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.
PondNet: Protecting ponds with the Freshwater Habitats Trust
This year the Freshwater Habitats Trust (previously Pond Conservation) are rolling out their new national pond monitoring programme to North Merseyside. Merseyside BioBank has been asked to help deliver the project on the ground by putting out a call to local naturalists and volunteers, that means you! “There are opportunities for anyone and everyone to...
National Bat Monitoring Programme: Volunteering opportunities at the forefront of Bat conservation in the UK
British Bats need help. Populations of these fascinating creatures of myth and legend have crashed in this country and around the world over the last century. In this country we are fortunate that all British bats are protected by law. However, this alone is not enough. To help them to recover we need to be able to...
MBAN Butterfly resources
There are three main ways for MBAN members to get involved with Butterfly surveying and recording in North Merseyside this year. Grayling monitoring In 2010 Merseyside BioBank commissioned – with the help of a grant from the SITA Trust – a baseline survey of the Grayling butterfly on the Sefton Coast. One of the products...