@lesleyshearan.bsky.social
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1/ Over 2 MILLION non-native birds released every year into the Welsh countryside, without proper controls or oversight, causing harm to the natural environment. Time is running out – call on the Welsh Government to licence these releases now!
September 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
1/ Over 2 MILLION non-native birds released every year into the Welsh countryside, without proper controls or oversight, causing harm to the natural environment. Time is running out – call on the Welsh Government to licence these releases now!
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🌍 A rare bit of climate good news:
92% of all new power added last year came from renewables.
Solar and wind are now the cheapest energy sources.
Let’s build on this momentum.
#ClimateHope
92% of all new power added last year came from renewables.
Solar and wind are now the cheapest energy sources.
Let’s build on this momentum.
#ClimateHope
July 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🌍 A rare bit of climate good news:
92% of all new power added last year came from renewables.
Solar and wind are now the cheapest energy sources.
Let’s build on this momentum.
#ClimateHope
92% of all new power added last year came from renewables.
Solar and wind are now the cheapest energy sources.
Let’s build on this momentum.
#ClimateHope
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What an incredible year for our Lepidoptera - so many species have benefited from this good weather and I just stumbled upon some lush semi-shaded nettles growing behind my greenhouse and found 3 Red Admiral larvae, 6 Comma larvae and, I'm sure, 12 Comma eggs !!! Time to grow more nettles! Library 📷
July 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What an incredible year for our Lepidoptera - so many species have benefited from this good weather and I just stumbled upon some lush semi-shaded nettles growing behind my greenhouse and found 3 Red Admiral larvae, 6 Comma larvae and, I'm sure, 12 Comma eggs !!! Time to grow more nettles! Library 📷
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Initially, there was real anger and fear at the idea of returning white-tailed eagles to Ireland.
Now, people take pride in 'their' eagles, seeing them as an asset and part of identity.
Ambitious rewilding could help make rural areas far more vibrant and exciting places to both live in and visit.
Now, people take pride in 'their' eagles, seeing them as an asset and part of identity.
Ambitious rewilding could help make rural areas far more vibrant and exciting places to both live in and visit.
July 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Initially, there was real anger and fear at the idea of returning white-tailed eagles to Ireland.
Now, people take pride in 'their' eagles, seeing them as an asset and part of identity.
Ambitious rewilding could help make rural areas far more vibrant and exciting places to both live in and visit.
Now, people take pride in 'their' eagles, seeing them as an asset and part of identity.
Ambitious rewilding could help make rural areas far more vibrant and exciting places to both live in and visit.
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An extreme risk warning for wildfires has been issued by @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social .
Wildfires have the potential to burn for days, devastate vast areas of land and wildlife, and threaten nearby communities. Please do not have campfires or discard flammable material in the countryside.
Wildfires have the potential to burn for days, devastate vast areas of land and wildlife, and threaten nearby communities. Please do not have campfires or discard flammable material in the countryside.
July 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
An extreme risk warning for wildfires has been issued by @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social .
Wildfires have the potential to burn for days, devastate vast areas of land and wildlife, and threaten nearby communities. Please do not have campfires or discard flammable material in the countryside.
Wildfires have the potential to burn for days, devastate vast areas of land and wildlife, and threaten nearby communities. Please do not have campfires or discard flammable material in the countryside.
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*Here's some good news about seahorses!*
Divers recorded 17 of these magical creatures in the seagrass beds last week – the biggest count since lockdown.
Photo: Spiny seahorse, The Seahorse Trust
Divers recorded 17 of these magical creatures in the seagrass beds last week – the biggest count since lockdown.
Photo: Spiny seahorse, The Seahorse Trust
July 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
*Here's some good news about seahorses!*
Divers recorded 17 of these magical creatures in the seagrass beds last week – the biggest count since lockdown.
Photo: Spiny seahorse, The Seahorse Trust
Divers recorded 17 of these magical creatures in the seagrass beds last week – the biggest count since lockdown.
Photo: Spiny seahorse, The Seahorse Trust
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Last week’s debate on driven grouse shooting was frustrating for many of us that want to see positive, progressive change in England's uplands.
Watch @oliviablakemp.bsky.social’s brutal takedown of driven grouse shooting in just 90 seconds from last weeks debate in Parliament.
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Last week’s debate on driven grouse shooting was frustrating for many of us that want to see positive, progressive change in England's uplands.
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Next week, thousands will gather in Westminster.
To say: enough.
Enough nature lost.
Enough polluted rivers, soaring bills, & communities left to struggle.
We’re calling for action that protects what matters: our health, climate, wildlife, & each other.
Will you stand with us?
buff.ly/ky8GQDZ
To say: enough.
Enough nature lost.
Enough polluted rivers, soaring bills, & communities left to struggle.
We’re calling for action that protects what matters: our health, climate, wildlife, & each other.
Will you stand with us?
buff.ly/ky8GQDZ
July 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Next week, thousands will gather in Westminster.
To say: enough.
Enough nature lost.
Enough polluted rivers, soaring bills, & communities left to struggle.
We’re calling for action that protects what matters: our health, climate, wildlife, & each other.
Will you stand with us?
buff.ly/ky8GQDZ
To say: enough.
Enough nature lost.
Enough polluted rivers, soaring bills, & communities left to struggle.
We’re calling for action that protects what matters: our health, climate, wildlife, & each other.
Will you stand with us?
buff.ly/ky8GQDZ
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Scotland has introduced licensing for grouse moors.
The RSPB is urgently calling on the Westminster Government to do the same...before it’s too late for our Hen Harriers.
Read more on the report: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
The RSPB is urgently calling on the Westminster Government to do the same...before it’s too late for our Hen Harriers.
Read more on the report: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
June 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Scotland has introduced licensing for grouse moors.
The RSPB is urgently calling on the Westminster Government to do the same...before it’s too late for our Hen Harriers.
Read more on the report: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
The RSPB is urgently calling on the Westminster Government to do the same...before it’s too late for our Hen Harriers.
Read more on the report: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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The illegal killing of Hen Harriers has hit a devastating new high. ⚠️
A new RSPB report reveals 102 incidents in just five years - with the majority on, or near, grouse moors.
A thread…
A new RSPB report reveals 102 incidents in just five years - with the majority on, or near, grouse moors.
A thread…
June 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The illegal killing of Hen Harriers has hit a devastating new high. ⚠️
A new RSPB report reveals 102 incidents in just five years - with the majority on, or near, grouse moors.
A thread…
A new RSPB report reveals 102 incidents in just five years - with the majority on, or near, grouse moors.
A thread…
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Despite legal protection & decades of conservation work, the Hen Harrier is now the most persecuted bird of prey in the UK.
Birds have been shot, chicks stamped on, and 112 tagged individuals have vanished since 2010.
These crimes must stop.
Birds have been shot, chicks stamped on, and 112 tagged individuals have vanished since 2010.
These crimes must stop.
June 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Despite legal protection & decades of conservation work, the Hen Harrier is now the most persecuted bird of prey in the UK.
Birds have been shot, chicks stamped on, and 112 tagged individuals have vanished since 2010.
These crimes must stop.
Birds have been shot, chicks stamped on, and 112 tagged individuals have vanished since 2010.
These crimes must stop.
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On the longest day of the year, and one of the hottest too, many of us will be heading outside for al fresco dining.
Remember, leave your BBQs at home - the landscape is tinder-dry and just a small spark can lead to miles of devastating damage.
Spread a love of nature, not a fire. Thank you.
Remember, leave your BBQs at home - the landscape is tinder-dry and just a small spark can lead to miles of devastating damage.
Spread a love of nature, not a fire. Thank you.
June 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
On the longest day of the year, and one of the hottest too, many of us will be heading outside for al fresco dining.
Remember, leave your BBQs at home - the landscape is tinder-dry and just a small spark can lead to miles of devastating damage.
Spread a love of nature, not a fire. Thank you.
Remember, leave your BBQs at home - the landscape is tinder-dry and just a small spark can lead to miles of devastating damage.
Spread a love of nature, not a fire. Thank you.
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For months, alongside farmers, supporters, and nature groups, we’ve made the case for protecting nature-friendly farming.
Today, we’re pleased to see HM Treasury has listened: the nature-friendly farming budget has been maintained.
This is a crucial step, but nature needs more...
Today, we’re pleased to see HM Treasury has listened: the nature-friendly farming budget has been maintained.
This is a crucial step, but nature needs more...
June 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
For months, alongside farmers, supporters, and nature groups, we’ve made the case for protecting nature-friendly farming.
Today, we’re pleased to see HM Treasury has listened: the nature-friendly farming budget has been maintained.
This is a crucial step, but nature needs more...
Today, we’re pleased to see HM Treasury has listened: the nature-friendly farming budget has been maintained.
This is a crucial step, but nature needs more...
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💔 This story broke today. A New Zealand bottom trawler dragged up 6,000kg of bycatch including protected coral in a SINGLE TRAWL.
To protect the ocean for the future the fishing industry must stop trawling vital ocean habitats.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bottom-tr...
To protect the ocean for the future the fishing industry must stop trawling vital ocean habitats.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bottom-tr...
'Attenborough would be mortified': Six tonnes of coral bycatch off Christchurch
Experts said incidents involving such a large amount of coral being caught are rare.
www.nzherald.co.nz
June 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
💔 This story broke today. A New Zealand bottom trawler dragged up 6,000kg of bycatch including protected coral in a SINGLE TRAWL.
To protect the ocean for the future the fishing industry must stop trawling vital ocean habitats.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bottom-tr...
To protect the ocean for the future the fishing industry must stop trawling vital ocean habitats.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bottom-tr...
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I give you all, but ask for grace,
You risk it all if I’m erased.
I am nature. 🍃
You risk it all if I’m erased.
I am nature. 🍃
June 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I give you all, but ask for grace,
You risk it all if I’m erased.
I am nature. 🍃
You risk it all if I’m erased.
I am nature. 🍃
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We turned our suburban front garden, a small rectangle of grass, into a meadow, a few years ago, and it was the best decision.
June 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We turned our suburban front garden, a small rectangle of grass, into a meadow, a few years ago, and it was the best decision.
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👏👏👏 @greenpeace.fr @clientearth.bsky.social @amisdelaterre.org @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social
"Total is planning a massive fossil fuel expansion, increasing its production of polluting gas, and relying on as-yet-unproven technology while avoiding meaningful action to reduce emissions this decade."
"Total is planning a massive fossil fuel expansion, increasing its production of polluting gas, and relying on as-yet-unproven technology while avoiding meaningful action to reduce emissions this decade."
We’re joining legal action against Total for greenwashing
We’re helping take TotalEnergies to court, arguing that the fossil fuel giant is using misleading advertising
www.clientearth.org
June 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
👏👏👏 @greenpeace.fr @clientearth.bsky.social @amisdelaterre.org @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social
"Total is planning a massive fossil fuel expansion, increasing its production of polluting gas, and relying on as-yet-unproven technology while avoiding meaningful action to reduce emissions this decade."
"Total is planning a massive fossil fuel expansion, increasing its production of polluting gas, and relying on as-yet-unproven technology while avoiding meaningful action to reduce emissions this decade."
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1/ Exciting news! Previously released headstarted Curlew have turned up at breeding sites, mainly in East Anglia, this year with 10 birds confirmed breeding and another dozen showing breeding-type behaviour. #Ornithology 🌍 🌐 Read the blog ➡️ www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/breeding-rec...
May 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
1/ Exciting news! Previously released headstarted Curlew have turned up at breeding sites, mainly in East Anglia, this year with 10 birds confirmed breeding and another dozen showing breeding-type behaviour. #Ornithology 🌍 🌐 Read the blog ➡️ www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/breeding-rec...
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It's a mixed picture across the UK as to how a range of birds are faring. Read more in this summary by our senior conservation scientist bit.ly/4mEZRjU
@btobirds.bsky.social @bbs-birds.bsky.social @webs-gsmp.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social
📸RSPB-images
@btobirds.bsky.social @bbs-birds.bsky.social @webs-gsmp.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social
📸RSPB-images
May 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's a mixed picture across the UK as to how a range of birds are faring. Read more in this summary by our senior conservation scientist bit.ly/4mEZRjU
@btobirds.bsky.social @bbs-birds.bsky.social @webs-gsmp.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social
📸RSPB-images
@btobirds.bsky.social @bbs-birds.bsky.social @webs-gsmp.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social
📸RSPB-images
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UK gardens cover c270,000 hectares – more than all the country's National Nature Reserves. And nature-friendly gardens – even small ones – can form a huge network of green spaces that are havens for wildlife.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Wildlife-garden.html
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Wildlife-garden.html
May 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
UK gardens cover c270,000 hectares – more than all the country's National Nature Reserves. And nature-friendly gardens – even small ones – can form a huge network of green spaces that are havens for wildlife.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Wildlife-garden.html
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Wildlife-garden.html
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The shocking, violent reality of what bottom trawling does to the seabed and its creatures is filmed and shown for the first time in Ocean with David Attenborough. And then, after all that, three quarters of the catch is thrown away.
This is must-watch footage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
This is must-watch footage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | BOTTOM TRAWLING OFFICIAL CLIP | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films
YouTube video by Altitude Films
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The shocking, violent reality of what bottom trawling does to the seabed and its creatures is filmed and shown for the first time in Ocean with David Attenborough. And then, after all that, three quarters of the catch is thrown away.
This is must-watch footage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
This is must-watch footage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
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Always stay curious, there is so much to discover!!
Happy #BlueSkyMonday
#MountainMonday #photography #landscape #PhotographersUnited #nature #ArtYear #thephotohour #stormhour #EastCoastKin
Happy #BlueSkyMonday
#MountainMonday #photography #landscape #PhotographersUnited #nature #ArtYear #thephotohour #stormhour #EastCoastKin
May 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Always stay curious, there is so much to discover!!
Happy #BlueSkyMonday
#MountainMonday #photography #landscape #PhotographersUnited #nature #ArtYear #thephotohour #stormhour #EastCoastKin
Happy #BlueSkyMonday
#MountainMonday #photography #landscape #PhotographersUnited #nature #ArtYear #thephotohour #stormhour #EastCoastKin
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No prizes for working out which side of this fence is grazed by sheep.
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
May 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM
No prizes for working out which side of this fence is grazed by sheep.
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
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Silene dioica, Red Campion, invert associates
Flowering Mar–November, in deciduous woods, margins & clearings, hedgerow, verge & ditch. Thrives in fertile, calcareous soils; & able to hold its own in ‘fat’ grass. It relies on insect pollination, & is used as larval host by 48 sp. of inverts. 🌱
Flowering Mar–November, in deciduous woods, margins & clearings, hedgerow, verge & ditch. Thrives in fertile, calcareous soils; & able to hold its own in ‘fat’ grass. It relies on insect pollination, & is used as larval host by 48 sp. of inverts. 🌱
April 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Silene dioica, Red Campion, invert associates
Flowering Mar–November, in deciduous woods, margins & clearings, hedgerow, verge & ditch. Thrives in fertile, calcareous soils; & able to hold its own in ‘fat’ grass. It relies on insect pollination, & is used as larval host by 48 sp. of inverts. 🌱
Flowering Mar–November, in deciduous woods, margins & clearings, hedgerow, verge & ditch. Thrives in fertile, calcareous soils; & able to hold its own in ‘fat’ grass. It relies on insect pollination, & is used as larval host by 48 sp. of inverts. 🌱
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Venus Pool Members’ Hides:
The code has now changed.
The new code is printed on your membership card. Please don’t share this. Ensure that you always have your membership card with you when visiting a members hide.
If you would like to join, click here: www.shropshirebirds.com/index/the-so...
The code has now changed.
The new code is printed on your membership card. Please don’t share this. Ensure that you always have your membership card with you when visiting a members hide.
If you would like to join, click here: www.shropshirebirds.com/index/the-so...
Join Us | Shropshire Ornithological Society
www.shropshirebirds.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM