David B
@dvbx.bsky.social
Ⓥeg fan 🌱💚
N East England (UK) 🌧️💨
opendemocracy.org supporter, amateur environmentalist, https://freshwaterhabitats.org.uk volunteer. Cumbria Wildlife Trust member. Wild Justice supporter.
Also here: https://veganism.social/@dvbx
N East England (UK) 🌧️💨
opendemocracy.org supporter, amateur environmentalist, https://freshwaterhabitats.org.uk volunteer. Cumbria Wildlife Trust member. Wild Justice supporter.
Also here: https://veganism.social/@dvbx
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Instinctively - yes. But where is the bigger question ? Where would the eagles have the best chance? The successes with ospreys show it can be done. 🤞🦅
📢 We need to hear YOUR thoughts!
The public consultation on reintroducing white-tailed eagles to #Cumbria is open. 🦅
Share your views by responding to our online questionnaire by October 31st HERE ⬇️
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CWTEquestionnaire/
Please share this post as widely as possible! 💚
The public consultation on reintroducing white-tailed eagles to #Cumbria is open. 🦅
Share your views by responding to our online questionnaire by October 31st HERE ⬇️
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CWTEquestionnaire/
Please share this post as widely as possible! 💚
October 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Instinctively - yes. But where is the bigger question ? Where would the eagles have the best chance? The successes with ospreys show it can be done. 🤞🦅
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📢 We need to hear YOUR thoughts!
The public consultation on reintroducing white-tailed eagles to #Cumbria is open. 🦅
Share your views by responding to our online questionnaire by October 31st HERE ⬇️
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CWTEquestionnaire/
Please share this post as widely as possible! 💚
The public consultation on reintroducing white-tailed eagles to #Cumbria is open. 🦅
Share your views by responding to our online questionnaire by October 31st HERE ⬇️
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CWTEquestionnaire/
Please share this post as widely as possible! 💚
October 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
📢 We need to hear YOUR thoughts!
The public consultation on reintroducing white-tailed eagles to #Cumbria is open. 🦅
Share your views by responding to our online questionnaire by October 31st HERE ⬇️
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CWTEquestionnaire/
Please share this post as widely as possible! 💚
The public consultation on reintroducing white-tailed eagles to #Cumbria is open. 🦅
Share your views by responding to our online questionnaire by October 31st HERE ⬇️
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CWTEquestionnaire/
Please share this post as widely as possible! 💚
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Must read on how deaths from extreme heat/climate crisis are being hidden from public view in the US. It’s killing you, but you’re not allowed to know about it. Excellent work by my colleague @ninalakhani.bsky.social
Read it here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Read it here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story
Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Must read on how deaths from extreme heat/climate crisis are being hidden from public view in the US. It’s killing you, but you’re not allowed to know about it. Excellent work by my colleague @ninalakhani.bsky.social
Read it here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Read it here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Best cow day ever!
October 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Best cow day ever!
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“Britain is not a racist country. The people on that march do not understand the flag they wave or what it represents. Eventually, it will defeat them.”
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Encountering the fascists outside Waterloo iandunt.substack.com/p/encounteri...
September 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“Britain is not a racist country. The people on that march do not understand the flag they wave or what it represents. Eventually, it will defeat them.”
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Thank you to everyone at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social - our annual members day yesterday was packed full of news about the amazing work the trust does. Really enjoyed the performance from Cockermouth-based choir Wild Chorus too. 👏
I feel rejuvenated to get out and do more.
🦋🐝🐞🌿🦎
I feel rejuvenated to get out and do more.
🦋🐝🐞🌿🦎
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Thank you to everyone at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social - our annual members day yesterday was packed full of news about the amazing work the trust does. Really enjoyed the performance from Cockermouth-based choir Wild Chorus too. 👏
I feel rejuvenated to get out and do more.
🦋🐝🐞🌿🦎
I feel rejuvenated to get out and do more.
🦋🐝🐞🌿🦎
Sometimes only JC can decipher our utter insanity.
September 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Sometimes only JC can decipher our utter insanity.
With you in spirit. ✊
Bridehead Unvisited…
Today around a hundred of us trespassed in the Bridehead Estate, where access was recently closed to the public by the new corporate owners - to protest the fragility of permissive access & how companies are enclosing the countryside
www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/2529187...
Today around a hundred of us trespassed in the Bridehead Estate, where access was recently closed to the public by the new corporate owners - to protest the fragility of permissive access & how companies are enclosing the countryside
www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/2529187...
Mass trespass at beauty spot in 'right to roam' protest
Around 60 people met in Littlebredy today for a protest at the Bridehead Estate organised by the Right to Roam campaign group.
www.bridportnews.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
With you in spirit. ✊
Interesting.
“Forestry England is planning to introduce a small herd of cattle to Whinlatter Forest in June 2025. Our experience with the Wild Ennerdale partnership has shown that careful cattle grazing enriches forest habitats”
www.forestryengland.uk/whinlatter-f...
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social
“Forestry England is planning to introduce a small herd of cattle to Whinlatter Forest in June 2025. Our experience with the Wild Ennerdale partnership has shown that careful cattle grazing enriches forest habitats”
www.forestryengland.uk/whinlatter-f...
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social
Cattle grazing in Whinlatter Forest
Forestry England is planning to introduce a small herd of cattle to the south-western quarter of Whinlatter Forest in June 2025.
www.forestryengland.uk
July 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Interesting.
“Forestry England is planning to introduce a small herd of cattle to Whinlatter Forest in June 2025. Our experience with the Wild Ennerdale partnership has shown that careful cattle grazing enriches forest habitats”
www.forestryengland.uk/whinlatter-f...
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social
“Forestry England is planning to introduce a small herd of cattle to Whinlatter Forest in June 2025. Our experience with the Wild Ennerdale partnership has shown that careful cattle grazing enriches forest habitats”
www.forestryengland.uk/whinlatter-f...
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social
“Starmer came to power promising his government would fix broken Britain. One year on, it would be a start if he could even fix his broken government.”
Spot on. Marina Hyde. Award winning journalist. 🙏
Spot on. Marina Hyde. Award winning journalist. 🙏
Starmer’s reno of the UK is going brilliantly. If you don’t count the walls falling down | Marina Hyde
Starmer’s reno of the UK is going brilliantly. If you don’t count the walls falling down | Marina Hyde
Nothing says you’ve lifted the mood of the nation like having to haul your chancellor to a photocall at a ‘wellbeing centre’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“Starmer came to power promising his government would fix broken Britain. One year on, it would be a start if he could even fix his broken government.”
Spot on. Marina Hyde. Award winning journalist. 🙏
Spot on. Marina Hyde. Award winning journalist. 🙏
Only fair … 🙃
May 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Only fair … 🙃
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Have you added your sightings of Common Frog and Common Toad spawn to the PondNet #SpawnSurvey? 🐸
If not, you have until May 31st to upload your records. We can't wait to share this year's results with you!
Add your sightings: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou... Toad spawn photo: Kate Wright
If not, you have until May 31st to upload your records. We can't wait to share this year's results with you!
Add your sightings: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou... Toad spawn photo: Kate Wright
May 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Have you added your sightings of Common Frog and Common Toad spawn to the PondNet #SpawnSurvey? 🐸
If not, you have until May 31st to upload your records. We can't wait to share this year's results with you!
Add your sightings: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou... Toad spawn photo: Kate Wright
If not, you have until May 31st to upload your records. We can't wait to share this year's results with you!
Add your sightings: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou... Toad spawn photo: Kate Wright
Making sure I get out more and explore some of Cumbria’s finest spots.
Barkbooth Lot NR earlier this month and Drumburgh Moss NR yesterday. Good to reconnect with natural spaces and hear the birds, mostly Willow Warblers yesterday.
@cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social
Barkbooth Lot NR earlier this month and Drumburgh Moss NR yesterday. Good to reconnect with natural spaces and hear the birds, mostly Willow Warblers yesterday.
@cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social
April 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Making sure I get out more and explore some of Cumbria’s finest spots.
Barkbooth Lot NR earlier this month and Drumburgh Moss NR yesterday. Good to reconnect with natural spaces and hear the birds, mostly Willow Warblers yesterday.
@cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social
Barkbooth Lot NR earlier this month and Drumburgh Moss NR yesterday. Good to reconnect with natural spaces and hear the birds, mostly Willow Warblers yesterday.
@cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social
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Our petition has passed 97,000 signatures and just gone up to 13th most-signed petition in the list. Thank you for all your support! We aren't there yet but we are very close to 100,000 signatures which will trigger a parliamentary debate. Plz keep sharing! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
April 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our petition has passed 97,000 signatures and just gone up to 13th most-signed petition in the list. Thank you for all your support! We aren't there yet but we are very close to 100,000 signatures which will trigger a parliamentary debate. Plz keep sharing! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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I'm really sorry, but we just need to stop doing this. Your wood-burning hygge leads directly to people's deaths - other people's and perhaps your own.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales
Researchers analyse energy performance certificate data to identify areas with potentially high particle pollution
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I'm really sorry, but we just need to stop doing this. Your wood-burning hygge leads directly to people's deaths - other people's and perhaps your own.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Despite being advised by the Climate Change Committee to reduce the production & consumption of meat/dairy, the UK government has funded, every year, campaigns to *increase* their consumption: shorturl.at/mWMkq
So here's a petition to ask for the promotion of plant-based foods: shorturl.at/HS5Ig
So here's a petition to ask for the promotion of plant-based foods: shorturl.at/HS5Ig
WHY ARE WE STILL BEING TOLD TO EAT MORE MEAT?
CEO CIWF
philiplymbery.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Despite being advised by the Climate Change Committee to reduce the production & consumption of meat/dairy, the UK government has funded, every year, campaigns to *increase* their consumption: shorturl.at/mWMkq
So here's a petition to ask for the promotion of plant-based foods: shorturl.at/HS5Ig
So here's a petition to ask for the promotion of plant-based foods: shorturl.at/HS5Ig
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The US State Department is forcing all of its employees to cancel subscriptions to any Trump-unfriendly media.
February 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
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Stop Musk! This petition to prevent overseas billionaires meddling in our politics is now at *94,000* signatures - having leapt up from just 30k a day ago.
It’s *so close* now to triggering a parliamentary debate - let’s get it over the 100k mark by the end of today!
bsky.app/profile/guys...
It’s *so close* now to triggering a parliamentary debate - let’s get it over the 100k mark by the end of today!
bsky.app/profile/guys...
Stop Musk from funding far-right politics in the UK!
I just signed this petition 'Tighten the rules on political donations' - it's nearly at 30,000 signatures - can you add your name too? -
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
I just signed this petition 'Tighten the rules on political donations' - it's nearly at 30,000 signatures - can you add your name too? -
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations
We want the government to:
Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies).
Cap all donations ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Stop Musk! This petition to prevent overseas billionaires meddling in our politics is now at *94,000* signatures - having leapt up from just 30k a day ago.
It’s *so close* now to triggering a parliamentary debate - let’s get it over the 100k mark by the end of today!
bsky.app/profile/guys...
It’s *so close* now to triggering a parliamentary debate - let’s get it over the 100k mark by the end of today!
bsky.app/profile/guys...
Plenty alternatives for “losers” too. 🤬
January 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Plenty alternatives for “losers” too. 🤬
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i think they’re being overly optimistic regarding the canine literacy rate
December 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
i think they’re being overly optimistic regarding the canine literacy rate
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Environmentalism is the most popular political philosophy in Britain
Politicians may wish to remember this before they next attack bats / newts / net zero etc
bsky.app/profile/youg...
Politicians may wish to remember this before they next attack bats / newts / net zero etc
bsky.app/profile/youg...
Which ideologies do Britons have a favourable view of?
Environmentalism: 64% favourable
Feminism: 56%
Liberalism: 41%
Socialism: 38%
Conservatism: 32%
Capitalism: 30%
Nationalism: 29%
Libertarianism: 24%
Populism: 13%
Communism: 10%
Anarchism: 8%
Fascism: 2%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Environmentalism: 64% favourable
Feminism: 56%
Liberalism: 41%
Socialism: 38%
Conservatism: 32%
Capitalism: 30%
Nationalism: 29%
Libertarianism: 24%
Populism: 13%
Communism: 10%
Anarchism: 8%
Fascism: 2%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
December 11, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Environmentalism is the most popular political philosophy in Britain
Politicians may wish to remember this before they next attack bats / newts / net zero etc
bsky.app/profile/youg...
Politicians may wish to remember this before they next attack bats / newts / net zero etc
bsky.app/profile/youg...
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REVEALED: Just 2,500 farms own a QUARTER of the farmland in England
Startling new stats I obtained from DEFRA & shared with @mirror.co.uk show how unequal land ownership is in this country
Large landowners must pay their fair share of tax
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Startling new stats I obtained from DEFRA & shared with @mirror.co.uk show how unequal land ownership is in this country
Large landowners must pay their fair share of tax
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
December 2, 2024 at 10:23 AM
REVEALED: Just 2,500 farms own a QUARTER of the farmland in England
Startling new stats I obtained from DEFRA & shared with @mirror.co.uk show how unequal land ownership is in this country
Large landowners must pay their fair share of tax
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Startling new stats I obtained from DEFRA & shared with @mirror.co.uk show how unequal land ownership is in this country
Large landowners must pay their fair share of tax
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...