Janice Vincett
@janicevincett.bsky.social
Love the natural world in all its glory. VC43, VC42 Recorder for bees and wasps. Bat worker and bird listener
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Would you cut this? 🌿
A future alive with buzzing hedgerows, singing Skylarks, and rich, healthy soil or one of silent fields, struggling farms, and nature in freefall?
The UK Government has a choice.
Tell them - Nature can’t afford a pay cut: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 📢
A future alive with buzzing hedgerows, singing Skylarks, and rich, healthy soil or one of silent fields, struggling farms, and nature in freefall?
The UK Government has a choice.
Tell them - Nature can’t afford a pay cut: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 📢
February 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Would you cut this? 🌿
A future alive with buzzing hedgerows, singing Skylarks, and rich, healthy soil or one of silent fields, struggling farms, and nature in freefall?
The UK Government has a choice.
Tell them - Nature can’t afford a pay cut: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 📢
A future alive with buzzing hedgerows, singing Skylarks, and rich, healthy soil or one of silent fields, struggling farms, and nature in freefall?
The UK Government has a choice.
Tell them - Nature can’t afford a pay cut: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 📢
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An old #willow tree bears the scars of the recent #storms here on the #sanctuary.
A particularly favourite tree of ours as she is slightly out of sync with the other willows here and tends to hum with hungry #bumblebee queens slightly later than the other willows each spring.
#trees #bees #nature
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A particularly favourite tree of ours as she is slightly out of sync with the other willows here and tends to hum with hungry #bumblebee queens slightly later than the other willows each spring.
#trees #bees #nature
🌍
February 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
An old #willow tree bears the scars of the recent #storms here on the #sanctuary.
A particularly favourite tree of ours as she is slightly out of sync with the other willows here and tends to hum with hungry #bumblebee queens slightly later than the other willows each spring.
#trees #bees #nature
🌍
A particularly favourite tree of ours as she is slightly out of sync with the other willows here and tends to hum with hungry #bumblebee queens slightly later than the other willows each spring.
#trees #bees #nature
🌍
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Researchers, including @beyondpesticides.org 2023 Forum speaker @davegoulson.bsky.social, PhD, test 100+ blue tit & great tit #nests for #pesticide residues in comparison with the number of dead offspring & unhatched eggs! #fipronil #imidacloprid #permethrin #biodiversity Blog: ow.ly/aElO50UXVX0
Study Finds Increased Offspring Mortality in Pesticide-Laden Bird’s Nests - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Birds, such as blue and great tits, use fur to line their nests, exposing their offspring to pesticides used in veterinary treatments.
ow.ly
February 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Researchers, including @beyondpesticides.org 2023 Forum speaker @davegoulson.bsky.social, PhD, test 100+ blue tit & great tit #nests for #pesticide residues in comparison with the number of dead offspring & unhatched eggs! #fipronil #imidacloprid #permethrin #biodiversity Blog: ow.ly/aElO50UXVX0
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Fancy joining a fantastic team that punches way above its weight for plant science and conservation across Britain and Ireland, supporting an amazing group of #BSBImembers and volunteers? Of course you do!
Head to bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... to find out more, and please spread the word 😁
Head to bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... to find out more, and please spread the word 😁
February 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Fancy joining a fantastic team that punches way above its weight for plant science and conservation across Britain and Ireland, supporting an amazing group of #BSBImembers and volunteers? Of course you do!
Head to bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... to find out more, and please spread the word 😁
Head to bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... to find out more, and please spread the word 😁
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Wonderfully lucid argument from one of very few politicians who have grasped the severity of our plight.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them? | Jeremy Corbyn
Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert it, says Jeremy Corbyn, independent MP for Islington North
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Wonderfully lucid argument from one of very few politicians who have grasped the severity of our plight.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This blog called 'Farming for waders' is 7️⃣ today.
Although based on Icelandic research, it is of much wider relevance.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/f...
#ConservationScience🌍
Although based on Icelandic research, it is of much wider relevance.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/f...
#ConservationScience🌍
Farming for waders in Iceland
Across the world, agriculture is one of the primary threats to biodiversity, as we tear up natural environments to create more space to feed an ever-growing and increasingly meat-hungry human popul…
wadertales.wordpress.com
December 21, 2024 at 9:09 AM
This blog called 'Farming for waders' is 7️⃣ today.
Although based on Icelandic research, it is of much wider relevance.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/f...
#ConservationScience🌍
Although based on Icelandic research, it is of much wider relevance.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/f...
#ConservationScience🌍
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Didn't Just Stop Oil folk get arrested for this?
Another example of the farmers protest impeding ambulances, again near Waterloo
December 11, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Didn't Just Stop Oil folk get arrested for this?
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The mason bee Osmia cornuta, native to Europe, has become established in British Columbia, Canada, based on observations over the last two years. A new study suggests the bee could find wide swaths of suitable habitat in both the Pacific Northwest and eastern North America.
European Mason Bee Lands in North America's Pacific Northwest, Likely to Spread
The mason bee Osmia cornuta has become established in British Columbia, and a new study finds wide swaths of suitable habitat in North America.
entomologytoday.org
December 11, 2024 at 5:27 PM
The mason bee Osmia cornuta, native to Europe, has become established in British Columbia, Canada, based on observations over the last two years. A new study suggests the bee could find wide swaths of suitable habitat in both the Pacific Northwest and eastern North America.
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Farmers blocking ambulances during their protest about something only affecting a few wealthy landowners. I look forward to the arrests, court cases and director jail sentences.
Another example of the farmers protest impeding ambulances, again near Waterloo
December 11, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Farmers blocking ambulances during their protest about something only affecting a few wealthy landowners. I look forward to the arrests, court cases and director jail sentences.
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2024 biodiversity indicators are in... If a wake-up call was needed to show the UK is failing nature, this is it.
Short-term trends show progress stalling or reversing. 📉🚨
To meet 2030 targets, we need nature-friendly farming, smart planning &investment in nature now
jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-biod...
Short-term trends show progress stalling or reversing. 📉🚨
To meet 2030 targets, we need nature-friendly farming, smart planning &investment in nature now
jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-biod...
December 10, 2024 at 5:43 PM
2024 biodiversity indicators are in... If a wake-up call was needed to show the UK is failing nature, this is it.
Short-term trends show progress stalling or reversing. 📉🚨
To meet 2030 targets, we need nature-friendly farming, smart planning &investment in nature now
jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-biod...
Short-term trends show progress stalling or reversing. 📉🚨
To meet 2030 targets, we need nature-friendly farming, smart planning &investment in nature now
jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-biod...
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Small waters, BIG role for nature🌊
Ponds, ditches & streams support 1/3 of the fish species set out in nature targets, & 90% of invertebrates🐟
Our Small Waters Charter calls for protection, restoration & creation of new freshwater habitats
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/small-waters...
Ponds, ditches & streams support 1/3 of the fish species set out in nature targets, & 90% of invertebrates🐟
Our Small Waters Charter calls for protection, restoration & creation of new freshwater habitats
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/small-waters...
December 10, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Small waters, BIG role for nature🌊
Ponds, ditches & streams support 1/3 of the fish species set out in nature targets, & 90% of invertebrates🐟
Our Small Waters Charter calls for protection, restoration & creation of new freshwater habitats
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/small-waters...
Ponds, ditches & streams support 1/3 of the fish species set out in nature targets, & 90% of invertebrates🐟
Our Small Waters Charter calls for protection, restoration & creation of new freshwater habitats
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/small-waters...
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It’s shocking that a nation that claims to have a cost of living crisis is not investing in the cheapest forms of energy: solar and wind.
Why is not even 70% of UK electricity from solar and wind? Why is the UK stuck in expensive energy addiction?
Why is not even 70% of UK electricity from solar and wind? Why is the UK stuck in expensive energy addiction?
December 10, 2024 at 7:17 AM
It’s shocking that a nation that claims to have a cost of living crisis is not investing in the cheapest forms of energy: solar and wind.
Why is not even 70% of UK electricity from solar and wind? Why is the UK stuck in expensive energy addiction?
Why is not even 70% of UK electricity from solar and wind? Why is the UK stuck in expensive energy addiction?
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My first impressions are that this is an exceptional book, written by someone who really knows the subject. Very refreshing. #UKBirding #Ornithology
December 10, 2024 at 11:09 AM
My first impressions are that this is an exceptional book, written by someone who really knows the subject. Very refreshing. #UKBirding #Ornithology
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A very interesting article and chart about how badly or how well UK supermarkets are doing to stop or limit the use of pesticides used in the production of goods available on our shelves and the risk it is to us, humanity, nature, farm workers and our health and eco systems
UK supermarkets urged to stop using #neonics and other bee-toxic #pesticides. Call comes as @PAN_UK ranks supermarkets on efforts to protect consumers, farmworkers & wildlife from pesticides.
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
Supermarkets Pesticide Ranking
UK supermarkets are not doing enough to protect human health, wildlife or the environment from pesticides. Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) continue to be used within the global supply chains of all...
www.pan-uk.org
November 20, 2024 at 8:45 AM
A very interesting article and chart about how badly or how well UK supermarkets are doing to stop or limit the use of pesticides used in the production of goods available on our shelves and the risk it is to us, humanity, nature, farm workers and our health and eco systems
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Feeling nostalgic, thinking it's time to post some old favorites for the BlueSky community >>>
One of the most stunning #flies (maybe insects in general) I've seen: #Leucotabanus annulatus, a horse fly (Tabanidae). Males are naturally white, while females are a bit more drab gray/brown. Raleigh, NC
One of the most stunning #flies (maybe insects in general) I've seen: #Leucotabanus annulatus, a horse fly (Tabanidae). Males are naturally white, while females are a bit more drab gray/brown. Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Feeling nostalgic, thinking it's time to post some old favorites for the BlueSky community >>>
One of the most stunning #flies (maybe insects in general) I've seen: #Leucotabanus annulatus, a horse fly (Tabanidae). Males are naturally white, while females are a bit more drab gray/brown. Raleigh, NC
One of the most stunning #flies (maybe insects in general) I've seen: #Leucotabanus annulatus, a horse fly (Tabanidae). Males are naturally white, while females are a bit more drab gray/brown. Raleigh, NC
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With new people on BlueSky... older users should reintroduce ourselves. I'm a #biodiversity scientist, interested in #bats #molecularecology and airborne #eDNA #environmentalDNA mostly posting research updates. I host a podcast for teaching in biology. #AcademicSky #womenInStem 🧪
November 19, 2024 at 12:28 PM
With new people on BlueSky... older users should reintroduce ourselves. I'm a #biodiversity scientist, interested in #bats #molecularecology and airborne #eDNA #environmentalDNA mostly posting research updates. I host a podcast for teaching in biology. #AcademicSky #womenInStem 🧪
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Meteor over Mount Fuji
November 20, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Meteor over Mount Fuji
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We have a cover!
Click here for preordering the book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
Click here for preordering the book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
November 20, 2024 at 5:05 AM
We have a cover!
Click here for preordering the book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
Click here for preordering the book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
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Important context here:
● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)
● "a big farm" is 217 acres.
Now let's see who's angry:
● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres
● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)
● "a big farm" is 217 acres.
Now let's see who's angry:
● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres
A message from a REAL farmer who hasn’t been brainwashed by the Tories, wealthy landowners and the right wing media👇🏽
#FarmersProtest
#FarmersProtest
November 20, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Important context here:
● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)
● "a big farm" is 217 acres.
Now let's see who's angry:
● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres
● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)
● "a big farm" is 217 acres.
Now let's see who's angry:
● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres
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Welcome to the Birding Wales feed.
To be included simply like this feed and tag your posts relating to birds and ornithology in Wales with #birdingWales
I’ve also created a WIP starter pack of active birding accounts in Wales. DM me to be included. go.bsky.app/LKtygvJ
To be included simply like this feed and tag your posts relating to birds and ornithology in Wales with #birdingWales
I’ve also created a WIP starter pack of active birding accounts in Wales. DM me to be included. go.bsky.app/LKtygvJ
November 12, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Welcome to the Birding Wales feed.
To be included simply like this feed and tag your posts relating to birds and ornithology in Wales with #birdingWales
I’ve also created a WIP starter pack of active birding accounts in Wales. DM me to be included. go.bsky.app/LKtygvJ
To be included simply like this feed and tag your posts relating to birds and ornithology in Wales with #birdingWales
I’ve also created a WIP starter pack of active birding accounts in Wales. DM me to be included. go.bsky.app/LKtygvJ
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Amazing findings about how bats can use echolocation at large scales 🧪🌎
Bats make mental maps using echolocation
There’s enough information in echolocation to help bats identify landmarks and travel between them.
arstechnica.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Amazing findings about how bats can use echolocation at large scales 🧪🌎
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UK supermarkets urged to stop using #neonics and other bee-toxic #pesticides. Call comes as @PAN_UK ranks supermarkets on efforts to protect consumers, farmworkers & wildlife from pesticides.
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
Supermarkets Pesticide Ranking
UK supermarkets are not doing enough to protect human health, wildlife or the environment from pesticides. Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) continue to be used within the global supply chains of all...
www.pan-uk.org
November 17, 2024 at 5:52 PM
UK supermarkets urged to stop using #neonics and other bee-toxic #pesticides. Call comes as @PAN_UK ranks supermarkets on efforts to protect consumers, farmworkers & wildlife from pesticides.
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
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“Rural Britain has never escaped the cultural trappings of feudalism…”
Great piece by Will Hutton on the landed interests opposed to paying more tax on their land - from the Earl of Derby to James Dyson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great piece by Will Hutton on the landed interests opposed to paying more tax on their land - from the Earl of Derby to James Dyson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will Hutton
Prices and rents will fall under Rachel Reeves’ plans, enabling a younger generation with new ideas to enter the field
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:46 PM
“Rural Britain has never escaped the cultural trappings of feudalism…”
Great piece by Will Hutton on the landed interests opposed to paying more tax on their land - from the Earl of Derby to James Dyson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great piece by Will Hutton on the landed interests opposed to paying more tax on their land - from the Earl of Derby to James Dyson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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so, for all those on BlueSky - great news that Mark Hamill has joined and will be a rallying point for all those 'skywalkers' who believe in freedom and democracy.
This spells doom for the fascist communities on the 'Dark Side' following Musk and Trump
This spells doom for the fascist communities on the 'Dark Side' following Musk and Trump
November 17, 2024 at 11:31 PM
so, for all those on BlueSky - great news that Mark Hamill has joined and will be a rallying point for all those 'skywalkers' who believe in freedom and democracy.
This spells doom for the fascist communities on the 'Dark Side' following Musk and Trump
This spells doom for the fascist communities on the 'Dark Side' following Musk and Trump
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Pretty sure @hrscheme.bsky.social is the one and only Roger Morris…
November 17, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Pretty sure @hrscheme.bsky.social is the one and only Roger Morris…