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Downloads and examples of our work

This section contains some examples of our work plus downloads relating to current projects.

  • Welsh Seasonality Habitat Vulnerability Review

    This report was commissioned by the Countryside Council for Wales to review the potential impacts of recreational access on the Welsh countryside. The review covers four types of impacts (contamination, damage, fire and disturbance) on mammals, birds, herptiles and invertebrates across terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats. The report provides recommendations to map the seasonal vulnerability of different areas of Wales using GIS.

    Liley D., Lake, S., Underhill-Day, J., Sharp, J., White, J. Hoskin, R. Cruickshanks, K. & Fearnley, H.
    Published: 31-03-2010

  • Evidence to support Habitats Regulations Assessments relating to Cannock Chase SAC

    This piece of work, conducted for a consortium of local authorities, explores the strategic impacts of relevant core strategies surrounding Cannock Chase. The report addresses issues relating to recreation, water and air quality. Footprint Ecology have now conducted similar pieces of work relating to heaths across southern England, East Anglia and as far north as Cannock Chase. A particular interesting element of this work is the distance travelled by visitors and the spatial scale of potential impacts of new housing.

    Liley, D., Underhill‐Day, J., White, J. & Sharp, J.
    Published: 10-03-2010

  • Hartley Wintney Consultation: Background Paper

    The background paper outlines the key issues and provides a map and images of the commons.


    Published: 14-12-2009

  • Hartley Wintney Consultation: Leaflet

    This leaflet provides information and background to the Hartley Wintney Consultation, outlining some of the key issues.


    Published: 14-12-2009

  • Hartley Wintney Consultation: Poster

    Hart District Council invites you to have your say about the management of this site at a drop in day on January 9th 2010 between 10am and 4pm. Please use the link to the side to download a poster with further details.


    Published: 11-11-2009

  • Comparison of the abundance and distribution of birds along the northern shore of Poole Harbour by day and by night

    This study was commissioned by Natural England to compare bird abundance and distribution during the night and the day. In particular the aim was to identify any areas of the northern shore of Poole Harbour which are used more at night than in the day.

    Liley, D., Sharp, J., Underhill-Day, J. & Caldow, R.
    Published: 15-09-2009

  • Access and Nature Conservation Reconciliation: Supplementary Guidance for England

    This report is a collation of available scientific research into the effects of access on nature conservation. The purpose of this report is to provide a scientific tool to help identify potential impacts of access and to enable measures to be put in place to secure the reconciliation of both access and nature conservation objectives.

    Lowen, J., Liley, D., Underhill-Day, J., & Whitehouse, A.
    Published: 17-06-2009

  • Access to the countryside and bird conservation: priorities for research

    This report, commissioned by Natural England, sets out the research priorities relating to disturbance to birds and the impacts of access. It highlights the need for a better understanding of access patterns and the need to better understand how to manage access to minimise impacts to birds.

    Liley, D.
    Published: 06-04-2009

  • Drivetimes and housing around the Dorset Heaths

    We have drivetime software, which as part of our GIS capabilities, allows us to plot drivetimes from different locations. The example here shows drivetimes and housing for the Dorset Heaths. The shading shows different drivetime isochrones from car parks that provide access to the heaths, up to 40 minutes drive. The bar chart shows the number of houses within each drivetime isochrone. The software is useful in exploring visitor catchments and working with postcode data from visitor surveys.

    Joanna Sharp
    Published: 08-01-2009

  • Habitat Regulations Assessment: Breckland Core Strategy

    This assessment is the result of close working with Breckland District Council, the RSPB and Natural England and draws on research conducted by Footpring Ecology and others.

    Liley, D., Hoskin, R., Underhill-Day, J. & Tyldesley, D.
    Published: 10-11-2008

  • The effect of housing development and roads on the distribution of stone curlews in the Brecks

    This research provides some of the evidence used to support the Appropriate Assessment of Breckland District's core strategy and explores the avoidance of housing and roads by stone curlews.

    Sharp, J., Clarke, R. T., Liley, D. & Green, R. E.
    Published: 10-11-2008

  • Changing Patterns of Visitor Numbers Within the New Forest National Park, with particular reference to the New Forest SPA

    This report was commissioned by the New Forest National Park Authority on behalf of a number of stakeholders. We explore how visitor numbers may change in the National Park in the future, as a result of an increase in hosuing surrounding the park. We also present spatial models of visitor numbers and relate these to the distribution of Annex 1 birds within the SPA.

    Sharp, J., Lowen, J. & Liley, D.
    Published: 17-10-2008

  • Nature Conservation Representations to the Secretary of State with regard to the Regional Spatial Strategy Proposed Changes

    This report, to Purbeck District Council, assembles the evidence of the nature conservation impacts of a settlement expansion for 2750 dwellings near Lytchett, in SE Dorset. The report informed Purbeck District Council's response to the Secretary of State on the proposed changes to the SW RSS.

    White, J., Hoskin, R., Liley, D., Sharp, J., Underhill-Day, J. & Tyldesley, D.
    Published: 02-10-2008