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Posts from 2014

Ecology Year 2014

Looking back on this year’s fieldwork, it’s been an interesting ecology season at Urban Edge Environmental with surveys taking us all over the country. We…
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The Importance of Submitting Biological Records

At this time of year many consultants are sending their survey data to Local Records Centres and, with the Biological Records Centre celebrating its 50th…
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Winter Bird Surveys

It is generally considered that winter is a quiet time for ecologists and, with many UK protected species going into hibernation, for the most part…
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eDNA & Great Crested Newts

In March 2014 Defra published a study which evaluated the efficiency of using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect populations of great crested newts (GCN) in…
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Bird Nesting Season

One of the recommendations that crops up in many Phase 1 reports is the timing of works to avoid the nesting bird season.  Birds can…
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Box Mines SSSI Hibernation Count

In January I took part in a survey of hibernating bats at the Box Mines Site of Special Scientific Importance (SSSI) which also forms part…
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