John Sanderson
@john-sand.bsky.social
Recovering Suffolk farmer, leftie conservationist, re wilder,
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Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Clouded yellow on a sunny Suffolk morning in November…
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Clouded yellow on a sunny Suffolk morning in November…
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Nature vs hunters 🤣
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Nature vs hunters 🤣
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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For the vast majority of people (except Ukrainians and Hongkongers) there is NO WAY to claim asylum in the UK without coming by small boat
The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes
Govt's plan is delusional
The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes
Govt's plan is delusional
October 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
For the vast majority of people (except Ukrainians and Hongkongers) there is NO WAY to claim asylum in the UK without coming by small boat
The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes
Govt's plan is delusional
The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes
Govt's plan is delusional
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C #climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres
#COP30
Interview by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social Watts and Wajã Xipai
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres
#COP30
Interview by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social Watts and Wajã Xipai
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C #climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres
#COP30
Interview by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social Watts and Wajã Xipai
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres
#COP30
Interview by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social Watts and Wajã Xipai
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Bloody brilliant 👇
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bloody brilliant 👇
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“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
October 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
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Wow!!!
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Wow!!!
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@profbillmcguire.bsky.social tells it like it is:
“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”
“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”
"The truth is that on a rapidly heating planet, a pragmatic approach means we are playing Russian roulette with all six barrels loaded. The only question is just how big a mess we will make when we pull the trigger"
In case you missed it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In case you missed it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways | Bill McGuire
In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble, says UCL professor Bill McGuire
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social tells it like it is:
“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”
“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”
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‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond
‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond
An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond
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I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
Ten things you can do to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism
I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.
guyshrubsole.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
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Very firm statement on releases of captive-bred Turtle Doves, from Operation Turtle Dove inc @rspb.bsky.social & @naturalengland.bsky.social:
*Doesn't meet IUCN guidelines
*Risk of disease/genetic pollution
*Irresponsible aims
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele... 1/2 #ornithology #ukbirding
*Doesn't meet IUCN guidelines
*Risk of disease/genetic pollution
*Irresponsible aims
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele... 1/2 #ornithology #ukbirding
Operation Turtle Dove’s view on the release of captive-bred Turtle Doves as a conservation measure - Operation Turtle Dove
Operation Turtle Dove is a science-led conservation partnership working to reverse the decline of Turtle Doves in the UK by restoring habitat and addressing key threats. Learn why captive-bred release...
operationturtledove.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Very firm statement on releases of captive-bred Turtle Doves, from Operation Turtle Dove inc @rspb.bsky.social & @naturalengland.bsky.social:
*Doesn't meet IUCN guidelines
*Risk of disease/genetic pollution
*Irresponsible aims
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele... 1/2 #ornithology #ukbirding
*Doesn't meet IUCN guidelines
*Risk of disease/genetic pollution
*Irresponsible aims
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele... 1/2 #ornithology #ukbirding
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6/ A new future for England's moorlands is taking shape - with new groups like @reclaimourmoors.bsky.social starting to demand moors pass into the ownership of communities, not wealthy aristocrats - in order to restore nature, rather than destroy it www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for community
Moscar Moor is not for sale, but the group hopes to secure it under new Community Right to Buy law.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
6/ A new future for England's moorlands is taking shape - with new groups like @reclaimourmoors.bsky.social starting to demand moors pass into the ownership of communities, not wealthy aristocrats - in order to restore nature, rather than destroy it www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“Saving the country from Nigel Farage is the urgent, patriotic duty of this government; it is vital that it prevents an extremist, racist, authoritarian takeover which would be against the will of the overwhelming majority of the population”. Yes! And it needs to dramatically change course to do so
From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage | Polly Toynbee
The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and clarity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“Saving the country from Nigel Farage is the urgent, patriotic duty of this government; it is vital that it prevents an extremist, racist, authoritarian takeover which would be against the will of the overwhelming majority of the population”. Yes! And it needs to dramatically change course to do so
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What this idiotic, xenophobic entity is too dumb to notice is that the family are standing in front of Wroxeter... a Roman city that was the very essence of multiculturalism ... established by Thracian legionnaires 2,000 years ago in modern day Shrewsbury
August 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What this idiotic, xenophobic entity is too dumb to notice is that the family are standing in front of Wroxeter... a Roman city that was the very essence of multiculturalism ... established by Thracian legionnaires 2,000 years ago in modern day Shrewsbury
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Norfolk folk, anti-fascists & anyone with a conscience: there’s a neo-Nazi music festival coming to Great Yarmouth in September, you can help stop this by emailing the Home Office ⬇️ Nazi scum off our streets & out of our seaside towns
The Home Office has the power to block the overseas bands from entering the UK, which will scupper the promoters plans.
But they won’t act unless we demand it.
Join us and email the Home Office now:
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...
But they won’t act unless we demand it.
Join us and email the Home Office now:
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...
STOP UK HATE FEST - email the Home Office
Over 5-6 September, Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. We’ve stopped gigs like this before, now we need to put pressure on the Home Office to block the...
secure.hopenothate.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Norfolk folk, anti-fascists & anyone with a conscience: there’s a neo-Nazi music festival coming to Great Yarmouth in September, you can help stop this by emailing the Home Office ⬇️ Nazi scum off our streets & out of our seaside towns
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Sunday book review: Lone Wolf by @adamweymouth.bsky.social
Publisher: @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/08/10/s...
'The Wolf bits are fascinating, the people bits are fascinating too'
'the writing is superb'
#wolf #slovenia #austria #italy #naturewriting
Publisher: @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/08/10/s...
'The Wolf bits are fascinating, the people bits are fascinating too'
'the writing is superb'
#wolf #slovenia #austria #italy #naturewriting
August 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Sunday book review: Lone Wolf by @adamweymouth.bsky.social
Publisher: @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/08/10/s...
'The Wolf bits are fascinating, the people bits are fascinating too'
'the writing is superb'
#wolf #slovenia #austria #italy #naturewriting
Publisher: @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/08/10/s...
'The Wolf bits are fascinating, the people bits are fascinating too'
'the writing is superb'
#wolf #slovenia #austria #italy #naturewriting
Joy of simple things
August 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Joy of simple things