Field Sites
Investigating the behaviour of animals and their interaction with the environment is a fundamental aspect of the research conducted within the CBE. In order to facilitate these aims and interests, members of the CBE work in a variety of field sites located both within the UK and overseas.
We have access to a number of field sites in and around Newcastle that are owned by the university itself, such as Moorbank Botanical Gardens, Close House, and Nafferton and Cockle Park Farms. However, we also work closely with a number of UK bird reserves, including those on Coquet Island and the Farne Islands in Northumbria, and the Fair Isle Bird Observatory off the north coast of Scotland. Our conservation work on mammals includes work on the Limestone Pavements of North Yorkshire, and in the Cheviot Hills of Northumberland. We also conduct research overseas.
Studies of bee foraging are carried out at the Center for Agronomy Research and Development (CATIE) in the Republic of Costa Rica, and in collaboration with the Technological Institute of Crete (TEI). We also use field sites and stations in Finland to study avian foraging behaviour, and are establishing links with the University of Stellenbosch to embark on new projects studying African wildlife.
