Steve Garland
@stevegarland.bsky.social
Entomologist & wildlife conservationist - making a difference.
Supporting Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and more...
Trustee of The Folly in Settle, part of the Tanyptera Project in Liverpool
Supporting Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and more...
Trustee of The Folly in Settle, part of the Tanyptera Project in Liverpool
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Please also report dead or sick birds to BirdTrack via www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
BirdTrack | BTO
About BirdTrackBirdTrack allows volunteers to store and manage their own personal bird records, and uses these to support species conservation at local, regional, national and international scales.
www.birdtrack.net
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Please also report dead or sick birds to BirdTrack via www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
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Make no mistake, this is a centralising Govt taking power&decision making away from people
And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy..
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy..
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes
Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Make no mistake, this is a centralising Govt taking power&decision making away from people
And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy..
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy..
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Well deserved.
News | Experience Barnsley wins #FamilyFriendlyMuseum Award 2025 – Black Cultural Archives also recognised for its social justice work with young people
Kids in Museums
Kids in Museums
Experience Barnsley wins Family Friendly Museum Award 2025 - Museums Association
Black Cultural Archives also recognised for its social justice work with young people
www.museumsassociation.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Well deserved.
For my museum contacts - please share with anyone who may be interested. This is an exciting phase for our Trust and for Settle. thefolly.org.uk/about/the-tr...
thefolly.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
For my museum contacts - please share with anyone who may be interested. This is an exciting phase for our Trust and for Settle. thefolly.org.uk/about/the-tr...
Inaction by successive governments is simply ridiculous.
Every day the government delays banning the sale of peat compost means more carbon lost to the atmosphere from this appalling practice
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/vast-ar...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/vast-ar...
Vast areas of peatland destroyed since peat ban announced exactly 3 years ago | The Wildlife Trusts
It has been three years since the UK Government announced that it would ban the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector, yet there is still no sign of legislation to enact the ban.
www.wildlifetrusts.org
August 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Inaction by successive governments is simply ridiculous.
Almost a BRANCH insect? What an amazing species. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia
The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Almost a BRANCH insect? What an amazing species. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With Belinda, Marion and Andy at Latitude
July 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
With Belinda, Marion and Andy at Latitude
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This just in from a c.70 yr old member of my #climbing club who was arrested this weekend for peacefully caring about inequality, injustice and suffering.
#Palestine #Gaza #Action
#PoliceState
#OreadMC
#PalestineAction
Please share.
#Palestine #Gaza #Action
#PoliceState
#OreadMC
#PalestineAction
Please share.
July 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This just in from a c.70 yr old member of my #climbing club who was arrested this weekend for peacefully caring about inequality, injustice and suffering.
#Palestine #Gaza #Action
#PoliceState
#OreadMC
#PalestineAction
Please share.
#Palestine #Gaza #Action
#PoliceState
#OreadMC
#PalestineAction
Please share.
Interesting results of study on CO2 and forests in the UK. theconversation.com/we-pumped-ex...
We pumped extra CO₂ into an oak forest and discovered trees will be ‘woodier’ in future
But this is no long-term solution for storing carbon.
theconversation.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Interesting results of study on CO2 and forests in the UK. theconversation.com/we-pumped-ex...
At long last we are close to this happening - just need the government to implement it promptly now! www.wwt.org.uk/news-and-sto...
“Toxic lead ammunition is history”, charities celebrate major win for wildlife
At a critical time for nature, the government has made the historic decision to finally ban poisonous lead ammunition in outdoor shooting across Great Britain, throwing a lifeline to some of the count...
www.wwt.org.uk
July 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
At long last we are close to this happening - just need the government to implement it promptly now! www.wwt.org.uk/news-and-sto...
Great to hear about Golden Eagles returning to Cumbria and Northumberland from Mike Pratt of @northwildlife.bsky.social on R4 Today this morning.
May 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Great to hear about Golden Eagles returning to Cumbria and Northumberland from Mike Pratt of @northwildlife.bsky.social on R4 Today this morning.
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A few finds from our Gait Barrows field trip, speckled yellow, Duke, rose chafer, Microdon mutabliis ant hill hoverfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A few finds from our Gait Barrows field trip, speckled yellow, Duke, rose chafer, Microdon mutabliis ant hill hoverfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
Out yesterday with the #Tanyptera team yesterday, installing vane traps on a site in N Lancs. Excited to see what saproxylic insects we find over the year.
May 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Out yesterday with the #Tanyptera team yesterday, installing vane traps on a site in N Lancs. Excited to see what saproxylic insects we find over the year.
There are loads of active recorders out there - how about nominating someone? nbn.org.uk/news-events-...
May 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
There are loads of active recorders out there - how about nominating someone? nbn.org.uk/news-events-...
Sounds really interesting, but unfortunately behind a pay wall.
🦋📉 Insect populations down 75% in <30 years
A new study maps 3,385 connections between stressors behind insect decline. Agricultural intensification tops the list – but many impacts remain overlooked.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#SciComm #Biodiversity #Insects 🧪
A new study maps 3,385 connections between stressors behind insect decline. Agricultural intensification tops the list – but many impacts remain overlooked.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#SciComm #Biodiversity #Insects 🧪
Meta-synthesis reveals interconnections among apparent drivers of insect biodiversity loss
Abstract. Scientific and public interest in the global status of insects has surged recently; however, understanding the relative importance of different s
doi.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Sounds really interesting, but unfortunately behind a pay wall.
Excellent job opportunity for an entomologist. ce0568li.webitrent.com/ce0568li_web...
Job profile
ce0568li.webitrent.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Excellent job opportunity for an entomologist. ce0568li.webitrent.com/ce0568li_web...
Great to see the new building at Lunt Meadows yesterday. Thanks Lancashire Wildlife Trust and your team and volunteers. Brilliant job.
April 23, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Great to see the new building at Lunt Meadows yesterday. Thanks Lancashire Wildlife Trust and your team and volunteers. Brilliant job.
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New paper - England’s Biodiversity Net Gain policy could easily and inadvertently harm invertebrate populations because it doesn’t value habitats, condition, connectivity, or scale in ways that invertebrate populations respond positively to.
New paper - England’s Biodiversity Net Gain policy could easily and inadvertently harm invertebrate populations because it doesn’t value habitats, condition, connectivity, or scale in ways that invertebrate populations respond positively to.
Leveraging Biodiversity Net Gain to address invertebrate declines in England
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a new approach to infrastructural development in England, mandating that developers achieve a 10% BNG by enhancing and creating habitats. As currently implemented, BNG...
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
New paper - England’s Biodiversity Net Gain policy could easily and inadvertently harm invertebrate populations because it doesn’t value habitats, condition, connectivity, or scale in ways that invertebrate populations respond positively to.
New paper - England’s Biodiversity Net Gain policy could easily and inadvertently harm invertebrate populations because it doesn’t value habitats, condition, connectivity, or scale in ways that invertebrate populations respond positively to.
Attended my first BRC recording scheme conference in York today. Great to be part of monitoring change in our wildlife, even if a lot is quite negative at present. But not all...
March 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Attended my first BRC recording scheme conference in York today. Great to be part of monitoring change in our wildlife, even if a lot is quite negative at present. But not all...
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A flea treatment of a medium-sized dog contains enough pesticide to kill 60 million bees
About 80% of the UK total of 22 million cats & dogs get regular over-the-counter worm & flea treatment, whether suffering from an infestation or not
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
About 80% of the UK total of 22 million cats & dogs get regular over-the-counter worm & flea treatment, whether suffering from an infestation or not
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle
Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives, says writer Sophie Pavelle
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A flea treatment of a medium-sized dog contains enough pesticide to kill 60 million bees
About 80% of the UK total of 22 million cats & dogs get regular over-the-counter worm & flea treatment, whether suffering from an infestation or not
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
About 80% of the UK total of 22 million cats & dogs get regular over-the-counter worm & flea treatment, whether suffering from an infestation or not
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've just deactivated my Twitter account - 30 days and it'll be dead, deceased, be no more, ceased to be, it will be an ex-X!! 🤣 - I hope...
January 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I've just deactivated my Twitter account - 30 days and it'll be dead, deceased, be no more, ceased to be, it will be an ex-X!! 🤣 - I hope...
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Between 1-3 invertebrate species are going extinct in Australia every week, a new study finds.
“This matters to every person as invertebrates are the foundation of all healthy environments and a livable planet,” said lead author Prof John Woinarski.
@jessmarsh.bsky.social 🌍🧪
“This matters to every person as invertebrates are the foundation of all healthy environments and a livable planet,” said lead author Prof John Woinarski.
@jessmarsh.bsky.social 🌍🧪
December 9, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Between 1-3 invertebrate species are going extinct in Australia every week, a new study finds.
“This matters to every person as invertebrates are the foundation of all healthy environments and a livable planet,” said lead author Prof John Woinarski.
@jessmarsh.bsky.social 🌍🧪
“This matters to every person as invertebrates are the foundation of all healthy environments and a livable planet,” said lead author Prof John Woinarski.
@jessmarsh.bsky.social 🌍🧪
We held the 1st Lancashire Wildlife Recorders Conference at Blackburn College today. 70 enthusiastic people, huge success. Lots of great presentations.
December 7, 2024 at 8:52 PM
We held the 1st Lancashire Wildlife Recorders Conference at Blackburn College today. 70 enthusiastic people, huge success. Lots of great presentations.
Study done in Germany, but an important habitat around Morecambe Bay too.
🐝 Limestone Quarries & Wild Bees
A study from @britishecolsoc.bsky.social finds abandoned quarries can be vital habitats for 114 bee species, including 35 endangered ones, when managed well. Connectivity & floral diversity are key.
🔗 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#SciComm 🧪
A study from @britishecolsoc.bsky.social finds abandoned quarries can be vital habitats for 114 bee species, including 35 endangered ones, when managed well. Connectivity & floral diversity are key.
🔗 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#SciComm 🧪
Landscape diversity, habitat connectivity, age and size determine the conservation value of limestone quarries for diverse wild bee communities
Observed negative effects of high woody vegetation cover on bee communities highlight the importance of local management to reduce shrub encroachment and reset successional processes in limestone qua....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Study done in Germany, but an important habitat around Morecambe Bay too.