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Shared spaces: transport networks to link ecological communities in the UK – a regional perspective

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are instrumental in delivering landscape-wide nature recovery and can facilitate a co-ordinated approach to habitat connectivity across key stakeholders. This paper presents a process tool developed in the R “markdown” which can assist in stakeholder consultation leading to concrete initiatives for habitat management, restoration and creation. The process maps connectivity hotspots close to the transportation network to identify locations where the verge can assist in habitat connectivity and locations of wildlife-vehicle-collisions (WVC) risk. The process is demonstrated using a case study of woodland habitat in the West Midlands.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15237151

Authors: Cork, Nick, Ferranti, Emma, Fisher, Rachel, Greenham, Sarah, Sage, Elspeth, Strong, Neil, Quinn, Andrew

Institutions: University of Birmingham, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Network Rail

Language: English

Topic: Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6911807454

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