Andrew Weston
@groatbury.bsky.social
Earthling, retired ecological surveyor, environmentalist, lefty, internationally unrecognised nature photographer, guitarist, obsessive O'Carolan arranger, early musicke aficionado, Yorkshire droll exiled to Raspberry Republic of Scotland.
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Andrew Weston
@groatbury.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Save Coul Links protected nature (Loch Fleet Ramsar SSSI & SPA) from golf development vandalism
A planning application was submitted to Highland Council to construct an 18-hole international golf course on Coul Links, Sutherland but the applicant is not Trump Golf. The target lies within Loch Fl...
you.38degrees.org.uk
UK PETITIONS
#SaveCoulLinks Loch Fleet SSSI, SPA & Ramsar wetland
from Mike Keiser's new golf developments.
1st planning application was rejected by Scottish Government MSPs: Vandalism you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
2nd submitted with hoodwinkery: Groundhog you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
#SaveCoulLinks Loch Fleet SSSI, SPA & Ramsar wetland
from Mike Keiser's new golf developments.
1st planning application was rejected by Scottish Government MSPs: Vandalism you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
2nd submitted with hoodwinkery: Groundhog you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Hugh Grant, "it's been very very depressing watching big tech kidnap children's lives"
"And to see children to find it difficult to get interested in anything that isn't a screen"
"Swarming around any screen that appears in a room instantly"
"And to see children to find it difficult to get interested in anything that isn't a screen"
"Swarming around any screen that appears in a room instantly"
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Hugh Grant, "it's been very very depressing watching big tech kidnap children's lives"
"And to see children to find it difficult to get interested in anything that isn't a screen"
"Swarming around any screen that appears in a room instantly"
"And to see children to find it difficult to get interested in anything that isn't a screen"
"Swarming around any screen that appears in a room instantly"
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Will it last longer than 49 days?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/liz-truss-show-former-pm-youtube-talkshow
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/liz-truss-show-former-pm-youtube-talkshow
The Liz Truss Show will confront the big issues of the day. For example: who on earth would watch Liz Truss? | Marina Hyde
Everyone’s favourite former PM is back! Her mission? To save Britain from its current ‘doomloop’ with, you guessed it, a YouTube talkshow, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Will it last longer than 49 days?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/liz-truss-show-former-pm-youtube-talkshow
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/liz-truss-show-former-pm-youtube-talkshow
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Appalling 🚨💙
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Appalling 🚨💙
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Plonking a plantation into what could be regenerating Caledonian Pinewood should not be allowed in Scotland let alone funded by scottish Forestry parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/12/04/t...
The legacy of BrewDog and Scottish Woodlands at Kinrara (2) - the Caledonian Pinewood on the Dulnain - parkswatchscotland
I have delayed this second post on the Lost Forest because I wanted to use what has happened at Kinrara to illustrate the arguments I and a number of others made in a paper published in the latest edi...
parkswatchscotland.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Plonking a plantation into what could be regenerating Caledonian Pinewood should not be allowed in Scotland let alone funded by scottish Forestry parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/12/04/t...
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In November an 18 month investigation into ADHD concluded.
It found ADHD is massively underdiagnosed with less than 1 in 20 people over 40 receiving treatment.
It said GPs need to be diagnosing it.
Instead a review has been launched looking into it being 'overdiagnosed'
It found ADHD is massively underdiagnosed with less than 1 in 20 people over 40 receiving treatment.
It said GPs need to be diagnosing it.
Instead a review has been launched looking into it being 'overdiagnosed'
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In November an 18 month investigation into ADHD concluded.
It found ADHD is massively underdiagnosed with less than 1 in 20 people over 40 receiving treatment.
It said GPs need to be diagnosing it.
Instead a review has been launched looking into it being 'overdiagnosed'
It found ADHD is massively underdiagnosed with less than 1 in 20 people over 40 receiving treatment.
It said GPs need to be diagnosing it.
Instead a review has been launched looking into it being 'overdiagnosed'
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A beautiful orange rock posy lichen (Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca) on rose coloured rock. Northwest Territorie, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A beautiful orange rock posy lichen (Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca) on rose coloured rock. Northwest Territorie, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends
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Dionysia esfandiarii
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Dionysia esfandiarii
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
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Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
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“I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence”
Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence | Wes Streeting
The surge in mental ill health is hugely distressing. That’s why I’ve commissioned a review to find out what’s driving it, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence”
Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘We miss having a dog but it’s the price you pay’: the village that banned pets to save wildlife
‘We miss having a dog but it’s the price you pay’: the village that banned pets to save wildlife
Australian eco community is a sanctuary for native animals and a showcase of sustainable living
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
‘We miss having a dog but it’s the price you pay’: the village that banned pets to save wildlife
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Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order
Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order
Democrat Jim Himes calls footage ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public service
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Analysis: Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US ‘drug boat’ war is legally shaky
Top Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Congress on Thursday said that the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, had not ordered the military to “kill them all” in a deadly attack on a boat alleged to be carrying drugs in the Caribbean, but differed over whether the strike was appropriate.
The allegation that Hegseth ordered the killing of survivors sparked bipartisan concern in Washington that he or others involved may have committed a war crime. On Thursday, US navy admiral Frank Bradley, who commanded the attack, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, appeared before the House and Senate’s armed services and intelligence committees for a closed briefing in which they showed video and discussed the attack with lawmakers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order
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I'd like to say unbelievable but in truth it's simply showing in public what has been US foreign policy since WWII
youtube.com/shorts/OfDjK...
youtube.com/shorts/OfDjK...
Hegseth’s rant on defying “stupid rules of engagement” resurfaces amid scrutiny
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I'd like to say unbelievable but in truth it's simply showing in public what has been US foreign policy since WWII
youtube.com/shorts/OfDjK...
youtube.com/shorts/OfDjK...
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BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.
You must refuse illegal orders.
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.
You must refuse illegal orders.
@bobmort.bsky.social
Hi Bob & Paul, I'm not an angler but love Gone Fishing. As absentee Ted could have told you, the 'Golden Eagle' you had filmed flying over the River Findhorn was an Osprey. It's a credit to your skills that you didn't identify an American Bald Eagle.
bsky.app/profile/nort...
Hi Bob & Paul, I'm not an angler but love Gone Fishing. As absentee Ted could have told you, the 'Golden Eagle' you had filmed flying over the River Findhorn was an Osprey. It's a credit to your skills that you didn't identify an American Bald Eagle.
bsky.app/profile/nort...
December 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@bobmort.bsky.social
Hi Bob & Paul, I'm not an angler but love Gone Fishing. As absentee Ted could have told you, the 'Golden Eagle' you had filmed flying over the River Findhorn was an Osprey. It's a credit to your skills that you didn't identify an American Bald Eagle.
bsky.app/profile/nort...
Hi Bob & Paul, I'm not an angler but love Gone Fishing. As absentee Ted could have told you, the 'Golden Eagle' you had filmed flying over the River Findhorn was an Osprey. It's a credit to your skills that you didn't identify an American Bald Eagle.
bsky.app/profile/nort...
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Peru 350,000 acres of lost forest, mostly in Madre de Dios, to illegal gold mining alone.
Road built to act as a gateway to mass deforestation in Peru Amazon
Now Brazil is doing the same building a major highway through heart of Amazon insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...
Road built to act as a gateway to mass deforestation in Peru Amazon
Now Brazil is doing the same building a major highway through heart of Amazon insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...
When a Road Goes Wrong - Inside Climate News
Highway projects bring destruction to the rainforest and surrounding ecosystems in South America. One connecting Brazil and Peru is a case in point.
insideclimatenews.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Peru 350,000 acres of lost forest, mostly in Madre de Dios, to illegal gold mining alone.
Road built to act as a gateway to mass deforestation in Peru Amazon
Now Brazil is doing the same building a major highway through heart of Amazon insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...
Road built to act as a gateway to mass deforestation in Peru Amazon
Now Brazil is doing the same building a major highway through heart of Amazon insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...
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AI could erase 100 million U.S. jobs, Senate Dem report finds
This is what billionaire Trump is promoting at ever faster rate - instead of creating jobs as he promises he will extinguish over 100 million jobs in coming years
www.axios.com/2025/10/06/a...
This is what billionaire Trump is promoting at ever faster rate - instead of creating jobs as he promises he will extinguish over 100 million jobs in coming years
www.axios.com/2025/10/06/a...
Exclusive: AI could erase 100 million U.S. jobs, Senate Dem report finds
A ChatGPT-based analysis from Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee found that AI could wipe out swaths of both white- and blue-collar jobs
www.axios.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
AI could erase 100 million U.S. jobs, Senate Dem report finds
This is what billionaire Trump is promoting at ever faster rate - instead of creating jobs as he promises he will extinguish over 100 million jobs in coming years
www.axios.com/2025/10/06/a...
This is what billionaire Trump is promoting at ever faster rate - instead of creating jobs as he promises he will extinguish over 100 million jobs in coming years
www.axios.com/2025/10/06/a...
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Great news that the National Trust hopes to buy Giant Hill, one of the most important butterfly sites in Dorset. Please support the appeal if you can. Our Branch have been monitoring the site for decades and helping to maintain species like the Duke of Burgundy www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
National Trust launches fundraiser to help buy land around Cerne Giant
Deal expected to pave way for further scientific study, boost conservation and open up access to Dorset chalk figure
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Great news that the National Trust hopes to buy Giant Hill, one of the most important butterfly sites in Dorset. Please support the appeal if you can. Our Branch have been monitoring the site for decades and helping to maintain species like the Duke of Burgundy www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Yes, and this could have been done a long time ago if not for the lobbying of the packaging industry
We don't lack technical solutions, but we lack the power to rein in destructive industries and break their stranglehold over governments and popular narratives
We don't lack technical solutions, but we lack the power to rein in destructive industries and break their stranglehold over governments and popular narratives
Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years, says report
Pew Charitable Trusts finds plastic pollution will more than double globally by 2040 unless action taken
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Yes, and this could have been done a long time ago if not for the lobbying of the packaging industry
We don't lack technical solutions, but we lack the power to rein in destructive industries and break their stranglehold over governments and popular narratives
We don't lack technical solutions, but we lack the power to rein in destructive industries and break their stranglehold over governments and popular narratives
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Huge news!!
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay
A Nova Scotia researcher has developed an award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Huge news!!
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Nick Kleer
Wildlife Guide & Photographer
Wildlife Guide & Photographer
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nick Kleer
Wildlife Guide & Photographer
Wildlife Guide & Photographer
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Brava Wisdom ! Age 75! 👏🏻🪶
Wisdom, world’s oldest-known bird, returns to Midway Atoll!
earthsky.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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British politics is broken. The old left vs right divide no longer explains what is happening. Instead, we face a new choice: care or neglect.
youtu.be/7UtmjV6LNWA?...
youtu.be/7UtmjV6LNWA?...
Why left vs right politics is over in the UK
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 7:09 AM
British politics is broken. The old left vs right divide no longer explains what is happening. Instead, we face a new choice: care or neglect.
youtu.be/7UtmjV6LNWA?...
youtu.be/7UtmjV6LNWA?...
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Good news!
Earlier this year I shared reports that the land around the Cerne Abbas Giant was up for sale
I’m delighted that, after lots of conversations, the land has now been bought by the National Trust (who already own the Giant): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/guys...
Earlier this year I shared reports that the land around the Cerne Abbas Giant was up for sale
I’m delighted that, after lots of conversations, the land has now been bought by the National Trust (who already own the Giant): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/guys...
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Good news!
Earlier this year I shared reports that the land around the Cerne Abbas Giant was up for sale
I’m delighted that, after lots of conversations, the land has now been bought by the National Trust (who already own the Giant): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/guys...
Earlier this year I shared reports that the land around the Cerne Abbas Giant was up for sale
I’m delighted that, after lots of conversations, the land has now been bought by the National Trust (who already own the Giant): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/guys...
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A short but rather wonderful video from Mike Lane FRPS, urban foxes galore. youtu.be/9g0kcAwIHcI?...
The urban fox can be easy to approach and photograph, but sometimes they become a little too bold.
YouTube video by Mike Lane FRPS
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 6:43 PM
A short but rather wonderful video from Mike Lane FRPS, urban foxes galore. youtu.be/9g0kcAwIHcI?...