Edward Pollard
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Edward Pollard
@epollard.bsky.social
🌲 Biodiversity conservationist living in Cambridge, UK.
🦋 Cambridgeshire butterfly recorder so this account will mainly about butterflies and other general natural history
The other big change since I was birding there in the early 90s is of course RSPB Saltholme and the managed reflooding around Greatham Creek
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I did a GCSE Geography project on the 'reclamation' of the Tees estuary way back when. I remember that map. I wonder if that project is still in a box in my parents' attic. Would be fun to dig it out
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Closing words from Prince William at COP30
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Indeed. While there are clauses in place that mean the fund won't invest in environmentally destructive companies, there is currently nothing to say that investees (public or private) must also stop funding destruction.
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Haven't watched it yet.
But your post is an excellent example of why capitalising vernacular names helps.
Otherwise I would be very impressed at your ability to identify a daddy longlegs over on tv
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
He saw one again today on the same stretch of river (nr Elizabeth rd bridge)
Worth checking out
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Context shot. Zoom in to see the Otter mid stream
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM