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· Dec 13
Blue #butterflies following each other seems appropriate for here.
How much of the £14bn is mitigating the biodiversity loss in that wonderfully wild part of Suffolk? Zero I suspect #sizewellc ecocide
June 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
How much of the £14bn is mitigating the biodiversity loss in that wonderfully wild part of Suffolk? Zero I suspect #sizewellc ecocide
Everyday there are mindless attacks on our environment & our biodiversity. Living things are loved, but those without celebrity status don't get the protection they deserve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sycamore Gap pair guilty of chopping down tree in Northumberland
Prosecutors say the pair thought it was
www.bbc.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Everyday there are mindless attacks on our environment & our biodiversity. Living things are loved, but those without celebrity status don't get the protection they deserve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
May 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
April 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Good of #JackDraper to get the job done in express time, no late night after all! #wellplayed #IndianWells 🎾🏆
March 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Good of #JackDraper to get the job done in express time, no late night after all! #wellplayed #IndianWells 🎾🏆
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🚨NEW: climate inaction will cost more than a third of global GDP this century, but an investment of less than 2% GDP now will reduce harms by 90% - a "massive opportunity for humanity", finds a report from Boston Consulting Group and University of Cambridge.
Climate Inaction Could Cost 1/3 Of Global GDP This Century, BCG Warns
The Big 3 consulting firm finds that most harms come from productivity losses, but also reveals how nations could avoid 90% of climate damage.
www.forbes.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨NEW: climate inaction will cost more than a third of global GDP this century, but an investment of less than 2% GDP now will reduce harms by 90% - a "massive opportunity for humanity", finds a report from Boston Consulting Group and University of Cambridge.
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Very welcome news. Understanding land ownership is critical to understanding wealth & power, especially during climate crisis.
Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.
If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…
whoownsengland.org
March 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Very welcome news. Understanding land ownership is critical to understanding wealth & power, especially during climate crisis.
March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
14 #blackbirds in the garden, only 2 females. What's that about @btobirds.bsky.social
One of the males is wearing a metal ring, & has only just got his full yellow beak, therefore I assume he is a first winter scandi boy. First noticed him about a month ago, will see when he leaves. #gardenbirds
One of the males is wearing a metal ring, & has only just got his full yellow beak, therefore I assume he is a first winter scandi boy. First noticed him about a month ago, will see when he leaves. #gardenbirds
February 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
14 #blackbirds in the garden, only 2 females. What's that about @btobirds.bsky.social
One of the males is wearing a metal ring, & has only just got his full yellow beak, therefore I assume he is a first winter scandi boy. First noticed him about a month ago, will see when he leaves. #gardenbirds
One of the males is wearing a metal ring, & has only just got his full yellow beak, therefore I assume he is a first winter scandi boy. First noticed him about a month ago, will see when he leaves. #gardenbirds
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
Roses are red, violets are blue.
There are skippety sheep by the A149,
Near Worstead that make cloth so fine.
Don't get distracted, you'll crash into a tree,
Hey nonny, nonny, North Walsham Steam Laundry!
#ValentinesDay
There are skippety sheep by the A149,
Near Worstead that make cloth so fine.
Don't get distracted, you'll crash into a tree,
Hey nonny, nonny, North Walsham Steam Laundry!
#ValentinesDay
February 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Roses are red, violets are blue.
There are skippety sheep by the A149,
Near Worstead that make cloth so fine.
Don't get distracted, you'll crash into a tree,
Hey nonny, nonny, North Walsham Steam Laundry!
#ValentinesDay
There are skippety sheep by the A149,
Near Worstead that make cloth so fine.
Don't get distracted, you'll crash into a tree,
Hey nonny, nonny, North Walsham Steam Laundry!
#ValentinesDay
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As you travel around enjoying the sun and snowdrops, you may notice the many very manicured hedgerows. Sadly this is the way to weaken & kill them.
Its time landowners, farmers & councils cut 1 in 3 years - side, side, top.
Good for hedge & nature .
Its time landowners, farmers & councils cut 1 in 3 years - side, side, top.
Good for hedge & nature .
Hedgerows: the skill of balancing growth with need
As autumnal cutting starts debates arise over timing and technique. Is flailing harming wildlife and hedgerow health, or providing care?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
As you travel around enjoying the sun and snowdrops, you may notice the many very manicured hedgerows. Sadly this is the way to weaken & kill them.
Its time landowners, farmers & councils cut 1 in 3 years - side, side, top.
Good for hedge & nature .
Its time landowners, farmers & councils cut 1 in 3 years - side, side, top.
Good for hedge & nature .
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Get outdoors this spring and help Woodland Trust monitor nature 🔍
They're looking for song thrushes, frogspawn, & blackthorn flowers🌸
By recording nature’s vital signs, we can help keep our planet healthy for wildlife & people🌍
Record your sightings today👇
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/vitalsigns
They're looking for song thrushes, frogspawn, & blackthorn flowers🌸
By recording nature’s vital signs, we can help keep our planet healthy for wildlife & people🌍
Record your sightings today👇
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/vitalsigns
February 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Get outdoors this spring and help Woodland Trust monitor nature 🔍
They're looking for song thrushes, frogspawn, & blackthorn flowers🌸
By recording nature’s vital signs, we can help keep our planet healthy for wildlife & people🌍
Record your sightings today👇
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/vitalsigns
They're looking for song thrushes, frogspawn, & blackthorn flowers🌸
By recording nature’s vital signs, we can help keep our planet healthy for wildlife & people🌍
Record your sightings today👇
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/vitalsigns
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A year into rules to ensure developers create more space for nature than is lost, it’s not yet meeting goals for wildlife🌳
Biodiversity Net Gain is full of potential. But we need to plug the holes.
Our planning system needs to be #WilderByDesign🏡
Read more👇
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Biodiversity Net Gain is full of potential. But we need to plug the holes.
Our planning system needs to be #WilderByDesign🏡
Read more👇
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
February 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A year into rules to ensure developers create more space for nature than is lost, it’s not yet meeting goals for wildlife🌳
Biodiversity Net Gain is full of potential. But we need to plug the holes.
Our planning system needs to be #WilderByDesign🏡
Read more👇
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Biodiversity Net Gain is full of potential. But we need to plug the holes.
Our planning system needs to be #WilderByDesign🏡
Read more👇
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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As Biodiversity Net Gain approaches its 1st Birthday, how can Government boost it to its full potential?🌱
In our new blog, @richardbenwell.bsky.social sets out the need to up the ambition, close loopholes & increase local ecological capacity🏘️
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/happy-birthd...
In our new blog, @richardbenwell.bsky.social sets out the need to up the ambition, close loopholes & increase local ecological capacity🏘️
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/happy-birthd...
February 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
As Biodiversity Net Gain approaches its 1st Birthday, how can Government boost it to its full potential?🌱
In our new blog, @richardbenwell.bsky.social sets out the need to up the ambition, close loopholes & increase local ecological capacity🏘️
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/happy-birthd...
In our new blog, @richardbenwell.bsky.social sets out the need to up the ambition, close loopholes & increase local ecological capacity🏘️
Read more👇
www.wcl.org.uk/happy-birthd...
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Effective nature conservation requires comprehensive data. By making our monitoring programmes more inclusive, we can better understand & protect #biodiversity across ALL areas of the UK. Find out how we're working together: jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt... #CitizenScience #NatureForAll
🔍 The science is clear: we're facing unprecedented #biodiversity loss. But we need to understand more about how that loss is affecting under-recorded areas and communities.
Find out more: jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt... #NatureForAll #CitizenScience
Find out more: jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt... #NatureForAll #CitizenScience
February 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Effective nature conservation requires comprehensive data. By making our monitoring programmes more inclusive, we can better understand & protect #biodiversity across ALL areas of the UK. Find out how we're working together: jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt... #CitizenScience #NatureForAll
February 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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🦇Many people who work in the #roofing industry have encountered bats, but what are you supposed to do when that happens?
Book our ' #Bats for Roofers' training course to! Online over 2 afternoon sessions on 5+11 February.
Booking deadline: 29 Jan
www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...
Share widely!
Book our ' #Bats for Roofers' training course to! Online over 2 afternoon sessions on 5+11 February.
Booking deadline: 29 Jan
www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...
Share widely!
Bats for Roofers - Courses for specific professions - Bat Conservation Trust
Are you ready to learn how to work alongside bats in buildings?
Upcoming dates: 5 and 11 February 2025 (2 afternoon sessions online)
Book the Bats for R...
www.bats.org.uk
January 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🦇Many people who work in the #roofing industry have encountered bats, but what are you supposed to do when that happens?
Book our ' #Bats for Roofers' training course to! Online over 2 afternoon sessions on 5+11 February.
Booking deadline: 29 Jan
www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...
Share widely!
Book our ' #Bats for Roofers' training course to! Online over 2 afternoon sessions on 5+11 February.
Booking deadline: 29 Jan
www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...
Share widely!
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Indeed, it would be good to read one day that the ~50 million non-native pheasant and partridge released each year in the UK have been captured and won't be let loose again, thus hugely benefitting nature and our own health (www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...)
January 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Indeed, it would be good to read one day that the ~50 million non-native pheasant and partridge released each year in the UK have been captured and won't be let loose again, thus hugely benefitting nature and our own health (www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...)
I was rummaging through old photos & found this one taken in 1997 in NE Norfolk. Any chance of an ID please? I thought Red Underwing initially, but maybe it wouldn't have so much contrast in b&w 🤷 @mothiduk.bsky.social #moths
January 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I was rummaging through old photos & found this one taken in 1997 in NE Norfolk. Any chance of an ID please? I thought Red Underwing initially, but maybe it wouldn't have so much contrast in b&w 🤷 @mothiduk.bsky.social #moths
January 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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🔥 It is happening now ! Mediterranean ecosystems under fire:
👉 T. Ermitão et al. Jan 2024 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
🔑 Recurrent fires reshape Mediterranean ecosystems, with declining recovery rates—needle-leaved forests recover faster, shrublands struggle, and climate extremes worsen disruptions
🌐🌍
👉 T. Ermitão et al. Jan 2024 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
🔑 Recurrent fires reshape Mediterranean ecosystems, with declining recovery rates—needle-leaved forests recover faster, shrublands struggle, and climate extremes worsen disruptions
🌐🌍
Recovery Following Recurrent Fires Across Mediterranean Ecosystems
Mediterranean ecosystems worldwide are frequently affected by fires. Focusing on areas that burned two times over the past 22 years, we study the post-fire dynamics, applying a statistical model to t...
doi.org
January 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🔥 It is happening now ! Mediterranean ecosystems under fire:
👉 T. Ermitão et al. Jan 2024 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
🔑 Recurrent fires reshape Mediterranean ecosystems, with declining recovery rates—needle-leaved forests recover faster, shrublands struggle, and climate extremes worsen disruptions
🌐🌍
👉 T. Ermitão et al. Jan 2024 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
🔑 Recurrent fires reshape Mediterranean ecosystems, with declining recovery rates—needle-leaved forests recover faster, shrublands struggle, and climate extremes worsen disruptions
🌐🌍
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For the first time since before the last ice age (and possibly long before that) global temperatures were over 1.5C higher than the pre-industrial average
Anyone thinking it's cheaper to manage it and keep using fossil fuels should look at Los Angeles right now
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anyone thinking it's cheaper to manage it and keep using fossil fuels should look at Los Angeles right now
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
For the first time since before the last ice age (and possibly long before that) global temperatures were over 1.5C higher than the pre-industrial average
Anyone thinking it's cheaper to manage it and keep using fossil fuels should look at Los Angeles right now
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anyone thinking it's cheaper to manage it and keep using fossil fuels should look at Los Angeles right now
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...