Biodiversity & societyPublications

Mapping Ongoing Nature Restoration Activities in Oxfordshire

HERO workshops 2 and 3 in late 2021 identified a need to collect data on where existing nature recovery activities are already taking place in Oxfordshire, so that we know ...

Urban Meadow and Verge Guidelines Poster

This is the poster arising from the 6th HERO workshop. Held in May 2022, and led by Alison smith and Cecilia Dahlsjö, the purpose of the workshop was to consider ...

Urban grassland management

This is the report arising from the 6th HERO workshop. Held in May 2022, and led by Alison smith and Cecilia Dahlsjö, the purpose of the workshop was to consider ...

Connectivity modelling for a species-driven nature recovery network in Oxfordshire

The development of England’s new Nature Recovery Network has been piloted in several counties in the country, but few has systematically mapped connectivity based on species dispersal. This study proposes and ...

Social Dimensions of Nature Recovery Across Oxfordshire

This fourth workshop refines the social science research agenda of HERO and outlines the socio-economic and cultural barriers to effective change in the Nature Recovery Landscape. The session began with ...

HERO Workshop #3 Report: Evidence Needs for a Nature Strategy in Oxfordshire

Our third workshop focused on evidence needs for a nature recovery strategy. Prior to the workshop, the HERO team (Steve Wilkes, David MacDonald, Alison Smith) had gathered a list of ...

NbSI-WWF-RSPB report on Nature-based Solutions in UK Climate Adaptation Policy

Our new report, ‘Nature-based solutions in UK climate adaptation policy‘, was released on 30 September, commissioned by the RSPB and WWF. The report summarises evidence on the many ways in ...

HERO Workshop #2 Report: Mapping, Assessment & Tracking of Land Availability & Nature Recovery Activities in Oxfordshire

This report presents the outputs from the second HERO workshop, which was attended virtuallyby 23 participants on the 20th of September2021. The inception workshop in July 2021identified seven priorities for ...

Nature-based solutions in UK climate adaptation policy

Nature-based solutions (NbS) can play an important role in helping the UK to adapt to the impacts of climate change, including sea-level rise, floods, droughts and heatwaves. NbS involve stakeholders ...