stacey
@tighearnaigh.bsky.social
Love all things natural world and dogs. Drinker of tea and gazer of stars.
Anti-Hunt and Stop the Badger Cull.
Anti-Hunt and Stop the Badger Cull.
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Failures at South East Water owned water treatment centre led to tens of thousands of people in Tunbridge Wells being cut off from the supply.
In 2024, regulator warned SEW over bacteria and pesticide contamination risks ... nothing happened.
Does any regulator serve the people?
In 2024, regulator warned SEW over bacteria and pesticide contamination risks ... nothing happened.
Does any regulator serve the people?
Water plant that caused Tunbridge Wells supply failure was given risk notice in 2024
Watchdog investigating South East Water contamination issue had previously warned of potential health danger
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Failures at South East Water owned water treatment centre led to tens of thousands of people in Tunbridge Wells being cut off from the supply.
In 2024, regulator warned SEW over bacteria and pesticide contamination risks ... nothing happened.
Does any regulator serve the people?
In 2024, regulator warned SEW over bacteria and pesticide contamination risks ... nothing happened.
Does any regulator serve the people?
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Labour's blinkered 'Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return, conservation charities warn.
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Conservation leaders warn of ‘Perfect Storm’ threatening England’s wildlife and most special places | The Wildlife Trusts
• ‘Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return • Four years on from Environment Act, nature policy is in a much darker place • Charities representing more than two...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Labour's blinkered 'Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return, conservation charities warn.
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
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Know your finches? 🤔 Whether an experienced birder or new to nature we want you to help us count Birds in Greenspaces next year 🪶 Our FREE resource pack provides ID guides to 30 bird species. Sign up to the newsletter to receive it at www.bto.org/greenspaces
Illustrations by @willrose.bsky.social
Illustrations by @willrose.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Know your finches? 🤔 Whether an experienced birder or new to nature we want you to help us count Birds in Greenspaces next year 🪶 Our FREE resource pack provides ID guides to 30 bird species. Sign up to the newsletter to receive it at www.bto.org/greenspaces
Illustrations by @willrose.bsky.social
Illustrations by @willrose.bsky.social
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In today's Budget, the Chancellor spoke about building the economy “brick by brick” but left out the very foundation that underpins it all: nature.
The same Government that promised to restore our natural world appears instead to have wiped it from their agenda.
The same Government that promised to restore our natural world appears instead to have wiped it from their agenda.
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In today's Budget, the Chancellor spoke about building the economy “brick by brick” but left out the very foundation that underpins it all: nature.
The same Government that promised to restore our natural world appears instead to have wiped it from their agenda.
The same Government that promised to restore our natural world appears instead to have wiped it from their agenda.
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A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill - @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill - @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
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If you haven't already, then please do purchase a calendar. By doing so you will be helping very sick animals such as Milo. Cost is £13.50 - UK and £17.00 - US. PayPal: paypal.me/twsociety. Don't forget to add your postal address
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you haven't already, then please do purchase a calendar. By doing so you will be helping very sick animals such as Milo. Cost is £13.50 - UK and £17.00 - US. PayPal: paypal.me/twsociety. Don't forget to add your postal address
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Got a minute?
Labour are about to pass new planning legislation that will effect every single one of us.
Make sure you have the right facts.
Here’s everything you need to know about the bill in 60 seconds.
Labour are about to pass new planning legislation that will effect every single one of us.
Make sure you have the right facts.
Here’s everything you need to know about the bill in 60 seconds.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Got a minute?
Labour are about to pass new planning legislation that will effect every single one of us.
Make sure you have the right facts.
Here’s everything you need to know about the bill in 60 seconds.
Labour are about to pass new planning legislation that will effect every single one of us.
Make sure you have the right facts.
Here’s everything you need to know about the bill in 60 seconds.
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Step outside this #NationalTreeWeek! 🌳
Can you tell your oaks from your ashes on your next forest stroll?
Illustration by Harriet Gardiner.
Can you tell your oaks from your ashes on your next forest stroll?
Illustration by Harriet Gardiner.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Step outside this #NationalTreeWeek! 🌳
Can you tell your oaks from your ashes on your next forest stroll?
Illustration by Harriet Gardiner.
Can you tell your oaks from your ashes on your next forest stroll?
Illustration by Harriet Gardiner.
All the positive (and believable!) noises that Labour were making before the election and they turn out to be worse for the environment than the Tories in their desperation for growth. Beyond disappointed, and not just for making me also agree with Michael Gove!
Don't make me agree with Michael Gove. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522257...
'Sustained pattern of retreat': Michael Gove slams proposals to water down Biodiversity Net Gain scheme
Former Environment Secretary accuses government of undermining flagship nature scheme through proposals to exempt developments from new biodiversity market
www.businessgreen.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
All the positive (and believable!) noises that Labour were making before the election and they turn out to be worse for the environment than the Tories in their desperation for growth. Beyond disappointed, and not just for making me also agree with Michael Gove!
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Last week we published the horrific drone footage recorded by @Lake District Hunt Saboteurs.
We showed the drone recording to Chris Packham and this was his response.
Our full article on the video and link to the horrific footage can be viewed here. 👇🏽
www.huntsabs.org.uk/chris-packha...
We showed the drone recording to Chris Packham and this was his response.
Our full article on the video and link to the horrific footage can be viewed here. 👇🏽
www.huntsabs.org.uk/chris-packha...
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Last week we published the horrific drone footage recorded by @Lake District Hunt Saboteurs.
We showed the drone recording to Chris Packham and this was his response.
Our full article on the video and link to the horrific footage can be viewed here. 👇🏽
www.huntsabs.org.uk/chris-packha...
We showed the drone recording to Chris Packham and this was his response.
Our full article on the video and link to the horrific footage can be viewed here. 👇🏽
www.huntsabs.org.uk/chris-packha...
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Beavers could help reverse ‘dramatic’ decline in pollinating insects – study
Beaver-created wetlands showed a 29% increase in hoverfly species, 119% more hoverfly individuals and 45% more butterflies than those that were artificially created.
www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...
Beaver-created wetlands showed a 29% increase in hoverfly species, 119% more hoverfly individuals and 45% more butterflies than those that were artificially created.
www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...
Beavers could help reverse ‘dramatic’ decline in pollinating insects – study
Researchers at the University of Stirling said landowners should be incentivised to allow beavers on their land.
www.the-independent.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Beavers could help reverse ‘dramatic’ decline in pollinating insects – study
Beaver-created wetlands showed a 29% increase in hoverfly species, 119% more hoverfly individuals and 45% more butterflies than those that were artificially created.
www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...
Beaver-created wetlands showed a 29% increase in hoverfly species, 119% more hoverfly individuals and 45% more butterflies than those that were artificially created.
www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...
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🌿 “You can't buy back biodiversity.” We agree with #CANBill supporter, Neil Duncan-Jordan MP, at the Planning Bill debate. Nature isn't a nice to have, it’s all we have. Restoring nature must be at the centre of the Government's plans.
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🌿 “You can't buy back biodiversity.” We agree with #CANBill supporter, Neil Duncan-Jordan MP, at the Planning Bill debate. Nature isn't a nice to have, it’s all we have. Restoring nature must be at the centre of the Government's plans.
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Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
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Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death on a Yorkshire Dales grouse moor in 2022, has been found dead on a N Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries.
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries
If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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New report shows people don’t want new homes to be built at nature’s expense www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New report shows people don’t want new homes to be built at nature’s expense www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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The rarest species of #orangutan, the #Tapanuli is on the verge of being lost forever due to #palmoil and #mining #deforestation destroying 80% of their range. Say no to #ecocide ⛔️🙊🔥🌴🪔 when you shop #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/19/t...
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The rarest species of #orangutan, the #Tapanuli is on the verge of being lost forever due to #palmoil and #mining #deforestation destroying 80% of their range. Say no to #ecocide ⛔️🙊🔥🌴🪔 when you shop #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/19/t...
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This one really matters.
MPs are due to vote this week - help us make more than 30,000 messages sent to protect nature. buff.ly/oeRuzeM
#PlanningBill #PIB #DefendNature
MPs are due to vote this week - help us make more than 30,000 messages sent to protect nature. buff.ly/oeRuzeM
#PlanningBill #PIB #DefendNature
Email your MP. Amendment 130 would make sure the new planning systems works for, not against nature.demand they keep amendment 130 in the Bill
It's now or never. This is the last chance to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Email your MP to keep amendment 130 in the Bill.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This one really matters.
MPs are due to vote this week - help us make more than 30,000 messages sent to protect nature. buff.ly/oeRuzeM
#PlanningBill #PIB #DefendNature
MPs are due to vote this week - help us make more than 30,000 messages sent to protect nature. buff.ly/oeRuzeM
#PlanningBill #PIB #DefendNature
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Amendment 130 has passed in the House of Lords 🎉
The Lords have voted decisively that the Govt's new approach on planning - Environmental Delivery Plans - must only apply to water and air issues. Their message is clear: planning reform must not put species and habitats in the firing line.
The Lords have voted decisively that the Govt's new approach on planning - Environmental Delivery Plans - must only apply to water and air issues. Their message is clear: planning reform must not put species and habitats in the firing line.
Nature at risk: report warns of ‘evidence black hole’ in Planning Bill
A new report by Wildlife and Countryside Link, a coalition of 90 nature organisations, has warned that there is no scientific evidence that the proposed “Nature Restoration Levy” will work for most…
www.wcl.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Amendment 130 has passed in the House of Lords 🎉
The Lords have voted decisively that the Govt's new approach on planning - Environmental Delivery Plans - must only apply to water and air issues. Their message is clear: planning reform must not put species and habitats in the firing line.
The Lords have voted decisively that the Govt's new approach on planning - Environmental Delivery Plans - must only apply to water and air issues. Their message is clear: planning reform must not put species and habitats in the firing line.
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**Planning and Infrastructure Bill update**
The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.
It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.
Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.
It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.
Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
Email your MP. Amendment 130 would make sure the new planning systems works for, not against nature.demand they keep amendment 130 in the Bill
It's now or never. This is the last chance to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Email your MP to keep amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
**Planning and Infrastructure Bill update**
The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.
It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.
Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.
It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.
Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
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URGENT APPEAL: We are in debt and we need your help. It may seem alot but if just 7k kind people were to donate £2 each then we would hit our goal. Won't you please help us as otherwise we will have to halt our rescue work 🙏🏼 gofund.me/dc622bb8b
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
URGENT APPEAL: We are in debt and we need your help. It may seem alot but if just 7k kind people were to donate £2 each then we would hit our goal. Won't you please help us as otherwise we will have to halt our rescue work 🙏🏼 gofund.me/dc622bb8b
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Victorian attitudes towards birds of prey in the UK are fueled by sensationalist fear-mongering like this, published routinely by mainstream media.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/28/a...
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/28/a...
Absurd claim that White-tailed Eagles ‘snatched’ five Shetland ponies leads to inevitable call to ‘shoot eagles’
The absurd claim that White-tailed Eagles had ‘snatched’ five Shetland pony foals on South Uist hit the headlines at the end of August. A crofter / farmer named Donald Cameron said that…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Victorian attitudes towards birds of prey in the UK are fueled by sensationalist fear-mongering like this, published routinely by mainstream media.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/28/a...
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/28/a...
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Weather radar results show an average of 11.2tn insects during daytime hours, just over 5tn at night
Insect abundance was higher over woodlands, grasslands, even urban areas – but dropped in intensively farmed regions & where artificial lighting was high.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Insect abundance was higher over woodlands, grasslands, even urban areas – but dropped in intensively farmed regions & where artificial lighting was high.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals
Study of Met Office data one of first to show how nocturnal insects affected by factors such as light pollution
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Weather radar results show an average of 11.2tn insects during daytime hours, just over 5tn at night
Insect abundance was higher over woodlands, grasslands, even urban areas – but dropped in intensively farmed regions & where artificial lighting was high.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Insect abundance was higher over woodlands, grasslands, even urban areas – but dropped in intensively farmed regions & where artificial lighting was high.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#News: 🌳⚖️ #UK #nature advocates @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social launch bill to give nature legal rights! Big step towards protecting #ecosystems and preventing #ecocide #climatechange and #extinction #Biodiversity #Boycott4Wildlife www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights
Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#News: 🌳⚖️ #UK #nature advocates @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social launch bill to give nature legal rights! Big step towards protecting #ecosystems and preventing #ecocide #climatechange and #extinction #Biodiversity #Boycott4Wildlife www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This was such a cynical attempt by Natural England and could have had far reaching implications for many NGOs - thank goodness they have lost. Kudos to Wild Justice, the Badger Trust and their legal teams. Important win for wildlife and conservationists and groups everywhere.
Natural England tried to price us out of taking legal action against Badger culling but it backfired when the High Court threw out NE's claim ⚖️
We continue. Substantive legal challenge against NE Badger cull licences takes place in December 🦡
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/high...
We continue. Substantive legal challenge against NE Badger cull licences takes place in December 🦡
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/high...
High Court rejects Natural England bid to hike legal costs for campaigners challenging badger culling - Wild Justice
An attempt by Natural England to hike campaigners’ legal costs to challenge badger culling licences has been blocked by the […]
wildjustice.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This was such a cynical attempt by Natural England and could have had far reaching implications for many NGOs - thank goodness they have lost. Kudos to Wild Justice, the Badger Trust and their legal teams. Important win for wildlife and conservationists and groups everywhere.