Though still a familiar garden bird, Greenfinch has declined by 59 per cent in the UK in just 10 years, prompting concerns for its status. Should the current rate of decline continue, Greenfinch could be moved straight to the Red List in the next update.
Greenfinch destined for UK Red List?
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Biodiversity, Birds, Conservation, Ecological Indicators
Date posted: 26 December 2017
State of Nature 2016 | The status of the UK’s wildlife
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Biodiversity, Conservation, Hedgehog, Protected Species
Date posted: 25 September 2016
On 14 September the State of Nature report was jointly published by over 50 wildlife organisations in the UK. Volunteers monitored over 9,670 species from birds to butterflies, plants to pondlife, spiders to snails. Using modern 'Red List' criteria, which identify species of the highest conservation concern enabled 8,000 species to be assessed. Of these, over half (56%) have declined since 1970, while 15% are extinct or threatened with extinction from Great Britain. This means that nature is faring worse in the UK than in most other countries.
Sharing ecological data
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Biodiversity, Conservation, Protected Species
Date posted: 30 July 2016
Alar Ecology has joined the Consultants Portal, the new online recording and data management system for ecological consultants. Data will be shared via the NBN Gateway and made available to national recording schemes and local environmental records centres.
The Protection of Wild Bird Habitat | Regulation 9A of the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012
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Biodiversity, Birds, Conservation, Protected Species, Urban Ecosystems
Date posted: 23 February 2016
Amendments to the Habitats Regulations in 2012ยน resulted in stricter compliance with the EC Birds Directive
UK wild bird populations in long term decline
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Biodiversity, Birds, Ecological Indicators
Date posted: 29 October 2015
Defra has published its annual statistical release WILD BIRD POPULATIONS IN THE UK for the period 1970 to 2014. Bird populations are good indicators of the broad state of wildlife in the UK because they occupy a wide range of habitats and react to the same environmental pressures that impact other groups of wildlife. Unfortunately, the latest statistics continue to demonstrate that wild bird populations in the UK are experiencing long term decline.
Devon Dormouse | The arboreal acrobat
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Biodiversity, Dormouse, Protected Species
Date posted: 26 September 2015
The elusive Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) shows off its tree climbing skills. The following video footage of a Hazel Dormouse in a Devon woodland was filmed over a few consecutive nights in August by Matt Raven www.ravenquest.co.uk