The Road Lab
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Collating wildlife roadkill reports across the UK (formerly known as 'Project Splatter'). Please report date, species and location (grid reference preferred).
Cardiff University
Joined January 2013
Due to technical difficulties, we have had to retire our iOS app. In place of this, we have developed a new report method on Survey123. This can be accessed through scanning the QR code below, or by following this link: https://t.co/1xwcvUo6KG
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Our most southerly report is a hedgehog on the Isles of Scilly. We have only received 2 reports from the Isles of Scilly, the other being an unidentified mammal. #Roadkill #hedgehog #ukecology #citsci
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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 16 reports last week, with the most common report being rabbits. We received 1 unusual report, a sparrowhawk. #UKecology #citsci #roadkill
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Birds of prey make up 8.3% of our total bird reports, with Barn owls and Buzzards being the most commonly reported species. #ukecology #citsci #roadkill #birdsofprey
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Counties with the highest predicted roadkill risk for badgers were found to be clustered in central and south-east England, with West Berkshire having the highest relative risk. You can read more about Badger hotspots calculated using our data here: https://t.co/21sDQ2BwnW
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The Road Lab has mapped badger roadkill hotspots using citizen science data. You can read more about it here: https://t.co/ACUggouLNc
#citsci #UKecology #badger
cardiff.ac.uk
New research identifies badger hotspots for wildlife-vehicle collisions.
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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 4 reports last week, all being mammal reports. You can report any roadkill sightings to us through Survey123 by following this link: https://t.co/1xwcvUo6KG
#citsci #UKecology
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Yesterday we asked whether newts, frogs or toads are the most reported amphibian. The answer to this is toads! Toads make up 49% of amphibian reports we receive, with frogs accounting for 35%. The remaining 16% are newts and unidentified amphibians. #citsci
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Amphibians make up only 1.39% of our reports. Which amphibians do you think are the most reported? 1. Newts 2. Toads 3. Frogs The answer will be revealed tomorrow!
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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 14 reports this week with a selection of unusual bird reports, the most uncommon being a shelduck, which we only have 7 other reports of. Badgers were the most common report this week. #roadkill #citsci
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We have received over 100 reports on Survey123. Thank you to everyone who has submitted reports using this method. Below is a map of these reports received since 8th October. To report roadkill using Survey123, you can follow this link: https://t.co/cxlwhGVDHH
#Citsci #arcGIS
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Yesterday we asked, what was the most commonly reported deer species; it’s Muntjac Deer, with 1379 reports to date. However, Roe deer are close behind with 1364 reports. #citsci #roadkill #ukecology #deer
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Deer account for 11% of our mammal records. The UK hosts 6 deer species (not all native): Chinese Water Deer, Fallow Deer, Muntjac Deer, Red Deer, Roe Deer, and Sika Deer. Which species do you think is reported most? We will reveal the answer tomorrow! #deer #ukecology #citsci
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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 17 reports this week with no unusual spots. Badgers were the most commonly reported species this week, with an uncommonly low bird total. #citsci #UKecology #roadkill
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Since we began collecting data in 2013, we have received nearly 11,000 fox reports. With a mean body weight of 6kg, this is equivalent to the weight of 10 African elephants in fox roadkill alone. #UKecology #citsci #roadkill
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We have received over 800 Barn Owl reports since the creation of The Road Lab, with 83% of those coming from major roads. #BarnOwls #UKecology #roadkill
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The weekly #roadkillreport is here! 23 animals were spotted last week, with grey squirrels being the most commonly reported species. There were no uncommon spots last week. #UKecology #citsci #roadkill
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Where there’s one deer, there’s often more. If you see one deer crossing, slow down, others may follow close behind. Collisions often happen when drivers speed up too soon after the first animal passes. #DeerSafety #RoadSafety #AnimalCrossing #DriveSafe #SlowDownForDeer
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The most northern roadkill report that we have received is a hedgehog that was spotted along the B9078 on the Shetland Islands in 2018. Since we began collecting data, we have received 67 reports total from the Shetland Islands. #hedgehog #Shetland #Roadkill #UKecology
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The weekly #roadkillreport is here! The total roadkill spotted this week was 24. The most common species this week was badgers, with 7 reports total. There were no uncommon spots this week. #citsci #UKecology #roadkill
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The weekly #roadkillreport is here! 38 animals were spotted last week, with pheasants being the most commonly reported species (with hedgehogs close behind). There were no uncommon spots this week. #citsci #ukecology #roadkill
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