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Milvus
@milvus.bsky.social
Environmentalist and amateur wildlife photographer. Buckinghamshire / Hertfordshire UK.
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Here’s some shots of the SNOW BUNTING at @nationaltrust.org.uk @waddesdonmanor.bsky.social 2day - was lucky with some lovely autumnal sunshine… Great find Marie, & thanks so much Owain for help with access. Entry to the grounds £14, open 10.00 - 17.00
#bucksbirdnews #birds #birding #wildlife #nature
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An Autumnal Grey Squirrel.

#autumn #greysquirrel #mammal
October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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A bonfire night approaches - please #ShareToMakeAware 🙏

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Please help protect #hedgehogs this #bonfire season!

#RememberHedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight

This new campaign has been created with LIQUONA 💚
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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"We can’t say it strongly enough: for planning reform to succeed for both people and nature, this newt-bashing, snail-baiting, spider-hating scapegoating must stop."

@richardbenwell.bsky.social, chief exec @wclnews.bsky.social, outlines what's needed to create balance between nature and planning:
Cross-government planning proposals threaten nature and must be fixed
This post is by Richard Benwell, chief executive of Wildlife and Countryside Link The planning system must be improved for nature. When development damages protected wildlife, developers shouldn’t …
buff.ly
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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"For fifteen minutes we sat opposite him in his office, discussing the cull, his latest review, and the growing evidence that undermines its foundations."

protectthewild.substack.com/p/inside-oxf...
Inside Oxford: Confronting the Scientists Behind the Badger Cull
Last week I joined members of Oxfordshire Badger Group outside the Oxford Martin Centre, home to Professor Sir Charles Godfray. He is not just another academic in this story. He is one of the most…
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October 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
October 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🍄 ⭐ It's #UKFungusDay today! ⭐🍄 Join in with events, online activities, competitions. Share your favourite fungus facts, photos & creations. Learn about these amazing organisms & celebrate our fungal world. www.ukfungusday.co.uk
#fungi #nature #mushrooms #fungus
October 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Like a bird on the wire ..."

#birds #rose-ringedparakeet #leonardcohen
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An autumn sunset this week.

#autumn #sunset
September 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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🦋 Butterflies are booming across England, thanks to nature friendly farming

New research shows that agri-environment schemes (AES) are significantly boosting biodiversity by paying farmers to adopt nature-friendly practices like wildflower strips and hedgerows.
September 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Plenty of berries on the hawthorn tree this year! #hawthorn #autumn
September 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Fungi season is here! 🍄 Join #WaxcapWatch — our citizen science project to help protect ancient meadows by recording waxcap fungi. No ID skills needed!
September 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Whatever part of the journey you’re on, join us & #TheWoodlandTrust on 10 & 11 Sept!🍃

🌳From hands-on farm walks, design clinics & live demos, to inspiring talks & panel discussions – this is where #Agroforestry comes alive!

🥬Buy your ticket now! www.agroforestryshow.com

@wtscotsocial.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I'm really obsessed with dead leaves and tiny spindly fungi at the moment

#art
September 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Signs of autumn - Russet Toughshank (Gymnopus dryophilus) among the leaf litter.

#autumn #fungi
September 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The atrocity news treadmill makes sure western media are so busy chasing after Israel’s latest crime in Gaza they never pause long enough to piece together the bigger story of genocide.

Read my latest article here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/even-the-m...
Even the media's Gaza 'investigations' hide the real story of Israel's atrocities
The atrocity news treadmill makes sure western media are so busy chasing after Israel’s latest crime in Gaza they never pause long enough to piece together the bigger story of genocide
jonathancook.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Note to self: Be more Red Kite. 🔥💅

📷 Paul Browning
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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No more Beewashing please! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees. Pls RT if you agree.
youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU
No More Beewashing! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees.
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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July 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Why would you want a neat stripy boring lifeless lawn when you can have a shaggy, flower-filled paradise for pollinators? Maybe this short video will provide some inspiration! youtu.be/2SJFg3NbrFY
Turn your lawn into a wildflower meadow!
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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June 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Another of my aims to #MessUpBritain is to encourage the end of regular rural road verge cutting. In a biodiversity crisis can we afford to continue this obsession with Neat and tidy, even on rural roads? Let’s inc connectivity and help restore biodiversity 🌿🌹🦋🌻
June 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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You have til 3rd June to respond to the public consultation on the draft #Chilterns Nature Recovery Plan which sets out a clear, locally-focussed approach to help nature recover, thrive, and become more resilient for the future @ChilternsNL #bidoversity
www.surveymonkey.com/r/CTMGHVB
May 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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