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A round up of the top countryside, conservation, wildlife and forestry stories as chosen by the CJS Team.
The National Trust has spent more than ever before looking after
houses, gardens, coast and countryside as record numbers of people
joined the charity, new figures out today reveal. During 2018/19 the conservation charity spent £148m on conservation
projects and restoration works to look after the 780 miles of coastline,
248,000 hectares of land and more than 500 historic houses, gardens,
parks and countryside in its care, according to its annual report. The
figure is £10m more than the previous year, equivalent to an extra
£830,000 per month. The biggest increase came on projects to protect the coast and
countryside, with more than £35m (£35,723,000) spent, an increase of
£5million on the previous year. Projects included the restoration of the
cairn on Scafell Pike, England’s highest war memorial and the launch of
the Riverlands partnership with Environment Agency, which included the
reintroduction of water voles at Porlock Vale on Exmoor. In addition, more than £8m (£8,221,000) was spent looking after the
parks and gardens in its care – nearly £2m more than the previous year. The increased conservation spend has been supported by record numbers
of visitors and members. During 2018/19 more people than ever before
joined the Trust, increasing the number of members to 5.6m, from 5.2m
the year before. And 26.9m visits were made to National Trust places. Elsewhere the report found: The Trust is supported by 65,000
volunteers who collectively donated more than 4.8m hours of their time.
This year the number of volunteers who would strongly recommend
volunteering for the National Trust is also at its highest level ever,
at 67% (compared to 61% last year). Overall, 95% would recommend
volunteering with the Trust.
The first bat highway in the UK, to light up in Worcestershire
This project, which is a collaboration between Worcestershire County
Council and Jacobs, is an innovative approach to a much-needed highway
crossing with a greatly reduced impact on local wildlife.
Research shows some species of bat are light shy and will not cross
roads lit by white lights, which can stop them accessing food supplies
and water. Bright street lights also attract the flies and insects the
bats feed on, and so reduce the food available for bats and other
mammals in their typical feeding areas. The wildlife friendly lights are
red in colour and use a unique ‘recipe’ of light which does not affect
bats and their flying and feeding habits. With the red lights, the bats behave normally, feeding and moving
through their habitats, just as they would in the dark. This helps to
balance the local ecosystem. Similar lighting schemes in the Netherlands have proved successful,
helping to preserve bat species and other nocturnal wildlife. In
Eindhoven a new housing complex has been built with the bat friendly
lighting in place, which has provided a valuable safe site for rare
species of bats. The bat friendly lights are being introduced in the Warndon area due
to a brand-new controlled crossing being installed.
Malham peregrine young disperse - Yorkshire
Dales National Park and RSPB It’s ‘all change’ for birds in the Dales: as starlings mass, the last
swifts depart for Africa – and the closely-watched peregrine young of
Malham Cove leave home.
The pair of peregrines at the Cove has this year put on a great show,
successfully fledging a brood of four young. It is only the
second time four young have been fledged since peregrines returned to
the Cove to breed in the early 1990s. Between the start of April and the 5th of August, more than 16,500
people stopped at a free public viewpoint at the foot of the Cove to see
the birds. A dedicated team of volunteers from the RSPB and the
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority contributed 151 full-time
equivalent days to staff the viewpoint and help visitors enjoy the
spectacle of watching the peregrine family. Wildlife Conservation Officer at the National Park Authority, Ian
Court, said: “It is great news that once again the peregrines have
bred successfully at the Cove and managed to get four young away.
Visitors have been enthralled to watch their story unfold and it has
been great to see so many people enjoy watching this iconic bird.”
Health and Well-Being Survey Report: August 2019
- CIEEM We have now published our Health and Well-Being Survey Report (August
2019). CIEEM’s 2017-2018 Employment and Salary Survey revealed a profession
that is passionate about their work, highly committed and motivated. But
it also revealed a deep unhappiness with the reliance on working long
and often unsocial hours, especially during the spring/summer months and
there were many comments from respondents about the impact of work on
their physical and mental well-being and their family life. Since our health is a combination of our physical, mental and social
well-being this suggested worrying signs of a health issue that was
becoming ‘accepted’ as just the way it is in ecology and environmental
management. This survey was created to inform the planning of our Summer
Conference which was on health and well-being in the profession. This
report summarises the results from the survey and proposes some ideas
for next steps, including feedback from conference delegates.
Thames comes alive with seal pups - ZSL 138 harbour seals born in the Thames in a single year The first ever comprehensive count of seal pups born in the Thames
has provided clear evidence that harbour seals are breeding in London’s
river. An incredible 138 pups were recorded by international
conservation charity ZSL during the pioneering pup-count undertaken in
2018.
ZSL’s scientists tallied up the total of 138 pups after analysing
hundreds of photos taken during the seal’s summer pupping season. The
results of this analysis are being released by ZSL for the first time
today (02.09.2019) and form part of UK-wide seal monitoring initiatives.
The team took photos from a light aircraft as the seals rested,
undisturbed on the sandbanks and creeks below. It is much easier, and so
more accurate, to count the seals in photos instead of the constantly
moving, playful creatures. The Thames is home to both harbour seals and
grey seals, though it is only the harbour seals that breed here. Conservation Biologist, Thea Cox said: “We were thrilled to count
138 pups born in a single season. The seals would not be able to pup
here at all without a reliable food source, so this demonstrates that
the Thames ecosystem is thriving and shows just how far we have come
since the river was declared biologically dead in the 1950s.” ZSL has conducted Thames seal population estimates annually since
2013. The most recent results, from 2017, recorded 1,104 harbour seals
and 2,406 grey seals across the estuary. ZSL’s population surveys
show that seal numbers in the Thames are rising but it is yet unknown if
this is due to resident seals having pups or from adults migrating from
other regions where colonies are known to be dwindling. For the first
time in 2018, therefore, the team at ZSL undertook a breeding survey.
The aim going forward is that the two survey methods will complement
each other and allow ZSL’s researchers to better understand the seals in
the Thames and the reasons behind their changing numbers.
Fifty years of citizen science shows a positive response to climate
change by a third of English breeding birds. New research, just published in the journal Bird Study, has shown
that one third of 68 breeding species in England have been affected by
climate change, leading to notable increases in some and declines in a
few. Looking at fifty years of data collected in England by citizen scientists as part of the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) long-term monitoring of bird populations, scientists from BTO and Natural England have shown that there are real effects of climate change on bird populations in England, particularly for a range of resident species during both the summer and winter. Of the 68 species looked at, 24 showed evidence that changes in their
populations were linked to temperature or rainfall. For thirteen species
(including Corn Bunting, Goldcrest and Long-tailed Tit), their
populations appeared to be at least 10% larger as a result of climatic
trends, whilst at least three species saw their numbers fall by at least
10% as a result of climate change - Cuckoo, Little Owl and Reed Warbler. R
Wild geese take climate action - University
of St Andrews Migratory animals are actively adjusting their traditions to climate
change, new research has found. An international team of researchers from the University of
St Andrews, with Norwegian, Dutch and British colleagues, found that
barnacle geese have shifted their migratory route within the last 25
years. In research published today (Monday 2 September) in the
journal Global Change Biology, the research team concluded that
individual geese have decided to change to the new route, and that other
geese now learn the new habit from each other. The study is among
the first to provide hard evidence that wild animals are inventing new
traditions to cope with climate change.
The migratory birds, who traditionally fuelled up (staged) just South
of the Arctic circle in Norway on their journey from the UK to their
breeding grounds on Svalbard, now mainly stage in northern Norway far
above the Arctic circle. The conclusions are based on analysis of
45 years of observations by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research,
the University of St Andrews, the University of Groningen in the
Netherlands, BirdLife Norway and the British Waterfowl and Wetlands
Trust. Dr Thomas Oudman of the School of Biology at the University of
St Andrews said: “It makes sense that the birds went even further North,
because where snow used to be very common there at the time of their
arrival in Norway, these days it is often freshly green there: the most
nutritious stage. What surprised us is that it is mainly the young geese
who have shifted. The youngsters are responding to a trend they could
not have experienced during their short life.” Read the study (open access):
Seven wildcat kittens born at Highland Wildlife Park
– RZSS Seven rare wildcat kittens have been born at the Royal Zoological
Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore,
giving an extra boost to species recovery plans. The kittens were born to two mothers, Lossie and Katrine, in the
wildlife conservation charity’s off-show breeding enclosures which are
designed to help retain and develop a range of key behaviours needed to
survive in the wild. RZSS are developing plans to deliver the first UK reintroduction
project for wildcats, with potential release sites being explored in key
locations. The plans also include the development of a dedicated wildcat
reintroduction centre, based at Highland Wildlife Park.
Public concern for nature reaches all-time high
– Natural England New national statistics show changes in how people use and relate to
the natural environment. More people than ever before are concerned about damage to nature,
new national statistics published today (3 September 2019) by Natural
England show. In the world’s biggest scientific study of its kind, Natural
England’s ‘Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment’ (MENE) report
shows that nine out of ten adults in England are concerned about
increasing threats to the natural environment, with nearly two-thirds
specifically worried about biodiversity loss. While more people are spending time in nature than ever before, the
research indicates clear inequalities in opportunity for engagement.
Children from the most deprived areas are 20% less likely to spend time
outside than those in affluent areas, while 70% of children from white
backgrounds spend time outside once a week compared to 56% of children
from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds. The research also shows how important local parks and greenspaces are
to the nation’s mental and physical wellbeing, with health and exercise
the main reason why adults spend time outside and green spaces in towns
and cities the most frequently visited natural environments.
One million seeds to be planted in UK’s biggest seagrass restoration scheme
- Swansea University Sky Ocean Rescue, leading conservation organisation WWF and Swansea
University are launching the biggest seagrass restoration project ever
undertaken in the UK, to help this important habitat to thrive once
again.
Seagrass Ocean Rescue aims to restore 20,000 m2 of the marine plant
in west Wales, following the disappearance of up to 92 per cent of the
UK’s seagrass in the last century. The huge decline has been caused by
pollution, runoff from the land, coastal development and damage from
boat propellers and chain moorings. Seagrass is a flowering marine plant that captures carbon from the
atmosphere up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests, making it a
key weapon in the battle against climate change. It often grows in large
underwater meadows, which absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. As
the fires continue to engulf the Amazon rainforest - the largest
land-based carbon sink on the planet - the ocean’s role in halting
climate change is becoming all the more important. Alec Taylor, WWF head of marine policy, said: “Seagrass is a
wonder-plant that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, so its steep
decline is extremely concerning. Without seagrass the myriad of amazing
species that depend on it could disappear, the food we eat will be
affected and the amount of carbon in the environment will increase. “Along with Sky Ocean Rescue and Swansea University we are urgently
calling on governments to use the model our project is creating to
bring back these lush underwater meadows. Governments also need to work
with local communities to ensure that these vital areas are well
managed. The UK can become a global leader on restoring ocean health and
combating climate change, if it uses the solutions that nature
provides.”
Protecting Scotland’s Future - Scottish Government Programme for Government 2019-20. Ending Scotland’s contribution to climate change and securing a
positive future for generations to come are the focus of this year’s
Programme for Government, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced in
Parliament. Following the First Minister’s acknowledgement of a global climate
emergency earlier this year, the Programme for Government sets out the
Scottish Government’s next steps to tackle climate change, including a
landmark investment of more than £500 million to improve bus
infrastructure across the country to encourage more people to use public
transport. The First Minister also announced plans to decarbonise Scotland’s
railways by 2035 and make the Highlands and Islands the world’s first
net zero aviation region by 2040. Response:
Scottish Wildlife Trust responds to Programme for Government 2019/20 Responding to today’s publication of the Scottish Government’s
Programme for Government 2019-20, our Chief Executive Jo Pike
said: “Urgent action is needed to tackle the closely intertwined climate
and ecological emergencies. We believe that greater investment in
nature, alongside concerted action to decarbonise our economy, is needed
to ensure that Scotland lives up to the ambition to cut emissions to
net-zero by 2045 and reverse the loss of biodiversity. We welcome the
announcement that Regional Land Use plans will be developed across
Scotland, alongside support to encourage farmers to adopt more
sustainable practices. These measures should help ensure that everyone
involved in managing Scotland’s land plays their part in addressing the
environmental challenges that affect us all. Hopefully the new approach
to the Central Scotland Green Network in identifying the best
opportunities to deliver the biggest climate change and biodiversity
benefits to communities is something that can be applied at the national
level in the near future. Scotland’s wildlife is under greater pressure
than ever before, so it is encouraging to see the government talk about
a step change in its efforts to address biodiversity loss. However,
funding to help restore damaged peatlands and accelerate tree planting
across the country is only a first step in delivering the natural
solutions that are vital to addressing the twin emergencies”. Read the report:
Protecting Scotland’s Future’ – Programme for Government.
Proposed change to General Licence could have devastating effect on wild
birds - Game &
Wildlife Conservation Trust
(image: Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) General Licences are issued in Wales by NRW under the Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981. General Licence 004 permits the killing or
taking of certain birds, such as carrion crows and magpies, for the
purpose of conserving other wild birds. However, under new proposals
this month, the licence will only apply for “conserving red or amber
listed birds of conservation concern”, meaning that all other wild birds
could be exposed to new and significant predation. The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), The Countryside
Alliance, British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC),
National Gamekeepers’ Organisation (NGO), the Farmers Union of Wales
(FUW), NFU Cymru and The Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
have been working closely with NRW on changes to the General Licences
and have issued advice to NRW staff on several occasions. NRW claims that its proposed changes to the General Licences are
underpinned by evidence. However, there is no proven necessity or
evidence which justifies this particular change. Equally, there is no
legal precedent in any other European country. The proposed change would
see the licence for wild bird conservation in Wales look very different
from the equivalent conservation licences in England and Scotland.
Heather landscapes under threat due to climate change
- National Trust One of England’s celebrated landscape spectacles is suffering due to
climate change as the impact of last year’s hot weather and increased
pest activity has turned acres of heather from glorious purple to a
muddy brown. Through August and into early September, the hills at Long Mynd in
Shropshire and at Holnicote on Exmoor are typically awash with a haze of
purple. But this year the National Trust, which cares for both landscapes,
has seen up to 75 per cent of the heather in poor health due to a
combination of last year’s drought and damage from the heather beetle. Peter Carty, Countryside Parkland and Gardens Manager for the
conservation charity in Shropshire said: “Last year’s high temperatures,
and subsequent lack of rain, damaged a large area of heather and it is
clear from the orangey brown colouration this year that the plants are
seriously stressed and unlikely to flower. The milder winter also led to
an increase in the heather beetle numbers, which are a natural element
of the heather ecosystem, as it wasn’t cold enough to kill off their
larvae. The beetle affects heather by damaging the outer layers of
the leaf, making it more susceptible to drought stress. In places where
heather was sheltered from the extreme or where damp conditions were
present, the heather has survived. However, there will be no mass
flowering this year.” The lack of blooming heather has serious impacts on other wildlife,
such as the red grouse and Emperor moth, which in its caterpillar stage,
rely on the plant for food.
CIEEM Declares Climate Emergency and Biodiversity Crisis
- CIEEM We have today issued a
declaration on the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis. The
declaration calls for action from our members, governments and society
on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through nature-based solutions. The declaration stresses that the climate emergency and biodiversity
crisis are inextricably linked and must be addressed together. Restoring
biodiversity has the potential to both mitigate against the effects of
climate change, through enhancing carbon-storing habitats such as peat
bogs, and helping society and nature to adapt to the inevitable
challenges we face from a changing climate. It is vital, as never before, that the work of CIEEM, its members and
wider ecology and environment management professions continue to be at
the forefront of targeted action. We have agreed to implement a number
of actions to lead the way for the sector in taking urgent action to
address the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis. We will be forming a working group to formulate specific advice and
actions for members and the sector to avoid or reduce operational
impacts on climate and biodiversity when undertaking our roles. We have
also committed to reviewing our own operational impacts across our
offices, activities and procurement.
The latest update of the UK Biodiversity Indicators (2019) has now
been published Biodiversity is the variety of all life on Earth: genes, species and
ecosystems. It includes all species of animals and plants, and the
natural systems that support them. Biodiversity matters because it
supports the vital benefits humans get from the natural environment. It
contributes to the economy, health and wellbeing, and it enriches our
lives. Indicators are useful tools for summarising and
communicating broad trends. The UK biodiversity indicators have a
specific purpose for international reporting and are dependent on a wide
variety of data, provided by government, research bodies, and the
voluntary sector – in total nearly 100 organisations are involved. The
presentation and assessment of the indicators has been verified by the
data providers, and the production and editing of the indicators has
been overseen by government statisticians. The UK biodiversity
indicators set comprises 24 indicators and 49 measures.
Twenty-four of the 41 measures assessed over the long term show an
improvement, compared to 18 of the 38 measures that are assessed over
the short term. Twelve measures show a decline in the long term,
and nine a decline in the short term. Measures that improved or
deteriorated in the long term have not necessarily continued to improve
or deteriorate respectively in the short term.
Britons hugely underestimate how hot planet has become and how much
plastic waste is in the environment - King’s College London Misperceptions about climate change and the natural environment are
widespread in Britain A new study on misperceptions of climate change and
environmental issues by the Policy Institute at King’s College
London and Ipsos MORI shows how much Britain gets wrong about the
challenges facing our planet. The study, which supports today’s paperback publication of The Perils
of Perception: Why We’re Wrong About Nearly Everything by Professor
Bobby Duffy of the Policy Institute, also reveals that most of us
recognise the seriousness of the threat to the global climate – and that
we mostly see the lack of concern as caused by other people, rather than
ourselves. The public’s climate misperceptions Global warming
Plastic waste
Wildlife
Despite our misperceptions, we do think we’re facing a climate change
emergency – but it’s other people that are the problem…
Delivering the Forestry Strategy for Scotland
- Forestry Scotland Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, today (6 September) announced
the formation of a stakeholder reference group to advise on an
implementation plan for Scotland’s Forestry Strategy. The group, consisting of a range of forestry interests, draws on
expertise in the economic, environmental and social drivers and benefits
identified in the Strategy. It will provide input to help formulate key delivery milestones,
progress indicators and a reporting schedule for the implementation
plan, which will help to realise the 50-year vision for forestry set out
in the Strategy. Mr Ewing said; “The Strategy, which marked the beginning of a new era for forestry in Scotland, clearly sets out our far-sighted vision and ambitions for the future. Having smashed the planting targets for this year, we are already making progress on delivering those ambitions but forestry can, and will do more. It has a pivotal role in tackling the climate emergency and steering us towards becoming a low carbon economy, in driving forward our rural economy, and in delivering more of the health and social benefits enjoyed by communities across Scotland. Realising our ambitions will be a national endeavour involving partners and organisations in the public, private and third sectors, whose input into the implementation plan will help to identify what needs to be done, how each of us can best play our part and how we can evidence our actions.”
Rare tern breeds on the Isle of May -
Scottish Natural Heritage An extremely rare seabird has raised its chick on the Isle of May
this summer – a clear sign that conservation action on the national
nature reserve is working. An adult roseate tern joined common, sandwich and Arctic tern
colonies on the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) reserve in early June
and paired with a common tern. The unlikely couple produced a single
chick which successfully fledged in early August.
Roseate terns are on the Red Data list as a species of high
conservation concern. No other roseate terns currently breed in Scotland. The only colony
in the U.K. is in Northumberland, with single pairs in North Wales. David Steel, SNH Nature Reserve Manager, explained, “We started
constructing the first tern terraces on the island to help increase
nesting habitat for terns in 2015. Over the last three years, we’ve
increased both arctic and common tern breeding numbers, while also
attracting sandwich terns back to the island. But this year, we have
gone one better with this stunning roseate tern. Providing the right
habitat and safe nesting sites for roseate terns is a major
breakthrough. Although this year’s chick is the result of a hybrid pair,
we will hopefully attract a pair of roseates in the next few years and
bring another species back to Scotland as a regular breeder.”
4,896 marine
mammals stranded on UK coast in seven years -
ZSL Report reveals causes of UK stranded porpoise, dolphin and whale
deaths highlighting
A total of 4,896 harbour porpoises, dolphins and whales (cetaceans) were reported washed up on UK shorelines between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2017, according to a seven-year review published today (6 September 2019) by the UK Government and led by international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London). Over the reporting period, researchers from the collaborative UK
Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) recorded 21 different
cetacean species – nearly one quarter of the total currently known to
science – as well as six species of marine turtle and several species of
large bodied sharks. The CSIP documented the highest number of
strandings in a single year since the programme began in 1990, with more
than 1,000 reported in 2017. The team also investigated several
large-scale mass stranding events involving multiple animals, including
one on 22 July 2011, in the Kyle of Durness, Scotland where 70
long-finned pilot whales stranded together. ZSL’s Rob Deaville, cetologist and report lead said: “We routinely
produce reports like this for Defra and the devolved governments of
Scotland and Wales, who co-fund the programme and 4,896 is an increase
of about 15% on the previous seven-year period. It’s difficult to say
conclusively what’s driven this rise, but it’s potentially associated
with multiple causes, including increases in local reporting effort and
seasonal variation in the population density of some species.” Researchers also conducted 1,030 post-mortem examinations over the
period of the report, to identify why individual animals had died.
Infectious disease and incidental entanglement in fishing gear - also
known as bycatch - were two of the most common findings, although the
likelihood of a particular cause of death varied between species. For
example, bycatch accounted for 23% of common dolphin deaths and 14% of
harbour porpoise deaths. Others caused directly by humans included 25
animals killed by ship-strike and a single Cuvier’s beaked whale that
suffered a gastric impaction following the ingestion of marine litter in
2015.
Download the full report (PDF)
Natural killer of Himalayan Balsam offers hope for tackling troublesome
invader - Broads Authority Scientists and land managers have been enthused by promising results
from a research site in the Broads National Park, where a killer ‘rust
fungus’, which attacks the alien Himalayan Balsam is slowly spreading. With its attractive pink flowers, this waterside-loving plant is
invading the Broads so rapidly that scientists are concerned by its
negative impact upon the riverbank and biodiversity. It out-competes
native plants and increases the risk of soil erosion and flooding. Many land managers struggle to control Himalayan Balsam and resort to
expensive measures to halt its advance. The Environment Agency estimate
that current measures to tackle the weed cost around £1 million
annually, but would rise to £300 million to eradicate it entirely from
the UK. Last year, a research team released Himalayan Balsam plants infected
with the killer rust-fungus onto sites around the banks of rivers
Wensum, Glaven and Bure. The team, from the ‘RAPID LIFE’ project, the
Norfolk Non-Native Species Initiative and the Broads Authority, have
since observed the diseased plants spreading through the National Park
area.
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that give an overview of biodiversity in England.
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The LED lights, which emit a red light, provide a bat friendly
crossing of approximately 60m in width across the A4440, near to Warndon
Wood nature reserve and are due to be active in September.
One
of the 2019 young peregrines, image: by Dave Dimmock, a volunteer at the
public viewpoint
ZSL
seal survey (image credit: ZSL / Tony Thomas)
Barnacle
geese in flight (Nature Pix)
Volunteer
diver from Project Seagrass gathering seeds from the seabed in
Porthdinllaen, Wales. (Image: Swansea University)
MAJOR
rural organisations have joined forces to warn Natural Resources Wales
(NRW) of the catastrophic consequences that a proposed change to the
General Licence could have on wild birds.
Dr
Chris Redfern and Bex Outram SNH with Hybrid chick (credit SNH/David
Steel)
Sperm
whale stranded in Pegwell Bay (image: CSIP / ZSL)
