Graham Hersey
@graham1519.bsky.social
47 year old dad to two teenagers.
I'm an RSPB fundraiser with a passion for all types of uk wildlife.
I'm an RSPB fundraiser with a passion for all types of uk wildlife.
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Big news for beavers in Wales 🦫
We’re thrilled the Welsh government has legally recognised beavers as a native species requiring protection. This is a huge step forward in ensuring beavers — and the incredible ecosystem services they provide — are re-established in Wales.
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We’re thrilled the Welsh government has legally recognised beavers as a native species requiring protection. This is a huge step forward in ensuring beavers — and the incredible ecosystem services they provide — are re-established in Wales.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Big news for beavers in Wales 🦫
We’re thrilled the Welsh government has legally recognised beavers as a native species requiring protection. This is a huge step forward in ensuring beavers — and the incredible ecosystem services they provide — are re-established in Wales.
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We’re thrilled the Welsh government has legally recognised beavers as a native species requiring protection. This is a huge step forward in ensuring beavers — and the incredible ecosystem services they provide — are re-established in Wales.
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While saying they want to "preserve nature" the Conservative Party have just pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act.
This makes no sense.
How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures "preserve" nature?
That's what scrapping the Act will lead to.
This makes no sense.
How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures "preserve" nature?
That's what scrapping the Act will lead to.
October 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
While saying they want to "preserve nature" the Conservative Party have just pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act.
This makes no sense.
How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures "preserve" nature?
That's what scrapping the Act will lead to.
This makes no sense.
How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures "preserve" nature?
That's what scrapping the Act will lead to.
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The government wants to bring back private finance in our NHS. 🤬
This would harm patients by siphoning off hundreds of millions of pounds in profits from our NHS. 🤑
Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting, you can still drop these disastrous and unpopular plans. Share if you agree.
This would harm patients by siphoning off hundreds of millions of pounds in profits from our NHS. 🤑
Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting, you can still drop these disastrous and unpopular plans. Share if you agree.
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The government wants to bring back private finance in our NHS. 🤬
This would harm patients by siphoning off hundreds of millions of pounds in profits from our NHS. 🤑
Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting, you can still drop these disastrous and unpopular plans. Share if you agree.
This would harm patients by siphoning off hundreds of millions of pounds in profits from our NHS. 🤑
Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting, you can still drop these disastrous and unpopular plans. Share if you agree.
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British wildlife is in desperate straits
We have a government elected to champion nature, but which is now championing its destruction
It is vital that every one of us works at the local level to do everything we can to prioritise nature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We have a government elected to champion nature, but which is now championing its destruction
It is vital that every one of us works at the local level to do everything we can to prioritise nature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’
Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although government data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
British wildlife is in desperate straits
We have a government elected to champion nature, but which is now championing its destruction
It is vital that every one of us works at the local level to do everything we can to prioritise nature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We have a government elected to champion nature, but which is now championing its destruction
It is vital that every one of us works at the local level to do everything we can to prioritise nature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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National Park rivers are at risk ❌
📉57% of water bodies are failing to meet ‘good’ ecological status
🤢254,808 hours of sewage were spilled in National Park rivers in 2024
No more neglect or broken promises - We’re demanding action with @campaign4parks.bsky.social 👇
📉57% of water bodies are failing to meet ‘good’ ecological status
🤢254,808 hours of sewage were spilled in National Park rivers in 2024
No more neglect or broken promises - We’re demanding action with @campaign4parks.bsky.social 👇
Rivers At Risk
We’re demanding urgent action from Government in England and Wales to protect and prioritise National Park waterways.
www.cnp.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
National Park rivers are at risk ❌
📉57% of water bodies are failing to meet ‘good’ ecological status
🤢254,808 hours of sewage were spilled in National Park rivers in 2024
No more neglect or broken promises - We’re demanding action with @campaign4parks.bsky.social 👇
📉57% of water bodies are failing to meet ‘good’ ecological status
🤢254,808 hours of sewage were spilled in National Park rivers in 2024
No more neglect or broken promises - We’re demanding action with @campaign4parks.bsky.social 👇
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Yet more compelling evidence to support @greenparty.org.uk policy that public services should be in public hands 👇
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study
Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010
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‘Birmingham is up the road but there are no buses’
The public has paid almost £200bn to the shareholders who own key British industries since they were privatised, research reveals.
The transfer of tens of billions of pounds to the owners of the privatised water, rail, bus, energy and mail services comes as families face soaring bills, polluted rivers and seas, and expensive and unreliable trains and buses. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Yet more compelling evidence to support @greenparty.org.uk policy that public services should be in public hands 👇
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Health Minister, Wes Streeting, is top of the league for MPs taking donations from private health firms.
It’s a conflict of interest big enough to see from space.
Streeting cares nothing for our NHS or its staff.
What is Labour playing at?
It’s a conflict of interest big enough to see from space.
Streeting cares nothing for our NHS or its staff.
What is Labour playing at?
Perhaps we need to look closer to 'home' to find the enemies of the NHS. How many Labour MPs and ministers take money from private health companies? They're hiding in plain sight.
August 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Health Minister, Wes Streeting, is top of the league for MPs taking donations from private health firms.
It’s a conflict of interest big enough to see from space.
Streeting cares nothing for our NHS or its staff.
What is Labour playing at?
It’s a conflict of interest big enough to see from space.
Streeting cares nothing for our NHS or its staff.
What is Labour playing at?
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Farage is the biggest threat our NHS has ever faced.
He wants to replace it with a US-style insurance system.
Most bankruptcies in the US are for unpaid medical bills – of people WITH medical insurance.
What happens to those without medical insurance?
You don't want to know.
He wants to replace it with a US-style insurance system.
Most bankruptcies in the US are for unpaid medical bills – of people WITH medical insurance.
What happens to those without medical insurance?
You don't want to know.
Nigel Farage is on record saying he wants to get rid of our NHS & replace it with an insurance based private system.
Our NHS must be protected at all costs!
#NeverVoteReform #NeverFarage
Our NHS must be protected at all costs!
#NeverVoteReform #NeverFarage
Lee Anderson’s constituents stunned when they’re told about Reform’s NHS plans
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lee...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lee...
August 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Farage is the biggest threat our NHS has ever faced.
He wants to replace it with a US-style insurance system.
Most bankruptcies in the US are for unpaid medical bills – of people WITH medical insurance.
What happens to those without medical insurance?
You don't want to know.
He wants to replace it with a US-style insurance system.
Most bankruptcies in the US are for unpaid medical bills – of people WITH medical insurance.
What happens to those without medical insurance?
You don't want to know.
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It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️
Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!
Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!
August 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️
Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!
Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!
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Nature needs you 💚
The UK Government has launched a public consultation that could weaken Biodiversity Net Gain - the law that ensures new developments leave nature in a better state.
You can help stop it. Respond to the consultation here: buff.ly/SLeAErM
The UK Government has launched a public consultation that could weaken Biodiversity Net Gain - the law that ensures new developments leave nature in a better state.
You can help stop it. Respond to the consultation here: buff.ly/SLeAErM
July 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Nature needs you 💚
The UK Government has launched a public consultation that could weaken Biodiversity Net Gain - the law that ensures new developments leave nature in a better state.
You can help stop it. Respond to the consultation here: buff.ly/SLeAErM
The UK Government has launched a public consultation that could weaken Biodiversity Net Gain - the law that ensures new developments leave nature in a better state.
You can help stop it. Respond to the consultation here: buff.ly/SLeAErM
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Campaigning against the potentially disastrous Planning & Infrastructure bill is working. The government is rattled. Keep up the pressure - we are nature’s only voice.
Govt putting pressure on nature groups to drop opposition to planning bill..
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK government putting pressure on nature groups to drop opposition to planning bill
Exclusive: Officials offering to amend bill if wildlife organisations stop campaigning against plans
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Campaigning against the potentially disastrous Planning & Infrastructure bill is working. The government is rattled. Keep up the pressure - we are nature’s only voice.