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Vicki Hird MSc FRES
@vickihird.bsky.social
2.6K followers 750 following 500 posts
Lobbies on food, farming, environment policy, just transition & research,strategy, talks, writing, blogs, books..
Passion for bugs
Author of 'Rebugging the Planet' & 'Perfectly Safe to Eat?'
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also @WildlifeTrusts
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Vicki Hird MSc FRES @vickihird.bsky.social · Jun 23
Lovely time writing this soil blog anticipating Groundswell ag chats
Blog by me
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/vicki-h...
Healthy soil – the ultimate essential infrastructure  | The Wildlife Trusts
As the Wildlife Trusts head off to the regenerative farming event Groundswell, where soil health rightly takes centre stage, Vicki Hird looks at the tools we need to restore and protect our soils.
www.wildlifetrusts.org
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mattgreencomedy.com
Satire often relies on exaggeration having some sort of comic effect. How do you exaggerate this?
samfr.bsky.social Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15h
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.

Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
vickihird.bsky.social
The link for this talk on 26 Feb on Gov Food Strategy - should work - join in person or online @oxmartinschool
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/future...
Will the Government's good food cycle deliver results?
Future of Food seminars: Vicki Hird
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 10:25 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
"global attack on nature is threatening the UK’s national security, government intelligence chiefs have warned"
@theguardian.com @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
Doing a talk in Oxford - anyone can come - and online too
@futureoffood.bsky.social
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/future...
Will the Government's good food cycle deliver results?
Future of Food seminars: Vicki Hird
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:28 AM
vickihird.bsky.social
Have a watch of this fab discussion
Can We Afford Nature Friendly Food?
with farmer and doctor @thospearson.bsky.social, food activist, Dev sharma and Julia kirby-smith with @craigbennett3.bsky.social at @ORFC www.youtube.com/live/I-Fnn_7...
Wild LIVE: Can we afford nature-friendly food?
YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
"seven of the 10 targets set in the Environment Act 2021 have little likelihood of being met by 2030, which is the deadline set in law."
Not impressive but nit surprising sadly.
January 13, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social
Fighting Mountain Hares - by award winning Norwegian photographer, Arnfinn Johansen

More of this photographer's stunning wildlife photographs, here: arnfinnjohansen.com

#hares #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
January 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
vickihird.bsky.social
The fabulous @WildlifeTrusts #Wildlive on "Can we afford Nature Friendly Food?" great panellists and questions.
If you missed it at @ORFC @oxfordfarming you can watch it all here. www.youtube.com/live/I-Fnn_7...
Wild LIVE: Can we afford nature-friendly food?
YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
Some clarity on the future of England's farming schemes; now we must see details www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/some-cl...
Some clarity on the future of England's farming schemes; now we must see details | The Wildlife Trusts
The Wildlife Trusts respond to the announcement of the reopening of flagship nature farming scheme
www.wildlifetrusts.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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linesmartin.bsky.social
My latest opinion piece in @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social.
www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion...
Opinion: Why farm assurance claims need to be squeaky clean - Farmers Weekly
The banning of a TV advert for the Red Tractor scheme in the autumn of 2025, over claims aimed at consumers, caused quite a stir in the farming industry.
www.fwi.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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nffn.bsky.social
Polling shows 94% of farmers would switch to nature-friendly livestock farming if the right support were in place. 🐄 Farmers want trusted advice, better supply chains and fairer trade rules.

👉 https://www.nffn.org.uk/news/uk-farmers-back-nature-friendly-livestock-farming-but-warn-support-is-missing
January 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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leanahosea.bsky.social
Multiple mega-farms in the Lough catchment + sewage outlets + septic tanks. That's a whole lot of poo, containing a whole lot of nitrates + phosphates with the potential to end up in the Lough, feeding algae. You can explore on our Watershed Pollution Map:

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Factory farms in Lough Neagh catchment Sewage outlets and septic tanks in Lough Neagh catchment
January 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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lawt-d.bsky.social
Land Management Officer (West) vacancy - with Northumberland Wildlife Trust (@northwildlife.bsky.social) www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/jobs/land-ma...
Land Management Officer (West) | Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Exciting opportunity for an ambitious person to make a real difference for nature! This role will work with the Land Manager (West) on the delivery of practical improvements for wildlife across GWT na...
www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM
vickihird.bsky.social
Can regenerative agriculture deliver nutritious food and a just food system?
great new report and resources from @tabledebates.bsky.social
www.tabledebates.org/publication/...
Can regenerative agriculture deliver nutritious food and a just food system? | TableDebates
www.tabledebates.org
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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ourworldindata.org
All three statements are true at the same time—
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
Have a great bug new year...
December 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
Loving the slime mould interest and great photos. These are key organisms in the environment i did one dissertation on to assess pesticide impact.
Slime mould - a hidden wonderland brought to life in photos - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Slime mould - a hidden wonderland brought to life in photos
Meet Barry Webb and his award-winning images of the tiny world of slime mould.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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bajandoelpico.bsky.social
A great conversation with Rosa Vásquez Espinoza on her work to ensure the protection of stingless bees and more indigenous knowledge in #TheGreatSimplification with @natehagens.bsky.social
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/201-...
Two Ways of Knowing: How Merging Science & Indigenous Wisdom Fuels New Discoveries - The Great Simplification
For centuries, modern science has relied on the scientific method to better understand the world around us. While helpful in many contexts, the scientific method is also objective, controlled, and red...
www.thegreatsimplification.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
Legal rights for "oldest bee species on the planet. About half of the world’s 500 known species live in the Amazon, where they are responsible for pollinating more than 80% of the flora, including such crops as cacao, coffee and avocados"
👌Peru 👏👏
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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london.gov.uk
If money worries are weighing on you this festive period, you’re not alone.

Support is available on a range of issues, from managing bills to accessing benefits.

Find links to trusted cost-of-living advice:
Help with the cost of living
Find out what support is available to help you manage the cost of living in London.
www.london.gov.uk
December 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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vickihird.bsky.social
Looking forward to @orfc.bsky.social in Jan - got session on 8th jan 2pm on INNOVATION IN FOOD SYSTEMS FOR NATURE RECOVERY &
hosting @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #WildLive on 7th at 6pm 'Can we Afford Nature Friendly Food?'- read about them in my blog here www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/vicki-h...
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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simonpegg.bsky.social
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.

Be a love, and pay it today.
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Drax cuts staff working on #BECCS, turns away from carbon capture: www.thetimes.com/article/6e5b... . As we've been saying for years, they don't have the technical know-how for it. However, Drax keeps doubling down on continuing to burn millions of tonnes of imported wood pellets nonetheless.
Drax plans up in smoke as it chops carbon capture unit in half
The owner of Britain’s biggest power station is scaling back a scheme that it said as recently as 2022 would create tens of thousands of jobs
www.thetimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
vickihird.bsky.social
Looking forward to @orfc.bsky.social in Jan - got session on 8th jan 2pm on INNOVATION IN FOOD SYSTEMS FOR NATURE RECOVERY &
hosting @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #WildLive on 7th at 6pm 'Can we Afford Nature Friendly Food?'- read about them in my blog here www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/vicki-h...
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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vickihird.bsky.social
Can we afford nature-friendly food?
New blog anticipating @WildlifeTrusts #WildLive session at ORFC 7 jan 6pm (join in person & online)-looking at issues incl. great @UKSustain.#bridgingthegap report & pilots getting agroecological f&v to low income consumers
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/vicki-h...
Can we afford nature-friendly food? | The Wildlife Trusts
The cost of nature-friendly food is the subject of our next Wild LIVE panel event at the Oxford Farm conferences, and at the heart of the political dilemmas we face when working to restore nature in a...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM