The Road Lab

Collating wildlife roadkill reports across the UK (formerly known as 'Project Splatter'). Please report date, species and location (grid reference preferred).

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

Due to technical difficulties, we have had to retire our iOS app. In place of this, we have developed a new report method on Survey123. This can be accessed through scanning the QR code below, or by following this link: https://t.co/1xwcvUo6KG

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 64 reports last week. Badgers were the most reported species, with two unusual reports of a song thrush and mistle thrush.

#roadkill #citsci #ecology

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 53 reports last week. Badgers were the most reported species, with our second pied flycatcher report ever.
#ukecology #roadkill #citsci

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

Yesterday we asked you which corvid had the most roadkill reports in our database. The answer to this is magpies with 861 reports total!

#ecology #roadkill #ukecology #citsci

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

Which of these Corvid species do you think we have received the most reports of? Reply with your answer:

A: Rook
B: Jackdaw
C: Magpie
D: Carrion Crow

We will reveal the correct answer tomorrow!

#ecology #roadkill #citsci #birds

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 75 reports last week. Badgers were the most reported species, with an unusual mouse report.

#ukecology #citsci #roadkill

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 78 reports last week. Pheasants were the most reported species, with two uncommon reports of a robin and moorhen.

#ukecology #citsci #roadkill

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 211 reports last week. Pheasants were the most reported species, followed by badgers and roe deer.

#roadkill #citsci #ukecology

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 63 reports last week. Badgers were the most reported species this week, with a robin being the most unusual report we received.

#roadkill #ukecology #badgers #citsci

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

Roadless areas in Great Britain are, on average, substantially smaller than the rest of Europe; 7.77 km2 in GB compared to 48 km2in Europe. Such high fragmentation means species with large home rages frequently cross roads.

https://t.co/ux7gpczIAT

#roadkill #citsci #ecology

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 211 reports last week. Unidentified mammals were the most reported this week, with the most common identified reports being hedgehogs and badgers. We received 1 unusual report of a song thrush.

#roadkill #citsci #ukecology

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

If you have spotted any roadkill, you can find information on how to submit reports on our website: https://t.co/B3twMwbpZe

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

Yesterday we were mentioned on @BBCNorfolk Radio in a discussion about deer roadkill! A caller shared that she reports sightings to the project.

We rely on reports from the public to build our database and track roadkill across the UK.

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

Yesterday we asked you which newt species you think was the most reported to us. The answer to this is the great crested newt, with 66 reports total.

#ukecology #roadkill #citsci

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

Which newt species do you think we have the most reports of in our roadkill database?

a. Great Crested Newts
b. Palmate Newts
c. Smooth Newts

Comment your answer below and we will reveal the correct species tomorrow.

#roadkill #citsci #ukecology

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 133 reports last week. Unidentified mammals were the most reported this week, with the most common identified reports being hedgehogs and badgers. We received 1 unusual report of a swan.

#roadkill #citsci #ukecology

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

While not native, the UK has a population of wild wallabies. We have 6 reports of wallabies in our roadkill database, the most recent being reported in 2023. Have you ever seen a wild wallaby?

#roadkill #citsci #wallaby

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 200 reports last week, with the most common report being pheasants. We received 2 unusual reports, a pine marten and a collared dove. Thank you to everyone who submitted reports this week.

#roadkill #ukecology #citsci

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

In our recent paper (https://t.co/ux7gpczIAT), we found that more than 60% of roadless areas were smaller than the average home range of common UK mammal species, including the European badger and red fox.

#roadkill #citsci #ukecology

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

Thank you to everyone who continues to submit reports, your data helps us research the impact roads have on our wildlife. #ecology #ukecology #citsci #roadkill

[The Road Lab @TheRoadLab]

We’ve received over 400 roadkill reports since January. Here are the top 5 most reported so far:
1. Badger (125)
2. Newt (62, all species combined)
3. Fox (41)
4. Pheasant (39)
5. Deer (27, all species combined)