Peer reviewed papers

Gresham, A., Grainger, M., Guy, M., Bellamy, C., Rattey, A., Shannon, G., … & Spake, R. (2026). iDeer: A decision-support tool for managing deer alongside woodland creation. Angers‐Blondin, S., Bowe, C., Bentley, L. K., Amoakoh, A. O., Bellis, J., Dowdall, L., … & Partoft, H. (2026). Evaluating the accuracy of the EcoservR toolkit for fine‐resolution habitat mapping. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 7(2), e70234. https://doi.org/10.24377/LJMU.d.00000256

Theodorou, A., Gresham, A., Bellamy, C., Pickles, B., Hoodless, A., & Spake, R. (2025). Natural Methods to Protect Trees Against Large Herbivores: A Systematic Map of Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5936874

Scopes, E. R., MacPherson, J., Wright, P. G., McNicol, C. M., Kingscott‐Edmunds, J., Ham, C., … & Bellamy, C. C. (2025). Validating habitat suitability models for pine marten (Martes martes) reintroductions to England and Wales. Journal of Applied Ecology, 62(11), 2930-2940. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70160

Bellamy, C., Rattey, A., Edwards, C., Kortland, K., Stringer, A., Tew, E., … & Broome, A. (2024). The forest biodiversity index (FOBI): monitoring forest biodiversity potential over space and time. Environmental Research: Ecology, 3(3), 035001. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-664X/ad57cf

Gardner, E., Robinson, R. A., Julian, A., Boughey, K., Langham, S., Tse-Leon, J., … & Bullock, J. M. (2024). A family of process-based models to simulate landscape use by multiple taxa. Landscape Ecology, 39(5), 102. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-024-01866-4

Wright, P. G. R., Bellamy, C., Hamilton, P. B., Schofield, H., Finch, D., & Mathews, F. (2021). Characterising the relationship between suitable habitat and gene flow for Myotis bechsteinii and Eptesicus serotinus in Britain. Landscape Ecology, 1-10.

Spake, R., Bellamy, C.,  Gill, R., Watts, K., Wilson, T., Ditchburn, B. and Eigenbrod, F. (2020) Forest damage by deer depends on cross‐scale interactions between climate, deer density and landscape structure. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13622.

Bellamy, C., Boughey, K., Hawkins, C., Reveley, S., Spake, R., Williams, C. and Altringham, J. (2020) A sequential multi-level framework to improve habitat suitability modelling. Landscape Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-020-00987-w

Wright PGR, Coomber FG, Bellamy CC, Perkins SE, Mathews F. (2020) Predicting hedgehog mortality risks on British roads using habitat suitability modelling. PeerJ 7:e8154 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8154

Young, C., Bellamy, C., Burton, V., Griffiths, G., Metzger, M.J., Neumann, J., Porter, J. and Millington, J.D., (2019). UK landscape ecology: trends and perspectives from the first 25 years of ialeUK. Landscape Ecology. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-019-00945-1

Broome, A., Bellamy, C., Rattey, A., Ray, D., Quine, C.P. and Park, K.J. (2019) Niches for Species, a multi-species model to guide woodland management: An example based on Scotland’s native woodlands. Ecological Indicators, 103: 410-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.021

Metzger, M.J., Dick, J., Gardner, A., Bellamy, C., Blackstock, K., Brown, C., Chisholm, R., Cochrane, P., Drewitt, J., Gimona, A., Hester, A., Mathieson, S., Nijnik, M., McVittie, A., Petr, M., Smith, R., Smith, M. (2019) Knowledge sharing, problem-solving and professional development in a Scottish Ecosystem Services Community of Practice. Reg Environ Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01537-0.

Spake, R, Bellamy C, Graham L, Watts K, Wilson T, Norton L, Wood C, Schmucki R, Bullock J, Eigenbrod F (2019) An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital. Nature Sustainability 2: 90–97.

Palomo I, Willemen L, Drakou E, Burkhard B, Crossman N, Bellamy C, Burkhard K, Campagne CS, Dangol A, Franke J, Kulczyk S, Le Clec’h S, Malak DA, Muñoz L, Narusevicius V, Ottoy S, Roelens J, Sing L, Thomas A, Van Meerbeek K, Verweij P (2018) Practical solutions for bottlenecks in ecosystem services mapping. One Ecosystem 3: e20713.

Bellamy, C.C., van der Jagt, A.P., Barbour, S., Smith, M. and Moseley, D., (2017) A spatial framework for targeting urban planning for pollinators and people with local stakeholders: A route to healthy, blossoming communities? Environmental Research, 158, pp.255-268.

Sarkki, S., Jokinen, M., Nijnik, M., Zahvoyska, L., Abraham, E. M., Alados, C. L., Bellamy C., Bratanova-Dontcheva, S., Grunewald, K., Kollar, J., Krajčí, J., Kyriazopoulos, A. P., La Porta, N., Monteiro, A. T., Munoz-Rojas, J., Parpan, T., Sing, L., Smith, M., Sutinen, M-L., Tolvanen A., Zhyla, T. (2017) Social equity in governance of ecosystem services: synthesis from European treeline areas. Climate Research (Special 34).

Watts, K., Fuentes-Montemayor, E., Macgregor, N. A., Peredo-Alvarez, V., Ferryman, M., Bellamy, C., Brown, N. and Park, K. J. (2016) Using historical woodland creation to construct a long-term, large-scale natural experiment: the WrEN project. Ecol Evol. DOI:c10.1002/ece3.2066.

Bellamy C, Altringham J (2015) Predicting Species Distributions Using Record Centre Data: Multi-Scale Modelling of Habitat Suitability for Bat Roosts. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0128440. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128440.

Stevenson-Holt CD, Watts K, Bellamy CC, Nevin OT, Ramsey AD (2014) Defining Landscape Resistance Values in Least-Cost Connectivity Models for the Invasive Grey Squirrel: A Comparison of Approaches Using Expert-Opinion and Habitat Suitability Modelling. PLoS ONE 9(11): e112119. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112119.

Bellamy, C., Scott, C., & Altringham, J. (2013). Multiscale, presence-only habitat suitability models: fine-resolution maps for eight bat species. Journal of Applied Ecology, 50(4), 892–901.

FC and FR publications and other reports

Berthinussen, A., Bellamy, C. & Altringham, JD., (2021) Habitat Suitability Modelling for breeding lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) within the Northern Upland Chain Local Nature Partnership area. Report for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Berthinussen, A., Bellamy, C. & Altringham, JD., (2020) Habitat suitability modelling for ten species of conservation concern within Nidderdale AONB. The Wild Watch. Final project report

Angers-Blondin, S., Pimblett, J., Bellamy, C., Rouquette, J., Holt, A., Varley, M., Bowe, C. (2020) EcoservR: a natural capital mapping tool for measuring public goods. ELM Test and Trial 074. Report to Defra, September 2020.

Watts, K., Bellamy, C., Cottrell., J, Barsoum, N. (2020) Climate change and biodiversity: can biodiversity help our woodlands in a changing climate? Forest Research Climate Change Factsheet.

Bellamy, CC, Hester, A, Metzger, MJ (2020) Scotland’s National Ecological Network: progress and practicalities. Workshop Report.

Ditchburn, B., Bellamy, C., Wilson, T., Steel, P., Henderson, L., Kirby, K. (2020). “NFI woodland ecological condition in Great Britain: Methodology”, Forestry Commission National Forest Inventory, Edinburgh.

Berthinussen, A., Bellamy, C., Altringham, J.D. (2018) “Habitat Suitability Modelling  Preliminary report 2017–2018”, report for Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by Conservation First.

Broome, A., Rattey, A., Bellamy C., (2018), Niches for Species, a multi-species model to guide woodland management. Forestry Commission Research Note FCRN035.

Bellamy, C., Barsoum, N., Cottrell, J.  and Watts, K. (2018)Encouraging biodiversity at multiple scales in support of resilient woodlands. Forestry Commission Research Note FCRN 033.

Winn, J.P., Bellamy, C.C. & Fisher, T. 2018. EcoServ-GIS: a toolkit for mapping ecosystem services. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 954.

Blogs, newsletters & other online content

Bellamy & Peden (2021) An interactive web tool for exploring the NFI Woodland Ecological Condition statistics (R Shiny App)

Bellamy (2021) Scottish Policy Group committee member spotlight: written interview with Dr Chloe Bellamy

Bellamy & Rattey (2018) ‘Story Map – harnessing the power of maps’ Forest Research News, February 2018.

Bellamy et al. (2017) Mapping predicted supply, demand and use of urban cultural ecosystem services in support of green infrastructure planning. Poster presentation for GREEN SURGE conference, Malmӧ, September 2017.

Bellamy et al. (2017) Urban greenspace – space for nature and people? Notes from the ESCom Scotland – BES Scottish Policy Group Pie and a Pint.

van der Jagt, A. P. N., Bellamy, C., Mackenzie, I., Alexander, L. (2017) People, pollinators and pooled resources. Chartered Forester, Spring 2017.

Bellamy, C. (2017) My Scottish parliamentary shadowing experience: juggling everything from beavers to toxic waste. British Ecological Society.

Bellamy, C. (2017) What every scientist should know about influencing policy. Forest Research.

Bellamy, C. & van der Jagt, A. P. N. (2016) Forest Research and GREEN SURGE launch survey to gather information about the benefits of Edinburgh’s greenspaces. ESCom Scotland.

Ratcliffe, C. & Bellamy, C. (2016) Applying an ecosystems approach in Strathard – a landscape to live, work & play. ESCom Scotland.

Bellamy, C. (2015) Accounting for Edinburgh’s urban ecosystem services: a walk in the park? ESCom Scotland.

Bellamy, C. & Winn, J. (2013) EcoServ-GIS Version 1 (England only): A Wildlife Trust toolkit for mapping multiple ecosystem services.

Thesis

Bellamy, C. (2011) Predictive modelling of bat-habitat relationships on different spatial scales. University of Leeds PhD thesis.