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Reports – AECOM

All annual reports of the activities of the Natural Capital Laboratory (the “NCL”) and case studies (in various languages) are available here on AECOM’s dedicated site for the NCL

Digital Natural Capital Account

AECOM’s Digital Natural Capital Account is live. Explore it for the full spectrum of what’s happening on site and the annual reports. You’ll find videos, maps, drones, artificial intelligence, satellite data, thermal imaging, 3D visualisations, virtual reality and more!

This Digital Natural Capital Accounting tool is the first of its kind, and has been developed to provide an engaging way of communicating and monitoring the habitats, species, ecosystem services and environmental and social values associated with the NCL within a spatial context

For the best experience, view on a larger screen


The BBC’s Countryfile features Birchfield

The popular Countryfile program on BBC One featured Birchfield and our partners. Watch it again on BBC iPlayer. We were thrilled to be featured so prominently and take part in the filming

Photo: Chris Coupland Photography

Birchfield as a film set!

We were delighted to offer Birchfield as the set for The Lies of our Confines, a new short British horror film by director Leon Oldstrong. We jumped out of our seats… that’s all we’ll say

the full short is streaming on Discovery+

The official trailer

And here’s the “making of” documentary, which we urge you to watch


Forest Interpretation Hut

The forest interpretation hut designed and build by Northwoods Design is open


Missing Species & Fungal Diversity Reports

Alan Watson Featherstone and David Satori over the last few months. Alan & David will be providing two crucial studies: missing species and fungal diversity 

Alan Watson Featherstone, founder of rewilding charity Trees For Life, has undertaken a review of the species missing from the site and the potential to restore these species through the rewilding process. Working with Alan is particularly special on a personal level because his long-term commitment to regenerating the Caledonian Forest was an initial inspiration for Emi & Roger 

David Satori has provided a baseline fungal diversity survey to help build critical knowledge of the distribution, abundance, and seasonality of fungi, especially those of conservation concern. David is the co-founder of Rhizocore Technologies, producing locally-adapted mycorrhizal fungi to aid reforestation efforts. He’s also the founder of Rewilding Mycology, a conservation advocacy organisation aiming to reverse the ongoing decline of fungi 

Alan and David’s studies will help inform future decisions about rewilding the site and The Lifescape Project’s Lead Ecologist, Deborah Brady, have coordinated and contributed to the studies 

Full reports available on request


Birchfield Virtual Reality

View the extraordinary virtual reality pavilion built by the UK Green Building Council for COP26. Explore this VR experience for free and online, anywhere in the world. The NCL at Birchfield is number 2.

The VR pavilion highlights some of the world’s leading examples of how to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.

Virtual pavilion at COP26

BBC Article

The BBC article The great experiment to put a price on nature leads with Birchfield and has some fantastic quotes by Adam Eagle, CEO of the Lifescape Project, one of our patterns


In the Stratherrick & Foyers Newsletter

Our community introduction in the Stratherrick & Foyers Newsletter


Featured on RE:TV

Rewilding the Highlands, on RE:TV, a showcase for inspiring innovations and ideas that point the way towards a sustainable future, curated by editor-in-chief, His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales.


Webinar

Rewilding the World: Natural Capital Laboratory at Birchfield: a webinar giving you an overview of all the work happening on site. There were loads of really interesting people doing some fascinating work in ecology and conservation, including: Erin Gianferrara on what is natural capital; Peter Cowley and Benjamin Barca on aquatic ecology and eDNA; Max Heaver debunking myths about rewilding; Ash Welch on using virtual reality in ecology; Roland Arnison on his rewilding film work, including on the drone-assisted deer drive at Birchfield; and Louise Smith of the musical group EVER.


Interview with Creating a Vegan World

Emilia Leese speaks with Andrew Alexander of Creating a Vegan World