Graham Birkett
@glanville.bsky.social
Love the natural world, particularly butterflies and moths, and classical music. Lives in Nottingham.
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Former NHS and other lab workers have been left disabled or forced to quit their jobs after they were exposed to levels of formaldehyde far exceeding accepted safe levels.
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Exclusive: Regulators fail to protect NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemical dubbed ‘the new asbestos’
Former NHS and other lab workers have been left disabled or forced to quit their jobs after they were exposed to levels of formaldehyde far exceeding accepted safe levels.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Former NHS and other lab workers have been left disabled or forced to quit their jobs after they were exposed to levels of formaldehyde far exceeding accepted safe levels.
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Over £500,000 of public money spent on a doomed attempt to "reintroduce" European hen harriers to the UK.
It seems Natural England will do anything to avoid confronting the landowners, hunters, farmers and game keepers who persecute these birds. They also go to great lengths to avoid transparency.
It seems Natural England will do anything to avoid confronting the landowners, hunters, farmers and game keepers who persecute these birds. They also go to great lengths to avoid transparency.
More detail on Natural England's decision to close its Hen Harrier Southern Reintroduction Project (& a discussion on how much public funding has been wasted on this pointless project).
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/02/m...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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More detail on Natural England’s decision to close Hen Harrier Southern Reintroduction Project
Back in September, Natural England announced its decision to end its controversial plan to ‘reintroduce’ Hen Harriers to southern England (see here). The decision was widely welcomed by…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Over £500,000 of public money spent on a doomed attempt to "reintroduce" European hen harriers to the UK.
It seems Natural England will do anything to avoid confronting the landowners, hunters, farmers and game keepers who persecute these birds. They also go to great lengths to avoid transparency.
It seems Natural England will do anything to avoid confronting the landowners, hunters, farmers and game keepers who persecute these birds. They also go to great lengths to avoid transparency.
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Bittern flypast from the Van de Bovenkamp at WWT Slimbridge
this morning #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds
this morning #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Bittern flypast from the Van de Bovenkamp at WWT Slimbridge
this morning #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds
this morning #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds
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Pete Hegseth, his secretary of war, is accused of ordering the killing of survivors after the US struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat
Trump says US will begin land strikes on Venezuela ‘very soon’
Pete Hegseth, his secretary of war, is accused of ordering the killing of survivors after the US struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat
www.thetimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Pete Hegseth, his secretary of war, is accused of ordering the killing of survivors after the US struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat
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A former junior champion said Reeves did not hold the official British girls’ under-14 title, and critics ask broader questions about her CV and career claims ⬇️
Rachel Reeves accused of overstating junior chess title
A former junior champion said Reeves did not hold the official British girls’ under-14 title, and critics ask broader questions about her CV and career claims
www.thetimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A former junior champion said Reeves did not hold the official British girls’ under-14 title, and critics ask broader questions about her CV and career claims ⬇️
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Thinking about volunteering at a food bank but don't know where to start? This guide has everything you need to know.
How to volunteer at a food bank
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December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Thinking about volunteering at a food bank but don't know where to start? This guide has everything you need to know.
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Massive decline in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management.
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority, copy of the new report, & commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/30/m...
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority, copy of the new report, & commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Massive decline in Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority (24 November 2025) PEREGRINE NUMBERS IN DECLINE IN CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK The last UK-wide survey of peregrines took place in 2014 and covere…
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November 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Massive decline in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management.
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority, copy of the new report, & commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/30/m...
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority, copy of the new report, & commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/30/m...
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Some recent sketches from a trip to Northumberland. A blog at
jonathanpomroy.wordpress.com
My online shop is fully stocked if you are looking for a unique Christmas gift
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jonathanpomroy.wordpress.com
My online shop is fully stocked if you are looking for a unique Christmas gift
jonathanpomroy.bigcartel.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some recent sketches from a trip to Northumberland. A blog at
jonathanpomroy.wordpress.com
My online shop is fully stocked if you are looking for a unique Christmas gift
jonathanpomroy.bigcartel.com
jonathanpomroy.wordpress.com
My online shop is fully stocked if you are looking for a unique Christmas gift
jonathanpomroy.bigcartel.com
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Business rates reform was hailed by the government as helping smaller leisure and retail firms. But they say the reality is as another blow from Rachel Reeves
‘We were gaslit’: businesses say promised rate relief was an illusion
Business rates reform was hailed by the government as helping smaller leisure and retail firms. But they say the reality is as another blow from Rachel Reeves
www.thetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Business rates reform was hailed by the government as helping smaller leisure and retail firms. But they say the reality is as another blow from Rachel Reeves
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Magnifique. Ça donne des frissons, de la chair de poule...
France hosted a large musical flash mob featuring 100 musicians who came together to perform a new orchestral version of Carol of the Bells to mark the ceremonial switching-on of the Christmas lights in the streets of Paris.
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Magnifique. Ça donne des frissons, de la chair de poule...
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Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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🔺 NEW: Putin vows to fight until Ukraine gives up land as peace deal stalls
Putin vows to fight until Ukraine gives up land as peace deal stalls
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🔺 NEW: Putin vows to fight until Ukraine gives up land as peace deal stalls
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Fancy a permanent, part-time #Ecologist role working with the great Wendling Beck Nature Recovery Project @wendlingbeck.bsky.social in Norfolk?
Hands-on role focused on habitat condition monitoring, adaptive management & stakeholder coordination.
Details here👇
www.wendlingbeck.org/opportunitie...
Hands-on role focused on habitat condition monitoring, adaptive management & stakeholder coordination.
Details here👇
www.wendlingbeck.org/opportunitie...
Ecologist | Part-Time | Wendling Beck
Join Wendling Beck as a part-time Ecologist helping deliver large-scale biodiversity restoration in the UK.
www.wendlingbeck.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fancy a permanent, part-time #Ecologist role working with the great Wendling Beck Nature Recovery Project @wendlingbeck.bsky.social in Norfolk?
Hands-on role focused on habitat condition monitoring, adaptive management & stakeholder coordination.
Details here👇
www.wendlingbeck.org/opportunitie...
Hands-on role focused on habitat condition monitoring, adaptive management & stakeholder coordination.
Details here👇
www.wendlingbeck.org/opportunitie...
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Chalk streams - they now lack the protection they need and deserve, says @greenjennyjones.bsky.social.
Reflecting that Natural England and Environment Agency are not delivering what we should expect
Reflecting that Natural England and Environment Agency are not delivering what we should expect
Planning and Infrastructure Bill - sadly about to clear its final hurdle. With disastrous implications for our already nature-depleted land
#Biodiversity #Planning
#Biodiversity #Planning
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Chalk streams - they now lack the protection they need and deserve, says @greenjennyjones.bsky.social.
Reflecting that Natural England and Environment Agency are not delivering what we should expect
Reflecting that Natural England and Environment Agency are not delivering what we should expect
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I thought it would be a few more years before I would encounter this species in my neck of the proverbial woods. Orange Porecap (Favolaschia claudopus) - a non-native species originally from Madagascar - at Chaddesden Wood LNR, Derby
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I thought it would be a few more years before I would encounter this species in my neck of the proverbial woods. Orange Porecap (Favolaschia claudopus) - a non-native species originally from Madagascar - at Chaddesden Wood LNR, Derby
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The November-summer continues
Another August-like night in Southern Texas with Minimums again up to 77F (3 in a row and 4 more on the way:100% Unprecedented this Time of The year).
In Mexico it's worse;Min 27.9C/82F Arriaga:
The warmest night in the whole Northern Hemisphere
Another August-like night in Southern Texas with Minimums again up to 77F (3 in a row and 4 more on the way:100% Unprecedented this Time of The year).
In Mexico it's worse;Min 27.9C/82F Arriaga:
The warmest night in the whole Northern Hemisphere
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The November-summer continues
Another August-like night in Southern Texas with Minimums again up to 77F (3 in a row and 4 more on the way:100% Unprecedented this Time of The year).
In Mexico it's worse;Min 27.9C/82F Arriaga:
The warmest night in the whole Northern Hemisphere
Another August-like night in Southern Texas with Minimums again up to 77F (3 in a row and 4 more on the way:100% Unprecedented this Time of The year).
In Mexico it's worse;Min 27.9C/82F Arriaga:
The warmest night in the whole Northern Hemisphere
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Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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🗣️ Many will conclude what they knew already: the government acted too little, too late, there was chaos and toxicity, and later decisions were not backed by data.
@krishgm.bsky.social writes in the latest edition of our weekly long read newsletter, InDepth
@krishgm.bsky.social writes in the latest edition of our weekly long read newsletter, InDepth
Covid Inquiry: Too little, too late - too many lives lost
Many will conclude what they knew already: the government acted too little, too late, there was chaos and toxicity, and later decisions were not backed by data, writes Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🗣️ Many will conclude what they knew already: the government acted too little, too late, there was chaos and toxicity, and later decisions were not backed by data.
@krishgm.bsky.social writes in the latest edition of our weekly long read newsletter, InDepth
@krishgm.bsky.social writes in the latest edition of our weekly long read newsletter, InDepth
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Russia launches deadly attacks on Ukraine amid reports of secret peace plan with US
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Russia launches deadly attacks on Ukraine amid reports of secret peace plan with US
At least 25 people were killed and 142 injured after Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine overnight.
www.channel4.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Russia launches deadly attacks on Ukraine amid reports of secret peace plan with US
www.channel4.com/news/russia-...
www.channel4.com/news/russia-...
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Avian influenza from poultry farms blamed for the deaths of around 35,000 Common Cranes - that’s about 10% of the wintering population in the area. 🪶
Grues mortes de l'influenza aviaire : les ornithologues soupçonnent les élevages industriels
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Grues mortes de la grippe aviaire : les ornithologues soupçonnent les élevages industriels
Alors que la grippe aviaire a tué des milliers de grues cendrées depuis un mois, les autorités craignent pour les volailles. Des ornithologues soupçonnent, au contraire, les élevages industriels d’êtr...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Avian influenza from poultry farms blamed for the deaths of around 35,000 Common Cranes - that’s about 10% of the wintering population in the area. 🪶
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We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...