Network for Nature
Creating Species Highways
Understanding how to improve wildlife connectivity using existing infrastructure
Sign up for our FREE workshop, where we will share the learning from our National Highways “Network for Nature” funded project, “Creating Species Highways.”
In partnership with National Highways, Devon Wildlife Trust and Devon Biodiversity Records Centre.
Thursday 27th March @ 2pm
Keeping Habitats Connected
Green bridges are amazing and provide fantastic opportunities for wildlife to traverse our heavily fragmented landscape. The problem is they are very expensive, and for us to achieve conservation targets, we need to look at low-cost, easy-to-implement solutions that can be applied broadly across the landscape.
Within this project, we delved deeper into the concept of retrofitting existing infrastructure, such as overpasses, culverts, and underpasses, with enhancements to aid wildlife connectivity.
Please join us for an interactive and productive workshop to help us understand what can be done and how we can work together to reconnect our wild spaces.
What will we explore?
Project Background
Learn the history behind the project and understand why Devon Wildlife Trust wanted to initiate the project.
Identifying Connectivity Opportunities
We will share different methodologies that can be used to identify areas and existing road assets that could be enhanced to aid wildlife connectivity.
Species Suitability
Understand how different animals are known to interact with the road and learn what enhancement opportunities are appropriate for a range of species.
Connectivity Enhancements & Engineering
Explore structures explored as part of the project in virtual 3D models that include key retrofitted enhancements that could be considered on similar structures all across the network.
Working Together
Engage with other professionals in the sector to understand how we can work together to make connectivity enhancements more easily implemented on our transport network.
The Future
Gain an insight into the next steps we believe need to be taken in order for us to achieve conservation targets such as 30by30.
Support
Conservation
Devon Wildlife Trust does incredible work to protect and preserve native wildlife. Although we are hosting this webinar for FREE, please consider making a donation to support their ongoing projects.