Wild Horizons
@wildhorizons.bsky.social
Working for British Wildlife - Willow Tit conservation, biodiversity protection, habitat creation and landscape restoration.
Advocating for all Animals.
Based in Wales 🏴
https://wild-horizons.co.uk/
Advocating for all Animals.
Based in Wales 🏴
https://wild-horizons.co.uk/
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Wild Horizons
@wildhorizons.bsky.social
· Nov 17
An absolute joy working on the weekend - putting up owl boxes.
This is where you can find us 7 days a week, from dawn to dusk - sowing seeds, planting trees and wildflowers, digging ponds, building reptile banks, giving Nature a helping hand.
Life in the midst of climate and biodiversity crisis...
This is where you can find us 7 days a week, from dawn to dusk - sowing seeds, planting trees and wildflowers, digging ponds, building reptile banks, giving Nature a helping hand.
Life in the midst of climate and biodiversity crisis...
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November’s #RewildingWins have landed 🦅
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November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
November’s #RewildingWins have landed 🦅
Share these positive news stories and follow us for your monthly dose of #RewildingHope.
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Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
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For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar
Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t work, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburg...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
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We've been granted a permissions hearing at the High Court for our legal challenge against Angela Raynor's assertion that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill 'will not reduce environmental protections', which we say was both untrue & unlawful.
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/general/cour...
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/general/cour...
Court hearing for Wild Justice’s legal challenge against Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Wild Justice
Court hearing for Wild Justice’s legal challenge against Planning and Infrastructure Bill Arguments for a legal challenge against the government […]
wildjustice.org.uk
August 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We've been granted a permissions hearing at the High Court for our legal challenge against Angela Raynor's assertion that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill 'will not reduce environmental protections', which we say was both untrue & unlawful.
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/general/cour...
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/general/cour...
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Today we're in court!
Our case challenging overgrazing on Dartmoor will be heard over the next two days. Wish us luck.
Read the press release from our lawyers: wildjustice.org.uk/sssis/legal-...
Our case challenging overgrazing on Dartmoor will be heard over the next two days. Wish us luck.
Read the press release from our lawyers: wildjustice.org.uk/sssis/legal-...
July 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Today we're in court!
Our case challenging overgrazing on Dartmoor will be heard over the next two days. Wish us luck.
Read the press release from our lawyers: wildjustice.org.uk/sssis/legal-...
Our case challenging overgrazing on Dartmoor will be heard over the next two days. Wish us luck.
Read the press release from our lawyers: wildjustice.org.uk/sssis/legal-...
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Some wonderful Willow Tit news from the nature reserve. Big thank you to @wildhorizons.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social & Ynni Sir Gâr for the support.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-the-w...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-the-w...
June 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Some wonderful Willow Tit news from the nature reserve. Big thank you to @wildhorizons.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social & Ynni Sir Gâr for the support.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-the-w...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-the-w...
The last clips of our final Willow Tit nest of 2025, and a real success story. First the pair were evicted, then this second nest was attacked by a Great Spotted Woodpecker. We protected the nest at 4 m, and all 5 fledglings are now exploring the wild world around them. A great ending to the season.
June 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The last clips of our final Willow Tit nest of 2025, and a real success story. First the pair were evicted, then this second nest was attacked by a Great Spotted Woodpecker. We protected the nest at 4 m, and all 5 fledglings are now exploring the wild world around them. A great ending to the season.
A nice break adding the decks and the last few wildflowers to the pond. Great to see it establishing quickly, when designed and created as Nature intended.
June 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A nice break adding the decks and the last few wildflowers to the pond. Great to see it establishing quickly, when designed and created as Nature intended.
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WOW! What a magnificent response to our crowdfunder to support our legal challenge against the Badger cull licences! Over £30k raised yesterday!
We're just under £4k short of our target - can you help us help the Badgers? 🦡🔽
www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
We're just under £4k short of our target - can you help us help the Badgers? 🦡🔽
www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
May 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
WOW! What a magnificent response to our crowdfunder to support our legal challenge against the Badger cull licences! Over £30k raised yesterday!
We're just under £4k short of our target - can you help us help the Badgers? 🦡🔽
www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
We're just under £4k short of our target - can you help us help the Badgers? 🦡🔽
www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
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SAVE THE DATE:
Our petition to Ban Driven Grouse shooting will be debated in parliament on June 30th.
We be sharing a briefing for you to send to your MPs next week - watch this space!
Our petition to Ban Driven Grouse shooting will be debated in parliament on June 30th.
We be sharing a briefing for you to send to your MPs next week - watch this space!
May 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
SAVE THE DATE:
Our petition to Ban Driven Grouse shooting will be debated in parliament on June 30th.
We be sharing a briefing for you to send to your MPs next week - watch this space!
Our petition to Ban Driven Grouse shooting will be debated in parliament on June 30th.
We be sharing a briefing for you to send to your MPs next week - watch this space!
Very rare sight of a pair of Willow Tits stopping together for a moment before feeding their young, instead of darting busily straight into the nest cavity every 2-3 minutes. GSW nest located c. 300 m away. Around one week to fledging time.
May 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Very rare sight of a pair of Willow Tits stopping together for a moment before feeding their young, instead of darting busily straight into the nest cavity every 2-3 minutes. GSW nest located c. 300 m away. Around one week to fledging time.
An eerie silence - Willow Tit nest, with 7 chicks, unprotected and left to its fate due to the height above the ground (c. 4.6 m) and other site conditions, predated by GSW. No sign or sound of any surviving young on site. It would be very rare for the pair to have another go this year.
May 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
An eerie silence - Willow Tit nest, with 7 chicks, unprotected and left to its fate due to the height above the ground (c. 4.6 m) and other site conditions, predated by GSW. No sign or sound of any surviving young on site. It would be very rare for the pair to have another go this year.
The busy sounds of a family group of Willow Tits. Adults contact calling, hungry fledglings, male giving bursts of song. We protected their nest from woodpecker attack - the cavity was attacked, as predicted, but luckily the mesh saved these birds lives. A real privilege to spend time with them.
May 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The busy sounds of a family group of Willow Tits. Adults contact calling, hungry fledglings, male giving bursts of song. We protected their nest from woodpecker attack - the cavity was attacked, as predicted, but luckily the mesh saved these birds lives. A real privilege to spend time with them.
Willow Tit Action - we step in and reinforce the nests where they are particularly vulnerable. This stump was partially opened by a woodpecker from the side, back and the top. Though extremely difficult to access, at 4 m above the ground, it's now well protected, with 6 precious eggs inside.
May 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Willow Tit Action - we step in and reinforce the nests where they are particularly vulnerable. This stump was partially opened by a woodpecker from the side, back and the top. Though extremely difficult to access, at 4 m above the ground, it's now well protected, with 6 precious eggs inside.
Willow Tit Action - good news from a recently protected nest, the eggs have hatched and both parents are busy in and out of the cavity, completely oblivious to the added mesh layer. No sign of woodpecker damage. Fingers crossed.
May 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Willow Tit Action - good news from a recently protected nest, the eggs have hatched and both parents are busy in and out of the cavity, completely oblivious to the added mesh layer. No sign of woodpecker damage. Fingers crossed.
Post-industrial sites in south Wales are a refuge for Willow Tits and Marsh Tits alike. One of our sites has active nests of both species. Interestingly, these Marsh Tits are using a rotten willow snag at ground level in young, wet woodland with standing water - much more typical of Willow Tit.
May 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Post-industrial sites in south Wales are a refuge for Willow Tits and Marsh Tits alike. One of our sites has active nests of both species. Interestingly, these Marsh Tits are using a rotten willow snag at ground level in young, wet woodland with standing water - much more typical of Willow Tit.
Willow Tit Action - another nest found on a site which Nature has taken over from a former colliery, with no human intervention. Where Nature is allowed to take control, there is hope.
May 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Willow Tit Action - another nest found on a site which Nature has taken over from a former colliery, with no human intervention. Where Nature is allowed to take control, there is hope.
Last few photos to add to our talk this Friday for Cambrian Ornithological Society on three years of our life and conservation work in Poland.
Priceless lessons are to be learnt from these truly wild landscapes for conservation efforts in the UK.
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
Priceless lessons are to be learnt from these truly wild landscapes for conservation efforts in the UK.
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Last few photos to add to our talk this Friday for Cambrian Ornithological Society on three years of our life and conservation work in Poland.
Priceless lessons are to be learnt from these truly wild landscapes for conservation efforts in the UK.
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
Priceless lessons are to be learnt from these truly wild landscapes for conservation efforts in the UK.
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
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Sign 👉 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
WOW! We've hit 90k signatures! Just under 10k to go!
Help us get there before the 28th of May!
WOW! We've hit 90k signatures! Just under 10k to go!
Help us get there before the 28th of May!
May 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Sign 👉 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
WOW! We've hit 90k signatures! Just under 10k to go!
Help us get there before the 28th of May!
WOW! We've hit 90k signatures! Just under 10k to go!
Help us get there before the 28th of May!
Working for Willow Tits takes you to the most wonderful places. These landscapes would never be the same without them!
The clock is ticking, so every day we hurry to gather critical data feeding into our conservation project to help secure the future of these unique and charismatic birds in the UK.
The clock is ticking, so every day we hurry to gather critical data feeding into our conservation project to help secure the future of these unique and charismatic birds in the UK.
April 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Working for Willow Tits takes you to the most wonderful places. These landscapes would never be the same without them!
The clock is ticking, so every day we hurry to gather critical data feeding into our conservation project to help secure the future of these unique and charismatic birds in the UK.
The clock is ticking, so every day we hurry to gather critical data feeding into our conservation project to help secure the future of these unique and charismatic birds in the UK.
Wildlife pond taking shape as it's being filled with water, with dragonfly perch installed, log piles going in, oxygenating plants fizzing away and Pond Skaters whizzing around. Can't wait to add the decks and finally celebrate with the most enjoyable part - planting!
April 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Wildlife pond taking shape as it's being filled with water, with dragonfly perch installed, log piles going in, oxygenating plants fizzing away and Pond Skaters whizzing around. Can't wait to add the decks and finally celebrate with the most enjoyable part - planting!
Great Spotted Woodpeckers are a serious problem for Willow Tits in Wales. Both previous years' nest cavities have been opened up on this tree. We're now looking after this site and have protected the nest with a clutch of 10 eggs. Female safely incubating again.
April 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Great Spotted Woodpeckers are a serious problem for Willow Tits in Wales. Both previous years' nest cavities have been opened up on this tree. We're now looking after this site and have protected the nest with a clutch of 10 eggs. Female safely incubating again.
Wonderful news! A Barn Owl has been visiting the nest box we installed last Autumn in North Yorkshire, and a pair of Kestrels have been prospecting the nearby nest box too! Let’s hope for a successful season for these beautiful birds of prey.
April 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Wonderful news! A Barn Owl has been visiting the nest box we installed last Autumn in North Yorkshire, and a pair of Kestrels have been prospecting the nearby nest box too! Let’s hope for a successful season for these beautiful birds of prey.