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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · 3d

A new photo exhibition is at Kendal library for the next 3 weeks. Sponsored by @britishecologicalsociety.org , the exhibit explains the importance of limestone pavements and shows their beauty through photography.

Keep an eye out for updates as the exhibition will move to Barrow and Ulverston next.

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · 29d

Carly has recently visited the Isle of Man to support an exciting plan to create a limestone pavement from recovered clints. The latest blog is well worth a read to find out more about this innovative project.

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Ex-situ limestone pavement conservation - Lancaster University

I have been fortunate enough to spend the last couple of days at Shuttleworth Botanic Garden in the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man is a beautiful place, and it is quite a few years since I have had the ...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Aug 27

Reminder that we have an exciting opportunity to join the research team at Lancaster University for a master's by research on the soils of limestone pavements.

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Funded Masters by Research Opportunities - Lancaster University

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Aug 20

You can read about what we have been up to this summer in our latest blog post!

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A busy summer! - Lancaster University

It has been a busy summer so far and will continue to be over the next few weeks. Ezra has been collecting lots and lots of data on wooded and open pavements while Sophie has been out surveying bryoph...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Aug 16

A great opportunity to join the research team at Lancaster University for a Master's by Research. The project will focus on the soils of limestone pavements which we know so little about. Please share the opportunity with anyone who might be interested!

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Funded Masters by Research Opportunities - Lancaster University

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Aug 1

The grazing experiment at #HortonQuarry is coming along well. You can read the latest update in the #quarrylife blog here!

#quarrylife #quarrylifeawards #qla6

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Finalising the experimental set up - Lancaster University

This week I have been able to finalise the set up of my grazing experiment. Earlier this summer I was able to install the grazing exclosures, collect baseline data and welcome the sheep but the grassl...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Jul 28

Carly is currently working with photographer Oana Bakovic to show the beauty and ecology of limestone pavements. Thanks to the @britishecologicalsociety.org we will be producing an exhibit for libraries in Cumbria. This orchid was captured at Gait Barrows.

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thanks to funding from @britishecologicalsociety.org Carly has been working with fine art photographer Oana Bakovic to capture the otherworldly beauty of limestone pavements. This image is from Farleton Fell.

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Jul 9

Sophie is well into her field work looking at the zonation of bryophytes in limestone pavements. You can learn a bit about her project in this month's blog.
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My MSc by Research in Limestone Pavements - Lancaster University

I started my MSc by Research in January 2025 with a plan to study the bryophytes found in limestone pavements. I had found an interest in bryophytes during my undergrad and was lucky to be provided wi...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Jul 7

Carly's latest paper explains a new protocol for surveying limestone pavement vegetation. This will ensure standardisation in monitoring of the habitat.

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Developing a new protocol for monitoring vegetation in limestone pavement - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Developing a new protocol for monitoring vegetation in limestone pavement

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Jun 20

You can learn more about Carly and Hannah's visit to Sweden in the latest blog post here:

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Exploring the Swedish Alvar - Lancaster University

One of the other countries with limestone pavement habitats is Sweden. Swedish Alvar habitats include a range of habitats on limestone, from meadows to limestone pavements so I was very keen to unders...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Jun 18

Carly is visiting the beautiful alvar pavements in Sweden this week!

Alvars consist of areas of thin-soiled calcareous grasslands interspersed with limestone outcrops meaning they are very similar to limestone pavements found in the UK.

#limestonepavement #karst #alvar

Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Jun 12

The field season is upon us. This means we are spoiled with some excellent views... Carly has other priorities!

Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · May 30

Check out the latest research on limestone pavements in the paper below. The study focusses on the connectivity of bird's foot sedge in Karst landscapes.

#limestonepavement #karst

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Connectivity in a Karst landscape: genetic diversity and population differentiation in the rare plant Bird's Foot sedge, Carex ornithopoda Willd.

Within Britain the Karst landscape is predominantly upland and is characterised by high nature value grasslands which are home to many plant species of conservation interest. One such species is Care...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · May 1

We are working hard to communicate our grazing experiment with Heidelberg Materials UK at #hortonquarry. Carly discusses the importance of communicating research to the right audience in her latest #quarrylife blog as well as the conference in general on our blogs page.

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The importance of communication - Lancaster University

Last week I hosted the Limestone Pavement Partnership’s first conference, attended by 40 academics, students and conservation professionals from a range of organisations. The conference took place in ...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Apr 28

Last week, Carly presented the #QuarryLife grazing project at #HortonQuarry to 40 academics and practitioners at the Limestone Pavement Partnership Conference! We are really excited to be working with Heidelberg Materials for the project.

#quarrylifeaward #qla6

Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Apr 25

Yesterday we held the first Limestone Pavement Partnership conference to great success. Thank you to all speakers and attendees for making it such an interesting event. We had the pleasure of visiting Gait Barrows for a closer look at the magnificent limestone pavements.

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Mar 28

"Grikey!" Members of the @britishecologicalsociety.org will find an article in the latest edition of 'The Niche' that discusses the recent national survey of limestone pavements.

Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Mar 21

Making the most of the beautiful weather up at Hutton Roof this week. Read about us gearing up for the field season in Carly's latest blog post!

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Getting ready for the field season - Lancaster University

March is a busy time for most ecologists. The end of the financial year is always busy with projects coming to and end and final reports needed but for most ecologists, the spring is when we start loo...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Mar 14

Professor Carly Stevens talks about her recent research into Britain's limestone pavements in her latest blog for @britishecologicalsociety.org. Read the blog below.

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Carly Stevens: Exploring Great Britain’s limestone pavements

In this blog post Carly Stevens, professor at University of Lancaster, presents her work ‘Large changes in vegetation composition seen over the last 50 years in British limestone pavements’. She sh…

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Mar 11

In her latest paper, Professor Carly Stevens discusses the challenges associated with managing limestone pavement habitats. Read the paper here:

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More evidence gaps than grikes: how limestone pavements have fallen through the cracks of British conservation | British & Irish Botany

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Mar 5

In her latest blog post Professor Carly Stevens discusses the her latest visit to #HortonQuarry as she works on setting up her experiment for the #QuarryLifeAwards

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A visit to Horton Quarry - Lancaster University

I was fortunate to visit Horton quarry on another beautiful sunny day. This time I met with Georgina, who is an ecologist and is principal landscape architect responsible for the quarry and the grazie...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Feb 28

Beautiful limestone pavement in the Yorkshire Dales. You can learn more about limestone pavements on the Friends of the Dales YouTube channel: youtu.be/j_TETYkSBz0?si…

Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Feb 14

In a first blog post for the #QuarryLifeAwards Professor Carly Stevens describes why the collaboration with Heidelberg Materials at #HortonQuarry is such an exciting opportunity.

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Quarry Life - Lancaster University

February has already been an exciting month! Last week I went to Horton Quarry in Horton in Ribblesdale to meet with Dan and Jops from Heidleberg Materials to talk with them about my planned grazing e...

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Limestone Pavement Partnership @limestonepavements.bsky.social · Feb 7

We are really excited to be working with Heidelberg Materials on a #QuarryLifeAwards project. Professor Carly Stevens will be undertaking research to help protect limestone pavements. Follow the project's progress on the LPP page under the 'Quarry Life' tab!

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Limestone Pavements Partnership - Lancaster University

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