#UK - How #WildlifeCorridors Are Helping Animals Survive In #Urban Areas

By Sarah Whitmore / 20 May 2025

Excerpt: "How animals actually use these corridors

"Let’s take #hedgehogs. Urban hedgehog populations are declining sharply — partly because their ability to roam has been limited by garden fences, walls, and roads. A hedgehog might need to travel over a kilometre in a single night to find enough food and a mate. The Hedgehog Street campaign has shown that something as simple as a 13 cm hole in a garden fence can turn a neighbourhood into a habitat network.

"#Bats, which are legally protected in the UK, rely on uninterrupted linear features like tree rows and waterways to navigate. When gaps appear in these features — from tree removal, #LightPollution, or #development — their movement is disrupted. Creating corridors that link #roosting sites with feeding grounds can dramatically increase their chances of survival.

"#Amphibians, especially species like common toads, face seasonal danger when crossing roads to reach breeding ponds. #UnderRoadTunnels and #AmphibianFriendly #drainage routes, used in projects supported by organisations like #Froglife, have proven successful at reducing #roadkill and supporting local populations.

"#Pollinators like #bees and #butterflies also benefit immensely from corridors. Isolated #wildflower patches can’t support long-distance foraging. But when these patches are linked — even via #roadside verges or #SchoolGardens — insects can move more freely and establish healthier, more resilient populations."

Read more:
https://thenaturenetwork.co.uk/how-wildlife-corridors-are-helping-animals-survive-in-urban-areas/

#SolarPunkSunday #RewildTheNight #UrbanSprawl #Development #Nature #WildlifeCorridor #UrbanRewilding #NatureCorridors #NatureCrossings #Wildflowers #GardeningForPollinators

I've been told that money doesn't grow on trees. Perhaps some chickens do?

😄

Seen on my bike ride home from work this evening.

#chickens #nz #roosting #tree

Raven roosts shrouded in mystery
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AQ Raven scans the horizon. Ravons are one of several animals that gather together when resting at night. Photo by Ned Rozell

Last week, while getting ready to climb into a bunk, I heard the yell of a raven outside. And then another, and a few more. I pulled on my boots.

Outside, a steady stream of black bodies glided...
https://alaska-native-news.com/raven-roosts-shrouded-in-mystery/67171/
#ravens #roosting #science #ned rozell #uaf

Every evening the #crows fly over my house. They're all headed to #bothell, tens of thousands of them. An avian aerial party every night.

It's a spectacle, go see it if you can.

#corvid #roosting #seattle

Earlier today I posted a #photograph of several #birds sitting in some #trees. Well, just now, there was a multitude of what I think were #starlings. They also gave an impressive #AerialDisplay when they got disturbed by a #crow or other larger black bird.

#BirdsOfAFeather #roosting together.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Nature #Winter #Wildlife