Jon Ford
@jongermanpointer1.bsky.social
Head Gardener in Warwickshire. Formerly National Trust, AXA Assurance, Level 3 Canine Studies. Rugby, Cricket, AC/DC
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A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
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It seems to me that the debate over applying inheritance text to farmland has been v one sided. At the risk of making myself unpopular, a thread of observations follows:
1) For a couple leaving a farm to their descendants, the tax threshold is £3 million, not £1 million as widely stated.
1) For a couple leaving a farm to their descendants, the tax threshold is £3 million, not £1 million as widely stated.
November 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM
It seems to me that the debate over applying inheritance text to farmland has been v one sided. At the risk of making myself unpopular, a thread of observations follows:
1) For a couple leaving a farm to their descendants, the tax threshold is £3 million, not £1 million as widely stated.
1) For a couple leaving a farm to their descendants, the tax threshold is £3 million, not £1 million as widely stated.
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I was a child of the 70s and remember asking what that funny bird was on the washing line. “Just a cuckoo” my mum replied. In my lifetime so many of our birds have followed the cuckoo’s decline. Shifting baselines mean children now need a nature GCSE more than ever. Any news on this? #naturewriting
The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today. It’s not good news. 😔 The ‘all bird species’ index shows an overall shallow decline of 16% since 1970. Find out more ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/s...
November 20, 2024 at 2:39 PM
I was a child of the 70s and remember asking what that funny bird was on the washing line. “Just a cuckoo” my mum replied. In my lifetime so many of our birds have followed the cuckoo’s decline. Shifting baselines mean children now need a nature GCSE more than ever. Any news on this? #naturewriting
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Remember that footage of gamekeepers killing a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor?
Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks?
It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting.
Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks?
It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting.
Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Remember that footage of gamekeepers killing a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor?
Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks?
It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting.
Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks?
It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting.
Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Do please watch this beautiful short film 'The Wolf Within', which delves deep into the relationship between wolves and humans in Europe.
And sign the petition to help protect them.
www.waterbear.com/campaigns/th...
#wolves #wildlife #nature
And sign the petition to help protect them.
www.waterbear.com/campaigns/th...
#wolves #wildlife #nature
Save wolves. Protect biodiversity. | WaterBear
The return of wolves to Europe is a conservation success story, reflecting decades of effort to reverse their near-extinction.On 25th September 2024, EU Member States agreed to adopt a proposal to dow...
www.waterbear.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Do please watch this beautiful short film 'The Wolf Within', which delves deep into the relationship between wolves and humans in Europe.
And sign the petition to help protect them.
www.waterbear.com/campaigns/th...
#wolves #wildlife #nature
And sign the petition to help protect them.
www.waterbear.com/campaigns/th...
#wolves #wildlife #nature
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Outrage as video shows fox caught in 'barbaric' snare trap on King's Sandringham estate
“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”
Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!
“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”
Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!
November 21, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Outrage as video shows fox caught in 'barbaric' snare trap on King's Sandringham estate
“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”
Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!
“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”
Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!
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'Small farmers deserve support but not tax-dodging landowners' | LBC analysis
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
November 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
The difference a week makes
November 19, 2024 at 1:34 PM
The difference a week makes
There's 12 profiteroles in the fridge with my name on them, but it would appear Saff has other ideas.
November 18, 2024 at 8:09 PM
There's 12 profiteroles in the fridge with my name on them, but it would appear Saff has other ideas.
Went to see Ellie Gowers at the Canal Basin in Cov' 2 weeks ago. She was brilliant, just her and her guitar. Her first album was all about Warwickshire, it's places, history and traditions.
November 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Went to see Ellie Gowers at the Canal Basin in Cov' 2 weeks ago. She was brilliant, just her and her guitar. Her first album was all about Warwickshire, it's places, history and traditions.
Alfie, the resident pain in the arse
November 18, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Alfie, the resident pain in the arse
Took this at work in September when mowing by the lake. He was after frogs and voles
November 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Took this at work in September when mowing by the lake. He was after frogs and voles
Autumn morning at work
November 18, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Autumn morning at work
AC/DC Wembley in July
November 18, 2024 at 7:20 PM
AC/DC Wembley in July
Alfie 7 month Oriental and Saff 12 Yr German Shorthaired Pointer
November 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Alfie 7 month Oriental and Saff 12 Yr German Shorthaired Pointer