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The State of Nature in Surrey

Written by Mike Waite and published in 2017, The State of Surrey’s Nature provides a current stock-take of the county’s biodiversity. The report aims to quantify our most threatened wildlife but also celebrates why Surrey’s biodiversity is so special.

Research publications

Read some of the publications produced by Surrey Wildlife Trust's researchers and partners.

2025

MacDonald, E., Fasoli, F., Asker, C., Bornioli, A., Casaverde, J., Hopkins-Doyle, A., Townsend, K., & Ratcliffe, E. (2025). Co-Producing Pride in Nature- Supporting landowners & managers to achieve LGBTQ+ inclusivity in nature.pdf (1.03 MB)
Sarah Papworth (2025) Who takes action for nature? Report on the Great Big Nature Survey, Nationally Representative Sample 2024.pdf (1.48 MB)
Humphrey et al. (2025) How do we achieve nature positive - A vision and targets for the UK residential and commercial development sector.pdf (1.84 MB)
Sarah Papworth (2025) Review of studies which assess the effectiveness of non-chemical bracken treatments.pdf (89.89 KB)
Siggery, B., Bennion, H., Herd, J., Kodeeswaran, S., Murphy, R., Morse, S. and Waite, M. (2025) Talking the same language - Co-production of a palaeoecological investigation to inform heathland management. Journal of Envi. Management.pdf (5.38 MB)
Papworth, S. and Thomas R. (2025) Paws on paths- Dog walking behaviour and behaviour change interventions to reduce dog disturbance of wildlife._0.pdf (398.09 KB)
Papworth, S., Clarke, A., Jordan, S., Siggery, B., Waite, M. and Webster, V. (2025). Prioritising individual actions for nature – behaviour change.pdf (1.03 MB)
Sarah Papworth (2025) What actions for nature do people take in the UK and what new actions would they be willing to start? A UK nationally representative sample 2025.pdf (1.79 MB)

2024

Woodcock, S., Waite, M., Siggery, B., Humphreys, S. & Stewart, A. (2024) The current distribution & density of the Shining Pot Beetle in the north downs of Surrey. British Journal of Entomology & Nat. History.pdf (11.71 MB)
Papworth, S., Clarke, A., Jordan, S., Siggery, B., Waite, M. and Webster, V. (2024). Prioritising individual actions for nature - biodiversity impacts.pdf (1.21 MB)
Thomas, R.L., Papworth, S.K. and Mark D.E. Fellowes (2024). Unleashed - walking dogs off the lead greatly increases habitat disturbance in UK lowland heathlands. Urban ecosystems..pdf (5.07 MB)
Maëlle Jacqmarcq, Siggery, B. and CM (Tilly) Collins (2024). Landholder perceptions and attitudes towards the rewilding of private land - an analysis from Surrey, UK. Ecosystems and people, 20(1). .pdf (24.4 MB)
Doar, N., Jamieson, A., Kingscott, J., Siggery, B., Barios O’Neill, D., Thomas, E. & K. Brown (2024) Wild Science 2024- Data, research & evidence in The Wildlife Trusts - a review & prospectus. The Wildlife Trusts, Newark.pdf (5.6 MB)

2023

Martinez-Cillero, R., Siggery, B., Murphy, R., Perez-Diaz, A., Christie, I. and Chimbwandira, S.J. (2023). Functional connectivity modelling and biodiversity Net Gain in England - Recommendations for practitioners..pdf (11.81 MB)
Webster, V., Papworth, S., Siggery, B., Thomas, R. and Waite, M. (2023). What are the opportunities and challenges of Biodiversity Net Gain in Surrey . pp.1–22..pdf (3.45 MB)
Greenhalgh, J.A., Banks, R., Collins, R.A., Juta, U., Reeves, S., Siggery, B., Sweet, M.J., Tibbitts, J., Saxon, A.D., Warwick, K.E., Wiseman, G., Jones, G. and Genner, M.J. (2024). Environmental DNA, 6(3)..pdf (2.35 MB)
Siggery, B., Bennion, H., Morse, S., Murphy, R. and Waite, M. (2023). Practitioner perspectives on the application of palaeoecology in nature conservation. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11..pdf (1.88 MB)

2019

Siggery, B., Waite, M., Guilliatt, M. and Fekri, S. (2019). A methodology for quantifying and measuring connectivity across Surrey and beyond. pp.1–8.pdf (989.29 KB)
Waite, M. (2019). Surrey Wildlife Trust Research and Monitoring Framework. pp.1–44.pdf (1.57 MB)

2017

Waite, M. (2017). The State of Surrey’s Nature. pp.1–32.pdf (5.72 MB)

2014

Waite, M. (2014). Surrey Wildlife Trust Living Landscapes Strategy.pdf (2.5 MB)

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