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How hedgehog droppings can be used to study biodiversity at a local scale

By Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen (Dr Hedgehog), WildCRU, Department of Biology Biodiversity is vanishing before our eyes. It is important to monitor biodiversity loss to optimise and target the conservation efforts ...

Nature Seminar Series – Trinity Term

Friday 6th May: Transforming Nature-based Solutions – Nathalie Seddon, University of Oxford Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly hailed as a means of tackling climate and biodiversity crises while benefiting society. Yet ...

Biodiversity Network Coffee Mornings – Trinity Term

8th May: GLAM and biodiversity: Partnering for a sustainable future – Jon Ray  The Gardens, Libraries, and Museums (GLAM) have set a biodiversity net gain target in line with the University’s ...

Oxford Nature Conversations Project Citizens’ Jury on People & Nature

In February 2025, Oxford Nature Conversations brought together 15 residents to collaboratively envision a future where both people and nature can thrive in Oxford. Over the course of four deliberative ...

Our HERO work featured in a short film out now!

In this video, we dive into the innovative work happening at The University of Oxford to support nature recovery and ecosystem restoration in Oxfordshire. Learn how the HERO (Healthy Ecosystem Restoration ...

From Greening to Wellbeing

Researcher Wendee Zhang presented her research at a recent Healthy Ecosystems Restoration in Oxfordshire (HERO) meeting this week, she discusses spatial and social-economic disparities in school outdoor greenness and the ...

Property developers installing as few as half of promised ecological features – new report

Kiera Chapman, University of Oxford and Malcolm Tait, University of Sheffield The UK is currently one of the world’s most biodiversity-depleted countries. Urbanisation is a known driver of the nature crisis. ...

Biodiversity Network Coffee (and talk) mornings

Jan 23rd: Lucy Smyth Passive acoustic monitoring of birds in East Africa Over the last decade, bioacoustics has transitioned from an emerging scientific method to a mainstream methodology used for monitoring ...

Nature-based Solutions to unlock economic prosperity

Well-designed nature-based solutions involve working with and enhancing nature to address societal challenges – such as climate change – in ways that benefit local communities and biodiversity. A comprehensive review ...