Professor Ben Sheldon (Department of Biology, University of Oxford), who leads the long-term bird study in Wytham Woods, commented, "Our work here shows, once again, that tracking individuals over ...

Wytham Woods are often quoted as being one of the most researched pieces of woodland in the world. Covering 1000 acres, they are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The woods are ...

The research teams found that beaks of great tits living in a long-term study site, Wytham Woods in the UK (949 birds total; grey triangle, Figure 1), were 0.3mm longer, on average, than beaks of ...

Adult great tit in an area close to Wytham Woods. David Lopez-Idiaquez, Author provided (no reuse) Evolutionary biologist David Lack put up the first nest boxes in 1947 to study Wytham’s great tits.

Hear more from the Wytham Woods project and its 75 years of discoveries on BBC Inside Science on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Follow Victoria on Twitter, external. Related topics. Nature; ...

With Thursday’s episode (October 31) falling on Halloween, Chris will explore why animals have become synonymous with the season. On why Wytham Woods was chosen as the location, the naturalist ...

Wytham Woods is the perfect spot to delve into the wildlife, science and beauty of the season Back by popular demand Autumnwatch returns to screens on The One Show on Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30 and ...

She began in the most obvious place: Wytham Woods near Oxford. The great tits that live there have been carefully monitored since the 1940s, and they are among the best studied birds in the world.

Professor Ben Sheldon (Department of Biology, University of Oxford), who leads the long-term bird study in Wytham Woods, commented: "Our work here shows, once again, that tracking individuals over ...