What Are Urban Heat Islands?
January and February are often the coldest months here in the UK, and it feels like this year it will be no exception. Those of us who live in our… Read More »What Are Urban Heat Islands?
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Happy Christmas!
A very Happy Christmas to all our clients and followers! Have a restful festive period and a very Happy New Year from Purple Plover.
Finding Footprints: Animal Tracks and How to Identify Them
Many animals very sensibly stay out of the way of humans, if at all possible, some even adopting nocturnal lifestyles to help avoid us. This means that when we are… Read More »Finding Footprints: Animal Tracks and How to Identify Them
That’s a Wrap! Reflections on the Summer Survey Season
Between surveys and site inspections, it’s been a non-stop spring and summer for us here at Purple Plover. Now, though, as the busy survey season comes to a close, we’ve… Read More »That’s a Wrap! Reflections on the Summer Survey Season
News Round-up Update
Since June 2022, here at Purple Plover we have been publishing a monthly environmental news round-up. This has focused on a range of news items, from climate change and extreme… Read More »News Round-up Update
Survey Season Blog Break
The busy spring and summer survey season is now upon us, so here at Purple Plover we will be taking a break from blog posting until the autumn. See you… Read More »Survey Season Blog Break
Getting Involved in National Nestbox Week
Valentine’s Day may mean that love is in the air for some of us humans. But it is also the time of year when many birds in the UK start… Read More »Getting Involved in National Nestbox Week
Environment News Round-up: New Year 2025
Following a break for Christmas, we’re back this month with an environment news round-up. We’ll look at a few of the biggest stories from December, including a series of key… Read More »Environment News Round-up: New Year 2025
Environment News Round-up: November 2024
It’s a jam-packed environment news round-up this month as we kick off with two major events from the end of October, Labour’s first budget since July’s election and the COP16… Read More »Environment News Round-up: November 2024
Spotlight On: Water Vole
Usually shy and secretive, many of us in the UK have likely never encountered a real, live water vole. And even those of us who have come across one may… Read More »Spotlight On: Water Vole