Wildlife Trust

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Wildlife Trust Ecology Groups
seven years of good conservation and good
science
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Changing face of wildlife and habitats

• land use housing/farming/

• migration

• reserve linkage

• colonisation

• climate change

change

• expansion

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reserve management

• Conservation Management System

• Features e.g.ancient woodland / limestone
  grassland / ponds, scrapes ditches

change

• Attributes indicate the health of a reserve

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change habitat management

• new techniques grazing with rare breeds, at
  Bradlaugh Fields, Northampton

change
reserves
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change habitat management

• new features small-scale habitat creation at
  Stortons Pits, Northampton

change
reserves
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change habitat management

• new reserves introduction of conservation
  management for the first time at Standens
  Pasture, nr Wansford

change
reserves
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change habitat management
change
reserves
Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa)
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)
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change
reserves
monitoring
clear objectives at start change expected sets
acceptable limits to change action possible if
results require it
monitoring safe / scientific / sustainable
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Ecology Groups 2002 - 2009
change
reserves
monitoring
great small
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Living Landscapes
John Clare Country / north Northamptonshire
Limestone
change
reserves
Nene Valley Project
monitoring
West Cambridgeshire Hundreds
great small
Bedfordshire Chalk Grasslands
Flit Vale Project
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change
reserves
monitoring
great small
volunteers
teamwork supporting / sharing / successful
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change
reserves
monitoring
great small
volunteers
teamwork supporting / sharing / successful
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European Bat Night Saturday 29 August
reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
discovery explore / investigate / reveal
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Reserves
Change
monitoring
Local patch
Training
Teamwork
Discovery
discovery explore / investigate / reveal
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reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
discovery explore / investigate / reveal
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reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
discovery explore / investigate / reveal
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reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
discovery explore / investigate / reveal
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enhancing woodland rides
protecting bat roosts
reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
creating wetland habitats
management
restoring limestone grassland
management protect / enhance / restore / create
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reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
managment
the future
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reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
managment
the future
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reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
managment
the future
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Ecology Groups conference Saturday 27
February 2010 10am - 4pm The Cambridge Belfry
Hotel Cambourne join us?
reserves
change
monitoring
great small
volunteers
discovery
managment
the future