Research Documents: Biodiversity

GREEN ROOFS - their existing status and potential for conserving biodiversity in urban areas Ecoschemes Ltd in association with Studio Engleback, English Nature Research Report No, 498, English Nature, Peterborough, 2003

Commissioned in 2001, this identifies the links between habitats that can be replicated on roofs and Biodiversity Action Plan objectives, as well as feature a number of case studies, and a list of over 100 extant green roofs in the UK.

STUDY OF GREEN ROOFS – how roof design can maximise biodiversity in an urban environment G.Kadas UCL London 2002

An MSC project undertaken in UCL, this study of Spiders on green roofs and brownfield sites was the first of its kind in the UK. It aimed to establish design criteria for green roofs that may well be used as mitigation for the loss of brownfield habitat.

GREEN ROOFS AND BIODIVERSITY G.Kadas PHD ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

A long term study of green roofs and invertebrate communities. This project commenced in 2003.

TECTICOLOUS INVERTEBRATES - a preliminary investigation of the invertebrate fauna on ecoroofs in urban london Richard A. Jones, English Nature, London, 2002.

An English Nature commissioned study of a number of green roofs in London.  [Download in .pdf format here, 2.7Mb]

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL OF GREEN ROOFS FOR BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE UK Helen Burgess, University of Sussex, Brighton.

A concise study of a series of roofs in Sussex, including the largest in the UK in spring 2004. [Download in .pdf format here, 4Mb]