Bernie Higgins
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
Chris Watt, @yorkswildlife.bsky.social, talking about his work on the BEACH Esk project in partnership with local landowners, volunteers and @thetreecouncil.bsky.social
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3 Million Trees Project - Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Case Study
YouTube video by The Tree Council
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June 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Chris Watt, @yorkswildlife.bsky.social, talking about his work on the BEACH Esk project in partnership with local landowners, volunteers and @thetreecouncil.bsky.social
youtu.be/v4LkfqsgUko?...
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Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks
The release of beavers into English waterways is to be allowed for the first time in centuries, the Guardian can reveal.
The environment…
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
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“They disappear in the same way political dissidents in authoritarian dictatorships have disappeared”.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
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134 hen harriers confirmed ‘missing’ or illegally killed in UK since 2018, most of them on or close to grouse moors
For anyone who still wants to pretend that the grouse shooting industry isn’t responsible for the systematic extermination of hen harriers on grouse moors across the UK, here’s the latest catalogue…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
February 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“They disappear in the same way political dissidents in authoritarian dictatorships have disappeared”.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/22/1...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/22/1...
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Celebrating finding a new #redsquirrel population in #Yorkshire for #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay. Excellent work by our project officer, as #woodland owners can now take #conservation action. Great news for our Forestry Commission funded project.
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squirrelaccord.uk/news/blog/ne...
Red squirrels found for first time on site in Yorkshire - UK Squirrel Accord
Endangered red squirrels have been found for the first time in a Sitka spruce plantation in the Western Yorkshire Dales.
squirrelaccord.uk
January 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Celebrating finding a new #redsquirrel population in #Yorkshire for #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay. Excellent work by our project officer, as #woodland owners can now take #conservation action. Great news for our Forestry Commission funded project.
squirrelaccord.uk/news/blog/ne...
squirrelaccord.uk/news/blog/ne...
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In today’s Guardian, I wrote about the hope, purpose and connection I found in conservation volunteering when I was feeling overwhelmed by the environmental crisis: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park
‘Instead of sobbing in front of your computer screen,’ my counsellor said, ‘go out and do something’
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In today’s Guardian, I wrote about the hope, purpose and connection I found in conservation volunteering when I was feeling overwhelmed by the environmental crisis: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...