Hedgehog conservation: how to make a garden nest box appealing – new research

Garden surveys reveal what makes a house a home for Britain’s favourite mammal.

Abi Gazzard, PhD in Ecology and Conservation, University of Reading • conversation
July 4, 2022 • ~7 min

Cranes: why Britain's tallest bird just had its best breeding year since the 1600s

These wetland birds were eradicated in the 1600s, but breeding pairs returned in 1979.

Richard Gregory, Honorary Professor of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, UCL • conversation
Feb. 3, 2022 • ~6 min

Beavers offer lessons about managing water in a changing climate, whether the challenge is drought or floods

Beavers in our landscapes have great potential to provide small-scale adaptations to climate change – if humans can figure out how to live with them.

Christine E. Hatch, Professor of Geosciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~9 min

COP26: Scotland's coral reefs are on the line at Glasgow climate change summit

Cold-water corals live in the Atlantic’s frigid depths – and the UK is a stronghold for them.

Cornelia Simon-Nutbrown, PhD Candidate in Marine Conservation, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 • ~7 min

The lynx may have survived in Scotland centuries later than previously thought, new study suggests

A new study suggests lynxes were in Britain as recently as the 18th century.

Lee Raye, Associate Lecturer in Arts and Humanities, The Open University • conversation
Oct. 11, 2021 • ~7 min

Monks Wood Wilderness: 60 years ago, scientists let a farm field rewild – here's what happened

"Will it become a wood again, how long will it take, which species will be in it?"

Richard K Broughton, Ecologist and Ornithologist at UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Senior Research Associate in Zoology, University of Oxford • conversation
July 22, 2021 • ~8 min

Garden bird feeders are boosting blue tit numbers – but leaving other species hungry

Eating bird food was also linked to a nearly four-fold increase in their breeding densities.

Jack Shutt, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Conservation Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
May 26, 2021 • ~7 min

Seagrass meadows shrank by 92% in UK waters - restoring them could absorb carbon emissions and boost fish

Seagrass meadows are a powerful ally in the effort to slow climate change and reverse wildlife losses.

Peter JS Jones, Reader in Environmental Governance, UCL • conversation
March 4, 2021 • ~6 min

Grey squirrels: is birth control the solution to Britain's invasive species problem?

Squirrel feeders laced with contraceptives could be used to suppress grey squirrels in the UK.

Jason Gilchrist, Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Feb. 3, 2021 • ~7 min

Invasive species: biggest threat may be the most uncertain – disease

The reality TV show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here is under fire for using non-native insects while filming in the Welsh countryside.

Amy Burgess, PhD Candidate in Invasion Biology, Teesside University • conversation
Nov. 26, 2020 • ~6 min

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