Documents
Various project-related documents written by us:
- Cradle for Nature presentation A mainly pictorial summary of Cradle for Nature research and our vision for the future. (pdf 844kb)
- A Summary of Our Findings This summary of the main points of our research at the Varteg site is drawn from the "Cradle to Grove" paper available online (see below) and from "A new wildlife corridor" article in Conservation Land Management. (docx 16kb)
- From Cradle to Grove Successful Ecological Regeneration of Opencast Coal Mine Spoils through Forestation: From Cradle to Grove Published in 'Minerals' June 2020 (PDF 3200kb)
- Site Plan The lower part of the site, showing outlines of each plot, and which sections were given different fertilisers. (jpg 187kb)
- Building a Cradle for Nature A paradigm for environmental reconstruction (Martin Haigh). (pdf 258kb)
- Cariad planting method vs 5 year survival Martin's presentation at the 12th International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Minerals Protection, held in the Czech Republic in 2010. (pdf 1100kb)
- Preliminary Earthworm Survey 2010 Our earthworm methodology and preliminary results (Frances Farrugia). (pdf 65kb)
- Small Mammal Survey Kip carried out live trapping of small mammals on the site in 2002, 2003 and 2004. This project was an attempt to monitor what species of small mammal might be there, comparing the different habitats and how they changed over time. (pdf 55kb)
- Mammal survey using Hedgehog Tunnel and Trail Camera - 2015 Kip surveyed the Varteg site using the combination of an inked tunnel detecting footprints with a camera detecting movement near the tunnel to try to identify small mammals using the site. (pdf 205kb)
- Mammal survey using Hedgehog Tunnel and Trail Camera - 2016 Kip conducted mammal surveys as in 2015. (pdf 203kb)
- Mammal surveys at Varteg in July 2018 Kip organised more extensive, non-invasive mammal surveys in 2018 using various methods to try to see what animals used the site. (pdf 254kb)