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A round up of the top countryside, conservation, wildlife and forestry stories as chosen by the CJS Team.
Speed limit study to reveal if twenty is plenty - Sustrans Speed limit study to reveal if twenty is plenty is to be evaluated in
a major study in two British cities - Edinburgh and Belfast, and
conducted by the University of Edinburgh and the Scottish Collaboration
for Public Health Research and Policy. Casualties and traffic accident rates will be measured to determine
whether 20mph limits improve road safety, say researchers. Rates
of cycling and walking will be measured to assess the impact on
transport use. Experts say the project – the largest of its type
in the UK – will also look at wider effects on residents and the local
area and will inform other cities planning to introduce lower speed
limits. Speed limits have been dropped from 30mph to 20mph in parts of
Edinburgh and Belfast with the aim of improving safety, but the move
remains controversial. The new study – which will run until 2020 – will
shed light on its widespread effects, say scientists. The impact
on road safety will be measured by establishing rates of traffic
collisions and fatalities before – and after – the speed limit was
lowered. The study team will also assess how the change has
affected the number of people walking and cycling. Local
residents’ attitudes towards the lower limit – and how it has impacted
on their quality of life – will be measured. Andy Cope, our Director of Insight, Research and Monitoring said:
“This study will provide vital intelligence on the impact of 20mph speed
limits on safety and levels of physical activity. We await its findings
with keen interest.”
Tomatoes grow underground and pasta comes from animals, according to UK
school children and teens - British Nutrition
Foundation The research, conducted as part of the BNF’s annual Healthy Eating
Week, surveyed over 5,000 school children aged 5 - 16 years old, and
found that more than one in ten (13 percent) 8 - 11 year olds answered
that pasta comes from an animal, and almost one fifth (18 percent) of 5
- 7 year olds say that fish fingers are made of chicken. The survey also
shows that one in ten 11 - 14 year olds do not know that carrots and
potatoes grow underground. The Healthy Eating Week survey, one of the largest of its kind in the
UK, reveals that 6 percent of 14 - 16 year olds say that dairy cows
produce eggs and one sixth (14 percent) of 5 - 7 year olds say that
bacon is the produce of cows, sheep or chickens. The survey also questioned Eatwell Guide food group knowledge of all
age groups, with almost a quarter (23 percent) of 5 - 7 year olds say
that bananas, roast chicken, broccoli and wholegrain bread belong in the
dairy and alternatives food group. One sixth (16 percent) of the same
age group reported that bread, yoghurt, chocolate and salmon belong in
the fruit and vegetables food group.
Trust dismayed to learn badger cull to take place in Cheshire
- Cheshire Wildlife Trust Cheshire Wildlife Trust are saddened to hear that the Government’s
plan to cull badgers in Cheshire has been announced. Farmers in Cheshire
have received training for cage trap killing of badgers and have also
done sett trapping. The cull is expected to start in late August.
The cull, which is proposed in an area, spanning from Knutsford
through to Congleton will have a major impact on this nocturnal and
elusive species. “We are dismayed by this news”, said Martin Varley, Director of
Conservation at Cheshire Wildlife Trust. “Whilst we are very conscious
of the hardship that bovine TB causes in the farming community we remain
firmly opposed to the Government’s continued strategy of putting badger
culling at the heart of efforts to tackle the disease. We do not believe
that a cull is the answer.”
Concern over possible disturbance to peregrine site
- Gloucestershire Police Police have issued an image of a person they would like to speak to
in relation to the possible disturbance of a peregrine falcon nesting
site in the Forest of Dean.
Wave and tidal energy study finds no long-term disturbance to wildlife
- Scottish Natural Heritage Marine mammals and seabirds will continue to use the waters around
operational wave and tidal renewable energy devices, finds a report
published today (Tuesday 13/6) by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). A major study of wildlife observations collected over ten years
around wave and tidal energy test sites in Orkney has found little
evidence of any long-term effects on the use of surrounding seas by the
birds and marine mammals living in the area. The coasts and seas around Orkney are renowned for their wildlife,
attracting thousands of visitors to the islands each year. Since 2005, a
wide range of wave and tidal energy converters have been tested at two
test facilities run by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in
Orkney. Throughout this time, detailed observation records have been
kept of the birds and marine mammals present offshore - and living in
and around the test areas.
In 2014, to further improve our understanding of how these new
technologies influence marine wildlife, SNH, Marine Scotland and EMEC
started a detailed analysis of the vast number of observations collected
since 2005. The study investigated how species distribution and
density varied across the test sites, relative to different levels of
site-testing activity, over the ten-year period. Comparisons were made
among the number of animals present before any turbines, or their
support structures, were in place; when support structures only were in
place; when turbines were in place; and when turbines were in place and
operational. Statistical analysis of around 10,000 hours of
observations at the Fall of Warness tidal test site off Eday indicated a
change in density and redistribution of some bird species when
construction work started, The birds affected included the great
northern diver, black and common guillemot, cormorants, shags, ducks and
geese,. However, in nearly all cases, numbers returned to around
previous levels once the tidal turbines were installed and operational.
Observations of seals, whales and dolphins revealed similar findings. Download the full report –
Commissioned Report 947: Analysis of the possible displacement of bird
and marine mammal species related to the installation and operation of
marine energy conversion systems.
£7.05M for sustainable timber transport projects to benefit communities
- Forestry Commission Scotland Fifty timber transport projects that benefit communities and the
environment across Scotland are set to share £7.05 million of funding,
Rural Affairs Secretary Fergus Ewing announced today. The Strategic Timber Transport Fund, which has this year benefited
from an additional Scottish Government investment of £5m, is supporting
improvement works on 48 minor rural roads across Scotland. The fund is also supporting several project officer posts, as well as
private forestry sector led projects to construct a landing/loading
point to enable movement of timber to market by sea and to replace a
weak bridge. Both of these projects will greatly reduce the impact
of timber haulage on local communities. A further £800k has been set aside for Timberlink, which specifically
transports timber by sea.
Rare birds released on the Fens in ‘conservation first’ for the UK 25 rare black-tailed godwits were released into their new home in the
Cambridgeshire Fens on Monday 12/6 by conservationists from RSPB and the
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) as part of ‘Project Godwit’.
After the eggs were removed from nests and hatched in incubators,
staff at WWT Welney Wetland Centre hand-reared the young birds until
they were old enough to look after themselves. It’s the first time the conservation technique, known as
‘headstarting’, has been used in the UK. Headstarting will
dramatically increase the number of young black-tailed godwits that
fledge in the UK this summer. The surrogate human ‘parents’ have been
able to safely raise far more chicks than the godwits themselves, away
from the dangers of predators and flooding. And, crucially, by
removing the eggs from their nests early, they have prompted each pair
of godwits to lay a second clutch, giving the parent birds a chance to
raise a brood of their own. Now the hand-reared birds have been released, they are expected to
meet up with other black-tailed godwits hatched in the area this summer,
and spend several weeks feeding on the rich wetlands before starting
their migration to Spain, Portugal and West Africa. Their human
carers will keep a close eye on them via telescopes and radio tags in
order to monitor their progress.
Global hotspots of established alien plants and animals revealed
- University of Durham Islands and mainland coastal regions are the world’s hotspots for
alien plant and animal species, according to new research. An international team of researchers, led by Dr Wayne Dawson in
Durham University’s Department of Biosciences, has provided the first
global analysis of established alien species. The researchers say their findings show that more effective measures
need to be put in place to prevent further introductions of invasive
alien plants and animals into vulnerable ecosystems. The scientists studied existing data looking at eight groups
including amphibians, ants, birds, freshwater fish, mammals, reptiles,
spiders and vascular plants across 186 island and 423 mainland regions.
Hotspots of established alien species were found mainly in island and
coastal mainland regions, the research concluded.
Rose-ringed
parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis), originally from Asia and now
found in London. (image: Tim Blackburn, via University of Durham) A region’s wealth, density of human population and, to a lesser
extent, climate affected the number of established alien species, though
these factors varied between species and from region to region, the
study reported. Dr Wayne Dawson, in Durham University’s Department of Biosciences,
said: “Our research shows that, islands and mainland coastal regions
contain higher numbers of established alien plants and animals, and this
may be because these areas have major points of entry like ports. In
general, regions that are wealthier, and where human populations are
denser also have more alien species, but these effects are stronger for
islands. More work is needed to understand whether these effects arise
because more species are introduced to hotspot regions, or because human
disturbance in these regions makes it easier for the newcomers to find
vacant spaces and opportunities to thrive.” Access the paper: Wayne Dawson et
al.
Global hotspots and correlates of alien species richness across
taxonomic groups. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1, Article number: 0186
(2017) doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0186
Late-nesting birds and bees face habitat threat
- University of Exeter Bird and bumblebee species that nest late in the year are suffering
more from the destruction of habitats, new research suggests. With habitats such as hedgerows and hay meadows in decline in many
countries, fewer nest sites are available – leading to more competition. The University of Exeter study found that species which nest late –
in April or May rather than February or March – are declining more than
other species, with the larger birds and bumblebees worst affected.
The
model shows that late-nesting species such as tree sparrows are
suffering more from the destruction of habitats. (Image: University of
Exeter) The research goes some way to unravelling the mystery of why numbers
of some closely related species – like the thriving chaffinch and the
struggling goldfinch – are moving in different directions. “The effects of habitat destruction are complicated, but we must
understand them if we are going to save threatened species,” said Dr
Andrew Higginson of the University of Exeter. “The loss of nest sites
due to damage to the environment is an important cause of species
extinctions. Ecologists understand why some groups of species are
declining more, such as why farmland species are declining more than
woodland species. But an enduring mystery is the big variation in the
declines of closely related species. Fighting over nest sites may be
part of reason – when nest sites are hard to come by, the species that
will suffer most are those that nest later in the year.” Access the paper: Higginson, A.D.
Conflict over non-partitioned resources may explain between-species
differences in declines: the anthropogenic competition hypothesis
Behav Ecol Sociobiol (2017) 71: 99. doi:10.1007/s00265-017-2327-z
Engaging environments: public engagement funding announcement
- NERC NERC is inviting proposals for public engagement consortium and
capacity-building projects that aim to build a long-term, effective and
innovative public engagement community, and support the formation of
collaborative teams. These teams will then go on, in a second stage, to bid to lead one
ambitious large-scale project that will achieve national impact and
recognition in engaging the UK public with contemporary issues of
environmental science. Projects can cost between £50,000 and £100,000
(at 80% full economic cost). Public engagement has the power to make research more relevant to the
society in which it sits. This is particularly topical in a time when
environmental science research is so relevant to many debates around
issues facing our society. Environmental science affects all of our
lives, and solutions to many of the challenges we face now and in the
future will rely heavily on whether science engages and works with
people. The closing date for proposals is 16:00 on 25 July 2017. The projects
will begin in October 2017 and will run for one year. Further details
and an
Announcement of Opportunity can be found on the NERC public
engagement webpages.
Sandeels and seabirds: Protecting our seas in post-Brexit waters
- RSPB New research led by the RSPB shows that UK seabird populations could
be affected by the amount of a critical fish species caught in the North
Sea by an industrial fishery, highlighting the importance of continuing
to work with other countries on fisheries management after leaving the
European Union.
In
2015, kittiwake was uplisted from ‘amber’ to red’ in the UK’s Birds of
Conservation Concern 4 (Image: Andy Hay, RSPB) The study suggests a link between the amount of sandeels caught by
fishermen and the breeding success of kittiwakes , with higher intensity
fishing leading to lower numbers of chicks being produced. In the North Sea, sandeels provide a vital food source for breeding
seabirds but are also the target of an industrial fishery conducted
mainly by Denmark. Tracking data of individual breeding kittiwakes by
RSPB scientists indicates that the most productive sandeel fishing
grounds, an area known as the Dogger Bank, overlap with foraging areas
of kittiwakes from eastern English colonies, raising the prospect that
the fishery could adversely affect the birds' populations. The
Dogger Bank is the largest sandbank in the North Sea, straddling the
waters of the UK (about 100 miles off the Yorkshire coast), Netherlands
and Germany, and supporting a high density of sandeels. Using data collected between 1986 and 2014, the RSPB found that
higher kittiwake breeding success at colonies was correlated with lower
sandeel fishing intensity. This suggests that, at times over the last 30
years, particularly in the early 2000s, when catches were much larger,
the fishing levels may have been high enough to reduce kittiwake
breeding success. Rising sea temperatures due to climate change also
threaten sandeels, so kittiwake food supplies could be affected by both
local and large-scale processes.
30 Days Wild nature challenge attracts nearly 50,000 people The Wildlife Trusts' nature challenge - 30 Days Wild - is half way
through and going strong: nearly 50,000 people across the UK are doing a
random act of wildness every day for the month of June... Nearly 50,000 people across the UK have signed up to take part in 30
Days Wild and do something wild every day throughout June. Take a look at
30
Days Wild #30DaysWild @30DaysWild and see how daily connections
with nature are inspiring people to enjoy the wild world around them
wherever they live. The impact of taking part in 30 Days Wild has been tracked by
academics at the University of Derby. Their study found that people who
did something ‘wild’ each day for a month, felt happier, healthier and
more connected to nature, with added benefits for the natural world too. Dr Miles Richardson, University of Derby’s Director of Psychology,
who led the
study said: “The impact of 30 Days Wild adds to the compelling
argument for bringing nature into our everyday lives. Two months after
taking part in 30 Days Wild, there was a 30 per cent increase in the
number of people who reported their health as excellent. Last year’s
results also show people’s happiness continued to improve after 30 Days
Wild ended, which illustrates its sustained impact. This is important as
it is happiness and connecting with nature that influence improvements
in health. Our study also shows that those who benefitted most were
younger adults and those who weren’t ‘nature lovers’.”
New poll finds 4 out of 5 Scots back wild land protection
- John Muir Trust
YouGov
poll finds 80 per cent want to keep Wild Land Areas free of major
development - while just five per cent disagree.
By a colossal 16 to 1 majority the Scottish public has given its
backing to continued protection of Wild Land Areas, according to a new
YouGov poll commissioned by the John Muir Trust. The poll found
that an absolute majority – 52 per cent – ‘strongly agree’ that “Wild
Land Areas should continue to be protected from large-scale
infrastructure such as industrial-scale wind farms, major electricity
transmission and super-quarries”, while a further 28 per cent ‘tend to
agree’. Just five per cent ‘tend to disagree’ with wild land protection,
while the number who ‘strongly disagree ‘is negligible, registering zero
per cent in the YouGov poll. Of the remainder, 12 per cent
‘neither agree nor disagree’ with the proposals, with three per cent
undecided. The poll found that support for wild land protection is overwhelming
among all age groups and geographical regions. The Highlands and
Islands, where most of Scotland’s wild land is located, has the
highest proportion of people (60 per cent) who strongly agree with the
protection of Wild Land Areas.
As
the poll was published, the Trust launched a new ‘Keep it Wild’ campaign
to persuade the Scottish Government to end confusion over the status of
Wild Land Areas by bringing them in line with National Scenic Areas and
National Parks, which have absolute protection from large-scale wind
farms. Read the results of the
YouGov wild land survey. Find out more about the Keep
it Wild campaign
Growing an endowment for Scotland's Parks -
greenspace scotland greenspace scotland is delighted to announce that we have received a
grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to kick-start the development of an
Endowment Fund for Scotland’s parks. This project will develop a £1million endowment fund for Scotland’s
parks. It is the first step towards our ambition for a
multi-million endowment fund which will help to keep Scotland’s parks in
good heart for future generations to enjoy. Over the next 3 years, the
HLF grant of £500,000 will be matched with donations from individuals,
businesses and trusts to raise that first magic million. The funds will
be invested to provide an endowment to support Scotland’s parks in
perpetuity. Julie Procter, Chief Executive of greenspace scotland said:
“Scotland’s parks are well-used and much loved. We want to ensure they
continue to be cherished and nurtured so that we hand them on in good
heart for our children and grandchildren to enjoy. The Scottish Parks
Endowment Fund is an easy and simple way for everyone who uses and loves
Scotland’s parks to make a donation, large or small, to support our
treasured parks. And it’s a great way to grow the value of your
donation: the HLF matching grant means that every £10 donated with
gift-aid, becomes a £25 investment in the Park Endowment fund; every
£100 becomes £250 and so on.” greenspace scotland is working in partnership with MyParkScotland,
park friends, community groups and park lovers across Scotland (and
beyond). MyParkScotland already helps people to discover, enjoy and
support our wonderful parks and provides Scotland’s only crowdfunding
platform specifically for parks and greenspaces. Ian Goodman, MyParkScotland Project Manager said: “Scotland’s park
users have already shown their love for parks and demonstrated their
generosity by making donations to crowdfunds to support a range of park
and greenspace projects, from mini-orchards to play areas and community
gardens. Most of these donations have been gift-aided and that
extra funding has already been invested in the Parks Endowment.
This grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund will really help us to grow
the endowment fund for Scotland’s parks.”
DNA left by ocean animals provides rare glimpse of marine ecosystems,
Stanford researchers say - Stanford
University As ocean animals swim past, they leave behind DNA in shed cells,
tissues, scales and feces. Now, scientists have shown these genetic
clues can be used as forensic markers to accurately and easily survey
marine life in complex deep-water environments.
The
ocean might as well be Mars. Like astronomers grasping at ways to
identify life on a distant planet, marine scientists have no easy method
for detecting sea creatures’ presence in the vast watery realm. Pacific white-sided dolphins accompany the
NOAA ship Reuben Lasker off the coast of California in June 2016 during
a cruise collecting water samples for environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis.
(Image credit: Collin Closek)
“We want to know what’s out there,” said study lead author Elizabeth
A. Andruszkiewicz, a graduate student in Stanford’s Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering. “Eventually, this technology may answer
bigger questions, such as how communities of organisms have adapted to
environmental changes over time.” Of the few previous environmental DNA, or eDNA, studies of ocean
animals, all were done in relatively shallow nearshore environments.
Most were done in controlled systems such as saltwater tanks, and few
looked in real environments at questions of spatial distribution of
eDNA. Read the paper: Elizabeth A.
Andruszkiewicz, Hilary A. Starks, Francisco P. Chavez, Lauren M.
Sassoubre, Barbara A. Block & Alexandria B. Boehm
Biomonitoring of marine vertebrates in Monterey Bay using eDNA
metabarcoding PlosOne doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176343
And they're off! - Northumberland Wildlife
Trust The largest ever reintroduction of endangered water voles in the UK
is underway The Kielder Water Vole Partnership is releasing 700 water voles in
Kielder Forest - a vast area of 650 square kilometres - after a 30-year
absence. It is the largest water vole reintroduction to one place ever
undertaken in the UK. The first release of 325 water voles is taking place this week with a further 350 water voles due to be released in August. The aim is to restore populations of this endangered mammal to the Kielder catchment of the North Tyne with a view to their eventual spread throughout western reaches of Northumberland.
Mike Pratt (NWT), Kelly Hollings (NWT) and Coral
Edgcumbe (Derek Gow Consultancy) releasing the first water vole, photo
Jon Millard Photography
The Forestry Commission has done much to improve the water vole
habitat across Kielder Forest, leaving open areas next to water courses
after felling, thus allowing banksides to have more light and a greater
range of plants to grow, which is perfect for water voles. Water voles
need help to recolonise an area once they have disappeared.
Funding available to help local communities become fitter and active
- Groundwork Community groups in Salford, Huntingdon and North Cambridgeshire are
being encouraged to apply for grants of up to £10,000 for projects that
promote physical activity and community integration. The 'Community Activity Grants Programme' is available from community
charity, Groundwork, which has joined forces with Sport England and
Clarion Housing Group. Groups are encouraged to apply for projects that promote regular
activity that support a sustained lifestyle change; including activities
considered ‘non -traditional’ sports such as Zumba and outdoor gym
sessions and regular wellbeing walks that the whole community can enjoy. Applications will be considered from all not-for-profit, public
sector and community groups and clubs with projects aimed to encourage
those who are least active in local areas, such as the elderly, disabled
and those living with long-term health conditions, to apply the most. Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s national CEO said: "We are thrilled to
be a part of a programme that will allow communities to both improve
their health and wellbeing and help to bring local people together to
create something new and exciting that the whole community can benefit
from. "We look forward to seeing the diverse range of applications and
helping residents benefit from the scheme over the next year." Rona Chester, Sport England’s Chief Operating Officer said: "This is
a really exciting partnership for Sport England as it enables us to try
a different approach to getting funding to local community organisations
that are ideally placed to get more people more active. "Not everyone wants to take up traditional sports or be physically
active through a traditional sports club. This programme will help find
a wide range of groups in the heart of their community who can offer
opportunities for local people to become active in a way that meets
their needs".
Groundwork launches drive to develop 'Young Green Leaders' - Groundwork Groundwork has launched a recruitment drive to encourage young people
to sign up to a national initiative to develop the nation’s next
generation of environmental leaders. The 'Groundwork Youth' initiative is a package of support for 16 –
24-year-olds to develop their leadership potential and connect them with
like-minded people to lead debate and delivery aimed at making their
place – and the planet – better now and more sustainable in the long
term. By 5 July it aims to have recruited 12 young people to the Groundwork
Youth Advisory Board to help shape the initiative’s future direction and
100 Young Green Ambassadors to act as champions for the positive
contribution young people make in their communities and lead campaigns
highlighting issues that matter to them. Groundwork points to studies showing that young people spend more
time in green spaces than other age groups yet have less say over what
happens there. Children growing up in more disadvantaged areas
have access to significantly less high-quality green space than their
more affluent counterparts. For more information about Groundwork Youth,
click here to visit the website
Plea for help to stop vandalism on Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve
- Dorset Wildlife Trust A dry-stone wall seat on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Lorton
Meadows nature reserve in Weymouth has been vandalised, and the wildlife
charity is appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come
forward. The seat, which was vandalised twice in 2016, is located on the trail
off Louviers Road at the top of Lorton Meadows in the town. It is
placed there so visitors can enjoy the views across Lorton Valley Nature
Park, the town, bay and across to Portland. It is also at the
start of the 20km legacy trail created after the 2012 Olympics, to
Portland Bill. Following the vandalism in June and August in 2016, DWT paid to
repair damage from the stones in the seat being dislodged by force, such
as kicking or smashing them with other rocks. Dorset Police were
informed and launched an appeal for further information. DWT’s Lorton Meadows Community Conservation Officer, Sam Dallimore
said, “We are so disappointed and shocked that this lovely stone seat
has been mindlessly damaged again. The time and money it takes to
repair the seat time and time again compromises the valuable work Dorset
Wildlife Trust do to protect wildlife.”
Six figure boost for New Forest inclusive cycling scheme
- New Forest National Park Hundreds of young people will be able to enjoy the New Forest using
specialist bikes thanks to £300,000 of National Lottery funding from the
Big Lottery Fund. The PEDALL – Happy, Healthy, Active project, supported by the New
Forest National Park Authority, will provide opportunities for people
with disabilities to enjoy the health benefits of cycling in the
National Park.
Inclusive
cycling on Beaulieu Heath (image: new Forest National Park) The project will help tackle the lack of exercise and associated
health problems among young people with disabilities. This can include
poor physical fitness, poor mental wellbeing and social isolation, which
all contribute to a reduced quality of life. This grant allows the PEDALL project to expand its work helping young
people transform their lives through outdoor exercise. Since the scheme
was set up in 2011 by the National Park Authority, more than 100
families have attended sessions across the Forest. Over the next three years, the grant will allow the team to run an
expanded range of sessions for young people with disabilities and
families using a fleet of specially adapted bicycles. This includes six-week cycling courses for students at mainstream and special needs schools, and free regular drop in sessions at weekends open to families and adults with disabilities.
Committee approves to transfer Council Ranger service
- Highland Council Members of The Highland Council’s Places Committee have today
(Thursday 15 June) agreed proposals to transfer the Highland Council
Ranger service to High Life Highland. The Council’s Ranger Service is one of the largest local authority
ranger services in Scotland with staff running many events and guided to
raise awareness and encourage the appreciation of the scenery, wildlife
and heritage of the Highlands. Chair of the Places Committee, Councillor Allan Henderson said:
“In the last few years the number of Rangers has fallen from 22 to
10.5FTE to meet saving targets. I believe that this proposal to transfer
the team to High Life Highland is a great opportunity for the Ranger
Service to grow and continue to play its’ important role in our schools
and communities.” Scientific Publications Sotherton, N., Baines, D. and Aebischer, N. J. (2017),
An alternative view of moorland management for Red Grouse Lagopus
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Ruth E. Crawford and Jed A. Long.
Habitat preferences of juvenile Scottish Ospreys Pandion haliaetus
at stopover and wintering sites. Ringing & Migration Kalevi Korpela, Eira-Maija Savonen, Suvi Anttila, Tytti Pasanen,
Eleanor Ratcliffe,
Enhancing wellbeing with psychological tasks along forest trails,
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 26, August 2017, Pages 25-30,
ISSN 1618-8667, doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.06.004.
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Integrating invasive species policies across ornamental horticulture
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Tree-to-tree competition in mixed European beech–Scots pine forests has
different impacts on growth and water-use efficiency depending on site
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How different ethno-cultural groups value urban forests and its
implications for managing urban nature in a multicultural landscape: a
systematic review of the literature, Urban Forestry & Urban
Greening, Available online 15 June 2017, ISSN 1618-8667, doi:
10.1016/j.ufug.2017.06.006.
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