Lady Birder 🦋 🌱 💚 🦊 🦡 🦉
@thisisladybirder.bsky.social
Keen birdwatching nature lover out & about with two dogs in the Surrey Hills. Puffins should be prescribed on the NHS. All photos posted are my own. Always stop, listen & look up. If you care about the planet #govegan.
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If I'm not out in nature, I'm rummaging for vintage goodies to sell in my Etsy shop. Follow the link on my website: www.ceeceevintage.co.uk
First @btobirds.bsky.social WiBS on my local transect in the Surrey Hills. Beautiful morning, lots of birds including Crossbill, Bullfinch, Firecrest, Siskin, Treecreeper & Marsh Tit. #surreybirds
October 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
First @btobirds.bsky.social WiBS on my local transect in the Surrey Hills. Beautiful morning, lots of birds including Crossbill, Bullfinch, Firecrest, Siskin, Treecreeper & Marsh Tit. #surreybirds
I'm lucky to have had a pair of Firecrests in my Surrey garden this year, possibly even breeding. But this little beauty flew into a window & was stunned for about 10 minutes, before thankfully flying off to its mate (singing in background). What a stunner! #firecrest #gardenbirds #surreybirds #bgbw
October 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I'm lucky to have had a pair of Firecrests in my Surrey garden this year, possibly even breeding. But this little beauty flew into a window & was stunned for about 10 minutes, before thankfully flying off to its mate (singing in background). What a stunner! #firecrest #gardenbirds #surreybirds #bgbw
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Two foxes were hunted by the Warwickshire Hunt on Thursday at Burton Dassett
Read more here www.facebook.com/WestMidsHunt...
Read more here www.facebook.com/WestMidsHunt...
September 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Two foxes were hunted by the Warwickshire Hunt on Thursday at Burton Dassett
Read more here www.facebook.com/WestMidsHunt...
Read more here www.facebook.com/WestMidsHunt...
Definitely an increasingly common bird in the Newlands Corner area of Surrey. Saw 2 flying Ravens then this one perched close to St Martha’s Church this morning. 10s of House Martins darting about above it. Lovely to see. #surreybirds #surreyhills #ravens
September 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Definitely an increasingly common bird in the Newlands Corner area of Surrey. Saw 2 flying Ravens then this one perched close to St Martha’s Church this morning. 10s of House Martins darting about above it. Lovely to see. #surreybirds #surreyhills #ravens
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There. Is. No. Such. Thing.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.
McDonald's plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches
McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.
bit.ly
September 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
There. Is. No. Such. Thing.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
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“They’re perfectly capable of breeding & recolonising their former range, over a relatively short space of time, IF, and only IF, their survival isn’t curtailed by grouse moor gamekeepers shooting, trapping and poisoning them, pulling off their heads and legs, or stamping on their eggs and chicks.”
This was a massive distraction project, intended to draw attention away from the ongoing illegal killing on northern UK grouse moors.
Maybe now NE & Defra will put their (our!) money where it really needs to go - on ramped up enforcement.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/16/g...
Maybe now NE & Defra will put their (our!) money where it really needs to go - on ramped up enforcement.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/16/g...
Good news! Natural England pulls the plug on ‘reintroduction’ of Hen Harriers to southern England
It’s been a long time coming, but today Natural England has announced it is finally pulling the plug on it’s project to ‘reintroduce’ Hen Harriers to southern England. It ma…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
September 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“They’re perfectly capable of breeding & recolonising their former range, over a relatively short space of time, IF, and only IF, their survival isn’t curtailed by grouse moor gamekeepers shooting, trapping and poisoning them, pulling off their heads and legs, or stamping on their eggs and chicks.”
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It is so so SO refreshing to hear a UK farmer say simply we need to eat less meat.
This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent.
I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent.
I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
![Just eat less meat’
Singh-Watson may believe he has softened. But for many years he has been an iconoclastic voice among farmers. Take meat: most British farmers reject calls to eat less red meat to reduce damage to the environment and people’s health. Singh-Watson says eat good meat but less often: just 5% of what Riverford sells is meat. He had shared an organic chicken with eight people the previous evening: “I probably won’t buy another one for a month.”
“I spent a lot of time looking at the evidence on [the impact of meat] and it was overwhelming,” he says. “Ten billion people can’t live sustainably on this planet if we are eating anything like the level of meat consumed in a western diet. The only answer is we just eat less meat, dairy and eggs.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rc66vw4ruqwyhohdi6y75gdw/bafkreiailejl5nvrrr6u3oab5ggyhlblkgobygxfcqeqbjkgwxckdoi77u@jpeg)
August 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It is so so SO refreshing to hear a UK farmer say simply we need to eat less meat.
This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent.
I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent.
I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We’re proud to stand with @animalaid.org.uk in calling for an end to greyhound racing.
From cradle to grave, greyhounds suffer unimaginable cruelty for the sake of entertainment.
Show your support and sign the petition today https://leagueacs.co.uk/6b3EG
#EndGreyhoundRacing
From cradle to grave, greyhounds suffer unimaginable cruelty for the sake of entertainment.
Show your support and sign the petition today https://leagueacs.co.uk/6b3EG
#EndGreyhoundRacing
August 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We’re proud to stand with @animalaid.org.uk in calling for an end to greyhound racing.
From cradle to grave, greyhounds suffer unimaginable cruelty for the sake of entertainment.
Show your support and sign the petition today https://leagueacs.co.uk/6b3EG
#EndGreyhoundRacing
From cradle to grave, greyhounds suffer unimaginable cruelty for the sake of entertainment.
Show your support and sign the petition today https://leagueacs.co.uk/6b3EG
#EndGreyhoundRacing
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Did you know #badgers LOVE water? One of our cubs decided to cool off in the pool. The message from our cubs is Stay Cool! 😎
Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather
#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social
Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather
#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Did you know #badgers LOVE water? One of our cubs decided to cool off in the pool. The message from our cubs is Stay Cool! 😎
Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather
#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social
Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather
#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social
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West Surrey Badger Group is ALWAYS looking for new members (membership only £10!) and/or volunteers for a range of vital activities protecting, rescuing and rehabiliting badgers in the area. Please get in contact via their website: www.wsbg.co.uk The badgers thank you! 🦡
@badgertrust.bsky.social
@badgertrust.bsky.social
Dig for victory: Badger group from Woking show off their skill-sett
A badger protection group based in Woking has sett the standard for engineering after relocating a family in a nearby town.
www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk
August 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
West Surrey Badger Group is ALWAYS looking for new members (membership only £10!) and/or volunteers for a range of vital activities protecting, rescuing and rehabiliting badgers in the area. Please get in contact via their website: www.wsbg.co.uk The badgers thank you! 🦡
@badgertrust.bsky.social
@badgertrust.bsky.social
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Let me find the world’s tiniest violin…
Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands
Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands
August 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Let me find the world’s tiniest violin…
Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands
Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands
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PLEASE add your voice objecting to this terrible planning application in Surrey Hills AONB. Home to many Red & Amber listed breeding birds, dormice, badgers, bats. It's ancient woodland too! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social An unsustainable development of 32 "Eco-cabins" that will ruin a wildlife haven.
25/P/00967
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Proposed mixed-use forestry and sustainable eco-retreat comprising of 32 tourist cabin accommodations with associated facilities, landscaping, parking and access.
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Netherlands Wood, Albury Estate, Guildford, GU5 9TE
To view this comment please refer to the Documents list.
publicaccess.guildford.gov.uk
July 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
PLEASE add your voice objecting to this terrible planning application in Surrey Hills AONB. Home to many Red & Amber listed breeding birds, dormice, badgers, bats. It's ancient woodland too! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social An unsustainable development of 32 "Eco-cabins" that will ruin a wildlife haven.
PLEASE add your voice objecting to this terrible planning application in Surrey Hills AONB. Home to many Red & Amber listed breeding birds, dormice, badgers, bats. It's ancient woodland too! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social An unsustainable development of 32 "Eco-cabins" that will ruin a wildlife haven.
25/P/00967
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Proposed mixed-use forestry and sustainable eco-retreat comprising of 32 tourist cabin accommodations with associated facilities, landscaping, parking and access.
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Netherlands Wood, Albury Estate, Guildford, GU5 9TE
To view this comment please refer to the Documents list.
publicaccess.guildford.gov.uk
July 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
PLEASE add your voice objecting to this terrible planning application in Surrey Hills AONB. Home to many Red & Amber listed breeding birds, dormice, badgers, bats. It's ancient woodland too! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social An unsustainable development of 32 "Eco-cabins" that will ruin a wildlife haven.
Not sure what this young bird is. Thought possibly Bullfinch but not quite right. Any help appreciated.
June 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Not sure what this young bird is. Thought possibly Bullfinch but not quite right. Any help appreciated.
If you shop at the Co-op supermarket and believe it to be an ethical retailer, have another think. They are still refusing to stop selling "Frankenchickens" despite their members overwhelmingly voting to do so, 2 years ago! Have a watch ...
Can Chris Packham get the Co-op board to listen?
YouTube video by The Humane League UK
www.youtube.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
If you shop at the Co-op supermarket and believe it to be an ethical retailer, have another think. They are still refusing to stop selling "Frankenchickens" despite their members overwhelmingly voting to do so, 2 years ago! Have a watch ...
Genuinely upset to hear this. Lucky enough to be at the Royal Festival Hall performance of Smile in 2004 which was absolutely off the scale, one of the most outstanding live concerts I've ever seen (and I was at Live Aid!). RIP Brian Wilson. #brianwilson
Brian Wilson obituary: Genius behind many of The Beach Boys' hits
One of the most innovative and creative music artists of the 20th century.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Genuinely upset to hear this. Lucky enough to be at the Royal Festival Hall performance of Smile in 2004 which was absolutely off the scale, one of the most outstanding live concerts I've ever seen (and I was at Live Aid!). RIP Brian Wilson. #brianwilson
If you care about animals and the environment, please don't be a hypocrite #govegan. And sign this petition! Thank you.
Petition: Promote plant-based foods over meat and dairy for a healthier Britain
To help protect planetary and human health, the Government must promote plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, wholegrains, and legumes, and end any support for campaigns promoting meat and dairy....
petition.parliament.uk
June 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
If you care about animals and the environment, please don't be a hypocrite #govegan. And sign this petition! Thank you.
Late @btobirds.bsky.social BBS completed this morning at Albury Downs. Another bumper crop of birds - all heard & seen by me as well as Merlin! Who on Earth would want to ruin this wonderful habitat? #surreybirds
June 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Late @btobirds.bsky.social BBS completed this morning at Albury Downs. Another bumper crop of birds - all heard & seen by me as well as Merlin! Who on Earth would want to ruin this wonderful habitat? #surreybirds
"Natural England has failed to safeguard badgers & is perpetuating a Badger Blame Game. For too long, successive governments have used badgers as scapegoats, ignoring the fact that an overwhelming 94% of bTB transmission occurs from cattle to cattle." 😡 Write to your MP, urge them to end the cull!
Natural England Fails Badgers Again
Over 10,000 Badgers Killed in 2024 Cull Despite Chief Scientist’s Advice
www.badgertrust.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"Natural England has failed to safeguard badgers & is perpetuating a Badger Blame Game. For too long, successive governments have used badgers as scapegoats, ignoring the fact that an overwhelming 94% of bTB transmission occurs from cattle to cattle." 😡 Write to your MP, urge them to end the cull!
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Dear Women’s Weekly we have a cost of living crisis & shelters full of unwanted dogs that people can no longer after to keep & your advocating breeding puppies as nice little earner on the side. This is shameful
January 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Dear Women’s Weekly we have a cost of living crisis & shelters full of unwanted dogs that people can no longer after to keep & your advocating breeding puppies as nice little earner on the side. This is shameful
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We’re putting MPs on notice. Voters are watching—and demanding better. Accountability starts now. Visit our website for more info: www.badgertrust.org.uk/space-for-ba...
May 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We’re putting MPs on notice. Voters are watching—and demanding better. Accountability starts now. Visit our website for more info: www.badgertrust.org.uk/space-for-ba...
Wet dog walk this morning, but came across a new family of noisy Treecreepers. Babies demanding food and one gets a tasty mouthful. Lovely to see! #surreybirds #treecreepers #springwatch
June 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Wet dog walk this morning, but came across a new family of noisy Treecreepers. Babies demanding food and one gets a tasty mouthful. Lovely to see! #surreybirds #treecreepers #springwatch
Not often I see a Peregrine Falcon on my evening dog walk but just had one zooming about just above Guildford Golf clubhouse. Likely to be one of the Woking Peregrine adults hunting as it's only a short flight from there. Exciting anyway! #peregrines #surreybirds #wokingperegrines
June 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Not often I see a Peregrine Falcon on my evening dog walk but just had one zooming about just above Guildford Golf clubhouse. Likely to be one of the Woking Peregrine adults hunting as it's only a short flight from there. Exciting anyway! #peregrines #surreybirds #wokingperegrines
I believe this is White Helleborine, seen today on Guildford Golf Course in quite a vulnerable position (could easily be mown or trampled). I've emailed Surrey WT but any advice welcome @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social Thank you.
May 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I believe this is White Helleborine, seen today on Guildford Golf Course in quite a vulnerable position (could easily be mown or trampled). I've emailed Surrey WT but any advice welcome @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social Thank you.