Citation
Ashton-Butt, A., Jackson, C., Higgins, S.L., Wetherhill, A. & Newson, S.E. 2025. Passive acoustic monitoring with the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, 2024 – piloting the Rewilding Monitoring Framework. BTO Research Report 784: British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford
Overview
This report presents results from the first year of passive acoustic monitoring as part of the pilot of the Rewilding Monitoring Framework, working with Radnorshire Wildlife Trust. These data will contribute to baselining and monitoring rewilding progress and its impact on biodiversity.
In more detail
The project focuses on two taxa: bats and small mammals that produce ultrasound. Bats have been chosen as a key indicator in the Rewilding Monitoring Framework. In total, this study identified 10 species including at least eight bat species and two small mammal species.
