Clare Pinches
@clarepinches.bsky.social
Conservationist, ecologist, botanist & improving birder. Pro transparency, accountability & persistence. Currently working on right tree right place. Views mine
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It's not just Jays, but Rooks are also agents of natural colonisation of woodland, dispersing and planting tree seeds that start off new woodlands. #rewilding
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's not just Jays, but Rooks are also agents of natural colonisation of woodland, dispersing and planting tree seeds that start off new woodlands. #rewilding
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Sunday book review - The Cuckoo Calls the Year by Peter Stroh
Publisher: Merlin Unwin
Review: markavery.info/2025/05/04/s...
'a charming & lovely book based on local walks through the year'
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #Nene #CarryAkroyd @clarepinches.bsky.social #aldwincle #northants #cuckoo #positive
Publisher: Merlin Unwin
Review: markavery.info/2025/05/04/s...
'a charming & lovely book based on local walks through the year'
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #Nene #CarryAkroyd @clarepinches.bsky.social #aldwincle #northants #cuckoo #positive
May 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Sunday book review - The Cuckoo Calls the Year by Peter Stroh
Publisher: Merlin Unwin
Review: markavery.info/2025/05/04/s...
'a charming & lovely book based on local walks through the year'
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #Nene #CarryAkroyd @clarepinches.bsky.social #aldwincle #northants #cuckoo #positive
Publisher: Merlin Unwin
Review: markavery.info/2025/05/04/s...
'a charming & lovely book based on local walks through the year'
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #Nene #CarryAkroyd @clarepinches.bsky.social #aldwincle #northants #cuckoo #positive
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Natural colonisation of woodland/shrubland at 4, 10 & 29 yrs. Same spot, looking towards ancient woodland seed source 90 m away at Monks Wood Chronosequence.
Still in dynamic change, dense hawthorn & blackthorn thickets are nursery for emerging oaks. Teeming with warblers, soil carbon increasing.
Still in dynamic change, dense hawthorn & blackthorn thickets are nursery for emerging oaks. Teeming with warblers, soil carbon increasing.
April 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Natural colonisation of woodland/shrubland at 4, 10 & 29 yrs. Same spot, looking towards ancient woodland seed source 90 m away at Monks Wood Chronosequence.
Still in dynamic change, dense hawthorn & blackthorn thickets are nursery for emerging oaks. Teeming with warblers, soil carbon increasing.
Still in dynamic change, dense hawthorn & blackthorn thickets are nursery for emerging oaks. Teeming with warblers, soil carbon increasing.
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Some lovely flowers from an evening stroll at Aubert Ings SSSI near to Knaresborough with @clarepinches.bsky.social. Wild Tulip Tulipa sylvestris, Snake’s-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris and the spring leaves of Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale @bsbibotany.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Some lovely flowers from an evening stroll at Aubert Ings SSSI near to Knaresborough with @clarepinches.bsky.social. Wild Tulip Tulipa sylvestris, Snake’s-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris and the spring leaves of Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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🌿 Our new study in @natplants.nature.com: Most European temperate forest plants are associated with semi-open, herbivore-shaped habitats—not closed-canopy #forests 🐎🌳🔆🌸 Highlights the need for trophic #rewilding in #conservation & need to avoid uniform dense #reforestation🌿
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Temperate forest plants are associated with heterogeneous semi-open canopy conditions shaped by large herbivores - Nature Plants
Temperate forest plants favour heterogeneous semi-open woodlands associated with high herbivore densities, rather than uniform closed-canopy forests. Herbivore loss is therefore a probable driver of e...
doi.org
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌿 Our new study in @natplants.nature.com: Most European temperate forest plants are associated with semi-open, herbivore-shaped habitats—not closed-canopy #forests 🐎🌳🔆🌸 Highlights the need for trophic #rewilding in #conservation & need to avoid uniform dense #reforestation🌿
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Nature is not a blocker to growth.
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
January 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Nature is not a blocker to growth.
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
It’s always a treat to see a Dipper. They’re such beautiful but also powerful little birds. Look at the white eyelid when it blinks :)
Quick stop on way back from Upper Nidderdale to see Dipper at Wath with @clarepinches.bsky.social. First place I saw one as a kid and still putting on a good show!
January 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It’s always a treat to see a Dipper. They’re such beautiful but also powerful little birds. Look at the white eyelid when it blinks :)
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Quick stop on way back from Upper Nidderdale to see Dipper at Wath with @clarepinches.bsky.social. First place I saw one as a kid and still putting on a good show!
January 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Quick stop on way back from Upper Nidderdale to see Dipper at Wath with @clarepinches.bsky.social. First place I saw one as a kid and still putting on a good show!
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Brileider, Brill Eider indeed - Spectacular!😎 #dutchbirding
January 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Brileider, Brill Eider indeed - Spectacular!😎 #dutchbirding
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Thanks! made Ecosia (not for profit) my search engine.
A tree is planted every 45 searches.
Google:
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Ecosia does not create personal profiles based on search history or use external tracking tools.
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A tree is planted every 45 searches.
Google:
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-sells our data & tracks us
Ecosia does not create personal profiles based on search history or use external tracking tools.
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Each year, I adopt 2 new climate-friendly habits.
Originally, I focused on reducing my carbon footprint.
Then, I looked at how to catalyze change at scale: communicating, engaging with others, supporting climate action groups.
This year, I’m going deeper, focusing on what powers our fight: love.
Originally, I focused on reducing my carbon footprint.
Then, I looked at how to catalyze change at scale: communicating, engaging with others, supporting climate action groups.
This year, I’m going deeper, focusing on what powers our fight: love.
2024 progress, challenges, and what you can do
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January 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thanks! made Ecosia (not for profit) my search engine.
A tree is planted every 45 searches.
Google:
-monopoly search 92%
-profiles us
-sells our data & tracks us
Ecosia does not create personal profiles based on search history or use external tracking tools.
Results Yahoo, Google, Bing Wikipedia
A tree is planted every 45 searches.
Google:
-monopoly search 92%
-profiles us
-sells our data & tracks us
Ecosia does not create personal profiles based on search history or use external tracking tools.
Results Yahoo, Google, Bing Wikipedia
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A bit of news!! I took a FISC test with @bsbibotany.bsky.social back in July...
delighted to announce I have been awarded a Level 5 certificate for plant i.d skills - probably my greatest accomplishment to date!
Years and years of study, training, and borderline obsession have gone into this 🤩
delighted to announce I have been awarded a Level 5 certificate for plant i.d skills - probably my greatest accomplishment to date!
Years and years of study, training, and borderline obsession have gone into this 🤩
December 3, 2024 at 4:35 PM
A bit of news!! I took a FISC test with @bsbibotany.bsky.social back in July...
delighted to announce I have been awarded a Level 5 certificate for plant i.d skills - probably my greatest accomplishment to date!
Years and years of study, training, and borderline obsession have gone into this 🤩
delighted to announce I have been awarded a Level 5 certificate for plant i.d skills - probably my greatest accomplishment to date!
Years and years of study, training, and borderline obsession have gone into this 🤩
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🧵 Launched today! A Woodland Trust report explores how the Gvt should fund #NatureRecovery in England, focusing on the role of new nature markets, risks, & opportunities, highlighting the vital role of the public sector in driving change. @ecioxford.bsky.social
www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk?p=2274
Leading from the front. The Role of the Public Sector in Delivering Nature Recovery
This report sets out an expert opinion on how Government should approach the issues of funding and financing nature recovery in England. The research takes as its starting point the essential importan...
www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 9:34 AM
🧵 Launched today! A Woodland Trust report explores how the Gvt should fund #NatureRecovery in England, focusing on the role of new nature markets, risks, & opportunities, highlighting the vital role of the public sector in driving change. @ecioxford.bsky.social
www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk?p=2274
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Right, lets give this a go then shall we
I figured I’d start my time here with a quick thread on what we do on land, food & farming at @eciu.net
Our main focus this year has been on the impact of climate change on this year’s harvest
Spoiler alert - it wasn’t good
eciu.net/media/press-...
I figured I’d start my time here with a quick thread on what we do on land, food & farming at @eciu.net
Our main focus this year has been on the impact of climate change on this year’s harvest
Spoiler alert - it wasn’t good
eciu.net/media/press-...
Confirmed: England has second worst harvest on record with fears…
Data released shows England experienced it’s second worst harvest since 1983 after record breaking wet weather last winter, with recent downpours leaving many farmers unable to drill crops again
eciu.net
November 14, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Right, lets give this a go then shall we
I figured I’d start my time here with a quick thread on what we do on land, food & farming at @eciu.net
Our main focus this year has been on the impact of climate change on this year’s harvest
Spoiler alert - it wasn’t good
eciu.net/media/press-...
I figured I’d start my time here with a quick thread on what we do on land, food & farming at @eciu.net
Our main focus this year has been on the impact of climate change on this year’s harvest
Spoiler alert - it wasn’t good
eciu.net/media/press-...
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For me, the government reforms of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) miss two big opportunities
1. The political opportunity Labour had coming in to win over more farmers & ‘deep rural’ voters
2. The policy opportunity to use APR more imaginatively
A 🧵 on what I mean…
1. The political opportunity Labour had coming in to win over more farmers & ‘deep rural’ voters
2. The policy opportunity to use APR more imaginatively
A 🧵 on what I mean…
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
For me, the government reforms of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) miss two big opportunities
1. The political opportunity Labour had coming in to win over more farmers & ‘deep rural’ voters
2. The policy opportunity to use APR more imaginatively
A 🧵 on what I mean…
1. The political opportunity Labour had coming in to win over more farmers & ‘deep rural’ voters
2. The policy opportunity to use APR more imaginatively
A 🧵 on what I mean…
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Research shows that simply looking at the fractal patterns in nature shifts our brains away from fight or flight & into rest/digest mode, alleviating anxiety & helping us recover from stress more quickly.
Zoom in to the pattern detail in my photo, it’ll help if your Friday afternoon’s angst-ridden👇🏼
Zoom in to the pattern detail in my photo, it’ll help if your Friday afternoon’s angst-ridden👇🏼
November 15, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Research shows that simply looking at the fractal patterns in nature shifts our brains away from fight or flight & into rest/digest mode, alleviating anxiety & helping us recover from stress more quickly.
Zoom in to the pattern detail in my photo, it’ll help if your Friday afternoon’s angst-ridden👇🏼
Zoom in to the pattern detail in my photo, it’ll help if your Friday afternoon’s angst-ridden👇🏼
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
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Hello everyone! just finding my feet with how this all works! Give me a repost to help find friends from other platforms! ☺️
November 15, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Hello everyone! just finding my feet with how this all works! Give me a repost to help find friends from other platforms! ☺️
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More earthstars! This time the teeny, tiny Geastrum minimum from the dunes at Holkham NNR in North Norfolk - and I couldn’t resist a Dune Waxcap!
November 15, 2024 at 10:47 PM
More earthstars! This time the teeny, tiny Geastrum minimum from the dunes at Holkham NNR in North Norfolk - and I couldn’t resist a Dune Waxcap!
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Our new report out, lead story in @guardian.extwitter.link, by @timjacksonsays.bsky.social with @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social This country really can’t afford the false economy of Big Food www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK’s unhealthy food habits cost £268bn a year, report finds
Exclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked disease
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Our new report out, lead story in @guardian.extwitter.link, by @timjacksonsays.bsky.social with @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social This country really can’t afford the false economy of Big Food www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It’s been an excellent Friday…talking structure, heterogeneity, dunes, marshes, ditches…. and strategies for making the most of them. Then I watched a Professor capture the plans by drawing them in the dirt. @pauldolman.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 7:55 PM
It’s been an excellent Friday…talking structure, heterogeneity, dunes, marshes, ditches…. and strategies for making the most of them. Then I watched a Professor capture the plans by drawing them in the dirt. @pauldolman.bsky.social
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Pesticides toxic to bees continue to be used in the global supply chains of all of the UK’s ten largest supermarkets, according to a ranking and analysis by the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) UK...
www.endsreport.com/article/1896...
www.endsreport.com/article/1896...
Aldi and Iceland ‘lagging behind’ in efforts to cut pesticide use in supply chains, says report
Pesticides toxic to bees continue to be used within the global supply chains of all of the UK’s ten largest supermarkets, according to the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) UK, which has ranked the count...
www.endsreport.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Pesticides toxic to bees continue to be used in the global supply chains of all of the UK’s ten largest supermarkets, according to a ranking and analysis by the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) UK...
www.endsreport.com/article/1896...
www.endsreport.com/article/1896...
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Last year we won a major change in law mandating all public bodies to take more action for #NationalPark. This law is being ignored - so we’re off to the High Court.
📢We're seeking to intervene in a case which threatens all of England’s Protected Landscapes
It's a significant legal action which will set a precedent for how public bodies work in #NationalParks
Win = strengthen & protect
Lose = threaten & undermine
👀👉 www.cnp.org.uk/news/represe...
It's a significant legal action which will set a precedent for how public bodies work in #NationalParks
Win = strengthen & protect
Lose = threaten & undermine
👀👉 www.cnp.org.uk/news/represe...
November 15, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Last year we won a major change in law mandating all public bodies to take more action for #NationalPark. This law is being ignored - so we’re off to the High Court.
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Is messy the new beautiful? Why debates about what nature recovery looks like matter - new paper by Flurina Warrmann and @jlorimer.bsky.social
www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/is-mess...
www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/is-mess...
Is messy the new beautiful? Why debates about what nature recovery looks like matter
Current aspirations for nature recovery to address biodiversity loss and climate change involve changing what landscapes look like What is considered neat or messy impacts on action and policy changes...
www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 14, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Is messy the new beautiful? Why debates about what nature recovery looks like matter - new paper by Flurina Warrmann and @jlorimer.bsky.social
www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/is-mess...
www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/is-mess...
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Reposting now I understand that the 🧪 emoji links this to the Bluesky science feed! What a clever idea...
Tree planting at high northern latitude does not help with climate change mitigation. Our new perspective piece in Nature Geoscience explains why… www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social
Tree planting is no climate solution at northern high latitudes - Nature Geoscience
Planting trees in high-latitude regions can be counterproductive to climate change mitigation, according to a synthesis of the biophysical and ecological impacts of planting trees.
www.nature.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Reposting now I understand that the 🧪 emoji links this to the Bluesky science feed! What a clever idea...