Les Hughes
@lexl.bsky.social
Nature conservationist and freelance journalist/photographer. Former countryside ranger, peatland surveyor and regional news sub-editor
Our lovely green government has just announced "destructive" seabed bottom trawling will continue in English marine protected areas (MPAs) - so, not really protected at all then!
Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules
Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Our lovely green government has just announced "destructive" seabed bottom trawling will continue in English marine protected areas (MPAs) - so, not really protected at all then!
Nice to know!
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
www.nature.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Nice to know!
Gentian sage (Salvia patens) and mini-beasts in our back garden. Isn't nature brilliant🤩
August 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Gentian sage (Salvia patens) and mini-beasts in our back garden. Isn't nature brilliant🤩
This is very troubling.
The web of life, evolved over countless aeons, being torn apart in our time.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This is very troubling.
Some beautiful natural gems on our visit to Área Recreativa de Guadamía, in Asturias, yesterday . . . including a little flock of black redstarts and linnets 🤩
October 2, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Some beautiful natural gems on our visit to Área Recreativa de Guadamía, in Asturias, yesterday . . . including a little flock of black redstarts and linnets 🤩
Just taking our new brushcutter up to North Yorkshire for a spot of soft rush bashing. Car's a bit crowded in the back 😁
September 21, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Just taking our new brushcutter up to North Yorkshire for a spot of soft rush bashing. Car's a bit crowded in the back 😁
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,557,362!
Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
September 18, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,557,362!
Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
A tad twee, but I couldn't resist. Lovely to see after all the awful news about bird flu!
May 26, 2024 at 10:32 AM
A tad twee, but I couldn't resist. Lovely to see after all the awful news about bird flu!
Spotted this striking looking fungus on a fallen oak in our local woods in West Yorkshire, UK. I think it's either golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) or golden ear fungus (Tremella aurantia). Can anyone enlighten me further?
January 2, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Spotted this striking looking fungus on a fallen oak in our local woods in West Yorkshire, UK. I think it's either golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) or golden ear fungus (Tremella aurantia). Can anyone enlighten me further?