A new study shows that contrary to conventional wisdom, street lights do not benefit common bats. The research, conducted by a team of scientists from Bat Conservation Ireland and the University of Exeter , found that bats were generally less active in areas with street lights... Read more
Researchers have found that the greater mouse-eared bat uses polarised light patterns to navigate the skies — a technique that is not known to be used by any other mammal. A new study that was recently published in Nature Communications shows that... Read more
I know Gateshead quite well. It’s a great city. Over the last few decades it’s radically reinvented itself from an important industrial city into a cultural powerhouse. A short walk along the arterial Tyne from the very modern Sage, with... Read more
Sometimes just small changes can make a massive difference to wildlife. These small changes/tweaks to project design are often win-win and can pop up in surprising places, such as lighting schemes, grass-cutting regimes or even roadside curbs, as the Perth & Kinross Council are finding out... Read more