Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore
@shorethingg82.bsky.social
#Litter picking and invasive species removal on #River Clyde shore either side of Dumbarton Rock, Scotland. We are the #fastestpickersinthewest! Opinions mine. Email ShorethingG82@gmail.com
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As the sound of woodpecker drumming fills canopies up and down the country, @willrose.bsky.social releases the latest of his fantastic What Bird is That? videos, this time teaching you to distinguish between Green, Great Spotted and Lesser Spotted woodpeckers https://buff.ly/3EUhuLd
February 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
As the sound of woodpecker drumming fills canopies up and down the country, @willrose.bsky.social releases the latest of his fantastic What Bird is That? videos, this time teaching you to distinguish between Green, Great Spotted and Lesser Spotted woodpeckers https://buff.ly/3EUhuLd
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A great opportunity to get involved with this wonderful charity and help make a difference.
We're hiring!
Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers?
Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad...
Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March
Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers?
Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad...
Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March
February 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A great opportunity to get involved with this wonderful charity and help make a difference.
#WinterTwigWednesday
Name That Twig
(Habitat: deciduous woodland, west Scotland)
(correct answer below)
Name That Twig
(Habitat: deciduous woodland, west Scotland)
(correct answer below)
February 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#WinterTwigWednesday
Name That Twig
(Habitat: deciduous woodland, west Scotland)
(correct answer below)
Name That Twig
(Habitat: deciduous woodland, west Scotland)
(correct answer below)
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Did u know? A lot is written about the relevance of insects as pollinators, but their presence is vital in so many other ways. For example, baby birds are fed, almost exclusively, on insects. Nurture, protect & accommodate them in your wild spaces & all life will follow. 🌿🌱🐙🪲🦋🐜🐦⬛🐝🐛🦟🌍
January 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Did u know? A lot is written about the relevance of insects as pollinators, but their presence is vital in so many other ways. For example, baby birds are fed, almost exclusively, on insects. Nurture, protect & accommodate them in your wild spaces & all life will follow. 🌿🌱🐙🪲🦋🐜🐦⬛🐝🐛🦟🌍
#SeaweedSaturday
Ascophyllum nodosum (Egg or knotted wrack), another of Scotland's 5 native wracks. Note the singly-spaced air bladders (one per year) along thick, un-ribbed fronds. Supports barnacles, periwinkles and isopods, providing food for birds. Common and edible.
Ascophyllum nodosum (Egg or knotted wrack), another of Scotland's 5 native wracks. Note the singly-spaced air bladders (one per year) along thick, un-ribbed fronds. Supports barnacles, periwinkles and isopods, providing food for birds. Common and edible.
December 14, 2024 at 5:44 PM
#SeaweedSaturday
Ascophyllum nodosum (Egg or knotted wrack), another of Scotland's 5 native wracks. Note the singly-spaced air bladders (one per year) along thick, un-ribbed fronds. Supports barnacles, periwinkles and isopods, providing food for birds. Common and edible.
Ascophyllum nodosum (Egg or knotted wrack), another of Scotland's 5 native wracks. Note the singly-spaced air bladders (one per year) along thick, un-ribbed fronds. Supports barnacles, periwinkles and isopods, providing food for birds. Common and edible.
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Highly recommended non ID book about moths. It has inspired me to do more than back garden trapping in 2025. A fabulous read about the joy of moths and early mornings #teammoth #mothsmatter #moths #books #naturalhistory @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #uknature #mothing
December 10, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Highly recommended non ID book about moths. It has inspired me to do more than back garden trapping in 2025. A fabulous read about the joy of moths and early mornings #teammoth #mothsmatter #moths #books #naturalhistory @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #uknature #mothing
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Continuing with our 2024 bug wrap up
Thank you for all the small lives you saved this year through kindness
#entomemeology #entomology
Thank you for all the small lives you saved this year through kindness
#entomemeology #entomology
December 7, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Continuing with our 2024 bug wrap up
Thank you for all the small lives you saved this year through kindness
#entomemeology #entomology
Thank you for all the small lives you saved this year through kindness
#entomemeology #entomology
#SeaweedSaturday
Fucus serratus (Serrated Wrack aka Toothed or Saw Wrack) is one of 5 native Scottish wracks. Note the saw-like edges, deep midrib and absence of air bladders on flat fronds. Supports over 100 marine species; fresh tips can be eaten in salads/stews. Common/widespread
Fucus serratus (Serrated Wrack aka Toothed or Saw Wrack) is one of 5 native Scottish wracks. Note the saw-like edges, deep midrib and absence of air bladders on flat fronds. Supports over 100 marine species; fresh tips can be eaten in salads/stews. Common/widespread
December 7, 2024 at 7:16 AM
#SeaweedSaturday
Fucus serratus (Serrated Wrack aka Toothed or Saw Wrack) is one of 5 native Scottish wracks. Note the saw-like edges, deep midrib and absence of air bladders on flat fronds. Supports over 100 marine species; fresh tips can be eaten in salads/stews. Common/widespread
Fucus serratus (Serrated Wrack aka Toothed or Saw Wrack) is one of 5 native Scottish wracks. Note the saw-like edges, deep midrib and absence of air bladders on flat fronds. Supports over 100 marine species; fresh tips can be eaten in salads/stews. Common/widespread
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So for #TeamFish today we have a Paragobiodon modestus from the Philippines. They are a bit shy in their coral home - but I’m sure they are looking forward to the start of #25DaysofFishmas tomorrow.
#MarineLife
#MarineLife
November 30, 2024 at 9:28 PM
So for #TeamFish today we have a Paragobiodon modestus from the Philippines. They are a bit shy in their coral home - but I’m sure they are looking forward to the start of #25DaysofFishmas tomorrow.
#MarineLife
#MarineLife
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Did u know?We wouldn't like it if our bedroom was lit up all night & we had to contend with neverending background noise. It's not natural/healthy. So, how do you think these 100's of Pied Wagtails cope,trying to roost in this tree in the centre of Bath at dusk? Be more 🌑🌑
November 30, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Did u know?We wouldn't like it if our bedroom was lit up all night & we had to contend with neverending background noise. It's not natural/healthy. So, how do you think these 100's of Pied Wagtails cope,trying to roost in this tree in the centre of Bath at dusk? Be more 🌑🌑
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UK PETITIONS
#SaveCoulLinks Loch Fleet SSSI, SPA & Ramsar wetland
from Mike Keiser's new golf developments.
1st planning application was rejected by Scottish Government MSPs: Vandalism you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
2nd submitted with hoodwinkery: Groundhog you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
#SaveCoulLinks Loch Fleet SSSI, SPA & Ramsar wetland
from Mike Keiser's new golf developments.
1st planning application was rejected by Scottish Government MSPs: Vandalism you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
2nd submitted with hoodwinkery: Groundhog you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save Coul Links protected nature (Loch Fleet Ramsar SSSI & SPA) from golf development vandalism
A planning application was submitted to Highland Council to construct an 18-hole international golf course on Coul Links, Sutherland but the applicant is not Trump Golf. The target lies within Loch Fl...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 17, 2024 at 9:35 AM
UK PETITIONS
#SaveCoulLinks Loch Fleet SSSI, SPA & Ramsar wetland
from Mike Keiser's new golf developments.
1st planning application was rejected by Scottish Government MSPs: Vandalism you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
2nd submitted with hoodwinkery: Groundhog you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
#SaveCoulLinks Loch Fleet SSSI, SPA & Ramsar wetland
from Mike Keiser's new golf developments.
1st planning application was rejected by Scottish Government MSPs: Vandalism you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
2nd submitted with hoodwinkery: Groundhog you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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it’s #sturgeonsaturday!! 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🐠
did you know that sturgeon don’t have scales? Instead they are covered in rows of bony plates called scutes! Scutes are as beautiful as they are protective & can be quite sharp in some life stages & species
Check out the rows of scutes that look like white diamonds 👇🏼
did you know that sturgeon don’t have scales? Instead they are covered in rows of bony plates called scutes! Scutes are as beautiful as they are protective & can be quite sharp in some life stages & species
Check out the rows of scutes that look like white diamonds 👇🏼
November 23, 2024 at 8:10 PM
it’s #sturgeonsaturday!! 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🐠
did you know that sturgeon don’t have scales? Instead they are covered in rows of bony plates called scutes! Scutes are as beautiful as they are protective & can be quite sharp in some life stages & species
Check out the rows of scutes that look like white diamonds 👇🏼
did you know that sturgeon don’t have scales? Instead they are covered in rows of bony plates called scutes! Scutes are as beautiful as they are protective & can be quite sharp in some life stages & species
Check out the rows of scutes that look like white diamonds 👇🏼
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I’ve been illustrating insects which love living in long grass ….
November 20, 2024 at 2:08 PM
I’ve been illustrating insects which love living in long grass ….
Did you know? Ted Hughes wrote a sequel to The Iron Man. "The Iron Woman has come to take revenge on humankind for its thoughtless pollution of the seas, lakes and rivers". Iron Woman, we need you! #litter #pollution #river #sea
November 22, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Did you know? Ted Hughes wrote a sequel to The Iron Man. "The Iron Woman has come to take revenge on humankind for its thoughtless pollution of the seas, lakes and rivers". Iron Woman, we need you! #litter #pollution #river #sea
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Hey! Heading over here as increasingly disillusioned by the social media site owned by Melon Husk. Mostly posting about beach cleans, sea swims and my rescue dog Pebble.
Good vibes only, life’s hard enough already without online arguments and hatred 💙
Good vibes only, life’s hard enough already without online arguments and hatred 💙
November 20, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Hey! Heading over here as increasingly disillusioned by the social media site owned by Melon Husk. Mostly posting about beach cleans, sea swims and my rescue dog Pebble.
Good vibes only, life’s hard enough already without online arguments and hatred 💙
Good vibes only, life’s hard enough already without online arguments and hatred 💙
November 20, 2024 at 8:12 AM
November 17, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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Did u know?With wildlife suffering from pesticide use/climate chaos/habitat loss,we need to do our bit,even in least expected places. Artificial night lights change eating habits of nocturnal insects/expose them to predators & trap them in the beam.Use a torch/have yr light on a short timer.Embrace🌑
November 16, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Did u know?With wildlife suffering from pesticide use/climate chaos/habitat loss,we need to do our bit,even in least expected places. Artificial night lights change eating habits of nocturnal insects/expose them to predators & trap them in the beam.Use a torch/have yr light on a short timer.Embrace🌑
November 15, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Bluesky beachfind no 2: A bit of clay pipe! These date between 1580 and end of WW1 - here's a link to a fun rabbithole on clay pipes www.dawnmist.org/pipdex.htm #beachclean #river #mudlarking #archaeology
November 14, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Bluesky beachfind no 2: A bit of clay pipe! These date between 1580 and end of WW1 - here's a link to a fun rabbithole on clay pipes www.dawnmist.org/pipdex.htm #beachclean #river #mudlarking #archaeology
Happy Blue Troll Tuesday everybody! Feeling better now we've left the other trolls behind in the bad place. #litterpick #woodland #conservation #funfind #goodplace
November 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Happy Blue Troll Tuesday everybody! Feeling better now we've left the other trolls behind in the bad place. #litterpick #woodland #conservation #funfind #goodplace
Bluesky beachfind 1:
(Cookie) monster of the Deep
(Cookie) monster of the Deep
November 12, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Bluesky beachfind 1:
(Cookie) monster of the Deep
(Cookie) monster of the Deep
Yippee! We've binned Elon's demonic box of tricks and found Bluesky. A happier space to talk about rivers, nature and litter picking. Glad to meet you all! #environment #nature #litter #action
November 11, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Yippee! We've binned Elon's demonic box of tricks and found Bluesky. A happier space to talk about rivers, nature and litter picking. Glad to meet you all! #environment #nature #litter #action