Rosie Whicheloe

Feedback's in - this year’s ialeUK conference was a great success! Speakers and attendees were impressed on the breadth and depth of subjects discussed and the many opportunities to mingle and engage with a wide variety of people. This article summarises briefly my personal experience of the event.

Welcome to the ialeUK summer newsletter. A common theme has emerged for this edition (purely by accident I may add), of the need to look beyond the typical viewpoint.

News and research for busy people.

ialeUK Members have a chance to win a copy of a new book on Urban Landscape Ecology, edited by ialeUK and featuring many topics discussed at the ialeUK 2014 conference. The book provides a much needed summary of current thinking on how urban landscapes can provide the foundation of sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal well-being. Read on to find out what the competition requires.

The spring edition features articles discussing projects from around the UK. We also announce the ialeUK 2016 conference and student workshop. Several articles focus on cities including: one on bat urban ecology; SuDS and their multi-functionality and an open space strategy for pollinators and people. Two are located in Scotland and relate to work undertaken by the RSPB. The regular features include "The day in the life of a Landscape Ecologist" and we hear from a lecturer from the University of Greenwich. I hope you enjoy it and as always we are keen to hear any feedback or suggestions.

Across the UK, there is currently a vast amount of wildlife data that is not being shared. A large proportion of this data is been held within the private sector, but what are the barriers preventing its release? This article presents the current situation and calls to action from everyone involved in the industry: from construction professionals, planning authorities to university graduates.

The Forestry Commission are making all out-of-date publications freely available on-line. Where and how to access these publications is provided in this news article.

I stumbled across a thought provoking document, written collaboratively by an urban ecologist and a cultural geographer of nature, Franklin Ginn (University of Bristol) and Robert A Francis (King’s College London). Here are some nuggets of wisdom that I thought particularly worth sharing.

A selection of videos, interactive maps, apps and podcasts collated over the last 6 months.

The autumn newsletter hosts a wide range of articles, with highlights on seascape ecology, climate change, improving the resilience of our cities and understanding the future of landscapes.