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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social

@bogtrotter2024.bsky.social
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Passionate about environmental conservation & wildlife. Peatland campaigner & field naturalist.🦋 Yorkshire & Humberhead Levels area.

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sign the petition to end Britain's last seabird hunt petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 23h
Save Our Reds: Protect Britain's native red squirrels before it's too late Support the 5 point plan - practical, cost-aware, implementable within existing policy frameworks; not requiring new primary legislation.. just political will & institutional accountability.. www.change.org/p/save-our-r...
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Save Our Reds: Protect Britain's native red squirrels before it's too late
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is there a 'war on the countryside'? Yes - but it's the one being waged by the landowners who unleash 50 million pheasants each year... Step forward 'Lord' Christian Brighty to explain, in this devastating (and hilarious) video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFi8...
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The Real Threat to Britain’s Countryside
YouTube video by Christian Brighty
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well worth the read, useful info & suggestions 👍 "In the UK, 21 million bottles of water are bought every day – and almost half of these aren't recycled. Switching to a reusable water bottle is easy, and could also save you a lot of money." littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/mob...
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A rather 'dull grey moth' but looking closer there are markings & hints of rusty brown. Is this #PoorPhotograph enough for #TeamMoth to confirm my tentative identification of Acleris sparsana? @mothiduk.bsky.social #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #MothsMatter
Possible Acleris sparsana. Actinic trap 3/4 October 2026.
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Update on the status of Buckleria paludum (Sundew Plume) on Thorne Moors SSSI. Account of the rediscovery published in 2019, latest new paper provides update on population in Volume 13 of Thorne & Hatfield Moors Paper. #Yorkshire's neglected gem. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Buckeria paludum aka Sundew Plume Moth extant population rediscovered on Thorne Moors SSSI in 2018.Cryptic camouflage by Buckleria paludum. Extant population rediscovered on Thorne Moors in July 2018. Crucial to its survival is management of site hydrology. 113 pages, 12 papers & a book review.
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good to see Volume 13 of the Thorne & Hatfield Moors Papers in print 12 Papers incl. @ecology-digest.bsky.social Humberhead Levels spider survey: final report (1st part in Vol.12) more details on other papers in ALT. @brianecambs.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
Other Papers on sphagnum propogation, Royal Fern in Lincs & HHL & an update on the neglected Thorne Moors gem (Buckleria paludum), Large Heath, archaeological excavations at Epworth Rectory. Synopsis of the Outline Study of the Level of Hatfield Chase. 12 Papers in total.
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Ruth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The countryside is not the Countryside Alliance - excellent blog by Emma Slawinski, CEO of @leagueacs.bsky.social www.league.org.uk/news-and-res...
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The countryside is not the Countryside Alliance
A reply to Julian Glover, from someone who lives there
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Badger Trust @badgertrust.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🦡 Brocktober is here! 🍂 All October, we’re celebrating the badgers living quietly alongside us, often much closer than we realise. This is their home too. Badgers Belong Here. 🧡 buff.ly/W54QX2o
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"For the first time, the need to regulate industry in order to protect the environment became widely accepted, and environmentalism was born."
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Alan Stewart @wildlifeblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New post on my blog at wildlifedetective.wordpress.com An Uplifting Walk
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#PoorPhotographs 😞 A poor night here, not too surprising as it was a cool 10 degrees C with a Harvest Moon! Good to get a nice Beaded Chestnut, NFY in rural #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels garden #TeamMoth #MothsMatter @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis). New for year in rural #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels farden. Cool night with Harvest Moon!]Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis). New for year in rural #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels farden. Cool night with Harvest Moon!]
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Had been hoping for Rush Veneer in home trap, frustratingly this one was about 100 yards outwith domestic curtiledge 😔 #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella) frustratingly a 100 yards or so outwith domestic curtiledge. #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire
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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join us for our next webinar - Cuckoo Wasps with Dr Liam Crowley - Mon 12th Oct - book your free place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...
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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've written Joe Harkness's obituary for the Guardian. I hope it pays good tribute to a wonderful man who was brave, honest and made the world a better place. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Joe Harkness obituary
Writer, teacher and naturalist who explored the effects of the natural world on neurodivergency
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please consider signing the letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Will you sign and share it? weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...
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Sign our open letter to Angela Eagle
I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well?
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good to see Foreign Secretary presenting the findings of the suppressed Joint Intelligence Report on ecosystem collapse to other governments. But when is it going to be shared with the rest of us? We can’t prepare for what we don’t know - it should be published in full
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
" ...... but hinted that immediate changes were unlikely. “Any changes to parliament’s provision of alcohol would ultimately be a matter for members to decide on. The estate is a unique working environment that includes public access and events,” they said."
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ed Miliband will appoint a new special representative for climate security, as well as a new ministerial taskforce on “the national security and resilience risks of a changing climate and nature loss” - excellent to see Now release the full JIC report publicly! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What a farce. As farmers fail to access funds to support sustainable farming, this will undoubtedly mean valuable wildlife habitat (recently created or much older) will be destroyed, as farmers feel they have no option but to intensify their farming systems. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
& another post worth a read #Calderdale #FloodRisk
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For #peats sake .... post worth a read .... "Here [link vis blog post] is where you can read and download Natural England’s response to #Calderdale Energy Park’s Preliminary Environmental Information Report." saverestorewalshawmoor.wordpress.com/2026/09/21/i...
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Is the land option agreement for Calderdale Energy Park about to run out?
We are asking Calderdale Energy Park what the longstop date is for the land option agreement between Walshaw Moor Estate Ltd and Al Gihaz Holding (Calderdale Wind Farm Ltd’s ultimate parent c…
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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Honestly FFS. All context, all organics, anything of any archaeological significance gone. Just like that. But hey, it's shiny, eh? This has to stop. 🤬 This is why: bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/09/11/d... #Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure 🏺
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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
An account of a book scam markavery.info/2026/09/20/b... #naturewriting #books #authors
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Use our email tool to message DEFRA Minister Angela Eagle and call for a ban on rodenticides: protectthewild.org.uk/ban-rodentic...
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Petition: Ban Rodenticides - Protect the Wild
Ban the Use of Rodenticides in the UK 21810 people have taken action so far. Help us reach 100000 First name Last name Email Phone Subject Letter Dear Angela Eagle, Secretary of State for…
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I suppose tree care isn't a supermarket's priority, then again the berry crop in the same planting regime is doing well #HumberheadLevels We all need to nurture #Nature
Flowering Cherry trees with top die off & strong ivy growth but still hanging on in there.Heavy berry crop near hydrologically challenged Flowering Cherry trees. Will they be winter food for flocks of birds? Not sure of variety & palatability to birds& other wildlife.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Revolving doors and political auctions. Labour peer and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir. Palantir is trying to save its £330m NHS contract, wants more public contracts. Nick Clegg, Rishi Sunak, George Osborne and others have taken similar jobs.
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"A furious row has erupted after aerial help was refused for a massive wildfire at Eryri National Park. A helicopter hired privately by farmers was offered to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) as the huge inferno consumed the Rhinogydd mountains inland from Harlech." www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...
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Anger as fire-fighting chopper rejected in battle to save 'last true wilderness'
The helicopter had been hired by a local farm amid fears the Rhinogydd wildfire threatens to become a 'national disaster'
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If the government allows lower-volume fracking to occur, it opens the possibility of fracking far beyond the few existing test sites. Below is a British Geological Survey map of parts of the UK with fracking potential: nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/51...
British Geological Survey Map showing parts of UK with fracking potential.
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🍄‍🟫💻 Explore UKCEH’s new Fungi Explorer, an interactive tool revealing the hidden world of soil fungi across Great Britain using DNA data from 1,000+ Countryside Survey soil samples. Search species, map distributions, or match your own DNA sequences. connect-apps.ceh.ac.uk/fungal-explo…
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Severn Estuary is internationally important for biodiversity, and is a habitat for Great Crested Newts. But Rivington Energy want to bypass an Environmental Impact Assessment for the AI data centre they are planning. We need a moratorium now!
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
UK ‘green’ jet fuel imports linked to illegal Amazon deforestation..... unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/04/10/u...
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UK ‘green’ jet fuel imports linked to illegal Amazon deforestation
A major supplier of ‘green’ airline fuel to the UK has sourced beef fat linked to illegal Amazon deforestation.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
BBC News: Mass trespass staged in PM Andy Burnham's constituency "They walked on to the Winstanley Hall estate in Wigan as part of their calls for a change in the law to bring in a Scottish-style right of responsible access to land and water that is privately owned." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Mass trespass staged in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Makerfield constituency
Protestors walked on to a private estate in Wigan as part of their calls for the right to roam.
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Well worth a read, particularly if anyone considers chemicals to be the answer to pests .....
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
After home grown crop finished, struggled to find a cucumber grown in UK yesterday, #Sainsbury's & #Aldi) offering #Spanish ones Thankfully this one from #Lidl from #Norfolk We should support our British growers to help build #foodsecurity👍
Cucumber, still wrapped in horrible plastic, but at least it was grown in UK (Norfolk).
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The Species Recovery Trust @speciesrecovery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Scientists study this rare fly using ... grapefruits A thread for #SpeciesOfTheWeek ⤵️
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Lin Hawthorne @haggewoods.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Should you wish to indulge your love of beetles (and why wouldn’t you) this brilliant and scholarly website will certainly help. It’s a work of art by a human. www.rosspiper.net/2020/01/10/s...
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Saproxylic beetles - Dr. Ross Piper
This is an intro and visual guide to the extraordinary diversity of beetle species associated with dead and decaying wood in the UK. Numbering some 650 species, this habitat supports the greatest dive...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEW: Reported pheasant numbers increase in England to over 26 million, according to official data I've obtained under FOI But these stats fall far short of what the shooting industry acknowledges to be the true figures, as so many estates fail to comply with regs whoownsengland.org/2026/09/08/r...
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Reported pheasant numbers increase in England as government explores regulatory options
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Photo: AndyHi8 on Flickr, Creative Commons Licence (CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0) The latest official figures show an ongoing increase in the reported number of pheasants being br…
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Kitting the next generation of wildlife watchers out with ethical t-shirt from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social We owe it to todays youngsters to get our act together & insist politicians act for people & planet before we go beyond livable environment 🌏 Nature sustains us & we need to value it 👍
One of many t-shirts in children's sizes.

See Wildlife Trust website for full range. 

Information on ethical production also there.
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tree health and citizen science survey. Non-native pests & diseases pose a serious threat to the UK’s trees, wildlife & habitats. Citizen science is providing vital information about the location & spread of these non-native species.... defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Tree health and citizen science survey
This survey is for anyone living in Great Britain, aged 16 or older that has an interest in taking part in nature-related citizen science, even those that haven't done this yet.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Why a very wet autumn could follow UK's hottest summer This year’s record-breaking summer has been made around 130 times more likely due to climate change, according to a rapid attribution study carried out by the Met Office, writes Liam Dutton. Read the full newsletter here:
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Why a very wet autumn could follow UK's hottest summer
This year’s record-breaking summer has been made around 130 times more likely due to climate change, according to a rapid attribution study carried out by the Met Office, writes Liam Dutton.
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Can anyone help with ID of this #moth Photo taken by a friend inside (upstairs) their house 🏠 #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #TeamMoth #MothsMatter
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Dennis Patton @dennispatton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
UK apparently "racing" to cope with this. How? www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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How will El Niño affect the weather in the UK?
This year's El Niño is expected to be the strongest in living memory and could lead to a range of impacts of the UK - including a stormy autumn.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#SoilHealth - I tried to get it as a priority area in Environment Act (and won vote in Lords for it). Great pity Commons threw amendment out. #PlasticWaste #PlasticPollution #Microplastics www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rising microplastics in soil a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say
Report calls for legally binding targets to cut microplastic pollution as soil ‘is a complex living ecosystem’
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, & our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters & invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Please consider signing the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
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Protect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priority
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Game dealers say more Red-legged Partridges have been released this year than they can cope with. Standby for sacks full of shot and rotten RLPs dumped & fly-tipped across the countryside. New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/01/g...
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Game dealers say more Red-legged Partridges have been released this year than they can cope with
Today is the official opening day of the Red-legged Partridge (RLP) shooting season in England, Scotland and Wales. An estimated 10 million RLPs are released into the countryside every year, for sh…
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bogtrotter2024.bsky.social @bogtrotter2024.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Why bother with moth trap by-catch? @ajcann.bsky.social presents the case well in his blog post as well as links to some good papers. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Ichneumids #Parasatoids #CitizenScience #Entomology ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/08/what...
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What we're missing
Netelia cristata Over the past few years I've tried (and pretty much failed) to convince colleagues that it is a scientific and ethical impe...
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Hen Harrier Action UK @henharrieraction.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A new video podcast - Nature Newscast - launches tomorrow on our YouTube channel. Hosted by Ajay Tegala, this episode has the latest news from Welney WWT wetlands, Butterfly Conservation's Emma Butler, and a feature on restoring the River Roding. It's a must-watch for all nature and wildlife fans!
Nature Newscast screengrab with presenter Ajay Tegala and guest Emma Butler from Butterfly Conservation
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An innovative scheme to rapidly rewet peat on upland moors is protecting landscapes and communities from extremes such as wildfire and flooding.. www.irishnews.com/news/uk/inno...
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Innovative scheme to rewet peat providing protection from fire and flooding
The National Trust’s restoration work on Holcombe Moor, north of Manchester, also stores carbon and boosts wildlife.
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