SOG Publication 1
A Review of Otter Records from the Brue valley, 1970-2000
Published July 2001
SOG Publication 2
Otters in Somerset
A Factual guide for anglers and pond owners
Published 2007
SOG Publication 3
Introductory Pack for New Members
Published 2007
Contents
The need to survey for otters
Aims and objectives of the SOG
Where to look for spraints and tracks
Otter signs
Padding diagram
Annotated pad marks
Safety precautions and Health considerations
Contacts
Notes on filling in forms
What to do with a dead otter
SOG Publication 4
Recent Research into Somerset Otters
12 factual papers, Published 2010
Contents to Research papers.
The otter population of the river Tone in Somerset – James Williams
Somerset otter surveys 2006 – Evidence of a decline – Somerset Otter Group
Otter deaths in Somerset – Lucy Mead
Axe Valley otter survey – James Williams
Otters on the River Avill Catchment – Janet Dixon
2 day co-ordinated surveys of Somerset – Somerset Otter Group
Otters 100 years ago – JamesWilliams
Otters found with bile fluke – Evidence – Lucy Mead
An investigation into the distribution of the bile-fluke Psuedamphistomum truncatum, by the presence of egg spraints – A summary of a dissertation by Simone Gentner
The importance of birds in the diet of otter Lutra lutra on Shapwick Heath (an edited and condensed version) – Daniel de la Hey
Do Eurasian otters Lutra lutra (L.) prey preferentially on non-native fish species? – Summary of original paper by Rafael Miranda, Gordon H. Copp, James Williams, Kathleen Beyer and Rodolphe E. Gozlan
Daily recording at Stoford Manor – James Williams
SOG Publication 5
Introductory pack for surveyors
Published 2014 Reprinted 2018
Contents
Introduction and Camera Traps
The need to survey for otters
An extract of survey results 2016 & 2017
2017 Survey Results
The work of the Somerset Otter Group
Current threats to otters in Somerset
SOG Strategic Plan 2016 – 2025
Survey Methods
Daily Recording
Otter Signs
Mitigations
James Williams
Safety Precautions and health considerations
What to do with a dead otter
Breeding Records
Notes on filling in forms
SOG Publication 6
Otters in Somerset – A factual guide
Published 2015
Adapted from an original text by James Williams (publication 2)
SOG Publication 7
In Search of Somerset’s Otters
Published 2015
Article by James Williams informing about Somerset Otters
Books
The Otter Among Us
by James Williams
Published by Tiercel in 2000
(short-listed for the Wildlife Book of the Year prize)
The Otter
by James Williams
Published by Merlin Unwin in 2010
Cards
Christmas cards and blank cards
A5 and A6 size
Back page from both carry a quote from James Williams
Front page of blank card