Nick Littlewood

Honorary Research Associate
Ecological Sciences
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Nick is an applied ecologist with a strong background in wildlife conservation. He sits on the Advisory Group of the North East Scotland Biological Records Centre (NESBReC), the Management and Steering Groups of the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership, and is a member of the Grampian Regional Forestry Forum. Nick is an Associate Editor of the journal, Insect Conservation and Diversity and is the local Bird Recorder for North East Scotland.

Research

Nick carries out research on wildlife ecology in general and especially on terrestrial insect ecology. He has particular research interests in the groups Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) and Auchenorrhyncha (plant bugs). His current work focuses especially on how biodiversity responds to changes in land management and includes coordination of the Glen Finglas grazing experiment as well as work on upland habitat restoration schemes. Nick also works on endangered species and is currently carrying out work to support the Scottish Wildcat Conservation Action Plan.

Publications

The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Journals

Books / chapters

  • Littlewood, N.A. (ed.) (2011) North East Scotland Bird Report 2009., North East Scotland Bird Club, ISSN 0962-6417.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (2011) Shoveler., In: The Breeding Birds of North East Scotland (ed. M. Cook and I. Francis). Scottish Ornithologist’s Club, Aberdeen, pp70-71.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (2011) Pintail., In: The Breeding Birds of North East Scotland (ed. M. Cook and I. Francis). Scottish Ornithologist’s Club, Aberdeen, pp66-67.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (2011) Mallard., In: The Breeding Birds of North East Scotland (ed. M. Cook and I. Francis). Scottish Ornithologist’s Club, Aberdeen, pp64-65.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (2011) Gadwall., In: The Breeding Birds of North East Scotland (ed. M. Cook and I. Francis). Scottish Ornithologist’s Club, Aberdeen, pp58-59.
  • Littlewood, N. (ed.) (2010) North East Scotland Bird Report 2010., North East Scotland Bird Club, ISSN 0962-6417.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (ed.) (2009) North East Scotland Bird Report 2008., North East Scotland Bird Club, ISSN 0962-6417.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (ed.) (2009) North East Scotland Bird Report 2007., North East Scotland Bird Club, February 2009. ISSN 0962-6417.

Technical / contract reports

  • Littlewood, N.A. (2011) Assessing the ability of moorland restoration to deliver plant communities typical of long-established moors., Small Ecological Project Grant Report for British Ecological Society.
  • Pakeman, R,J.; Beale, C.; Brooker, R,; Chamberlain, D.; Demars, B.O.L.; Iason, G.R.; McLeod, J.; Littlewood, N.; Lisewski, V.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2011) Prioritising species and habitat actions by Local Biodiversity Action Partnerships in Scotland., Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
  • Bain, C.G.; Bonn, A.; Stoneman, R.; Chapman, S.J.; Coupar, A.; Evans, M.; Gearey, B.; Howat, M.; Joosten, H.; Keenleyside, C.; Labadz, J.; Lindsay, R.; Littlewood, N.; Lunt, P.; Miller, C.J.; Moxey, A.; Orr, H.; Reed, M.; Smith, P.; Swales, V.; Thompson, D.B.A.; Thompson, P.S.; van de Noort, R.; Wilson, J.D.; Worrall, F. (2011) IUCN UK Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands., IUCN UK Peatland Programme, Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-9570572-1-0
  • Brooker, R.W.; Britton, A.J.; Gimona, A.; Lennon, J.J.; Littlewood, N.A. (2011) Literature review: species translocations as a tool for biodiversity conservation during climate change., Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report, No.440, Inverness.
  • Littlewood, N.A.; Anderson, P.; Artz, R.R.E.; Bragg, O.; Lunt, P.; Marrs, R. (2010) Peatland biodiversity., A Technical Review for the IUCN Peatland Program.
  • Towers, W.; Hester, A.J.; Pakeman, R.; Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Littlewood, L.; Legg, C. (2010) Review of muirburn impacts on soil carbon and biodiversity., Invited presentation to the Scottish LFA Stakeholder Group.
  • Pakeman, R.J.; Beale, C.M.; Britton, A.J.; Brooker, R.W.; Iason, G.R.; Langan, S.J.; Littlewood, N.A; Westaway, S. (2008) Evaluation of UK Biodiversity Action plan revised targets for Scotland., Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (2007) Restoring heather on moors – taking a wider look., The Heather Trust Annual Report, 2007.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (2002) Assessing moorland restoration by analysis of arthropod communities., The Heather Trust Annual Report.

Conference papers

  • Stockan, J.A.; Littlewood, N.A. (2009) Recent research into the ecology and conservation of narrow-headed ant (Formica exsecta) in Scotland., Royal Entomological Society, Insect Conservation Special Interest Group Meeting, “Conservation of Aculeates”, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, 1 April 2009.
  • Littlewood, N.A. (2009) Grazing management influences moth community structure on a Scottish upland estate., European Congress of Conservation Biology, 2nd, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, 1-5 September 2009.
  • Littlewood, N.A.; Dennis, P.; Skartveit, J. (2008) Grazing impacts on upland grassland arthropods in Scotland with particular reference to moths., Society for Conservation Biology, Annual Meeting, Chattanga, Tennessee, USA, 13-17 July 2008.
  • Littlewood, N.A.; Pakeman, R.J.; Woodin, S.; Dennis, P. (2004) The response of hemipteran assemblages to the restoration of heather moorland., Entomology 2004, National Meeting of the Royal Entomological Society, University of York, 21-23 July 2004. Oral paper.
  • Littlewood, N.A.; Pakeman, R.J.; Woodin, S.; Dennis, P. (2004) The response of hemipteran assemblages to the restoration of heather moorland., International Congress of Entomology, XXII, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 15-21 August 2004. Oral paper.

Conference posters / abstracts

  • Quin, S.; Greenwood, S.; Littlewood, N.; Artz, R.R.E.; Coupar, A.; Woodin, S. (2011) Moorland restoration: biodiversity and carbon stocks., Moors for the Future – Moorland Research Seminar, 23 March 2011.
  • Littlewood, N.A.; Dennis, P.; Skartveit, J. (2008) Impacts of upland grazing on invertebrate assemblages: five years of the Glen Finglas experiment., Insects in a Changing Landscape, Scottish Regional Meeting of Royal Entomological Society, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, 20-21 October 2008.
  • Stockan, J.A.; Littlewood, N.A.; Dennis, P. (2007) Riparian habitats., Leaflet for distribution to Farmers and Land Owners.
  • Littlewood, N.A.; Pakeman, R.J.; Woodin, S.J. (2004) The response of plant and moth assemblages to moorland restoration., British Ecological Society, Annual Meeting, Lancaster University, 7-9 September 2004.
  • Littlewood, N.A.; Pakeman, R.J.; Woodin, S. (2004) The response of plant and insect communities to moorland restoration., “How to Assess and Measure Biodiversity Within Restoration Projects?” Annual Meeting of the Working Group for Restoration Ecology of the GfO, Institute of Ecology, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, 1-3 April, 2004.

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