Protecting nature by keeping dogs’ paws on the path 🐾 Dr @beckythomas.bsky.social, an urban ecologist from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, is currently looking into the impact of dog walking on lowland heath environments. Read more: ow.ly/yBJN50XzUhI

"Gardens are increasingly becoming important habitats for hedgehogs". Dr Becky Thomas (@beckythomas.bsky.social) commented on a new study which used wildlife cameras to spy on hedgehogs in more than 400 gardens in Chester. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great to see @beckythomas.bsky.social research on disturbance caused by dogs walked off-lead on heathland birds covered by BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yesterday was simultaneously inspiring and challenging as @sofiaatsea.bsky.social and I hosted nearly 200 school pupils at our @royalholloway.bsky.social campus to take part our @britishecologicalsociety.org funded project. We were testing different methods of teaching about conservation...

Congratulations to Dr Walter Lucchesi and Dr Becky Thomas (@beckythomas.bsky.social) who have been awarded Senior Fellowship of @advancehe.bsky.social (formerly the Higher Education Academy). This reflects their leadership in education both within and beyond @rhulbiology.bsky.social 🎉👏

Congrats to Dr Becky Thomas @beckythomas.bsky.social & Dr Sofia Castelló y Tickell @sofiaatsea.bsky.social on the award from RHUL Social Science Impact Accelerator fund for a public engagement project on 'Rethinking how we engage with dog walkers to protect nature' www.linkedin.com/posts/royal-...

What impact does walking a dog have on nature? Read about new field study by @beckythomas.bsky.social at Chobham Common aimed to find out how frequently birds’ nests get disturbed by dogs off-lead www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/sto... 🐕🐣

Helping the toad cross the road 🐸 Sharing a seasonal article by Dr @beckythomas.bsky.social, Senior Lecturer in Ecology with @rhulbiology.bsky.social. In @uk.theconversation.com, she shares how Toad Patrollers protect toads on dangerous journeys during mating season. More: ow.ly/gN7t50VjK5g

New article by @beckythomas.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com on role of toad patrol volunteers in helping the amphibians to reach the ponds during the spring migration theconversation.com/toad-patrol-...

Lovely to see work by @beckythomas.bsky.social, @sarahpapworth.bsky.social and @mdef.bsky.social covered by @britishecologicalsociety.org Niche magazine. Special prize to Becky for a photo of the grumpiest dog wearing GPS tracker! 🤣 🐶 Link to paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Recent study by @beckythomas.bsky.social, @sarahpapworth.bsky.social and Mark Fellowes showed that walking dogs off the lead greatly increases habitat disturbance in UK lowland heathlands #OA paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1... www.britishecologicalsociety.org/dogs-walked-...

If you are at the #BES2024 conference and interested in teaching & learning - join the T&L group social event this evening! Details below ⬇️

Great time to introduce myself as I’m attending #BES2024. I’m interested in teaching and urban ecology. My research focuses on how people's decisions affect the ecology of wild species and I’m presenting tomorrow about how walking dogs off the lead increases disturbance in UK lowland heaths.