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Tender: National Trust — Diamond-backed Spider (Thanatus formicinus) Ecology, Monitoring & Translocation Consultancy for Clumber Park and Sherwood Forest (Package A)

Released 4 months ago

Closed31 Jul 2026

Est. valueEstimate£7K to £60K

LocationEast Midlands

AgencyTHE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY

SourceContracts Finder

CategoryResearch & Development

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 31 July 2026

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The National Trust is seeking ecological consultants to support the recovery of the Critically Endangered Diamond-backed Spider (Thanatus formicinus) under Package A, focused on spider ecology, monitoring and research across Clumber Park and the Sherwood Forest landscape. The commission will improve understanding of the species' ecology, breeding phenology and dispersal, provide habitat management guidance, assess habitat connectivity, and develop a translocation methodology and implementation plan by 2029, with work undertaken in collaboration with the National Trust, British Arachnological Society, University of Nottingham and other stakeholders; the project runs from 2026 to 2029.

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