Crayfish eDNA investigation at Soudley Ponds SSSI

In the summer 2021 crayfish plague was identified at Soudley Ponds SSSI and Cinderford Brook catchment in the Forest of Dean and is believed to have wiped out almost the entire white-clawed crayfish population (WCC) present. We are aiming to determine the presence of remaining WCC at the SSSI and to test for the presence of signal crayfish and crayfish plauge in the catchment using environmental DNA monitoirng techniques. There are two parts to this contract: • The provision of eDNA water sampling equipment/kits...