AgrimonySpikes
@agrimonyspikes.bsky.social
🇮🇪 Im not a bot. I like wildflowers, nature, biodiversity, habitats, birds, habitat restoration and creation in Ireland, UK, and EU and laws on same. Also current affairs on social issues and injustice.
Joined Bluesky 9th Nov 2024. Eat your crusts.
Joined Bluesky 9th Nov 2024. Eat your crusts.
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Began mini meadow creation in north Wexford in 2022 (mostly cutting,removing rank thatch layer after covid abandonment)
31st May 2024 👇🙂
Local Hay rattle was first sown in 2 by 1m2 plots in autumn 2022 for 2023 flowering and seed gathered and sown autumn 2023 over 60 m2 developed nicely for 2024.
31st May 2024 👇🙂
Local Hay rattle was first sown in 2 by 1m2 plots in autumn 2022 for 2023 flowering and seed gathered and sown autumn 2023 over 60 m2 developed nicely for 2024.
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Took a trip up to Tully Mountain SAC/Letter Hill about a fortnight ago. It's designated for it's European dry, Alpine & Boreal heaths. Unusually for an upland site in Connemara, it's in good condition due to low numbers of sheep present. Juniper & Bearberry were frequent at the higher elevations.
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Took a trip up to Tully Mountain SAC/Letter Hill about a fortnight ago. It's designated for it's European dry, Alpine & Boreal heaths. Unusually for an upland site in Connemara, it's in good condition due to low numbers of sheep present. Juniper & Bearberry were frequent at the higher elevations.
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It's remarkable how much #FenRestoration (and other #conservation work) comes down to the repetition of these two simple tasks. Scything and raking. Maybe not glamorous (especially the raking!), but vital to controlling rank vegetation and letting other plants thrive.
#OxfordshireFens #GreenSpaces 🌍
#OxfordshireFens #GreenSpaces 🌍
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It's remarkable how much #FenRestoration (and other #conservation work) comes down to the repetition of these two simple tasks. Scything and raking. Maybe not glamorous (especially the raking!), but vital to controlling rank vegetation and letting other plants thrive.
#OxfordshireFens #GreenSpaces 🌍
#OxfordshireFens #GreenSpaces 🌍
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Working together for the Marsh Fritillary 💪
As the Wales Marsh Fritillary Recovery Partnership Project comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the amazing achievements and hear from the people who will continue this vital work into the future 👉 buff.ly/rRh1kB9
As the Wales Marsh Fritillary Recovery Partnership Project comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the amazing achievements and hear from the people who will continue this vital work into the future 👉 buff.ly/rRh1kB9
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Working together for the Marsh Fritillary 💪
As the Wales Marsh Fritillary Recovery Partnership Project comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the amazing achievements and hear from the people who will continue this vital work into the future 👉 buff.ly/rRh1kB9
As the Wales Marsh Fritillary Recovery Partnership Project comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the amazing achievements and hear from the people who will continue this vital work into the future 👉 buff.ly/rRh1kB9
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New paper out, the last one from my PhD 🎓! Age shapes behaviour, survival, and reproduction. By using longterm great tit data, we ask whether age covaries with territory quality, and if territories show spatial age structure over time: tinyurl.com/ya2xp3zc
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New paper out, the last one from my PhD 🎓! Age shapes behaviour, survival, and reproduction. By using longterm great tit data, we ask whether age covaries with territory quality, and if territories show spatial age structure over time: tinyurl.com/ya2xp3zc
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A new site for Neckera pumila from willow on edge of Gortin Lakes, co. Tyrone
This colony was particularly robust
#bryophytes #moss
This colony was particularly robust
#bryophytes #moss
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new site for Neckera pumila from willow on edge of Gortin Lakes, co. Tyrone
This colony was particularly robust
#bryophytes #moss
This colony was particularly robust
#bryophytes #moss
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A grey drizzly day brightened by 3 Whooper Swans amongst 300+ Lapwings in the field opposite my house #Anglesey
@birdsinwales.bsky.social @angbirdnews.bsky.social
@birdsinwales.bsky.social @angbirdnews.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A grey drizzly day brightened by 3 Whooper Swans amongst 300+ Lapwings in the field opposite my house #Anglesey
@birdsinwales.bsky.social @angbirdnews.bsky.social
@birdsinwales.bsky.social @angbirdnews.bsky.social
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More on Teesmouth seal pup deaths, suggesting sewage effluent and legacy of industrial pollution may have exacerbated natural mortality. Typical comedy response from Northumbrian Water saying they couldn't possibly be responsible for faecal bacteria in estuary.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Pollution kills all Tees Estuary seal pups
Harbour seal pups in Tees Estuary suffer 100% mortality in 2025, prompting MPs to demand a Defra inquiry into the deaths
northeastbylines.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
More on Teesmouth seal pup deaths, suggesting sewage effluent and legacy of industrial pollution may have exacerbated natural mortality. Typical comedy response from Northumbrian Water saying they couldn't possibly be responsible for faecal bacteria in estuary.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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One by one our waterways are dying off. Lough Carra has people who care about it, but will it be enough to reverse the damage already done?
www.westernpeople.ie/news/major-m...
www.westernpeople.ie/news/major-m...
Major Mayo lake cannot be allowed to become a 'cess pool' - news - Western People
The lake supplies Lough Mask, a major source of drinking water in Mayo.
www.westernpeople.ie
October 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
One by one our waterways are dying off. Lough Carra has people who care about it, but will it be enough to reverse the damage already done?
www.westernpeople.ie/news/major-m...
www.westernpeople.ie/news/major-m...
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The radio silence from the @lawsocietyireland.bsky.social is concerning though
October 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The radio silence from the @lawsocietyireland.bsky.social is concerning though
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The anthropogenic glacier collapse currently underway in the Alps has resulted in the disappearance of >1000 small glaciers! 😱🔥
Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️
Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social
Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️
Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The anthropogenic glacier collapse currently underway in the Alps has resulted in the disappearance of >1000 small glaciers! 😱🔥
Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️
Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social
Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️
Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social
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A lucky scenic phone photo (with a conveniently photo-bombing Fulmar) looking south along the west cliffs of Fair Isle - a quite beautiful place in today’s weather
September 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A lucky scenic phone photo (with a conveniently photo-bombing Fulmar) looking south along the west cliffs of Fair Isle - a quite beautiful place in today’s weather
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New research - Weak recovery of insectivorous bird populations after ban of neonicotinoid in France, hinting at lasting impacts
#pesticides
HT @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#pesticides
HT @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Weak recovery of insectivorous bird populations after ban of neonicotinoid in France, hinting at lasting impacts
Neonicotinoids are expected to play a significant role in the decline of bird populations through their adverse effects on food resources (primarily i…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
New research - Weak recovery of insectivorous bird populations after ban of neonicotinoid in France, hinting at lasting impacts
#pesticides
HT @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#pesticides
HT @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This has received no publicity but is damning. A clear explanation of why this type of reintroduction is not just a distraction and a waste of resources but is ACTIVELY HARMFUL to conservation. Environmental journalists please note and please publicise.
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele...
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele...
Operation Turtle Dove’s view on the release of captive-bred Turtle Doves as a conservation measure - Operation Turtle Dove
Operation Turtle Dove is a science-led conservation partnership working to reverse the decline of Turtle Doves in the UK by restoring habitat and addressing key threats. Learn why captive-bred release...
operationturtledove.org
September 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
This has received no publicity but is damning. A clear explanation of why this type of reintroduction is not just a distraction and a waste of resources but is ACTIVELY HARMFUL to conservation. Environmental journalists please note and please publicise.
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele...
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele...
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Bhí an portach go haláinn innui
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Bhí an portach go haláinn innui
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September 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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My first walk into the field for 5 weeks and there's a Clouded Yellow right by the path. First I've seen for around 20 years. #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife
September 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My first walk into the field for 5 weeks and there's a Clouded Yellow right by the path. First I've seen for around 20 years. #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife
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September 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Gypsywort, Lycopus europaeus #wildflowerhour
September 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Gypsywort, Lycopus europaeus #wildflowerhour
Autumn hawkbit: the seed has no stalk between feathery hairs and seed.
Whereas Cats ear does.
#WildflowerHour #SeedHeads
Whereas Cats ear does.
#WildflowerHour #SeedHeads
September 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Autumn hawkbit: the seed has no stalk between feathery hairs and seed.
Whereas Cats ear does.
#WildflowerHour #SeedHeads
Whereas Cats ear does.
#WildflowerHour #SeedHeads