Bex Cartwright
@bexcartwright.bsky.social
Conservation Projects Manager 🌍 🌱 Wild Pollinators 🐝 🐞🐛 Food and Farming 🌾🚜Gardening/GYO 🍓🌽 🌻Views my own 🏴
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Bex Cartwright
@bexcartwright.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Curating a Starter Pack that will hopefully be useful to folk coming over to BlueSky and looking for all of the UK conservation orgs and recording societies go.bsky.app/Nget1LP Will keep adding to this. DM or reply to be added and please share.
Blueberries 😀 Good harvest this year.
July 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Blueberries 😀 Good harvest this year.
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The Sustainable Farming Scheme design is finally done; check out our full reaction here. We’ll continue to work with Welsh Gov and all others to make it as good as it needs to be for nature and climate: waleslink.org/response-to-...
July 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Sustainable Farming Scheme design is finally done; check out our full reaction here. We’ll continue to work with Welsh Gov and all others to make it as good as it needs to be for nature and climate: waleslink.org/response-to-...
Some stunning wildflower areas today. With many thanks to local EA @lincswildlife.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social staff for coming along to a workshop today on Rare Bees of the Lincs Coast. @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Some stunning wildflower areas today. With many thanks to local EA @lincswildlife.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social staff for coming along to a workshop today on Rare Bees of the Lincs Coast. @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
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Big Meadow Search 2025 starts today until 31st August. Everyone welcome, you dont need to be an expert, just record species you know. Please help us add more sites to the map.
There will be daily plant ID or plant association posts to look out for.
bigmeadowsearch.co.uk
There will be daily plant ID or plant association posts to look out for.
bigmeadowsearch.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Big Meadow Search 2025 starts today until 31st August. Everyone welcome, you dont need to be an expert, just record species you know. Please help us add more sites to the map.
There will be daily plant ID or plant association posts to look out for.
bigmeadowsearch.co.uk
There will be daily plant ID or plant association posts to look out for.
bigmeadowsearch.co.uk
Cattle grazing ‘ridge & furrow’ grassland in Rutland. The characteristic corrugated pattern we see now is a ghost of Medieval agricultural practices where the land was ploughed to pile topsoil into raised strips and forming sunken ditches, providing drainage and good growing conditions for crops.
July 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Cattle grazing ‘ridge & furrow’ grassland in Rutland. The characteristic corrugated pattern we see now is a ghost of Medieval agricultural practices where the land was ploughed to pile topsoil into raised strips and forming sunken ditches, providing drainage and good growing conditions for crops.
Beech trees. Love this bit of woodland. It’s like a natural cathedral.
July 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Beech trees. Love this bit of woodland. It’s like a natural cathedral.
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Find out about Wales Nature Week events on the WBP website and follow @WalesNatureWeek on social media.
bit.ly/44zVzDx
bit.ly/44zVzDx
July 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Find out about Wales Nature Week events on the WBP website and follow @WalesNatureWeek on social media.
bit.ly/44zVzDx
bit.ly/44zVzDx
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Narrated by Iolo Williams, the Red List documentary, directed by Ross Pierson, follows botanist Dr Kevin McGinn racing to save 25 of Wales' most endangered plants.
The film is being crowdfunded and you can find out more - and donate - here:
greenlit.com/project/red-...
The film is being crowdfunded and you can find out more - and donate - here:
greenlit.com/project/red-...
The Red List
Narrated by Iolo Williams, The Red List follows botanist Dr. Kevin McGinn on a year-long race to save 25 of Wales’ most endangered plants. Amid climate extremes and mounting pressures, this urgent doc...
greenlit.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Narrated by Iolo Williams, the Red List documentary, directed by Ross Pierson, follows botanist Dr Kevin McGinn racing to save 25 of Wales' most endangered plants.
The film is being crowdfunded and you can find out more - and donate - here:
greenlit.com/project/red-...
The film is being crowdfunded and you can find out more - and donate - here:
greenlit.com/project/red-...
Hi BlueSky folk. There's no search available at the moment for Starter Packs. Are there any UK agriculture, nature-friendly farming, regen farming Starter Packs that folk can share a link to please? @nffn.bsky.social @socialfarmsgardens.bsky.social
If not, I will curate one!
🐄🚜🌱🌾🐝🐞
If not, I will curate one!
🐄🚜🌱🌾🐝🐞
June 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Hi BlueSky folk. There's no search available at the moment for Starter Packs. Are there any UK agriculture, nature-friendly farming, regen farming Starter Packs that folk can share a link to please? @nffn.bsky.social @socialfarmsgardens.bsky.social
If not, I will curate one!
🐄🚜🌱🌾🐝🐞
If not, I will curate one!
🐄🚜🌱🌾🐝🐞
Visiting the Cairngorms this year? Go Bumblebee-bagging! Read more here! @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bumblebee-ba... #Bumblebees
Bumblebee-bagging in the Cairngorms - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
www.bumblebeeconservation.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Visiting the Cairngorms this year? Go Bumblebee-bagging! Read more here! @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bumblebee-ba... #Bumblebees
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Did you know there is no dedicated team or person in Defra for grasslands, despite them covering 40% of England? 🤯
We're joining @plantlifeuk.bsky.social & partners in calling for the Gov to establish a Grassland Taskforce to unlock their value 🌱
Learn more: www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...
We're joining @plantlifeuk.bsky.social & partners in calling for the Gov to establish a Grassland Taskforce to unlock their value 🌱
Learn more: www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...
February 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Did you know there is no dedicated team or person in Defra for grasslands, despite them covering 40% of England? 🤯
We're joining @plantlifeuk.bsky.social & partners in calling for the Gov to establish a Grassland Taskforce to unlock their value 🌱
Learn more: www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...
We're joining @plantlifeuk.bsky.social & partners in calling for the Gov to establish a Grassland Taskforce to unlock their value 🌱
Learn more: www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...
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I’ve just coined a new term #BeeWashing. It’s when UK organisations state they are acting on the #BiodiversityEmergency by putting in honeybee hives. Please share far & wide!
April 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’ve just coined a new term #BeeWashing. It’s when UK organisations state they are acting on the #BiodiversityEmergency by putting in honeybee hives. Please share far & wide!
An important and insightful article that explains the difference between managed honeybees and our 270+ species of wild bees.
April 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
An important and insightful article that explains the difference between managed honeybees and our 270+ species of wild bees.
And more oil beetles! They seem to be having a good year.
April 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
And more oil beetles! They seem to be having a good year.
Did my @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #Beewalk today. Felt like I saw more bumblebees today than the whole of last year. Eight species on my walk today! Flower of the walk was Bilberry, in full flower now #wildflowerhour
April 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Did my @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #Beewalk today. Felt like I saw more bumblebees today than the whole of last year. Eight species on my walk today! Flower of the walk was Bilberry, in full flower now #wildflowerhour
Sounds amazing Charlotte. Enjoy!
I'm bumbling along the Northumberland Coast Path for @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social! 🐝👣
& along the way, I’ll be sharing my bumblebee sightings with @nenature.bsky.social’s North East Bee Hunt 📝🔎
Please share, or donate if you can, to support my ‘North-bumble-land’ Walk this June! ⤵️
& along the way, I’ll be sharing my bumblebee sightings with @nenature.bsky.social’s North East Bee Hunt 📝🔎
Please share, or donate if you can, to support my ‘North-bumble-land’ Walk this June! ⤵️
Charlotte's North-bumble-land Walk 🐝
Help Charlotte Rankin raise money to support Bumblebee Conservation Trust
www.justgiving.com
April 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Sounds amazing Charlotte. Enjoy!
Spotted an oil beetle excavating a tunnel in a molehill this week to lay her eggs. @mole-hills.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Spotted an oil beetle excavating a tunnel in a molehill this week to lay her eggs. @mole-hills.bsky.social
Saw my first adder of the year this week. Tiny youngster, barely bigger than a pencil. A few common lizards about but no grass snakes yet or slow worms, we get all four of these reptiles in the garden here! #ukreptiles
April 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Saw my first adder of the year this week. Tiny youngster, barely bigger than a pencil. A few common lizards about but no grass snakes yet or slow worms, we get all four of these reptiles in the garden here! #ukreptiles
Seeing lots of oil beetles at the moment. These are all different individuals seen on different days in the last week. @liamolds.bsky.social #oilbeetles
April 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Seeing lots of oil beetles at the moment. These are all different individuals seen on different days in the last week. @liamolds.bsky.social #oilbeetles
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Made my day to see this!
Red-tailed #bumblebees - Bombus lapidarius - had a dreadful year last year. Here's hoping this year will be better for them
Red-tailed #bumblebees - Bombus lapidarius - had a dreadful year last year. Here's hoping this year will be better for them
Queen Bombus lapidarius bumblebee warming up on my gloved fingers, isn't she smart?! Tamworth, #Staffs, 19/03/25 @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #bumblebee #bee #Bombus
March 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Made my day to see this!
Red-tailed #bumblebees - Bombus lapidarius - had a dreadful year last year. Here's hoping this year will be better for them
Red-tailed #bumblebees - Bombus lapidarius - had a dreadful year last year. Here's hoping this year will be better for them
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Great to see a pesticide reduction target finally published. It’s a step in the right direction especially recognising toxicity. But to make real progress, we need proper support for farmers to shift to nature-based approaches that work for people, food & wildlife www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Use of pesticides on UK farms to be cut by 10% by 2030 to protect bees
Campaigners welcome long-delayed proposals to reduce pesticide-related harms to pollinators
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Great to see a pesticide reduction target finally published. It’s a step in the right direction especially recognising toxicity. But to make real progress, we need proper support for farmers to shift to nature-based approaches that work for people, food & wildlife www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We don't need a huge space to add a mini drainpipe wetland. Video tutorial for a great biodiversity weekend project by the #WWT #WildfowlandWetlandTrust
Includes UK and Ireland plant list
www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wet...
Includes UK and Ireland plant list
www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wet...
How to build a mini drainpipe wetland
Do you wish you had a pond, but donât have the space? Hereâs a great idea to turn your drainpipe into a mini-pond with built in water supply â youâll have your very own wetland reserve. And it...
www.wwt.org.uk
March 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We don't need a huge space to add a mini drainpipe wetland. Video tutorial for a great biodiversity weekend project by the #WWT #WildfowlandWetlandTrust
Includes UK and Ireland plant list
www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wet...
Includes UK and Ireland plant list
www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wet...
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Nature-friendly farming is key to tackling the nature and climate crises, ensuring long-term food security.
We agree with our friends @rspb.bsky.social our farmers need certainty, not funding that’s switched on and off.
We agree with our friends @rspb.bsky.social our farmers need certainty, not funding that’s switched on and off.
UK Government has halted SFI applications, cutting off support for nature-friendly farming in England. ❌🍃
Farmers need certainty, not funding that’s switched on & off.
Pulling the rug from under them erodes trust, disrupts farming, and stalls critical progress on nature & climate.
Farmers need certainty, not funding that’s switched on & off.
Pulling the rug from under them erodes trust, disrupts farming, and stalls critical progress on nature & climate.
March 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Nature-friendly farming is key to tackling the nature and climate crises, ensuring long-term food security.
We agree with our friends @rspb.bsky.social our farmers need certainty, not funding that’s switched on and off.
We agree with our friends @rspb.bsky.social our farmers need certainty, not funding that’s switched on and off.