what you have found.
Bristle Tail
Crane Fly
Ant
Centipede
Spider
Beetle Larva
Ground Beetle
Shield Bug
Millipede
Earwig
Harvestman
Slug
Worm
Snail
Woodlouse
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Activity Sheet 4: My Mini-beast
Name:
How many body
parts have I got?
How many legs
have I got?
Draw me!
Where do I live?
What do I like?
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Identification Key 1 - Grassland Mini-beasts
with legs
without legs
shell
no shell
SNAIL
(herbivore)
six legs
soft body
eight legs
many legs
hard body
long body
long body
2 pairs legs 1 pair legs
per segment per segment
INSECT PUPA
(inactive)
body in
3 parts
short
segmented
body
long
segmented
body
SLUG
(herbivore)
EARTHWORM
(detritivore)
MILLIPEDE
(detritivore)
body in
1 part
SPIDER
(carnivore)
long legs
stumpy legs
HARVESTMAN
(carnivore)
MITE
(detritivore)
wings visible all the time
wings only visible in flight
BEETLE
(carnivore/
detritivore/
herbivore)
CENTIPEDE WOODLOUSE
(carnivore) (detritivore)
no wings
with wings
hard wingcases large back shiny body,
with straight
legs for
pincers on
join down centre jumping
abdomen
1 pair of wings
2 pairs of wings
wings not transparent
transparent wings
EARWIG
(omnivore)
body with waist,
very active, brown
red or black
ANT
(carnivore/
detritivore)
long
antennae
short
antennae
CRICKET
(herbivore)
GRASSHOPPER
(herbivore)
striped
body hovers
HOVERFLY
(herbivore)
flat oval
body
14 legs
small, green, found
clinging to plant
stems, often in
large numbers
APHID
(herbivore)
wings folded
over back
at rest.
Clubbed
antennae
wings folded
flat at rest.
Feathered,
or thin,
antennae
round,
green body
stripy body
with narrow
waist
long, thin,
green body
BUTTERFLY
(herbivore)
MOTH
(herbivore)
APHID
(herbivore)
BEE (herbivore)
WASP (carnivore)
LACEWING
(herbivore)
not
striped
FLY
(carnivore/
detritivore/
herbivore)
CRANEFLY
(herbivore)
GNAT
(carnivore)
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Identification Key 2 - Classifying Your Mini-beast
START
Does it have legs?
YES
Does it have 6 legs?
YES
Does it have a hard
case over its wings?
YES
NO
Beetle
NO
NO
Does it have 8 legs?
YES
Is the body long
(much longer
than it is wide?)
YES
Fly
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NO
Woodlouse
YES
Does it have
4 legs on each
segment?
YES
Millipede
NO
Are there more
than 15 segments?
NO
Ant
Does it have
only 2 wings?
Is the body in segments?
YES
Spider
Might not have
wings, has a
narrow ‘waist’?
YES
NO
NO
Centipede
YES
NO
Earth
worm
Insect
larva
Does it have a shell?
YES
NO
Snail
Slug
Extra Notes on Mini-beasts
What is a mini-beast?
A mini-beast, also called an invertebrate, is a creature without a backbone or an internal skeleton.
Invertebrates are split into different groups:
Creatures without legs
All invertebrates without legs are generally soft-bodied. For example:
• Roundworms (nematodes) and Flatworms (platyhelminthes) - these have unsegmented bodies.
• Other Worms and Leeches (annelids) - these have segmented bodies.
• Snails, Slugs, Shellfish etc. (molluscs) - sometimes have a shell.
Creatures with jointed legs
Invertebrates with jointed legs are called arthropods. Over 80% of invertebrates are arthropods and they
share common features:
• A segmented body and paired limbs.
• A hard outer skin (exoskeleton) with flexible legs.
The arthropods are split into 4 main groups:
• Insects (6 legs)
• Crustaceans (14 legs)
• Arachnids (8 legs)
• Myriapods (10-250 legs)
Insects (6 legs)
An insect’s body is made up of three parts - head, thorax and abdomen. Their legs are made up of
jointed segments which are attached to the thorax (middle part). Insects have their 'skeleton' on the
outside (exoskeleton). They have a pair of antennae on their head. Many insects have wings - if present,
they are also attached to the thorax. Examples: Bee, Butterfly, Grasshopper, Earwig.
NB: You may also find the nymphs or larva of insects. The difference between a nymph and a larva is
described briefly below:
Life Cycle
Appearance
Examples
Nymph
3 stages
(egg - nymph - adult)
Bear resemblance to the
adult but has not
developed wings
Crickets,
Grasshoppers,
Shield Bugs,
Cockroaches
Larva
4 stages
(egg - larva - pupa - adult)
Looks nothing like the adult
Maggot (Fly),
Caterpillar (Butterfly),
Wigglers (Mosquito)
Arachnids (8 legs)
Arachnids have 8 legs and two body parts ('head' and abdomen). They do not have wings or antennae
but they do have a hard exoskeleton. This group includes Spiders, Mites and Ticks.
Crustaceans (14 legs)
Crustaceans have a hard exoskeleton but no wings. Most are aquatic (Shrimps, Crabs, Krill) but a few are
terrestrial e.g. Woodlice.
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Extra Notes on Mini-beasts
Myriapods (lots of legs - anything between 10 - 400)
Centipedes and Millipedes belong to this group. Centipedes have lots of segments to their body and
each segment has 1 pair of legs attached to it. Millipedes, however, have 2 pairs of legs per body
segment. All myriapods are terrestrial.
Where to find mini-beasts
Mini-beasts may be found in a variety of local habitats including parks, woodlands, hedgerows, ponds,
flowerbeds and school fields.
Mini-beasts are a vital part of any ecosystem, providing essential food for a vast array of other minibeasts and animals.
Each mini-beast has a particular type of environment in which it prefers to live - its habitat. In this habitat
there will be food, shelter and a suitable place to reproduce.
What they eat
Between them mini-beasts eat almost everything dead or alive, plant or animal, fresh or decaying.
Plant eater = herbivore
Meat eater = carnivore
Plant and meat eater = omnivore Dead or decaying matter eater = detritivore.
Movement
Different mini-beasts have different ways of moving. Predators (hunters) need to move fast to catch their
dinner. Snails and slugs are very slow moving but are well camouflaged to help them stay alive.
The Crawlers Woodlice and Millipedes are crawlers. They have lots of legs and use these to crawl
through leaf litter or grass. Their legs are quite short so they do not move very fast. Woodlice only have
14 legs but Millipedes have between 80 – 280 legs.
The Sliders Slugs and Snails all use slime to help them move along. They produce slime and then slide
along on this using their large foot.
The Runners Centipedes, Beetles and Ants are runners. These mini-beasts need to move quite quickly
as they are usually predators and need to catch their food.
Others can, obviously, fly.
Camouflage
Mini-beasts are very small and lots of larger creatures like to eat them,
so they need to find ways of staying alive. Camouflage helps creatures
blend into their surroundings and mini-beasts are very good at this.
Woodlice are grey in colour like the rocks they live underneath and have a
hard shell for protection against predators and drying out. Some Woodlice
can also roll into a ball to stay safe. Grasshoppers are green which means they
are very hard to spot on the grass they live in. Some mini-beasts are very bright
in colour and do not blend into the background. These are usually coloured as
a warning to other creatures to stay away.
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Butterfly
Facts About Common Land Mini-beasts
Centipedes
Centipedes are nocturnal and hunt at night for
prey, which they paralyse with their venomous
claws. They are carnivorous and like to eat smaller
animals such as Insects and Worms. They have
around 30 legs. They can be found in damp places
under stones and in decaying organic matter.
Earthworms
Several million Worms can be found in every acre
of soil. They burrow deep into the ground to avoid
cold weather but return to the surface when the
soil becomes waterlogged to avoid drowning.
Earthworms are neither male nor female, but both!
Most Earthworms are actually very small, but the
longest one was measured at over 1 metre long!
Earwigs
In the past, people wrongly believed that these
insects could crawl inside your ears and into your
brain. Earwigs rest during the day inside damp
crevices, such as under bark or in hollow plant
stems. They are scavengers and emerge at night.
They have pincers on their abdomen, which are
used to scare away predators.
Flies
These include winged insects such as Mosquitoes,
Gnats, Fruit Flies and Houseflies. Flies are known as
spreaders of disease but are useful in pollinating
flowers and are a vital part of the food chain. The
Housefly hums in the key of ‘F’ and beats its wings
over 20,000 times a minute. Its compound eyes
can see all around, which makes it very difficult to
catch!
Ground Beetles
These use their strong mouth parts to devour
insects. They hunt at night and hide under logs,
stones and dead leaves during the day. They are a
friend to gardeners as they eat Slugs and Slug
Eggs.
Harvestmen
People often wrongly think that this is a type of
Spider – it is actually a different type of arachnid.
It cannot spin webs and has no fangs or venom. It
catches its prey with hooks on the ends of its legs
and can defend itself by secreting foul smelling
fluid. If caught, the Harvestman can shed a leg to
escape.
Ladybirds
There are about 40 species of Ladybird in the
United Kingdom. Many Ladybirds are useful to
gardeners as they feed on Aphids. They overwinter as an adult among dead plant stems.
The larvae also feed on Aphids.
Slugs
These creatures are known for leaving a trail of
slime, which gives them suction power to cling
onto vertical surfaces. They can also coat their
bodies with an unpleasant tasting layer of slime
to deter predators. The eyes are at the end of the
long tentacles while the shorter ones are used for
feeling.
Spiders
Spiders are arachnids not insects. They have small
jaws that end in fangs. Glands behind the jaws
produce a venom which can paralyse or kill prey.
Web building Spiders usually have three claws on
the end of each leg. The middle claw and a small
tuft of hairs help the Spider to cling to its web.
Woodlice
This is the only true land dwelling crustacean
(related to Crabs, Shrimps and Lobsters). It is
nocturnal and lives in damp places. Woodlice live
on decomposing wood and other organic matter.
They also eat their own droppings which enables
them to reabsorb vital minerals.
Caterpillar
Woodlouse
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Generic Risk Assessment and Indemnity Form
Non-Derbyshire County Council Local Education Authority schools and other
groups must provide a copy of their risk assessment for their visit and activities,
as well as completing an Indemnity Form.
Risk Assessments
It is a legal requirement to make suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and
safety of employees and any others who may be affected by their work - this includes school group
visits and events around the canal.
The following is provided for information only to assist you in writing your own risk
assessment(s) for your planned activity/ event.
A risk assessment is nothing more than a careful examination of what, (in this case your visit to the
canal), could cause harm to people, so that you can determine whether you have taken enough
precautions or should do more to prevent harm.
The important things you need to decide are whether a hazard is significant, and whether you have
covered it by satisfactory precautions so that the risk is small.
HAZARD means anything that can cause harm.
RISK is the chance, high, medium or low, that somebody will be harmed by the hazard.
CONTROL MEASURES are the arrangements made to reduce the risk.
How to assess the risks:
1. Look for the hazards (go to the area you will be visiting or walk the route you will be taking and look
at what could reasonably be expected to cause harm. Also, think about things that can’t be seen).
(See the Hazards and Control measures section for examples).
2. Decide who might be harmed and how (e.g. teachers/ group leaders, helpers, children, other users,
people attending your event, colleagues who are new to the job, recent or expectant mothers etc,
and people with disabilities - and others who may be more vulnerable).
3. Evaluate the risks and decide whether the existing precautions are adequate or whether more should
be done. (See Evaluating the Risks below for further information).
4. Record your findings.
5. Review your assessment and revise it if necessary.
Evaluating the risks:
1. Identify the event/ task and area that is being assessed.
2. Identify the people at risk.
3. Identify the hazards.
4. Identify the consequences of exposure to this hazard before control measures are in place (e.g. water
- drowning).
5. Evaluate the risk in terms of likelihood and severity (high, medium, low) before control measures are
in place. [See section Risk RATING for further information].
6. Identify the control measures to be put in place to reduce the risks: Ask yourself :
(i) Can the hazard be removed altogether
(ii) If not, how can I CONTROL THE RISKS so that harm is unlikely, and severity is reduced?
Apply the following (you must state who is responsible for each control measure):
• Try a less risky option. • Prevent access to the hazard. • Issue personal protective equipment.
• Provide welfare facilities. • Organise work to reduce exposure to the hazard.
7. Re-evaluate the risks after the control measures are in place.
8. Communicate your findings to colleagues.
9. Your findings must be recorded and amended when necessary.
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Generic Risk Assessment and Indemnity Form
HAZARDS AND CONTROL MEASURES
To help with your assessment a list of possible hazards and control measures are listed below:
Access and egress
Manual handling
Possible Control Measures
Animals
Medicines
Suitable clothing and footwear/ close
Biological agents
Misbehaviour
supervision/ suitable ratio of adults:
Cash handling
Noise
children/ first aider and kit/ mobile
Cleaning
Personal Protective Equipment
telephone/ check areas to be visited
Clothing
Poisonous vegetation
and clear hazards/ select routes that
Environment
Security
avoid hazards/ hand washing facilities/
Excavations
Sharps/ edges
health and safety talks/ gloves/ steel-toe
Falling items
Sharp vegetation
cap boots/ tool safety/ equipment
Fire
Slips, trips and falls
checked/ people with allergies or
Food storage
Sloping, uneven ground
ailments are known about and asked to
Hand tools
Traffic/ vehicles
carry own medicine and self-administer
Insects
Use of substances
when or if necessary/ helmets/ tape
Large numbers of people
Vermin
area off…
Location
Water
Lone working
Weather
Loss of children
Wet surfaces
This list is a guide and by no means exhaustive. There may be other hazards that you know about which
need to be considered.
Risk RATING
On the example risk assessment provided with this information the risk rating is calculated by multiplying
the likelihood (that the hazard will have resultant effects) by the severity (of the resultant effects).
It is based on the following:
Likelihood:
Remote
=1
Possible
=2
Certainty = 3
Severity:
Minor injury = 1
Major injury = 2
Fatality = 3
We only go ahead with the activity if the final risk ratings are 3 or below.
If any risk rating is 4 or above, advice from our Health and Safety section is sought.
You may use the above method in your risk assessments if you wish, or an alternative method, such as
Low/ Medium/ High.
PLEASE REMEMBER!
1. Consult your colleagues - they may think of things you have not considered.
2. Consider other people who are likely to be in the area - the effects they may have on you/ your
group/ your event and the effects that you/ your group/ your event may have on them.
3. We need to have a copy of your risk assessment at least 2 weeks in advance of your event date otherwise your booking will be cancelled.
4. If you need any further assistance or information - please do not hesitate to contact us.
5. Don’t be put off! Don’t be over complicated. Your risk assessment needs to be suitable and sufficient
- not perfect!
6. However, if we consider your risk assessment to be unsuitable and/ or insufficient, we will require you
to amend it and return it promptly - otherwise your event/ activity will be cancelled. Only when we
consider your risk assessment to be suitable and sufficient will we allow your event to go ahead.
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Generic Risk Assessment - Mini-beast Hunting (This information is for guidance only)
For all of the below.
Hazard
For all of the below.
Resultant effect(s)
L S RR
Before
control
• Prior to session request that all participants wear suitable
clothing and footwear. *
• It is advisable that Teachers, Group Leaders and
participants have up-to-date anti-tetanus injections. *
• Ensure ratio of responsible adults to children/ volunteers
is at an appropriate level. *
• Perform safety information talk before work session
commences. *
• Close supervision throughout session. *
• Regular head counts. *
• Appropriate level of discipline throughout session. Regular
head counts. *
• Awareness of medical problems: Teacher/ Group Leader
should be aware of participants with medical issues. *
• Arrangements should be made as to who carries any
necessary medication and who is able to administer
medication if required. *
• First aider present during session. *
• Mobile telephone and first aid kit available throughout
session. *
State control measures and person
responsible to action each one
L S RR
After
control
Task/ operation: Mini-beast hunting
Date of event:
Time of event:
Group(s) affected: Teachers, helpers/ group leaders, helpers, participants
Date of assessment:
Person(s) undertaking risk assessment:
Organisation:
Contact tel. numbers:
Signature(s)
If you wish to use this generic risk assessment as the basis for YOUR OWN risk assessment please delete/ amend ‘Hazards’/ ‘Resultant effects’/
‘Control measures’ below as necessary and add anything you think is missing that is appropriate to your event/ group.
* Please indicate who is responsible for this control measure.
Complete ALL of the boxes above, sign and return to us 2 weeks before your event. Thank you.
19
Hypothermia.
Sunburn, sunstroke, heat
exhaustion.
Stings and bites (anaphylactic
shock to those who are
sensitive/ allergic).
Adverse weather conditions.
Insects/ Spiders, especially Bees
and Wasps.
2 3
2 2
2 2
Puncturing/ abrasions of skin
or eye from thorns, irritation
from stinging nettles,
poisoning from ingestion of
poisonous vegetation.
Physical contact with potentially
harmful vegetation.
6
4
4
4
L S RR
2 2
Resultant effect(s)
Tripping/ slipping/ falling due to Cuts, bruises, grazes, sprains,
ice, mud, debris on paths/ slopes broken limbs.
or uneven ground holes, or onto
hazardous material such as
glass, hypodermic needles,
metal etc.
Hazard
Before
control
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
• Where possible select a site that lacks excessive
overgrowth of vegetation. *
• Wash hands before drinking/ eating. *
• Check weather report for the day - if severe conditions
expected cancel session. *
• Teacher/ Group Leader should ensure sun-block is
available for participants or applied before session. *
• Avoid sites with identified nests/ swarms. If in a public
place contact Countryside Service staff at Tapton Lock
Visitor Centre to arrange removal. *
• Handling of mini-beasts to be kept to a minimum participants should be encouraged to collect and observe
mini-beasts in bug pots. *
• Instruction should be given, before use, for pooters. *
1
1
1
1
L S RR
After
control
• Select route that avoids major hazards. *
• Check site prior to session - remove potential hazards
and/ or mark where possible. *
• Highlight trip hazards on approach. *
Mini-beast Hunting
Teachers, helpers/ group leaders, helpers, participants
Task/ operation
Group(s) affected
20
Infections - could lead to
blindness.
Bites.
Communicable diseases.
Missing children due to
wandering off/ abduction.
Contact with anti-social/
inappropriate behaviour.
Trips, pokes, knocks.
Bumps, pushes, possible falls including into water.
Uncontrolled dogs.
Working with children/
volunteers.
Carrying equipment - trays and
bug boxes.
Excited children - over active
Resultant effect(s)
Accidental contact with dog
faeces and/ or soil.
Hazard
2 2
2 1
1 3
1 2
2 3
4
2
3
2
6
L S RR
Before
control
2 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
• Existing bye-laws (Derbyshire County Council).
• Inform Countryside Service staff at Tapton Lock Visitor
Centre immediately if there is a stray present or an
uncontrolled dog in the area. *
• Contact Emergency Services and Countryside Service staff
at the Visitor Centre in the event of a missing person. *
• Share equipment out between group members so that no
one person is carrying too much. *
• Demonstrate to the children how to carry large or bulky
items. *
• As for ‘Carrying equipment’ section, plus:
• Stop session and withdraw from water's edge if not
responding to above. *
• Any child that has fallen into the water should be
returned to the Visitor Centre and kept warm until spare
clothes can be arranged. *
1
1
1
1
2
L S RR
After
control
• Protect existing cuts. *
• Hand wipes available throughout session. *
• Wash hands before eating/ drinking. *
Mini-beast Hunting
Teachers, helpers/ group leaders, helpers, participants
Task/ operation
Group(s) affected
21
Area Manager
Tapton Lock Visitor Centre
Lockoford Lane,
Chesterfield,
S41 7 JB
Telephone: 01629 533020
Fax: 01246 554158
Email:
Name of event .......................................................
Date of event .........................................................
Name of organiser ................................................
Ask for:
Our ref:
Your ref:
Date:
Address .................................................................
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
Telephone ..............................................................
FORM OF INDEMNITY
IN CONSIDERATION of Derbyshire County Council (hereafter called the County Council)
allowing (name of organisation)........................................................................................
to use Tapton Lock Visitor Centre in order to organise and operate (name of event)
..........................................................................................................................................
the (name of organisation) ..............................................................................................
will indemnify the County Council against all proceedings, costs, liabilities and damages
incurred as a result of the negligence of the (name of organisation)
............................................................................................................................................
its servants or employees or volunteers to (name of organisation)
............................................................................................................................................
including injury or damage caused to persons or property of any servant of the County
Council provided always that this indemnity shall not include injury resulting or caused by
or materially attributable to the negligence of the County Council, its servants or employees
or the failure of the County Council to perform their Common Law or Statutory Duties and
Liabilities.
Dated this:
day of
20
Signed: .............................................
Print name: .......................................
A form of indemnity must be completed by all non-County Council organisations or persons wishing to hold an event at
Tapton Lock Visitor Centre. Organisers of events are advised to ensure there is adequate insurance cover for the event.
Mike Ashworth
Strategic Director of Economy, Transport and Environment
If you require any further information about mini-beast hunting at
Tapton Lock Visitor Centre please contact:
Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service, Tapton Lock Visitor Centre,
Lockoford Lane, Chesterfield, S41 7JB
Tel: 01629 533020
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.derbyshire.gov.uk
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/countryside

Mini-beast Hunting - Derbyshire County Council

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