Lia Gilmour

University of the West of England, Bristol | UWE Bristol · Department of Health and Applied Social Sciences

In urbanised landscapes, the scarcity of green spaces and increased exposure to anthropogenic noise have adverse effects on health and wellbeing. While reduced speed limits have historically been implemented to address traffic safety, their potential impact on residents’ wellbeing, especially in relation to engagement with natural soundscapes, rema...

Species-specific responses to landscape configuration and landscape composition have been studied extensively. However, little work has been done to compare intraspecific differences in habitat preferences. Bats have potential as good bioindicator taxa in woodland habitats. Therefore, studying sex differences in responses to woodland and the wider...

It would be impossible for the Bat Conservation Trust, the national charity for bats in the UK, to deliver all that it does in terms of science and conservation outcomes without engaging volunteers and non-bat professionals as active participants in our work. Through consideration of four different projects/work areas, relating to human-bat interac...

Acoustic deterrents have shown potential as a viable mitigation measure to reduce human impacts on bats, however, the mechanisms underpinning acoustic deterrence of bats have yet to be explored. Bats avoid ambient ultrasound in their environment and alter their echolocation calls in response to masking noise. Using stereo thermal videogrammetry and...

A participatory monitoring programme of an exceptional modification of urban soundscapes during Covid-19 containment.

Where humans and wildlife co-exist, mitigation is often needed to alleviate potential conflicts and impacts. Deterrence methods can be used to reduce impacts of human structures or activities on wildlife, or to resolve conservation conflicts in areas where animals may be regarded as a nuisance or pose a health hazard. Here we test two methods (acou...

I investigate tools for studying bat species’ assemblages in woodlands, at varying spatial scales; including species distribution modelling (MaxEnt) for Myotis bechsteinii in Britain at a broad-scale, and an investigation into the use of an acoustic lure (the Sussex AutoBat) as a method for increasing capture rates of bats in woodlands at a local s...