Taliesin
@greenmanmorris.bsky.social
Folklore, folk music & storytelling. Permaculture, deep ecology & biodiversity. A Green councillor and part time druid. Tree planter & wildlife gardener. Neo-Luddite. Resist the machine!
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This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Everyone’s tidying up for winter — but your “mess” might be saving wildlife.
Leaf piles + log piles = shelter for hedgehogs, frogs, insects. More on the website. 👇
Https://gardeningwell.ie/gardens-as-biodiversity-engines
#WildlifeGardening #Biodiversity #QuietActivism #GardeningWell
Leaf piles + log piles = shelter for hedgehogs, frogs, insects. More on the website. 👇
Https://gardeningwell.ie/gardens-as-biodiversity-engines
#WildlifeGardening #Biodiversity #QuietActivism #GardeningWell
October 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Everyone’s tidying up for winter — but your “mess” might be saving wildlife.
Leaf piles + log piles = shelter for hedgehogs, frogs, insects. More on the website. 👇
Https://gardeningwell.ie/gardens-as-biodiversity-engines
#WildlifeGardening #Biodiversity #QuietActivism #GardeningWell
Leaf piles + log piles = shelter for hedgehogs, frogs, insects. More on the website. 👇
Https://gardeningwell.ie/gardens-as-biodiversity-engines
#WildlifeGardening #Biodiversity #QuietActivism #GardeningWell
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There is no escape on this #PoisonedPlanet.
"Pesticides are ubiquitous, not only in agricultural areas but also in environments far from crop fields".
And we're just starting to grasp implications for #PublicHealth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Pesticides are ubiquitous, not only in agricultural areas but also in environments far from crop fields".
And we're just starting to grasp implications for #PublicHealth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I was contaminated’: study reveals how hard it is to avoid pesticide exposure
Silicone wristbands worn by volunteers in the Netherlands captured 173 substances in one week
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There is no escape on this #PoisonedPlanet.
"Pesticides are ubiquitous, not only in agricultural areas but also in environments far from crop fields".
And we're just starting to grasp implications for #PublicHealth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Pesticides are ubiquitous, not only in agricultural areas but also in environments far from crop fields".
And we're just starting to grasp implications for #PublicHealth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I prefer animals to people.
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I prefer animals to people.
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Death's-head Hawk from the Obs moth-traps this morning
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Death's-head Hawk from the Obs moth-traps this morning
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The definition of ‘grey belt’ is vague. This risks opening up Green Belt land to unnecessary development. We're supporting CPRE Hertfordshire's petition in calling for change. Sign the petition.
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The definition of ‘grey belt’ is vague. This risks opening up Green Belt land to unnecessary development. We're supporting CPRE Hertfordshire's petition in calling for change. Sign the petition.
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
Any writers on here who prefer to use a typewriter?
October 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Any writers on here who prefer to use a typewriter?
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This is what we're up against. People still removing woodlands when we've already lost so much
www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...
www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...
Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork
The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
www.thejournal.ie
October 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is what we're up against. People still removing woodlands when we've already lost so much
www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...
www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...
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New research finds the Drax AI Data Centre would burn 2.5 MILLION tonnes of wood up to 2030, and then rising to 5 MILLION tonnes going forward
If approved, it means years more of Drax's dirty tree burning at the cost of forests, communities & our planet
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/fears-d...
If approved, it means years more of Drax's dirty tree burning at the cost of forests, communities & our planet
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/fears-d...
Fears Drax-powered AI centre may 'burn a tree every time it is used'
A new data centre which will get its energy from Drax power station "could end up burning a tree every time it is used", opponents say.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New research finds the Drax AI Data Centre would burn 2.5 MILLION tonnes of wood up to 2030, and then rising to 5 MILLION tonnes going forward
If approved, it means years more of Drax's dirty tree burning at the cost of forests, communities & our planet
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/fears-d...
If approved, it means years more of Drax's dirty tree burning at the cost of forests, communities & our planet
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/fears-d...
As a deep green member of the Green Party, I'm extremely concerned about this 'green populist' stance that the new leadership are pursuing.
October 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
As a deep green member of the Green Party, I'm extremely concerned about this 'green populist' stance that the new leadership are pursuing.
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Cars. Ruin. Everything.
‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.
A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.
www.bloomberg.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Cars. Ruin. Everything.
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“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
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If you only read one of this trio, make it Life After Cars by @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social.
It’s the most accessible and informative, as well as the most practical.
It’s the most accessible and informative, as well as the most practical.
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you only read one of this trio, make it Life After Cars by @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social.
It’s the most accessible and informative, as well as the most practical.
It’s the most accessible and informative, as well as the most practical.
Culling wild American Mink in England. Your thoughts, please.
October 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Culling wild American Mink in England. Your thoughts, please.
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Any recommendations for good books on british tree folklore?
October 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Any recommendations for good books on british tree folklore?
Any recommendations for good books on british tree folklore?
October 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Any recommendations for good books on british tree folklore?
@barnowltrust.bsky.social
Barn Owl nesting box fitted to an Oak tree today.
Barn Owl nesting box fitted to an Oak tree today.
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
@barnowltrust.bsky.social
Barn Owl nesting box fitted to an Oak tree today.
Barn Owl nesting box fitted to an Oak tree today.