David Appleton
@davidpappleton.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, conservationist, EV convert, allotment gardener. supporter of local music. Views are my own
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👂 that politicians think swift bricks would UP 🏡 prices so swifts aren’t worth saving. If you don’t want to be the 1st nation to let swifts become ☠️, email both steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk & james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk to SAVE OUR SWIFTS. put it in the subject line 🙏
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
👂 that politicians think swift bricks would UP 🏡 prices so swifts aren’t worth saving. If you don’t want to be the 1st nation to let swifts become ☠️, email both steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk & james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk to SAVE OUR SWIFTS. put it in the subject line 🙏
Well done team. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species
Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says ‘collective endeavour’ needed to halt country’s decline in nature
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Well done team. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great work by @fionamathews.bsky.social , these bats are so quiet and rare but East Devon and West Dorset seem to hold the last colonies. BBC News - Rare bat discovered at Seaton Wetlands
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rare grey long-eared bat discovered at Devon's Seaton Wetlands
One female bat from an incredibly rare species is found at an east Devon nature reserve.
www.bbc.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Great work by @fionamathews.bsky.social , these bats are so quiet and rare but East Devon and West Dorset seem to hold the last colonies. BBC News - Rare bat discovered at Seaton Wetlands
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Here is a picture of our meadow complete with Southern Marsh Orchids, ragged Robin and many other damp species!
June 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Here is a picture of our meadow complete with Southern Marsh Orchids, ragged Robin and many other damp species!
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Bumblebees are already overlooked in planning law. The #PlanningandInfrastructureBill could destroy even more of their habitats, with no duty to replace them.
Nature needs your help, please write to your MP. Our friends @rspb.bsky.social have made it easy: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...
Nature needs your help, please write to your MP. Our friends @rspb.bsky.social have made it easy: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...
May 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Bumblebees are already overlooked in planning law. The #PlanningandInfrastructureBill could destroy even more of their habitats, with no duty to replace them.
Nature needs your help, please write to your MP. Our friends @rspb.bsky.social have made it easy: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...
Nature needs your help, please write to your MP. Our friends @rspb.bsky.social have made it easy: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...
A trio of Hawkmoths in the garden trap last night (Poplar, Privet and Elephant) whilst these the obvious ones the smaller ones are as pretty
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A trio of Hawkmoths in the garden trap last night (Poplar, Privet and Elephant) whilst these the obvious ones the smaller ones are as pretty
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Protecting sandeels is essential for the survival of iconic species including puffins, kittiwakes, porpoises & whales🐋
Today's legal ruling demonstrates that the UK Government had conservation science on their side & can keep waters closed👍
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/uk-defends-s...
Today's legal ruling demonstrates that the UK Government had conservation science on their side & can keep waters closed👍
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/uk-defends-s...
UK defends sandeel fishing ban
UK defends sandeel fishing ban
www.wcl.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Protecting sandeels is essential for the survival of iconic species including puffins, kittiwakes, porpoises & whales🐋
Today's legal ruling demonstrates that the UK Government had conservation science on their side & can keep waters closed👍
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/uk-defends-s...
Today's legal ruling demonstrates that the UK Government had conservation science on their side & can keep waters closed👍
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/uk-defends-s...
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Great news for beavers! 🦫
We are delighted to have received the first-ever licence for a wild beaver release in England.
We've introduced beavers at three places in our care through licensed, enclosed releases and have seen the amazing benefits these incredible animals provide.
We are delighted to have received the first-ever licence for a wild beaver release in England.
We've introduced beavers at three places in our care through licensed, enclosed releases and have seen the amazing benefits these incredible animals provide.
Beaver wild release: a milestone for nature recovery in England
By Stuart Otway, Principal Officer in Natural England’s Complex Cases Unit and Delphine Pouget, Principal Officer in Natural England’s Species Recovery & Reintroductions Team After centuries of…
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February 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Great news for beavers! 🦫
We are delighted to have received the first-ever licence for a wild beaver release in England.
We've introduced beavers at three places in our care through licensed, enclosed releases and have seen the amazing benefits these incredible animals provide.
We are delighted to have received the first-ever licence for a wild beaver release in England.
We've introduced beavers at three places in our care through licensed, enclosed releases and have seen the amazing benefits these incredible animals provide.
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An historic moment for Nature recovery in England with a new policy setting out plans for the return of wild Beavers. Licenses will be issued by Natural England so that we can harness the power of these keystone animals for the many benefits they bring.
naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/28/b...
naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/28/b...
Beaver wild release: a milestone for nature recovery in England
By Stuart Otway, Principal Officer in Natural England’s Complex Cases Unit and Delphine Pouget, Principal Officer in Natural England’s Species Recovery & Reintroductions Team After centuries of absen...
naturalengland.blog.gov.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
An historic moment for Nature recovery in England with a new policy setting out plans for the return of wild Beavers. Licenses will be issued by Natural England so that we can harness the power of these keystone animals for the many benefits they bring.
naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/28/b...
naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/28/b...
So very proud of my team who have been working tirelessly for the last five years to get us to this turnjng point today. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
So very proud of my team who have been working tirelessly for the last five years to get us to this turnjng point today. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spent a warm winters day exploring the newly created Lower Otter Restoration Project. Has great potential to provide more habitat for birds along the East Devon Coast
February 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Spent a warm winters day exploring the newly created Lower Otter Restoration Project. Has great potential to provide more habitat for birds along the East Devon Coast
A little bit of positive news for our environment today
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Pesticide emergency authorisation denied for 2025 to protect bees
An emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide, will not be granted
www.gov.uk
January 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A little bit of positive news for our environment today
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Unbelievably exciting news, a Greater mouse-eared bat has been found during an #NBMP hibernation survey in Dover! This is the first record of this species in Kent since 1985.
Well done Claire and huge thanks to @fionamathews.bsky.social and Dr John Puckett for helping to confirm ID
Well done Claire and huge thanks to @fionamathews.bsky.social and Dr John Puckett for helping to confirm ID
January 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Unbelievably exciting news, a Greater mouse-eared bat has been found during an #NBMP hibernation survey in Dover! This is the first record of this species in Kent since 1985.
Well done Claire and huge thanks to @fionamathews.bsky.social and Dr John Puckett for helping to confirm ID
Well done Claire and huge thanks to @fionamathews.bsky.social and Dr John Puckett for helping to confirm ID
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I was struck this morning by the sense of dire urgency expressed by Dame Glenys Stacey, Chair of the @OfficeforEP, on the need to quickly ramp up efforts to get on track to meet legally binding Nature goals. Time is running out, & so is Nature.
www.theoep.org.uk/report/gover...
www.theoep.org.uk/report/gover...
January 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I was struck this morning by the sense of dire urgency expressed by Dame Glenys Stacey, Chair of the @OfficeforEP, on the need to quickly ramp up efforts to get on track to meet legally binding Nature goals. Time is running out, & so is Nature.
www.theoep.org.uk/report/gover...
www.theoep.org.uk/report/gover...
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Fantastic beasts and where to find them!
The Buglife Bug Directory is jam packed full of amazing creature features - find out more about the small things that run the world:
www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-dir...
The Buglife Bug Directory is jam packed full of amazing creature features - find out more about the small things that run the world:
www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-dir...
Bug Directory
Try our Bug indentification guide here or become a member to submit stories about missing bugs.
www.buglife.org.uk
January 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fantastic beasts and where to find them!
The Buglife Bug Directory is jam packed full of amazing creature features - find out more about the small things that run the world:
www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-dir...
The Buglife Bug Directory is jam packed full of amazing creature features - find out more about the small things that run the world:
www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-dir...
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It’s gone public… beavers are back in the Somerset Levels, specifically in the Avalon Marshes area - spreading naturally from other populations. Woohoo! We look forward to them spreading throughout the Levels, and they will always be welcome if they turn up on our sites. Somersetwildlands.org
January 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It’s gone public… beavers are back in the Somerset Levels, specifically in the Avalon Marshes area - spreading naturally from other populations. Woohoo! We look forward to them spreading throughout the Levels, and they will always be welcome if they turn up on our sites. Somersetwildlands.org
So have we moved from illegal Beaver Bombing to Lynx Bombing? these releases are not helpful to the achieving the overall aim of returning species to our nature depleted country. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lynx captured after being illegally released in Highlands
Conservation experts set traps to humanely capture the two animals, spotted near Kingussie on Wednesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
So have we moved from illegal Beaver Bombing to Lynx Bombing? these releases are not helpful to the achieving the overall aim of returning species to our nature depleted country. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fabulous evening at All Saints for this evening’s performance of A Christmas Carol with Lee Rawlings ( @Montagfire ) and The Gallery Singers. Great fun with plenty of very creative use of props. A triumph!
All in aid of Devon Air Ambulance.
All in aid of Devon Air Ambulance.
December 17, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Fabulous evening at All Saints for this evening’s performance of A Christmas Carol with Lee Rawlings ( @Montagfire ) and The Gallery Singers. Great fun with plenty of very creative use of props. A triumph!
All in aid of Devon Air Ambulance.
All in aid of Devon Air Ambulance.
Long journey today through some wonderful downland scenery in Southern England and teamed it with this great album from The Lost Trades and @philcoopermusic.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/2jnQ8j...
The Bird, the Book & the Barrel
The Lost Trades · Album · 2021 · 11 songs
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December 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Long journey today through some wonderful downland scenery in Southern England and teamed it with this great album from The Lost Trades and @philcoopermusic.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/2jnQ8j...
Just this ..... naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/08/n...
Natural England's role in High Speed 2
There has been inaccurate coverage about Natural England’s involvement in the development of HS2's bat tunnel. Natural England has not required HS2 Ltd to build the reported structure, or any other st...
naturalengland.blog.gov.uk
December 5, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Just this ..... naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/08/n...
Joined on my morning walk by mewing buzzards, cronking ravens and the zee call of a goldcrest buzzing around the beech trees #Nature #naturesounds #Holloway
December 5, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Joined on my morning walk by mewing buzzards, cronking ravens and the zee call of a goldcrest buzzing around the beech trees #Nature #naturesounds #Holloway
Pleased to read this story over breakfast. Well done to St Agnes Community, @RSPB and Scilly Wildlife Trust for quick reactions. #biosecurity #seabirds #nature @tonyjuniper.bsky.social BBC News - No more signs of mouse in island - wildlife trust
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No further signs of mouse in St Agnes - wildlife trust
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust says there have been no further signs of a mouse in St Agnes.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Pleased to read this story over breakfast. Well done to St Agnes Community, @RSPB and Scilly Wildlife Trust for quick reactions. #biosecurity #seabirds #nature @tonyjuniper.bsky.social BBC News - No more signs of mouse in island - wildlife trust
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It seems people are discovering this more friendly platform it has been lonely for a while but welcome @mlivesey.bsky.social @tonyrich.bsky.social @andwhitehouse.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 5:59 PM
It seems people are discovering this more friendly platform it has been lonely for a while but welcome @mlivesey.bsky.social @tonyrich.bsky.social @andwhitehouse.bsky.social
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What an interesting & inspiring time I had yesterday at Spains Hall in Essex, where farmer Archie is building a new farming business with Nature recovery at its very core. This includes three sets of Beaver wetlands, where wildlife is coming back while reducing flood risk in the downstream village.
November 15, 2024 at 9:22 PM
What an interesting & inspiring time I had yesterday at Spains Hall in Essex, where farmer Archie is building a new farming business with Nature recovery at its very core. This includes three sets of Beaver wetlands, where wildlife is coming back while reducing flood risk in the downstream village.