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Luke Emerton
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Nature & Wildlife, Community Development
The ancient beech at Dunbeg, Fintry, Stirling split apart during Storm Amy. It was a Tree of National Special Interest (TNSI) recorded on @wtscotsocial.bsky.social Ancient Tree Inventory ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Killing children. Starvation as a weapon of war. Targeting aid workers. These are all RED LINES. Many more have been crossed by Israel.

As the UK gvmt breaks for summer, we demand it takes action to end its complicity in these atrocities in #Gaza bit.ly/RedLine__Mosaic
📸 Andy Aitchison / Oxfam
July 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Some orchids from North Uist for this week's #WildflowerHour I'm not totally sure of these ID's but I think... Common Spotted, Heath Spotted (with a friendly face!), Early Marsh and Northern Marsh?
July 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hedge woundwort, nipplewort, common figwort and common valerian for this week's #WildflowerHour
June 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For this week's #wildflowerhour common cow wheat, silverweed, heath speedwell and bush vetch for the #PeaFamily challenge
June 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Some of this week's finds for #wildflowerhour Bistort, Red Campion, Foxglove and Heath spotted orchid for this week's #orchidchallenge
June 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This week's finds for #wildflowerhour Tormentil, heath milkwort, birdsfoot trefoil and greater stitchwort
May 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Water Avens, Wood Avens, Bugle and Cuckoo Flower (with an orange tip butterfly egg) for this week's #wildflowerhour
May 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Also found Bitter vetchling, primrose, mossy saxifrage and blaeberry up by Dunmore Hill Stirlingshire for this week's #Wildflowerhour
May 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Two speedwells for this week's #WildflowerhourChallenge Germander speedwell and Thyme-leaved speedwell #Wildflowerhour #Speedwell
May 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Loads of flowers in the nearby woods just now. Lesser celandine, bluebells, common dog violet & wood sorrel (growing as an epiphyte) #wildflowerhour
May 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I love this time of year! Everything seems to be full of life... Cuckoos, willow warblers, tree pipits calling. Bluebells full of buzzing bumblebees!
May 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Loads of wildflowers out along the Endrick at the moment including Ransoms, Pink Purslane, Wood Anemone and Marsh Marigolds #wildflowerhour
April 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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⚠️ Please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. #UKBirding
📌In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/dae...
📌In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
March 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Another stunning morning on Thursday! #stirlingshire
December 20, 2024 at 9:43 AM
What a wonderfully cold crisp morning today!
December 12, 2024 at 12:30 PM
First post on here. What a beautifully still morning with just a couple of dippers going back and forth.
November 13, 2024 at 9:59 AM