One of the most successful projects we have undertaken has been the restoration of an existing pathway in the park.
Genetics of Bats for Dummies
On Wednesday, 4th May, a small group of members of the Merseyside and West Lancashire Bat Group were privileged to hear a wonderful talk by Prof. Emma Teeling, of University College, Dublin, (UCD) on bats and ageing.
City’s bright lights attract migrant birds
Results from a new study reveal that artificial light sources associated with urban areas can disrupt the natural movement patterns of birds migrating at night across the UK. Using a combination of passive acoustic monitoring devices and the latest computing approaches, researchers Simon Gillings and Chris Scott were able to determine that calling rates of...
Migration routes of one of Britain’s largest ducks revealed for the first time, but much still remains a mystery
New research, just published in the journal Ringing & Migration, has used state of the art tracking technology to investigate how one of Britain’s largest ducks, the Shelduck, interacts with offshore wind turbines during their migration across the North Sea. Their findings reveal – for the first time – the length, speed and flight heights...