Paul Dolman
@pauldolman.bsky.social
Collaborative biodiversity conservation. Professor of Conservation Ecology at UEA (personal account). Father, optimist. Pronouns: he/him
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Paul Dolman
@pauldolman.bsky.social
· Jan 20
The Breckland Farmers Wildlife Network is a farmer-led group. We came together 12 years ago to collaborate on creating a landscape scale wildlife network in the Brecks. We're very proud to now have 58 members and cover over 50,000ha.
Visit brecklandfarmlerswildlifenetwork.org.uk to find out more
Visit brecklandfarmlerswildlifenetwork.org.uk to find out more
Working with this amazing Farmer-led Landscape Recovery collaboration of so many individual farmers with a vision to deliver evidence-based habitats at landscape-scale has been uplifting & gives me optimism for a better future 🌍 #Biodiversity
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The evidence continues…desperately need guidance on what sustainable bee keeping looks like…. agriland.ie/farming-news/h…
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The evidence continues…desperately need guidance on what sustainable bee keeping looks like…. agriland.ie/farming-news/h…
Fascinating blog - a Spanish montane localised endemic butterfly losing habitat to climate change and land use change - both abandonment and grazing intensification.
We have a new blog on our efforts to save one of Europe's most threatened butterflies: the Nevada Grayling (Pseudochazara williamsi), found in just a few locations in southern Spain.
www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Fascinating blog - a Spanish montane localised endemic butterfly losing habitat to climate change and land use change - both abandonment and grazing intensification.
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More reintroduction or introductions (depending on how you rate the sparse archaeological evidence) in the guise of ‘Rewilding’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos'
The money will be spent on breeding thousands of frogs and managing their release in 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
More reintroduction or introductions (depending on how you rate the sparse archaeological evidence) in the guise of ‘Rewilding’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ring-necked Parakeets spreading fast in UK. Risk assessment by Defra 2011: “the potential for impact on economic activities, (agriculture) and native fauna is high” Back then the population was 5,000, do nothing, take no action, population now 30,000
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rapid expansion of ring-necked parakeets in UK sparks concern
Bird organisations say more research on the species needed to control impact on other wildlife
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Ring-necked Parakeets spreading fast in UK. Risk assessment by Defra 2011: “the potential for impact on economic activities, (agriculture) and native fauna is high” Back then the population was 5,000, do nothing, take no action, population now 30,000
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More reintroduction or introductions (depending on how you rate the sparse archaeological evidence) in the guise of ‘Rewilding’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos'
The money will be spent on breeding thousands of frogs and managing their release in 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
More reintroduction or introductions (depending on how you rate the sparse archaeological evidence) in the guise of ‘Rewilding’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ring-necked Parakeets spreading fast in UK. Risk assessment by Defra 2011: “the potential for impact on economic activities, (agriculture) and native fauna is high” Back then the population was 5,000, do nothing, take no action, population now 30,000
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rapid expansion of ring-necked parakeets in UK sparks concern
Bird organisations say more research on the species needed to control impact on other wildlife
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Ring-necked Parakeets spreading fast in UK. Risk assessment by Defra 2011: “the potential for impact on economic activities, (agriculture) and native fauna is high” Back then the population was 5,000, do nothing, take no action, population now 30,000
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This looks really good! Sprowston, Norwich 14 Jan
Happy New Year! Hope lots of you will join us for events in 2026. First up, we will welcome Helen Booth, who is going to share her extensive knowledge of Water Voles. Wednesday 14th January at 7:30 pm at Sprowston Diamond Centre, School Ln, Sprowston NR7 8TR (Change of venue from last year!)
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This looks really good! Sprowston, Norwich 14 Jan
The ‘Countryside Alliance’ clearly does not represent the views of rural Britain
Britons living in rural areas support banning trail hunting by 50% to 35%
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
December 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The ‘Countryside Alliance’ clearly does not represent the views of rural Britain
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Hunger Strike: Day 50
These are the largest collective hunger strikes in Britain since the Irish republican strikes of the 1980s. Then, Martin Hurson died after 46 days on strike. Bobby Sands was elected an MP from prison; he died after 66 days.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
These are the largest collective hunger strikes in Britain since the Irish republican strikes of the 1980s. Then, Martin Hurson died after 46 days on strike. Bobby Sands was elected an MP from prison; he died after 66 days.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Inside the Palestine hunger strike
Across the UK, six prisoners are refusing food and contemplating martyrdom
www.newstatesman.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hunger Strike: Day 50
These are the largest collective hunger strikes in Britain since the Irish republican strikes of the 1980s. Then, Martin Hurson died after 46 days on strike. Bobby Sands was elected an MP from prison; he died after 66 days.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
These are the largest collective hunger strikes in Britain since the Irish republican strikes of the 1980s. Then, Martin Hurson died after 46 days on strike. Bobby Sands was elected an MP from prison; he died after 66 days.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
So often, radical land-use change and dietary shifts could counterbalance climate impacts. But are opposed by vested money interests that have more power than humanity or people’s wellbeing.
Here's a study - and a graph that illustrates the findings (on that graph, read "cattle" for "livestock: it's almost all cows and their feed.)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(and www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
h/t @unpopularscience.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(and www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
h/t @unpopularscience.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So often, radical land-use change and dietary shifts could counterbalance climate impacts. But are opposed by vested money interests that have more power than humanity or people’s wellbeing.
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The Sainsburys Centre are asking people for personal stories about their connections with plants, to include in an exhbition (and some will also feature in a book). To find out more about this project and to submit a story, see:
sainsburycentre.ac.uk/catkins/?fbc...
sainsburycentre.ac.uk/catkins/?fbc...
Sainsbury Centre | Catkins Forever: Plant Stories
Artist Ruth Ewan is working with people across Norfolk to unearth their personal stories relating to plants and trees. Do you have a plant tale to tell? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
sainsburycentre.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Sainsburys Centre are asking people for personal stories about their connections with plants, to include in an exhbition (and some will also feature in a book). To find out more about this project and to submit a story, see:
sainsburycentre.ac.uk/catkins/?fbc...
sainsburycentre.ac.uk/catkins/?fbc...
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Let's get one thing straight.
What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.
*Nobody* else is to blame.
share.google/CCiKK8WnQTCz...
What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.
*Nobody* else is to blame.
share.google/CCiKK8WnQTCz...
EU quota deal putting 2,300 jobs at risk - fishing groups
Minister of State for Fisheries Timmy Dooley has said that the outcome of an EU fishing quota agreement for next year will present a "very real challenge" for fishermen as fishing organisations say th...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Let's get one thing straight.
What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.
*Nobody* else is to blame.
share.google/CCiKK8WnQTCz...
What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.
*Nobody* else is to blame.
share.google/CCiKK8WnQTCz...
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This willow grove, arose from a single tree toppled by the October 1987 storm - 38 yrs on 13 trunks from distal branches form a grove c20 m across. The 2-3 m high stump we sat on then, to watch the sunset, has disappeared. Ecology is dynamic, life is change.
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This willow grove, arose from a single tree toppled by the October 1987 storm - 38 yrs on 13 trunks from distal branches form a grove c20 m across. The 2-3 m high stump we sat on then, to watch the sunset, has disappeared. Ecology is dynamic, life is change.
This willow grove, arose from a single tree toppled by the October 1987 storm - 38 yrs on 13 trunks from distal branches form a grove c20 m across. The 2-3 m high stump we sat on then, to watch the sunset, has disappeared. Ecology is dynamic, life is change.
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This willow grove, arose from a single tree toppled by the October 1987 storm - 38 yrs on 13 trunks from distal branches form a grove c20 m across. The 2-3 m high stump we sat on then, to watch the sunset, has disappeared. Ecology is dynamic, life is change.
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The Landscape Partnership #EcologyVacancies We are looking for a graduate ecologist in Bedford and experienced ecologists in any of our locations, including London and Woodbridge (Suffolk), to start in the New Year - DM me if of interest.
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Landscape Partnership #EcologyVacancies We are looking for a graduate ecologist in Bedford and experienced ecologists in any of our locations, including London and Woodbridge (Suffolk), to start in the New Year - DM me if of interest.
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Good grief, when will the reintroductionists stop playing silly games and start getting on with doing something that actually benefits nature recovery? The amount of money and effort that’s been ploughed into pointless reintroduction is criminal.
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Good grief, when will the reintroductionists stop playing silly games and start getting on with doing something that actually benefits nature recovery? The amount of money and effort that’s been ploughed into pointless reintroduction is criminal.
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What do houses, energy, and sixty-pound salmon have in common? All of them are currently scarce but could be plentiful with the right changes to policy and practice. 🧪🐟🏘️🔋
How do we get to this "conservation abundance" future for nature and people? I have thoughts!
www.perc.org/2025/12/09/t...
How do we get to this "conservation abundance" future for nature and people? I have thoughts!
www.perc.org/2025/12/09/t...
The Case for Conservation Abundance | PERC
How fixing America’s affordability crisis points toward a conservation future defined by plenty rather than scarcity
www.perc.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What do houses, energy, and sixty-pound salmon have in common? All of them are currently scarce but could be plentiful with the right changes to policy and practice. 🧪🐟🏘️🔋
How do we get to this "conservation abundance" future for nature and people? I have thoughts!
www.perc.org/2025/12/09/t...
How do we get to this "conservation abundance" future for nature and people? I have thoughts!
www.perc.org/2025/12/09/t...
Amazing #ornithology fieldwork opportunity. 👇🏼
📣Please share: We are looking for a field assistant to join our team in studying #ruffs on coastal meadows at Botnian Bay in Finland. The job will provide fantastic insights into lekking behaviour and provide essential skills in field ornithology. Details here www.bi.mpg.de/2790786/2512...
December 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Amazing #ornithology fieldwork opportunity. 👇🏼
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UK Government sabotages Landscape Recovery; only 1% of £2.4bn pa ELMs funding. Most remains w. Broad & Shallow schemes that deliver less, if any, #Biodiversity benefit. Worse - Defra contracts can be revoked at any time, making LR risk unacceptable to farmers.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
UK Government sabotages Landscape Recovery; only 1% of £2.4bn pa ELMs funding. Most remains w. Broad & Shallow schemes that deliver less, if any, #Biodiversity benefit. Worse - Defra contracts can be revoked at any time, making LR risk unacceptable to farmers.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Shit. The rate at which we emit CO2 is accelerating, not declining. We really need to get our act together
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The CO2 data for November, 2025, was just released by NOAA, and the 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, at 7.93 ppm per 3 years.
That dip in the early 1990's is due to Mt. Pinatubo.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Code Yikes!
The CO2 data for November, 2025, was just released by NOAA, and the 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, at 7.93 ppm per 3 years.
That dip in the early 1990's is due to Mt. Pinatubo.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Shit. The rate at which we emit CO2 is accelerating, not declining. We really need to get our act together
UK Government sabotages Landscape Recovery; only 1% of £2.4bn pa ELMs funding. Most remains w. Broad & Shallow schemes that deliver less, if any, #Biodiversity benefit. Worse - Defra contracts can be revoked at any time, making LR risk unacceptable to farmers.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
UK Government sabotages Landscape Recovery; only 1% of £2.4bn pa ELMs funding. Most remains w. Broad & Shallow schemes that deliver less, if any, #Biodiversity benefit. Worse - Defra contracts can be revoked at any time, making LR risk unacceptable to farmers.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Shit. The rate at which we emit CO2 is accelerating, not declining. We really need to get our act together
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The CO2 data for November, 2025, was just released by NOAA, and the 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, at 7.93 ppm per 3 years.
That dip in the early 1990's is due to Mt. Pinatubo.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Code Yikes!
The CO2 data for November, 2025, was just released by NOAA, and the 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, at 7.93 ppm per 3 years.
That dip in the early 1990's is due to Mt. Pinatubo.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Shit. The rate at which we emit CO2 is accelerating, not declining. We really need to get our act together
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Our paper in December's @britishbirds.bsky.social describes success in using sound recording for detecting Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers. We found Lesser Spots still present in woodlands where they have not been seen/heard for years. This is very exciting www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/index.php/ne...
Woodpecker Network - Acoustic Monitoring for detection of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers
A forum to encourage and facilitate the study of woodpeckers in Britain and Ireland
www.woodpecker-network.org.uk
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our paper in December's @britishbirds.bsky.social describes success in using sound recording for detecting Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers. We found Lesser Spots still present in woodlands where they have not been seen/heard for years. This is very exciting www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/index.php/ne...
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Important rewilding initiative underway in the North Sea, with an Irish connection due to involvement of researchers at ATU. Ending bottom trawling in existing MPAs is an important first step.
rewildingeurope.com/news/pioneer...
rewildingeurope.com/news/pioneer...
Pioneering North Sea rewilding initiative joins European Rewilding Network | Rewilding Europe
The partners of the Rewilding Dogger Bank coalition are working to protect and restore Dogger Bank as the ecological beating heart of the North Sea. Their efforts to raise the profile of marine…
rewildingeurope.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Important rewilding initiative underway in the North Sea, with an Irish connection due to involvement of researchers at ATU. Ending bottom trawling in existing MPAs is an important first step.
rewildingeurope.com/news/pioneer...
rewildingeurope.com/news/pioneer...
Fascinating study. Kids find Wolf much scarier than Lynx, but support for reintroducing Lynx only marginally higher than for Wolf; most are don’t know. Nature restoration a more familiar term than #Rewding 🌍
Young people's attitudes to lynx/wolf reintroductions
Based on @ark-ni.bsky.social data from 5,000+ children & teenagers in #NorthernIreland, my new report discusses their attitudes to potential #lynx & #wolf reintroductions to the UK/ROI
It's complicated!
www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...
🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊
Based on @ark-ni.bsky.social data from 5,000+ children & teenagers in #NorthernIreland, my new report discusses their attitudes to potential #lynx & #wolf reintroductions to the UK/ROI
It's complicated!
www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...
🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Fascinating study. Kids find Wolf much scarier than Lynx, but support for reintroducing Lynx only marginally higher than for Wolf; most are don’t know. Nature restoration a more familiar term than #Rewding 🌍