Research
At Middleton Bell Ecology we believe it is important to keep learning and to contribute to local conservation efforts. Research and conservation projects undertaken in our spare time help us to hone our skills and give something back. Our most recent publications and articles are displayed below:
Bell R, Beck B & G Slack (In Press) Snug As A Bat In A Box: Year-Round Greenwood's Ecohabitats Bat Box Use in South Yorkshire. British Island Bats.
Middleton P & R Bell (2022) Comparison Of Visual And Emergence Count Methods At A South Yorkshire Tunnel. British Island Bats. Volume 3. Available here
Slack G (2022) Using Camouflage To Help Bats See. The Use Of ‘Bat Fencing’ To Retain Connectivity. British Island Bats. Volume 3. Available here
Andrews H, Bell R, McGill J & H Starkie (2021) Rock Faces: Characterising and Recording The Landforms and the Potential Roost Features They May Hold, in BRHK Bat Roosts in Rock: A Guide To Identification and Assessment For Climbers, Cavers & Ecology Professionals. Pelagic Publishing, Exeter
Middleton P (2021) A Very Special Suburban Wildlife Site. The Naturalist (in print)
Slack G & N Whittle (2020) What's Sufficient For Statics? - How Much Static Detector Data Is Enough? British Island Bats. Volume 1. Available here
Bell R (2020) Sheffield Habitat Suitability Modelling Project: The City’s Use By Feeding Bats. British Island Bats. Volume 1. Available here
Slack G (2019) South Yorkshire Bat Status. Northern Bats. Volume 4. Available here
Bell R & P Liptrot (2019) Sheffield Small Myotis Project: 2018 Summary Report. Northern Bats. Volume 4. Available here
Bell R (2019) Romptickle Viaduct: Bat Activity at a Pipistrellus Hibernaculum Through the Winter. Northern Bats. Volume 4. Available here
Bell R, Slack G, Middleton P, Proctor, S & B McLean (2018) Bat Autumn Swarming in South Yorkshire. The Naturalist. Volume 143: 95-107
Bell R, McLean B, Middleton P, Proctor S & G Slack (2018) South Yorkshire Bat Autumn Swarming Study 2017: New Sites and Fresh Questions. Northern Bats. Volume 3. Available here
Pearce D.M & P Middleton (2018) Atlas of Breeding Birds in the Barnsley Area 2006 - 2011. Barnsley Bird Study Group
Middleton P & R Bell (2017) The Bats of Rockley Tramway Tunnel. The Naturalist. Volume 142: 33-40
Bell R, Slack G, Middleton P & S Proctor (2017) South Yorkshire Magnesian Limestone Autumn Swarming Survey. Northern Bats. Volume 2. Available here
Bell R (2016) Romptickle Viaduct and Thurgoland Tunnel: Survey and Designation of a Site for Bats. Northern Bats. Volume 1. Available here
Bell R (2016) South Yorkshire Mine: Hibernation and Swarming Study Findings. Northern Bats. Volume 1. Available here
Slack G & L Tinsley (2015) Linking Bat Surveys With Meteorological Data: A Way To Target Operational Wind Farm Mitigation. In Practice. Issue 87: 34-38