Dom Greves
@domgreves.bsky.social
Digital producer, ecologist, nature conserver/restorer, citizen scientist, wildlife photographer
Has the SSSI unit at Little Sea been reassessed since 2013 when it was considered to be 'Unfavourable - Declining'? Is the introduction of beavers expected to improve that situation? And if so, how? designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/UnitDetail.a...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Has the SSSI unit at Little Sea been reassessed since 2013 when it was considered to be 'Unfavourable - Declining'? Is the introduction of beavers expected to improve that situation? And if so, how? designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/UnitDetail.a...
So how many beavers is that in total?
March 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
So how many beavers is that in total?
Thousands of tonnes of slowly disintegrating unexploded WWII bombs in Little Sea. Hope the beavers don't disturb them!
March 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Thousands of tonnes of slowly disintegrating unexploded WWII bombs in Little Sea. Hope the beavers don't disturb them!
Seems like it's also targeted at creating wood pasture near Langton, which would make more sense.
February 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Seems like it's also targeted at creating wood pasture near Langton, which would make more sense.
We patrol 3 toad crossings in the Wivelsfield Green area. Busy night! Where are yours?
February 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We patrol 3 toad crossings in the Wivelsfield Green area. Busy night! Where are yours?
The NT (and Bournemouth Uni) was experimenting with returning much of that grassland to heath some years ago. Too expensive and time-consuming perhaps. Or hard to resist free trees.
February 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The NT (and Bournemouth Uni) was experimenting with returning much of that grassland to heath some years ago. Too expensive and time-consuming perhaps. Or hard to resist free trees.
I know! 😩 Never name caterpillars after family pets. The trauma of their passing simply gets repeated. Lucky wasps though I guess?
February 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I know! 😩 Never name caterpillars after family pets. The trauma of their passing simply gets repeated. Lucky wasps though I guess?
"National Trust tenant farmer, Jake Hancock, looks after land in Middlebere on the Purbeck Heaths."
They're going to plant trees on heathland? Or was this the wrong NT farmer to quote?
They're going to plant trees on heathland? Or was this the wrong NT farmer to quote?
February 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"National Trust tenant farmer, Jake Hancock, looks after land in Middlebere on the Purbeck Heaths."
They're going to plant trees on heathland? Or was this the wrong NT farmer to quote?
They're going to plant trees on heathland? Or was this the wrong NT farmer to quote?
See also: "harvesting" animals by humans.
December 16, 2024 at 2:52 PM
See also: "harvesting" animals by humans.
How many of those terms are still in active use would you say?
December 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM
How many of those terms are still in active use would you say?
The failure to fund BNG enforcement was so obvious it can only have been intentional.
December 12, 2024 at 10:31 PM
The failure to fund BNG enforcement was so obvious it can only have been intentional.
I think this competition needs a most-butterflies-per-carbon-mile category! My humble Dorset entry...
December 8, 2024 at 1:53 PM
I think this competition needs a most-butterflies-per-carbon-mile category! My humble Dorset entry...
Maybe we need less productivity and more relaxation.
December 8, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Maybe we need less productivity and more relaxation.
Looks good. But why do the people naming these nature programmes feel obliged to invoke the supernatural?
December 8, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Looks good. But why do the people naming these nature programmes feel obliged to invoke the supernatural?
That pistacio gall is beautiful.
December 6, 2024 at 5:28 PM
That pistacio gall is beautiful.