Autumn 2017 Newsletter

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25 years of ialeUK - past, present and future

A flooded town in Oxfordshire (Credit: Photo: Sergeant (Sgt) Mitch Moore./MOD [OGL (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/)], via Wikimedia Commons)

Welcome to our autumn newsletter. We have an excellent collection of articles, eighteen in total covering ialeUK news and wide-ranging insights into landscape ecology from the UK, Canada, Ireland and the United States. As part of our 25th Anniversary, we also want to hear from you. We want to understand what you think of landscape ecology: how far the discipline has come, the value of what we are doing now and the role we need to take in the future.

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A tale of two conferences

a wordle of the article (Credit: Author)

Leon Baruah

Late in June 2017 and within the space of a week, Manchester Metropolitan University saw two established landscape associations concern themselves with the state of UK landscapes. Leon, founder-director of Viridian Logic, who previously earned a PhD in extragalactic astrophysics in 2015 provides a valuable insight.

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The 2nd European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference

Don't miss out on this great conference 29th-30th November in Budapest.

Rosie Whicheloe

Don't miss out on an ialeUK member discount to attend this European conference on urban green infrastructure: celebrating nature-based solutions for cities. The 2-day conference is to be held in Budapest 29-30th November 2017.

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In conversation with Bob Bunce - a founding member of ialeUK

In conversation with Bob the day after ialeUK 2017 Conference in Grange-Over-Sands (Credit: Marc Metzger)

Bob Bunce

One of ialeUK's founding members, gives a brief view on landscape ecology today; the knowledge gaps in urban ecology and possible synergies with the field of landscape architecture.

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The benefits of the ialeUK student award

Chris Foster

A PhD student from Reading University, gives his feedback of the ialeUK conference in Manchester.

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First time for everything

Bog wood at Lindow Moss, Cheshire (credit: author)

Sarah Blyth

A family reunion without Uncle Walt! And a knowledge exchange conference where people are willing to learn and share ideas. These were some of the ways land manager Sarah Blyth describes her first experience at an ialeUK conference.

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ialeUK conference 2017 - landscape ecology for beginners

Lindow Moss peat workings (Credit: Editor)

Andrew Lane

A PhD student from King's College London, reviews his first ialeUK conference and how it has helped his research.

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Hedgerows at the landscape scale

Landcover Map with mapped hedgerows (Credit: Author)

Jess Neumann

Interesting in mapping hedgerows? an ialeUK committee member, provides the method she used and the significance this had on her PhD results.

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The biodiversity of a dry-stone wall

The view of the wall from the kitchen window (Credit: Author)

Bob Bunce

Bob provides a detailed account of the biodiversity value of the dry-stone walls that encircle his home in Cumbria.

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A dataset of landscape features

field patterns near Brendon, Devon (Credit: Chris McAuley, via geograph.com)

Keegan Wilson

In recent months, Ordnance Survey (OS) have published an interesting array of new datasets. In this article the OS provide a detailed look into the tools and capabilities that enable their them to deliver high quality datasets for bespoke applications. Project examples include the hedgerow dataset for the Rural Payments Agency and the single habitats layer for Natural England.

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Language as a landscape tool

Yosemite National Park, California (Credit: Author)

David Lukas

Have you ever worried that you might spell a word wrong or use a word in the wrong way? Naturalist, educator, and author David Lukas from California provides an inspirational insight into our language, what is not working at present and how we can find the voices we need to articulate a better future.

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Small water-bodies, freshwater biodiversity and catchment management

Pillwort is a priority species for action (Credit: Tim Melling)

Pascale Nicolet

Recent evidence shows that small water-bodies are not only vital habitat for freshwater plants and animals, but also critical for successful catchment management. Pascal from The Freshwater Habitats Trust gives his perspective on their importance.

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Branching out for bats in Bethnal Green

Waiting for bats in Tower Hamlets Cemetery

Oliver Edmonds

Resident ecologist Olly shares his experience leading the bat sanctuary project for Pythology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve in East London.

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The Ancient Tree Inventory

An ancient oak tree at Keddleston Hall, Derbyshire (Credit: Nick Atkinson, The Woodland Trust)

Kylie Harrison Mellor

Ancient trees are exceptional specimens. They can tell us a lot about the history of the land in which they sit and provide a tangible link to historic events. They are standing nature reserves. Kylie introduces the Tree Register and Ancient Tree Forum, which aims to build a database of these vulnerable trees.

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Communicating South Downs

The South Downs Long Distance Path (credit: Paul Farmer, via geography.com)

Joanna Glyde

It can be difficult and expensive for small businesses to source marketing material and images. But The South Downs National Park Authority has come up with an innovative solution, whilst in turn helping to promote the special features of the area.

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Understanding and assessing seascape character

A full local scale classification for the Dover Strait including adjacent coasts (Credit: LUC)

Sally Marshall

Landscape planner, Sally Marshall provides an overview on seascape character assessment. She draws on several interesting case studies and provides useful links to more information.

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Lets Protect and Improve UK's Green Spaces

London Fields, East London (Credit: Editor)

Dave Morris

Local people are vital to ensure the UK’s parks and green spaces are used, loved and improved. With political uncertainty and dwindling public funding, local voices need to be heard louder, clearer and one of the best ways to achieve this is through the 'friends of groups'.

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Landscapes of Disease, Ecologies of Transmission

Tom Koch

The way in which we seek to understand the endemic and epidemic conditions of disease that afflicts us, has always been a matter of landscape ecology. Tom Koch from the University of British Columbia (medical geography) provides an overview of the spatial patterns of disease as a result of complex human and environmental factors.

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Land distribution in Ireland in the twentieth century

Ireland regions (Credit: Andrein own work, CC By SA 3.0, Wikimedia.org)

David Jones

In England, the parliamentary enclosures of the 1900’s radically altered the landscape. A similar situation was happening in Ireland but for different motivations. This article provides a brief overview of the history of land tenure in Ireland and how it affected its structure and use.