Mark Batten
markbatten.bsky.social
Mark Batten
@markbatten.bsky.social
Navy veteran, ultra runner and fan of stones/hillforts/barrows/henges. Cornishman living in South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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If you agree with Chris that “it’s got to change,” use your voice and tell your MP today. Use our easy tool — link in comments.
June 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Unexpected visit in the woods this afternoon #Springwatch #Monmouthshire
June 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@bbcspringwatch.bsky.social first attempts at underwater photography in our nature pond. Snails, beetles and larva.
May 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Read the secret protocol that Warwickshire Police didn't want anyone to see.

protectthewild.substack.com/p/warwickshi...
Warwickshire Police's secret Hunt deal disclosed
“To understand just how pro-hunt the secret protocol is you only have to look at the language in it. ”
protectthewild.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.

Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK

Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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We stand with you Chris!
February 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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February 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Re-post for a chance to win this brilliant prize:

2 x tickets to the show
A room at Leven (liveleven.com)
2 x return train tickets from anywhere in the UK
I’ll present you with a signed print after the concert

Winner picked at random: THURSDAY 3pm

Tickets on sale: THURSDAY 4pm
December 3, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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It's December 1st , I'm going for a slightly different advent this year– introducing 20 days of the worst fox hunting crimes from across the country with @huntsabs.bsky.social . Up first , the Avon Vale Hunt . . .

We need a #RealBanNow
December 1, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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This is the lovely Jeremy Clarkson. He’s used his show ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ to vilify Badgers as responsible for the spread of bTB and has shot all the Badgers on his farm

He’d hate it if people ‘RT'd’ this and signed the petition to end the Badger cull..

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
November 29, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Something from a couple of weeks ago #FungiFriends
November 21, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Llanmelin Wood Hillfort just outside of Caerwent in Monmouthshire. A favourite of ours as it’s running distance from home 😂 #HillfortsWednesday
November 20, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Nice couple of hours out with Dad this morning #cornwall #fishing
November 16, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Super moon
November 15, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Walking down through Porthgwarra today
November 14, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Today at Crown Mines, Botallack, Cornwall
November 13, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Just moved from the ‘other’ place, let’s see how this goes. I’ve had enough of toxicity…
November 12, 2024 at 8:05 AM