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  • Grey partridge

    Grey partridge releasing experiment  Long-term trends in grey partridge abundance  Grey partridge diet and parasite infection  A Sussex success story  Interreg PARTRIDGE Project  Grey partridge winter loss study  Partridges and raptors  Grey partridges and land use in Norfolk  Chick Food Index  ...

  • Trout

    Trout Life History Project  Brown trout at Loddington  The winter ecology of brown trout  Which river characteristics provide better habitat for young salmon and trout?  Were there fewer young salmon and trout in 2016?  What effect do beaver dams have on brown trout?  Stocking rivers with adult ...

  • Avian influenza

    The current risk level for avian influenza (bird flu) is at ‘medium’ for wild birds and ‘low’ for domestic birds (May 2018). Bird-keepers in Scotland are reminded of the importance of excellent biosecurity. Anyone who suspects an animal may be affected by a notifiable disease must report it to th...

  • Effects of lead on wildlife and wildfowl

    Lead is toxic to all life with no safe threshold for exposure. It is a general toxin that affects virtually all systems in the body such as the nervous and reproductive systems1. Can lead be dangerous to wildlife?Yes. When any bird or mammal ingests spent lead ammunition by mistaking it for grit ...

  • QuESSA

    Nature can provide a multitude of hidden benefits to humans such as control of crop pests by their natural enemies, crop pollination and prevention of soil erosion that keeps rivers clean. These are known as ecosystem services and are worth billions of euros every year in each European country. T...

  • Birds of prey

    The effects of grouse moor management on raptors and ravens  Merlin Magic  Hen Harrier Hen harriers and grouse  The status of hen harriers in Scotland  Hen Harrier Joint Recovery Plan  Hen harrier fact sheet  Langholm Moor Demonstration Project  Hen harriers and the Joint Raptor Study  Diversion...

  • Lapwing and other waders

    Waders for Real: Breeding wader recovery in the Avon Valley  Breeding wader declines in lowland England: A case study in the Avon Valley  Snipe habitat use on moorland  Abundance of ground-nesting birds at Langholm  Predator control and moorland birds  Lapwings on arable farmland  Development of...

  • Velvet swimming crab

    Velvet swimming crab The British Isles are home to 65 species of crab, some of which will be familiar to those of us whose childhood visits to the coast featured a reel of string, a hag stone, a rasher of bacon and a bucket of seawater. It has been a long time since I went ‘crabbing’, but I might...

  • Biodiversity and conservation on grouse moors

    Key points Grouse moors help preserve the heather-dominated moorland landscapes that many value in the uplands, slowing heather loss compared to areas not managed for grouse. Grouse moors provide important refuges for many moorland ground-nesting birds such as curlew and golden plover, because o...

  • Carbon storage on grouse moors

    Key points Peatlands are the UK’s largest carbon store, and include many agricultural areas, near-natural peatlands and upland moorland. In general, pristine peatlands are around carbon neutral, whereas those modified by humans tend to release carbon and account for 4% of the UK’s greenhouse gas...

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